3rd Annual SOMEWHERENESS
“Somewhereness” is used to describe “the state or quality of being in and belonging to a specific place”. We chose this as the name for our December festival as we are showcasing creations from Virginia's Fields and Forests. All beer, cider and wine featured at this festival are produced with a majority of their ingredients grown in Virginia.
Saturday December 13th, 2025 // Noon to 5pm
$4/token
Tokens can be pre-purchased HERE.
1 Token = half pour // 2 tokens = full pour
(size varies per product)
Live Music // Batteaux Coffee // Shalom Farms //
Powhatan Artisans // M Henry Design // LineTree Woodworks
Participating Breweries, Wineries and Cideries - Check back often for additions and updates!
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Maybe Next Year Santa - 7% ABV - Hazy IPA made with 100% Murphy and Rude malt, with Hüell Melon, Pacific Jade, and Barbe Rouge hops.
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Grüner Veltiner 2022 - Made from 100% Grüner Veltliner, this wine was 88% fermented and aged in stainless steel with 12% aged in oak barrels for added texture and depth. Bright and refreshing with a subtle richness, it’s a balanced white perfect for a wide range of dishes and occasions.
Roussanne 2021 - Made with 100% Roussanne sourced from Redlands, Seaview, and Capstone vineyards. Aged 65% in stainless steel and 35% in French oak, this wine balances richness with freshness. Notes of hazelnut, vanilla bean, and yellow pear create a textured, aromatic white with a smooth, lingering finish. -
Fanfare - 8.0% ABV - This 2024 vintage features a blend of Rhode Island Greening and York apples infused with wild foraged mulberries from all over the Richmond area. This cider drinks like spring time in a glass, light bodied, a tickle of acidity, and delightful earthy berry notes. Semi-Sparkling
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1581 Orchard Blend - 6.9% ABV - From their 2022 harvest comes this sublime, natural cider. A blend of roughly 24 varieties of cider apples, organically and sustainably grown at our orchard in Maidens, Virginia. We follow minimal intervention, natural cider making methods. This orchard blend is no different–it is the product of a natural/ambient yeast fermentation, no sulfites or any other additions added, no filtering or fining done, aged in neutral oak barrels for roughly 6 months, and bottle conditioned. Earthy, mature fruit notes, and tannic–perfect with wild game and turkey.
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Dim The Lights Schwarzbier - 4.5% ABV - German-Style Dark Lager brewed with Murphy & Rude Virginia-grown grains. Beautiful black color with a nice ruby red hue. Smooth, crisp with a light roast character and notes of coffee and chocolate.
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Cabernet Franc Reserve 2023 (Baer Ridge Vineyards) - Dry red wine, Medium-plus bodied
Varietals: 90% Cabernet Franc & 10% Merlot
Vineyards: 100% Virginia grapes from Baer Ridge Vineyards in Rockingham County
Winemaking: Hand-harvested in lugs • Destemming, sorting and gentle crushing • Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel with 2 to 3 punch-downs per day • Malolactic fermentation done in tank & in barrels • Filtration before hand bottling • 188 cases produced• 14.7% Alc. By Vol.
Aging: 100% aged in French oak barrels for about 18 months (20% new oak, 15% 2-year old barrels, 10% 3-year old barrels and 57% neutral oak)
Roussanne Reserve 2023 - Dry white wine, Medium bodied
Varietals: 100% Roussanne
Vineyards: 100% Virginia grapes from Redlands Vineyards in Albemarle County
Winemaking: Hand-harvested in lugs • Sorting then whole-cluster pressing • Cold settling for one night • Fermentation in stainless steel tank, then in French oak barrels • No malolactic fermentation • Stabilization before filtration and hand bottling • 119 cases produced • 13.2% Alc. By Vol.
Aging: 100% aged in French oak barrels for about 10 months (20% 1-year old, 20% 5-year old barrels and 60% neutral oak) -
Sunset Cliffs - 7.1% ABV - A a new seasonal for us this year that highlights our estate grown barley. This clear West Coast style IPA has a sweet floral aroma from the Cascade and El Dorado hops. This hop character continues on the palate balanced by our malt. This beer concludes with a soft, clean bitterness and a dry finish.
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Pét Nat Chardonnay - 11% ABV - Beautiful chardonnay grapes grown in Afton, VA by Damien Blanchon at Afton Mountain Vineyards. Native yeast fermentation and naturally fermented in the bottle. Was aged on lees in bottle for about 8 months then hand disgorged. Nothing added, nothing subtracted.
Carbonic-ish Petit Verdot - 11% ABV - Petit Verdot grown by Matthieu Finot at Turk Mountain Vineyards in Afton, VA. We direct pressed half the lot and put the juice on untouched whole clusters under a heavy CO2 environment, native yeast fermented in oak puncheon then aged in stainless steel. Just a touch of sulfur added before bottling but otherwise nothing else added, no fining, no filtration. Easy drinking juicy red. Good all year round red. -
NAME TBD - 5.1% ABV - Nelson Sauvin hopped Pils mashed with Murphy & Rude malts & co-fermented with Sauvignon Blanc juice from Present Company Wine
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Bogues Bay, Oyster Stout - 5.5% ABV - A study in body/mouthfeel, Bogues Bay is our collaborative oyster stout with Mother Shuckers oyster farm (Assawoman, VA). Monica and her team have cultivated unique and alluring seaside oysters. Clean with a brininess that doesn’t end. A kiss from the mid-Atlantic in autumn. We used these in both the mash and boil of Bogues Bay. The result is a low abv stout with a body that is equally as soft as it is full. A bonfire on the beach, with spray from the breakers wafting through the air.
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Dickie Brothers 2022 -
67% Virginia Winesap, 33% Black Twig from Dickie Brothers Orchard - Roseland Virginia, 1050’ elevation. Nestled in the eastern foothills of the Blue Ridge, the Bruguiere family runs one of the country's oldest continuous orchards with family ownership dating back to the mid-1700s. 60+ year old standard size trees on nutrient poor, dense red clay soils. The cider macerated on its solids for 12 days before being pressed off to selection of Black Locust and French oak neutral barrels. Primary continued through most of winter and once completed, the cider sat undisturbed for a total of 14 months before being racked off its lees and bottled sparkling traditional method. Undisgorged, bottles were rested for an additional 15 months before release. No additions of SO2 were made at any stage of this wine.
A Little Man Sings NV -
100% Petit Manseng grown in Albemarle County, Virginia. 2021 - Grace Estate Winery - Crozet, Virginia 740’ elevation. 2022, 2024 - Chiles Family Orchards - Crozet, Virginia 880’ elevation
In 2024, fruit was harvested in late August, foot tread, and macerated whole cluster for two weeks. Upon fermenting dry, the wine was pressed directly to barrel, blending with reserve wine from ‘21/’22 vintages. The combination sat undisturbed and un-topped for 12 months. Previous vintages saw similar macerations and sporadic topping over the years as it aged. This year’s release is comprised of 40% ’24, 35%, ’21, and 25% ’22 vintages. Components of this wine were aged in barrel and glass for up to four years. No additions of SO2 were made at any stage of this wine.
Darker Shade of Damson 2023 -
88% Chambourcin, 12% Damson Plum Bluestone Vineyard - Bridgewater, Rockingham County, Virginia 1240’ elevation Great Country Farms - Bluemont, Loudoun County, Virginia 600’ elevation. Plums were foot tread and macerated up to five days before being pressed off to demijohns for an uninoculated, native primary fermentation. Chambourcin was harvested in the second week of September and foot tread, whole cluster with a five day maceration. The wine was pressed off to a neutral French oak barrel and was topped up with Damson plum wine upon completing primary fermentation. The wine sat undisturbed until being racked off its gross/fine lees in March of 2025 and bottled traditional method. After resting on its lees for 5 months, bottles were hand-disgorged in early September 2025. No additions of SO2 were made at any stage of this wine. -
Redgold - 4.0% ABV - RedGold is a term in old Norse folklore used to describe the highest bounty, or purest, nicest gold, which is placed on the top of a treasure. A bright and fruity mixed-ferment, barrel-aged red sour ale conditioned on fresh, carbonically-macerated Virginia raspberries from Agriberry. A complex malt grist contributes subtle flavors of honey, caramel and sweet pastry dough
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Bright Side - 5.5% ABV - A West Coast-style pilsner brewed with 100% Virginia malt from Murphy & Rude Malting in Charlottesville. The beer utilizes Yakima Chief Hops Cryo Fresh Krush hops in order to capture the vibrant flavors and aromas of freshly harvested hops.
