Strangeways Brewing Expanding To Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Yet another craft brewery is being developed in Fredericksburg, this one at 10,000 square-foot building at 350 Lansdowne Road.

Strangeways Brewing, a successful Richmond-based business owned by Fredericksburg native Neil Burton, announced last Thursday it plans to begin operation in the first half of 2017.

The semi-startup has received $150,000 from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Forestry Industries, and Fredericksburg’s Economic Development Authority will match the grant in $50,000 installments over three years.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who attended the announcment, noted the state fund goes toward businesses that use Virginia-grown products.

Said Burton in a release: "This is the exact same building where we previously headquartered my families’ clothing operation, Burton’s Menswear, which I helped operate for nearly twenty years. That just makes this even more special and personal."

The brewery plans to feature nearly 50 Strangeways draft beers and have a 10-barrel brew house.

Strangeways will join Spencer Devon, which opened at 106 George Street. in 2015, and Red Dragon, which opened at 1419 Princess Anne Street in August.

Image via Strangeways Brewery