Stopped over to try a flight of beers. Excellent choice and a wonderful bartender to help guide us through the menu. Now, just to find this beer a little closer to home. read more

Love this place. Always friendly service and lively atmosphere. They often have delicious food trucks out front too!

Went for a beer tasting and they told us to basically wait for the tour to finish up because they were "understaffed today". Really didn't understand what that meant because there were 2 employees in the room not doing much! But we did wait for the tour to finish up and ended up enjoying the tasting. The gentleman who conducted the tour (and tasting) is Al, and he did a wonderful job. Very knowledgeable about beer and witty also! read more

Locals and Tourists cannot miss this place. Fabulous local brewery that has some seriously delicious ales on tap. Fill up a growler to take some home with you after you enjoy after a modestly priced ($6) tour. Tastings are offered by a professional staff that can walk you through the intricacies of each brew. Anyone who enjoys craft brew or some of the highest rated ales in the nation will enjoy it! read more

Very fun atmosphere and all of the employees are really friendly. The brewery tour was fun and you get a glass and an opportunity to tour the facility and sample the brews. Not bad for $8. Definitely worth stopping in if you're in the area and have at least an hour on your hands. read more

Did a brewery tour and it was free with a William & Mary student ID. Free glass after a free sampling of five beers. Corbin, our tour guide, knew his stuff. Awesome brewery. Tavern Ale is my favorite beer. Good prices and a good value for growler refills read more

We spent a day at Colonial Williamsburg and topped it of with a tour and a flight. Loved that we started with a tasting then ended where we could taste the rest or enjoy our favorite. To top it off our bar tender recommend an awesome place. Great beer, fun people! read more

We loved this tour. Although it is a small craft brewery, the tour guide was excellent. He had a great sense of humor and interesting beer facts. The tour with a flight of beer was a bargain at 9 dollars. We sampled 5 beers and got to take an Aleworks glass home with us. We will definitely come bAck here the next time we visit and do a full flight of beer! read more

We tried three different beers and they were all delicious. However, the bartender didn't seem interested in helping us. We were purchasing beer to take with us, and she walked away when she swiped the credit card. Since I can buy this beer, and a number of other local beers, at any grocery, I see no reason to return. So, while the beer was good, the service wasn't and there are A LOT of good beers out there these days! read more

Very friendly staff, worth a visit if Mr Kennedy's food truck is there! Foodatude serves fantastic fried oysters and the best crab cake sandwhich I ever had. All crab meat and the best bun ever. read more

Our favorite stop on the Williamsburg Tasting Trail!! Beertenders were very personable and friendly. We ended up staying until they closed enjoying good tunes and great beer. read more

Nice friendly little brewery with some pretty good beers. Nothing was super memorable but they were all good (although I thought their pumpkin ale was a little too pumpkiny). Tasting was only like 4 bucks for six and you keep the tasting glass. Worth a stop if you're in the area. read more

After a disappointing experience at the Williamsburg Winery my companions and I decided to check out this place. It was a solid experience, though I wouldn't say that anything was particularly fantastic. We sat down at the bar. Luckily another couple there was just leaving and gave us their seats. Otherwise we had no idea where we would've been able to sit down. We ordered the straight metal jacket (I believe is what is called). Luckily I had known about the special because it wasn't offered straight up by the bartender. The special itself sounded amazing, 6 oz flights of each of their 10 beers on tap for $22. It was quite the deal. My boyfriend and I shared one. Honestly, we don't remember a single thing we drank. All we remember were 2 very watery tasting ones and 2 coffee flavored ones (neither of us drink/like coffee). Still, it wasn't a bad price so we weren't fully dissatisfied. Also, the male bartenders seemed a bit friendlier than the female bartender. I wish we had been served by one of them. read more

Hidden treasure middle of nowhere for a city girl...Washington porter was a perfect combination between the gloomy wet day and disappointing shopping experience at the outlet stores of Williamsburg. For a beer enthusiasts, I was impressed with variety selection of beers. Charlotte greated us with a warm and friendly greeting. Very friendly ambience in an industrial arena. read more

Tour was very enjoyable and all of the beers were good - like the fact that you can get a tasting of any on tap

I've been to many small breweries like Aleworks, but I have to say I think this is my favorite. I tried 4 beers - IPA, Amber, Chocolate, and one other, and I enjoyed all of them! I'm generally disappointed whenever I get flights in similar places because I it always seems like I only like one or two of them. My wife and I sat in Aleworks for about an hour or so and played Connect 4 (she won) and Battleship (I won). They also had trivia that night, but we were unable to stay. The huge pretzels looked good, too, but we didn't try them. read more

One of my favorite parts of living in Virginia is the opportunity to explore wineries and breweries. Unfortunately, Alewerks did not meet the mark. The beer was subpar compared to other craft breweries, and the service was unsatisfactory. This location has a single checkout counter and absolutely no servers to take orders and take care of checks. When staff was asked if there was an option for checkout other than waiting in the 10 person line, staff was rude and unprofessional. There are plenty of other great options for beverages in the Williamsburg area that I would suggest before going to Alewerks. read more

Came here with my husband. Not much of a beer drinker but he is and he had a bit of everything. He love the Tavern Ale and I has the pumpkin ale which was very good. The staff were very informative and friendly! read more

I like beer, this place has good beer. There was not one of the sampled flight that I did not enjoy. I wanted to have one hoppy selection, but my timing was off and hops were not an option on this visit. The Cafe Royale is like an adult chocolate-coffee flavored beverage with a malt finish. The Brown Ale was my favorite, it had a nice afterbite that is not normally found in a brown, and I like it. Nice atmosphere, great footrest at the bar, and reasonably priced merchandise. I want to come back. read more

While on a business trip to Williamsburg, my partner and I took an afternoon to tour and taste at Alewerks. It was fabulous. The tour guide, Corbin, was knowledgeable and entertaining and the beers were wonderful. The brewery tour itself was shortened due to some ongoing repairs, but that really didn't matter at all. We really enjoyed the Shorty Time IPA and the Bitter Valentine. Honestly, there wasn't a bad beer that we tasted, although there were a couple that weren't our favorites. We also came home with bottles of Jubilee, Rapadou Porter, and Springhouse Ale. read more

Visiting family in Virginia so decided to stop by for a tasting and so glad I did. Beer was excellent. Service is a little slow if you sit away from the bar but that's not a problem if you get a decent seat. Good prices. Great beer. Loved the Bourbon Barrel Porter. Stop by for a pour! read more

You should reserve a spot for the tour ahead of time...otherwise you can sit and drink/taste/shop inside.

Awesome place! Very chill atmosphere, the tour was great, definitely worth coming again :) read more

Alewerks Brewing - Breweries Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

Tour guide was very informative and really nice. I defiantly would recommend this place, the beers are amazing also!. 1 and only thing is a few of the regulars of the bar are rude and make offensive remarks about the "new" patrons. read more

Fantastic beers--so much fun to taste!! Try the 60 ounce flight--(the works).Don't forget the soft pretzel...

I've lived here in Williamsburg for over 15 years and have been following Aleworks since first opened. There are likely somewhere in the range of 20 to 25 microbreweries in Hampton Roads and easily this is the best beer around. They have the most loyal following and The staff is great and always accommodating. Trivia on Wednesday is competitive but great! read more

Two great locations in Williamsburg.... you can go for karaoke or stop by while shopping at the outlets... will definitely return!

Great selection of beers in a taproom. The staff was very knowledgeable and friendly. If you have time, take the tour. It is pretty interesting to see how a small brewery operates, plus you get a free glass and get to sample six of their beers. Well worth the $8 price of the tour. If you like beer and are in the Williamsburg area, then this is a must see! read more

What a fun place, with wonderful people who love their job. We visited here on a Sunday afternoon. We arrived into the tasting room as soon as a large tour just finished. We only wanted to do the tasting (no tour). The bar area was full with the tour people. So one of the workers accomodated us in a less crowded area of the tasting area. And explained all of the beers to us, what went into them, what seasons they are from and so on. We were able to ask questions and just have a good relaxed time!!!! It is evident that a lot of hard work has gone into this company, from the brew master down to the sales people in the tasting room. They were all very personable and knowledgable! The next time we are in Williamsburg we will be visiting for sure!!!!! read more

Love their beer and the atmosphere. Just had their DIPA Secret Admirer. Very tasty. They have some great stouts as well. And if you are hungry, they always have some interesting food truck parked out front not too mention the great, hot pretzels they sell inside. My favorite brewery in the Burg! read more

Great brewery, small but everyone is friendly. For $8 you get a short tour, a tasting glass, and a small sample of 6 different beers. I would definitely go back again. One if the nice things about this brewery is that they sell mini growlers, enough to hold two beers; just enough for one person without it going bad. read more

Corbin knows his stuff! Great little brewery. Nice beer variety! Do it! Well worth it!!

BEST BREWERY IN WILLIAMSBURG! And I have tried them all. The Weekend Lager is my favorite. They seem to always have something going on, on the weekends. Friendly staff and knowledgeable about their beers. Get's a little crowded on the inside but what do you expect? When something is good, people flock to it. A little tip; have a designated driver. Yo might end up leaving with a pretty good buzz! read more

it was very crowded...no air. The beer was Ok and service poor. Nothing special here. Infants seated at the bar.

Amazing place, I was very impressed. Everyone was friendly and easygoing. Next time I am in the area I will stop by again or get some from the store in DC. read more

Stopped in after a day touring Colonial Williamsburg. The Irish Stout with coconut on cask was amazing. The flight was good and the staff was great!! Will definitely return whenever I'm in the area. read more

Wifey and I took a Friday afternoon tour and thoroughly enjoyed it! The tour is priced about right at $6 per person, and pretty darned interesting and informative overall. I really like that they showed just about all phases of the operation-- brewing, packaging, and retail store (where the tour meets and ends). The staff is cool and helpful, even if the head brewer and some of the other workers are Steelers fans (puke!). The retail store had a good selection of their products, as well as some pretty nice looking swag (we both bought shirts!). The biggest downer was that two of the six(?) beers available for tasting ran out during the tour and needed to be changed, leading to some confusion between the two guys that were serving up the samples. I found their beers to be pretty good overall-- most above average, and none that I disliked so much that I didn't want to drink it. I was very disappointed that their IPA was not one of the offerings for the day, as it is my present favorite style. I ended up buying a six pack to try in the near future. Very good tour that's worth the money! read more

Great craft beer and Tap Room staff very friendly and great service . Went there on Sunday and was surprised to have live music which was great. Only food is a pretzel . I didn't mind because true brewery tap rooms usually don't have a restaurant attached read more

Our favorite brewery in the area. The beer is good. The staff is very knowledgable. The Weekend Lager is outstanding. Had a food truck on site cooking up burgers. Place was pretty busy. Ended up taking three growlers home with us to enjoy our football weekend. read more

We were in town for a few days and stopped by to see what this place was about. From the outside it looks not very promising. But when we got inside we discovered one of the best little brew pubs outside of northeast Ohio. The workers were friendly and the fellow patrons were telling us the history of the place. Eight pints later my wife and me had learned all the great places in the area from a law student, a couple of retirees and a few local pub friendlies. I will stop by again when I'm in town again. read more