While most of the Beerwerks breweries boast outdoor spaces to sip your suds, some patios and porches are particular standouts, especially when they serve food made onsite. You’ll find decks, patios, picnic spaces, and more. Here are our recommendations for enjoying your brew and your tasty food al fresco.

Beerwerks Breweries with Both Outdoor Spaces and Onsite Dining Options

• Heliotrope Brewery has a nice modern patio space overlooking the bustle of Lexington’s Main Street as well as a funky outdoor alley space filled with picnic tables, string lights, and shade created by brick-walled buildings. Heliotrope’s kitchen creates traditional and specialty pizzas featuring flavor combos like masala sauce, marinated chicken, mozzarella, and pickled red onion on sourdough crust. You cut your pizza with cool pizza shears. They also serve salads and antipasto and offer vegan cheese and gluten-free dough. You can sign on to their wifi and request that your music gets added to the playlist. 

• Devils Backbone Outpost Tap Room & Kitchen has a large deck with shaded and sunny areas and views of the distant mountains. There’s even more outdoor space in the separate beer garden with picnic tables and umbrellas. The exceptional menu includes appetizers, salads, delicious burgers, shrimp or fish tacos, sandwiches, meatloaf, and a menu for kids 10 and under. Try the savory pulled pork poutine that’s loaded with cheese, gravy pulled pork, and pearl onions. 
• Basic City Beer Co.: There’s extensive pet-friendly outdoor seating on the parking lot patio with picnic tables, umbrellas, and a grid of sparkling string lights. Taproom fare includes Billy Pie brick-oven pizzas to go with the 12 delicious beers on tap.

• Seven Arrows Brewing’s outdoor seating ranges from open and shaded tables on the deck to seats around a fire pit and picnic tables in the graveled beer garden. Onsite Nobos Kitchen serves up lunch, dinner, and late-night fare. The delicious menu emphasizes locally sourced ingredients and you’ll want to try the brined and fried chicken wings with your choice of house-made rubs and dipping sauces. They also serve other apps like fries, nachos, Cajun shrimp, and pierogies. Save room for a selection of bowls, sandwiches, burgers, and salads. There’s a kids’ menu, too.

• Stable Craft Brewing has a ton of outdoor space including a shaded patio, private dining decks, picnic tables on the grass, and Adirondack chairs arranged around several firepits. You’ll like the lawn games, the volleyball courts, the 9-hole cornhole golf course, and strolling around the property for views of livestock and the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains. Stable Craft dishes up a chef-inspired menu with shareables, salads, entrees like fried shrimp or catfish, and handhelds. Save room for dessert. There’s a lot to choose from, but consider the “birimisu” that showcases stout and vanilla-soaked ladyfingers or the brownie sundae.

• Skipping Rock Beer Company has a big beer garden with picnic tables, sun shades, and seating to relax around the fire pits. Dine on Za Spot Detroit-style pizza, which is a square pie topped with tomato sauce, Wisconsin cheese, and elevated toppings like truffle oil, balsamic glaze, and bacon jam. 

• Pale Fire Brewing Co. also serves Za Spot Detroit-style pizza as well as Route 11 potato chips. You can enjoy it in the 2000-square-foot industrial-style taproom or on the spacious patio. When the big garage doors are open, the spaces blend together, and dogs (and outside food) are welcome both inside and out. Customers are also welcome to order or bring in outside food.
• Cave Hill Farms Brewery’s outside seating area has tables with umbrellas and views of the farm and mountains. The Feedlot serves tasty snacks and appetizers like blackened chicken tenders, steak and cheese sliders,  pretzel bites, sliders, flatbreads, and quesadillas. Check for specials. There’s also a kids’ menu.

Breweries with Outdoor Spaces and Regular Food Trucks

The following breweries feature outdoor spaces with regular food trucks. Check events and social media for details.

• Great Valley Farm Brewery boasts incredible mountain views and hosts Saturday food trucks like Hogback Mountain BBQ, Jam Dawgs, Gonzo’s Pollo, Hewitt’s Jamaican Cuisine, and more.

• Rockbridge Vineyard & Brewery offers plenty of outdoor space with views of the vineyard and mountains. Spread out with blankets, lawn chairs, and canopies, or grab a seat at one of the many picnic tables. Enjoy live music with the Sunday afternoon music series “Uncorked” and grab a snack of local cheeses from the tasting room or from a local food truck. 
• Queen City Brewing’s large patio is convenient to the park and downtown Staunton. It offers bottomless popcorn, regular food trucks, and the option to order food to be delivered to the brewery. 
• Brothers Craft Brewing’s covered patio is hung with string light and served by regular local food trucks.
• Restless Moons Brewing Company features an open space with tables out back where the Summer Down food truck parks, light snacks, and guests may bring their own food.
• Elkton Brewing Co has a nice porch and a patio space with a newly constructed shade pavilion. Enjoy delivery food or regular food trucks on the weekends. Check Facebook for availability.