Richbrau Brewing was the only local brewery to win multiple gold medals. Its lager was the best.
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Richbrau Brewing Company took first place in American lagers for its Richbrau Lager as well as first place for mixed fermentation for its Passionfruit Guava King of Strays Sour Ale and second place for vegetable/spice with its Edgar Imperial Coffee Stout.
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Where to find German lagers, smooth stouts, and hoppy IPAs in the capital city
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Richmonders who have lived here for a while typically know the name Richbrau.
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Here's a running list of what local restaurants are open or closed. It will be updated as often as possible, which will be less often on the weekends.
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Richbrau’s roots in Richmond go back to the 1930’s. (BizSense file photo)
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Richbrau Brewing is launching its kitchen and food menu at the start of 2020. The Shockoe Bottom brewery is also bringing back the brewery’s retro logo from decades ago.
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“Acquiring a trademark is quite a lengthy process; you actually have to be [actively] in commerce,” Schmidt says. “We had to make sure we were hitting proper deadlines to show that our product was being used in commerce. It was kind of a mad dash and scramble to get there.”
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Watch video of an exclusive chat with Brian McCauley, Head Brewer at Richbrau Brewing.
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Richbrau is situated in Shockoe Bottom, one of the most historic areas in Richmond. With reclaimed wood and rustic features, the bar stands out and welcomes visitors to have a beer. The sleeker drink rail overlooks the tanks so you can see the beer in production.
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Richbrau is a brand that was produced in Richmond after Prohibition from the 1930s to the 1960s. It was more recently reintroduced as a brewpub in Shockoe Slip in 1993 until its closing in 2010. The new iteration of the brand opened its location on South 20th Street in July of this year with three new owners: Matthew Mullett, Brian McCauley and Hank Schmidt.
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Richbrau has a long history in RVA, with deep connections to its people.
After the end of prohibition, Home Brewing Co in Richmond, VA started brewing Richbrau beer in 1933, but ceased brewing operations in 1969.
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With a proper nod to the past, a reclaimed and refreshed Richbrau is back in RVA
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The third iteration of one of the area’s oldest beer brands is up and running in Shockoe Bottom, as Richbrau Brewing opened for business Thursday at 5 S. 20th St.
The new brewery, from owners Matthew Mullett, Brian McCauley and Hank Schmidt, revives the Richbrau name that had been dormant since 2010 when the brand’s previous owners closed after 17 years in Shockoe Slip. Prior to that Richbrau was around for decades through the 1930’s and 1960’s.
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History and beer are two prominent elements of Richmond’s identity, and when Richbrau Brewing opens on Thursday, July 4, at 5 S. 20th St., patrons will experience a union of the two.
“A mashup of the past and present — this is what we’ve tried to create here,” explains Matthew Mullett, co-owner of Richbrau and a former distribution manager for MillerCoors.
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It took four years of planning and work, but a revival of the iconic Richbrau name is now a reality.
Craft beer maker Richbrau Brewing Co. is scheduled to open its taproom to the public on July 4.
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Richbrau Brewing Co. has chosen a building on South 20th Street in Shockoe Bottom for its planned craft brewery and taproom.
The partners in the venture — Matt Mullett, Hank Schmidt III and Brian McCauley — said they signed a lease on Wednesday for a 4,400-square-foot space at 5 S. 20th St., across from the Lofts at Canal Walk and within a stone’s throw of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum.
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Investors have stepped forward to back a planned craft brewery that would revive the iconic Richbrau brand name.
Matthew Mullett, one of three business partners planning to open a craft brewery named Richbrau Brewing Co., said Thursday that the partners recently completed an initial investment round that raised $800,000 from 11 individual and group investors.
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Third place and a $1,000 award went to Richbrau Brewing Co., a craft brewery being planned by Matthew Mullett that will bring back the brand name of Richbrau, a brewery that operated in Richmond for much of the 20th century.
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The location of the brewery hasn’t been settled, but he’s negotiating for space at an undisclosed location in Shockoe Bottom.
In the new space, Mullett said he plans to install technology in the taproom, in the form of touchscreen devices, that will enable patrons to give their own input about the various beers they sample there.
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