The crowd peers into the caverns, the James River behind and 21st-century condominiums looming above. Historian Mike Gorman describes the storage cellars of James River Steam Brewery, built in 1866 by David Yuengling Jr. of the Pennsylvania brewing family. Onlookers sip homebrews from a brewery-in-planning paired with fare from a local vendor. Their stops on
Fightin' Hokies Hefeweizen a Bavarian wheat beer created in parternship with Hardywood Park Craft Brewery and Virginia Tech is now available in some Virginia grocery stores and restaurants.