VIRGINIA BEACH — New Realm Brewing Company opened its new location off General Booth Boulevard here Thursday.
The flagship brewery is in Atlanta, Georgia, and co-founders Carey Falcone, Bob Powers and Mitch Steele said they are proud to launch their second location here at the Beach.
With a 50-barrel brewhouse, a 44,000-square-foot outdoor space and seating for 450, this location is more than double the size of the Atlanta brewery.
Steele, an award-winning brewmaster, oversees the operations of the fully-automated brewery, and head brewer Evan Chamberlain is no stranger to this brewing facility since he has worked here since its inception as Green Flash.
New Realm has a two-kettle brewhouse, which is unique for this area, and allows for a flexible schedule in the brewing of new beers.
Steele says that although New Realm doesn’t currently can beers on location, on-site packaging is in the works for the near future.
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The tasting room offers between 12-17 beers on tap at all times, including classics from the flagship brewery such as Hoplandia, an American IPA, Hoptropolis, a New England IPA, and the Euphonia Pilsner.
The most distinguishing feature of New Realm is its brew pub model.
The Atlanta location houses a full restaurant with seating for 600 — Falcone said the Virginia Beach location is on track to open its full service restaurant in early 2019.
Falcone said of the Atlanta New Realm location, “We have a chef who’s convinced that people come here for the food and a brewmaster who’s convinced people come here for the beer.”
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Virginia Beach Vice Mayor James Wood and Director of Economic Development Warren Harris were in attendance for the grand opening.
For his christening toast Falcone said “To a long-term partnership. We appreciate everything you’ve done for us and we’re going to do our best to be great members of the community here.”
New Realm is open Monday-Thursday from 4 to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
