By far the most scenic brewery I have ever been to is Wood Ridge Farm Brewery

If you really want to get a great look at the area around Nelson County and enjoy some craft beer, Wood Ridge Farm Brewery is a must see.

I went on day with on again, off again showers.

I went up to the second floor of the tasting room, and from the wrap around balcony on the second floor i could see all around the area, and watch as mousntains in the area went from verdant green, to softer grays and blues as the storms swept in, to emerging again into sunshiness after the squalls had passed.

They are very dog friendly, and they have a clevger twist on the rules that govern the area.


In Virginia ia you can't have dogs in building where food or beer is made.


The food is made in a freestanding food truck, and the beer is brewed in a diferent building than the tasting room.

That means you can have dogs in the tasting room.

I can't overstate how nice this place is as a spot to sit and enjoy great scenery.

Just to be clear-the food truck is a food truck, but it sits on the brewery site as a home base, so you always have a food option. This is not a hit or miss food truck situation.

If you are going:

Wood Ridge Farm Brewery

165 Old Ridge Rd, Lovingston, Virginia 22949, United States

434 422 6225

Sunday update

Hey;

Went out yesterday, to Capital Ale House in Glen Allen.
In an attepmt to get the best of both worlds, we decided to eat at Boychicks Deli first. Boychicks is well above average for a place to get a hot pastrami on rye for the Richmond area, and the little strip of shops at Innsbrook is one of the last places to eat local because everything west of that is chain hell.

I love the beer selection at Capital Ale house, but hate the food. Is there anything on the menu that does not come pre packaged and frozen from Sysco for them to just thaw out, deep fry, or heat up? I've eaten brunch there once, dinner twice and lunch two or three times. The Brunch because we wanted to try someplace new, lunch because of it's location, and because it is quiet enough in there at lunch for it to double as a meeting, and dinner because I went there for the beer and got hungery. And have yet to have anything better then a "meh."

When we got the sandwiches at Boychicks, we got chips, and my dining buddy wanted fries, so we decided to get them next door. We figured that fries that came frozen and were deep fried were a pretty safe bet. The dipping suaces that come with the fries were a nice touch, although they all seemed to be based on mayo. If you don't like Mayo on your fries, you might want to send the dipping sauces back and get ketchup.
Anyone who wants to tell me why regular fries with four pre-packaged mayos would earn the right to be called "Belgian style frites" is welcome to leave a comment.

The Beers were great, and the staff was impressive in the knowledge, seeming to have an opinion about every beer offered on tap.