A fresh beer being poured from the tap into a glass at the Ironwood taproom bar

Cooper's Hollow · Small-batch since 2009

Brewed in the hollow,poured with pride.

A family-run craft brewery and taproom tucked into the woods of Cooper's Hollow. Six honest beers on tap, a brewhouse you can tour, and a room that smells like toasted malt and good company.

Plan a visit See what's on tap
  • 24 taps pouring
  • 6 core beers
  • 14 medals & counting

On tap now

Six we're proud of

Our core line-up pours year-round, alongside a rotating cast of one-offs and seasonals. Every batch is brewed, fermented, and packaged right here in the hollow — never travels more than a few feet from tank to tap.

A flight of six Ironwood beers lined up on the taproom bar, from pale pilsner to dark stout
A Saturday flight — pilsner to stout, left to right.

  • Hollow Haze

    6.8%ABV

    Hazy IPA55 IBU

    Juicy Citra & Mosaic over a pillowy oat body — mango and ripe peach up front, a soft pine finish.

  • Ironwood Amber

    5.4%ABV

    Amber Ale32 IBU

    Our flagship. Toasted caramel malt with a whisper of toffee, clean and endlessly sessionable.

  • Coal Hollow

    6.2%ABV

    Oatmeal Stout40 IBU

    Cold-brew coffee and dark chocolate poured over a silky, oat-smooth body. A fireside pint.

  • Foundry Pils

    4.8%ABV

    Czech Pilsner38 IBU

    Crisp Saaz hops over cracker-bread malt. Lagered six weeks for a bright, snappy finish.

  • Sawmill Saison

    5.9%ABV

    Farmhouse Saison24 IBU

    Peppery farmhouse yeast and a twist of lemon zest, fermented dry and bottle-conditioned.

  • Frostfall

    7.5%ABV

    Winter Spiced AleSeasonal

    Cinnamon, orange peel and a pinch of clove over a malty red ale — our rotating winter pour.

Curious what's pouring this week? The board changes often — drop by or follow the taps on Instagram.

Overhead view of three craft beers surrounded by fresh whole hop cones
Marco Devlin, head brewer at Ironwood Brewing Co.

“We brew the beer we want to drink after a long day — honest, fresh, and made for the table, not the trophy shelf.”

Marco DevlinHead Brewer & Co-founder

Our story

A barn, two kettles, and a stubborn streak

Ironwood started in 2009 as a leaky barn at the bottom of Cooper's Hollow, two second-hand kettles, and a recipe scrawled on the back of a feed-store receipt. Fifteen years later we've grown into a 20-barrel brewhouse — but the recipe's philosophy hasn't budged: source local, brew small, and never rush a fermentation.

We malt with grain from farms within an hour's drive, hop with whole cones picked up the valley, and pull our water from the same spring the hollow's named for. What comes out of the bright tank goes straight to the taps a few feet away — beer at its freshest, the way it's meant to be.

  • 2,400+ batches brewed
  • 20 barrel brewhouse
  • 11 local farm partners
Come see the brewhouse

Taproom & tours

Pull up a stool

The taproom is the heart of it all — reclaimed timber, 24 taps, board games on the shelf, and a rotating food truck parked out front Thursday through Sunday. Dogs welcome, kids welcome, growlers filled to go.

The warm, dimly lit Ironwood taproom with a long bar, draught lines and pendant lights

Taproom hours

  • MonClosed
  • Tue – Thu4:00 – 10:00 PM
  • Friday3:00 PM – 12:00 AM
  • Saturday12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
  • Sunday12:00 – 8:00 PM

Brewhouse tours

Walk the line from grain to glass with one of our brewers.

  • Saturdays · 2:00 PM45-min tour + a four-beer flight
  • First Sunday · 1:00 PMFamily & root-beer tour (all ages)

$15 per person · flight included

Book a tour

What's on

More than a pint

There's almost always something happening in the hollow. Free to walk in unless we've noted otherwise — grab a beer and pull up a chair.

  • Tue7:00 PM

    Pint & Pub Quiz

    Six rounds, terrible puns, teams of up to six. Winners drink free.

    Free entry
  • Fri8:00 PM

    Live on the Loading Dock

    Local bands and singer-songwriters under the string lights. No cover.

    No cover
  • Sat2:00 PM

    Firkin Saturday

    We tap a one-off cask, fresh and unfiltered. When it's gone, it's gone.

    Weekly
  • Thu6:30 PM

    Brewer's Table Dinner

    Five courses paired with five pours, hosted by Marco. Last Thursday monthly.

    Ticketed

From the regulars

Word from the hollow

  • ★★★★★

    The Coal Hollow Stout ruined every other stout for me. The taproom feels like your buddy's garage — if your buddy happened to be a genius brewer with 24 taps.
    Derek MwangiRegular since 2016

  • ★★★★★

    We booked the Saturday tour for a birthday and it was the highlight of the whole trip. Marco poured us a sample straight from the bright tank. You can't fake that kind of care.
    Hannah OkaforVisited from Asheville
  • '24 Gold · State Craft Beer Cup
  • '23 Best Taproom · Valley Reader's Choice
  • '22 Silver · Great American Amber

Plan a visit

Find us in the hollow

Reserve a table for the weekend rush, book a brewhouse tour, or just ask us what's fresh. Drop your details and we'll get right back to you.

Ironwood Brewing Co.
47 Cooper's Hollow Road, Ashfield Valley, VA 24580
(540) 555-0182 · taproom@ironwoodbrewing.co

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