The owners of 1865 Brewing Co. said roughly one percent of breweries are minority-owned. Author: Eugene Daniel (WVEC) Updated: 8:09 PM EDT July 30, 2021
HAMPTON, Va. The first Black-owned brewery in Hampton Roads is officially open for business.
1865 Brewing Co. celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting Friday afternoon. The brewery is located on Mallory Street in the Phoebus area of Hampton.
Owners William Comer and Rodney Malone originally planned to open in 2020, but pandemic-related issues postponed their debut more than once.
Credit: Eugene Daniel WVEC
Dozens of people attended the grand opening of 1865 Brewing Co. in Hampton on July 30. We decided to open in the middle of a pandemic, so it is hard to get supplies and equipment and stuff like that, said Malone.
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