Going to Sandbridge, VA for a week soon....

Stop by the Virginia Beach Total Wine and Grape and Gourmet on your way in and stock up. Both are great stores, are pretty close to one another, and about 30-45 minutes from Sandbridge. You might have to go slightly out of your way, but it will be worth it. There is nothing in Sandbridge and only standard grocery stores within the distance you will want to drive.

 

If you are looking for some good cans, want to keep it to Va Beach locals and are a hop head then Reaver Beach - Hoptopus (16oz cans) is killer. Young Veterans also has some solid 12oz cans. Jet Noise and Semper Fi.P.A. are very nice IMO.

If you want something else but stick to VA beers then Brothers Craft Brewing - Drift is an awesome session that comes in 16oz cans. Something different from the IPA realm, Champion - Tart (Sour Ale) and Devils Backbone - Trail Angel Weiss are a couple cans I'm digging this Summer.

 

They mostly nailed it above...not much in Sandbridge, its kind of out of the way, wish I could recommend some food options but locals really rarely head down there.
G&G and TW will have you covered with some good stuff you dont see in NY, should be plenty of Hardywood, Lickenhole creek, & Alewerks around. Also I'd add you could also check Reaver Beach brewing, Back Bay brewing, or the Whole foods Porch in VB (right by the VB TW) for a growler fill or two.

 

Its kind of a smaller & secluded area from the rest of VB and it's mostly just homes, condos, and rentals - there isn't a lot else down there. Stock up beforehand and it sounds like it may be what you are looking for.

 

I love Sandbridge. if you are familiar with the Outer Banks in NC it is very much similiar. Not very commercialized. Mostly rental houses for the most part. You won't find large hotels or have other vacationers right up on you when enjoying the beach itself just like you would have up in Va Beach. Very low key and relaxing I'm sure you have seen the news about shark attacks in the Outer Banks and do not recall much of that happening in VA but do be careful out there if you venture beyond the canal. Va Beach is only a short drive so it will be an easy trip to grab the necessities. There are, however, a few farmer's market style places in Sandbridge to get local fruit, vegetables and great meats to grill. Enjoy!

 

Yeah, it's been shark week for real in NC, but it's more rare here.

 

Was down there last fall in Sandbridge, sounds like you are staying almost exactly where we were. Nice secluded area, beware, the bay is super shallow in most places. Reaver Beach and Young Veterans are 2 breweries we hit up nearby, both good and both do pints and growlers. Lynnhaven pub is a short drive N of VA beach proper...a great dive bar with great craft beer list, but very much a DIVE bar. A nice day tip to Norfolk puts you near the Navy base and O'connor Brewing and Smartmouth Brewing. That covers all of our beer stops that I remember, enjoy!

 

Some good suggestions . If you go to Total Wine check the board for limited stuff .Also near there is a Whole Foods and a cool bar called Tapped . At WF check out The Porch ( bar on the corner of the store ) and all the beers inside the store .

I agree with what was said about Lynnhaven Pub . It's my favorite bar and I live real close . All the beers in the cold case are available to go for 20 % off . Also near there are Mix it Up and Pleasure House Brewing worth checking out .

Kind of on the way to Sandbridge at Strawbridge is a large Farm Fresh grocery store . Haven't been to that one but heard they have a growler station now .

Have fun , be carefull in the ocean . Today they have rip current warnings up .

 

If you guys wanted to get out of the house and spend a couple of hours hanging in a cool new brewery, I enjoyed Commonwealth Brewing quite a bit. A nice variety of beers on tap in a reclaimed community firehouse.

http://www.commonwealthbrewingcompany.com/

 

I'll be headed that way next week and someone recommended Commonwealth to me as well. I have two (well behaved) kids and was asking about breweries that had enough space for them to move about and this was the one mentioned.

 

It's a good place to bring kids. Lots of space, inside & out, my 4yr old likes to raid the little games closet by the brewery window. Lots of variety as mentioned, and they typically have a food truck almost every day. They have sours coming soon also, but not until next month.

 

Commonwealth is my favorite brewery in the area, highly recommended.

Grape & Gourmet is still my favorite bottle shop in VB and has added a new(ish) growler filling station (not sure if that was there last summer). And, yes, it is above and beyond Total Wine. A new place on Shore Dr. opened up this year called Mix It Up, bottle shop on one side and a 50 tap bar/growler filling station on the other. Owners are super nice, beer selection is great, worth a stop if you have the time, but you will find mostly the same stuff as G&G just more selection on tap. Harris Teeter is a grocery store nearby but they always carry a good amount of craft beer if you can't make it out to the bottle shops. There is a shop in Norfolk called BottleBox that carries some beers from Richmond and other parts of VA that you don't really see anywhere else, but it is a hike from Sandbridge (45 minutes). They also fill growlers.

GF still hasn't opened. The Farm Fresh in the Strawbridge Marketplace shopping center has a growler filling station, I've never been to it though. If you want to eat out and have good beers, Whiskey Kitchen has a great tap/bottle selection and the food's good. It's also in Strawbridge and not too far from Sandbridge.

Have fun! I live close to the resort beach in VB, but Sandbridge is still my favorite beach around here and I still occasionally find myself skipping the five minute drive in favor of 20-30 minutes to Sandbridge.

 

Commonwealth is worth checking out but Reaver Beach is my favorite here . They just have more beers that I like . And their sour program is getting there . They have a release of the strawberry sour on 7/30 . Was good last year but a bit over carbed . They should have that worked out . The Ghost Ship Citra Pale Ale is tasty , would be a great beach beer but they don't can it . Don't think they can get enough Citra but you may be able to get growlers .

I would go to Whole Foods over TW . They have a great selection and it's easy to look through . And the Porch has cheap pints and growler fills . G&G is definitely the best shop in the area . I found Roddenbach Alexander there a few weeks ago . Missed it at first but they got more in and just thew it on the shelf . Mix it up is worth stopping at . Some beers hang around longer than at G&G . Found Bluegrass Billionaire there .

Mix it up is about 10 minutes from Commonweath and real close to Pleasure House Brewing and Lynnhaven Pub . Like someone else said the Pub is a dive bar that gets great beers . They had Sucaba on tap recently and have a huge cold case with some limited beers .