MECHANICSVILLE, Va. — Citizens of beer country will soon have a new destination in Hanover County. Brewville, a shop that will sell beer on tap and in cans and bottles for off-site consumption, is planned to open in September in Rutland Commons. Owners Justin McDonald and Michael Cohan have leased the 1,300-square-foot space at 9357 Atlee Road. Draft beer to go will be the main driver for the store, with 56 taps ready to fill customers’ growlers.
Cohan co-owns Marty’s Grill, which is right next door to the future Brewville space, as well as Riverbound Cafe about seven miles away. McDonald is the assistant manager at Marty’s, where both he and Cohan have witnessed first-hand the rise in demand for craft beers. When the restaurant opened five years ago, it had six beers on tap; now it has 20.
“The area has about 3,000 homes – a good population, middle-class, beer-drinking community.” McDonald said of the demographic surrounding Rutland Commons. “It’s not always easy for them to get downtown to these breweries, so the idea is to bring some of that to them.”
McDonald said the shop would serve beer from all the local breweries, such as Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Strangeways Brewing and Legend Brewing Co., as well as harder-to-find beers from across the globe.
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