Meet Robby Willey and Chris Smith, co-founders of the Virginia Beer Company
Do you have a nickname? What is it?
C: Everyone just calls us “The Beer Guys”
R: Chris’ wife calls me his “second wife”
What is one food that you will not eat?
C: Sushi
R: Vegetables
What is your favorite movie?
C: The Land Before Time
R: It’s a Wonderful Life
If someone was to give you a gift (money’s no object) what would you want?
C: A private jet
R: A first edition of one of my favorite books – Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
What is your biggest fear?
C: Snakes, but also no one showing up at the brewery
R: Letting people down
What is the one quality you admire most in others?
C: Kindness
R: Adventurousness
Where is the next place you want to visit?
C: Iceland
R: I’d love to go back and revisit the UK
If you had to pick one place in town to take a tourist, where would it be?
C: Colonial Williamsburg – The Raleigh Tavern Bakeshop for some ginger cakes!
R: Lake Matoaka
Describe your perfect day off.
C: Spending time with my wife and our animals
R: Traveling – I love being on the road
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