Month: October 2021

Brewery Spotlight: BrewHaHa Brewing Company

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We talked to Pete Ballou, the owner of BrewHaHa Brewing Company in Elkton, who believes beer simply tastes better with laughter. BrewHaHa, a comedy brewhouse, just celebrated its grand opening and is the newest brewery along the Beerwerks Trail. Learn why the six beers on tap have quirky names, what your kids can do while you’re tasting, and, most importantly, why the BrewHaHa motto is “Because BAD Beer is NO Laughing Matter!”

Hours:

Friday 3-9

Saturday 1-8

Sunday 1-8

Monday 3-8

The brewery is closed for production Tuesday-Thursday. However, it will offer growlers to go for sale or pints on back deck (under tent or in our grassy area).

Do you offer tours?

Tours are not provided but the entire brewhouse can be viewed from the taproom through the windows.

What are your go-to brews and what makes them unique?

New and upcoming beers:

Broken Glass a Belgian IPA will pick a wallop at 8.75% ABV, Patchwork Pumpkin our Imperial Pumpkin Porter is on tap for October.

Also, we are doing a variation of our Must Have IPA called “boobilicious.” It is a beer to benefit “WeRTickledPink,” a local organization that helps fight breast cancer. 

All of our beers have a quirky or funny name and there is a story behind every one of them.  Ask us, and we will gladly tell you. 

What is something unique/quirky about the brewery that most people don’t know?

Our beers are also ski-trail rated from beginner to expert and freestyle for specialty beers.

Do you distribute locally or have any local collaborations?

All brews are sold solely at the brewhouse.

Do you allow dogs? Are you kid-friendly? And do you offer food onsite?

We allow dogs in our outside areas and of course service dogs wherever they need to be.  We’re also kid-friendly. We have a mini pool table, foosball, and games in our “veteran room,” which is a small room that seats six but allows for fun times to be had.

What events do you offer?

Eventually, we will have comedy workshops and some local comedy at the brewery like open mic comedy night. Right now, our focus is putting out good beer because, like our trademarked motto…

“Because BAD Beer is NO Laughing Matter!”

Ghost Tours, Haunted Houses, Corn Mazes, and More Along the Beerwerks Trail

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Giant spiders stud the decorative cobwebs, the Halloween candy tempts you from the cabinet, and the scary movies are topping your Netflix feed. But after sitting alone on your couch last year, aren’t you ready to say “boo” to being a homebody? Fortunately, there are tons of ways to leave your house and have fun with real, live (or at least undead) people. Read on for details about historical ghost tours, horrifying haunted houses, and tricky (and family-friendly) corn mazes. Don’t forget to swing by your favorite Beerwerks brewery for some liquid courage before or after your adventure.

Ghost Tours

Make reservations to take the 90-minute Haunting Tales Ghost Tour through historic Lexington. Devised by local legend Mark Cline whose Dinosaur Kingdom II was named Virginia’s Best Roadside Attraction by USA Today, the tour combines entertainment with an exploration of Lexington’s dark streets and interesting history. Professional guides will lead participants through the city’s spookiest locations, winding up at Oak Grove Cemetery. 

Black Raven Paranormal’s Ghosts of Staunton Tours leads the brave and curious to the most haunted spots in Staunton. The candlelight tours give participants a healthy dose of history. 90-minute experiences include Staunton’s Haunted History, Dark Tales and Haunts, Haunted American Hotel, and Haunted Depot Spirit Tours.

Are spirits on the loose in Staunton’s Thornrose Cemetery? A 22-foot marble Confederate infantryman marks the mass grave of 1,700 fallen Civil War soldiers killed on area battlefields. Cemetery architecture includes mausoleums, monuments, an arching footbridge, and a tower. Check back next year for the Augusta County Historical Society’s Conversations from the Grave tour.

Haunted Harrisonburg Ghost Tours won’t be happening this year because of Covid, but check back next year to learn about the Friendly City’s spookiest residents.

Haunted Houses

People with weak bladders are warned against entering Madame Redrum’s Nine Gates of Doom. This Waynesboro haunted house experience promises one of the “most frightening haunted attractions in Virginia” with all new scares. Visitors will be “bombarded with sights, sounds, and smells.”

Fear Forest – Harrisonburg, VA

Get spooked in the forest, run from zombies in the corn, and tour a factory haunted by demonic clowns. The three all-new haunted spaces include interactive features, animatronics, and super scary sights and sounds.

Mazes and More

Rockingham County’s Back Home on the Farm features a 5-acre corn maze, ziplines, slides, wagon rides, games, a spooky enchanted garden, a carousel, a petting zoo, pig races, and much more.

Skeeter’s Maze Adventure in Crimora will thrill the family with its 6-acre corn maze and Candyland-themed scavenger hunt.

Troyer’s Fruit and Produce Farm has a pumpkin patch, a big corn maze, and a fall-themed Virginia LOVEworks sign.  

Besides great deals on pumpkins, Mount Crawford’s Mulberry Hills Pumpkin Patch offers hayrides, photo ops, and a menagerie of friendly farm animals.

The Blackburn Inn, a boutique hotel in Staunton, was once part of Western State Hospital, an 1820s institution that once specialized in the emotional wellbeing of psychiatric patients. Could it be haunted by former residents? Book a room or enjoy drinks or dinner at the Second Draft Bistro and imagine history coming to life.