# Back Bay Brewing Company — Virginia Beach, Virginia

> Back Bay Brewing Company in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States scores 3.81 out of 5 — Fine, #124 in Virginia. 325 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Back Bay Brewing Company is a brewery in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.81 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #124 in Virginia. Of the 325 beers we track, 45% are IPA and 15% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 3.81 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #124 in Virginia · #4,270 in United States · #6,026 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 325

## About

Back Bay Brewing Co. was founded in 2011 by a group of Virginia Beach friends. With deep roots in Virginia Beach’s Back Bay, Charlie Burroughs and Josh Canada were in a duck blind discussing their dream of brewing their own beer when they decided to make that dream a reality. They brought on three life-long friends and Virginia Beach natives, George Powell, Will Yearick, and Josh Malbon who all share their passion for beer and the outdoors. A year later, with each partner bringing a unique skill set, Back Bay Brewing Co. was founded.

## What they brew

- IPA — 45% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 15% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- Other — 10% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 5% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 614 Norfolk Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates: 36.837539, -75.981115
- Website: http://backbaybrewingco.com/

## Same owner

- [Back Bay's Farmhouse Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/back-bays-farmhouse-brewing-co-4336.md) — Virginia Beach, United States

## Breweries nearby

- [Back Bay's Farmhouse Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/back-bays-farmhouse-brewing-co-4336.md) — 3.87, Fine — Virginia Beach, Virginia — 0 mi away
- [Vibrant Shore Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/vibrant-shore-brewing-co-23170.md) — 3.88, Fine — Virginia Beach, Virginia — 0.6 mi away
- [Home Republic Brewpub](https://finding.beer/brewery/home-republic-brewpub-3924.md) — 3.43, Poor — Virginia Beach, Virginia — 1.5 mi away
- [Wasserhund Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/wasserhund-brewing-company-4330.md) — 3.90, Fine — Virginia Beach, Virginia — 2.7 mi away
- [Thin Brew Line Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/thin-brew-line-brewing-company-22333.md) — 3.84, Fine — Virginia Beach, Virginia — 3.2 mi away
- [Young Veterans Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/young-veterans-brewing-company-1364.md) — 3.79, Fine — Virginia Beach, Virginia — 5.4 mi away
- [Reaver Beach Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/reaver-beach-brewing-company-980.md) — 4.13, Great — Virginia Beach, Virginia — 5.5 mi away
- [Pleasure House Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/pleasure-house-brewing-829.md) — 3.79, Fine — Virginia Beach, Virginia — 9.7 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Virginia Beach, Virginia](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/virginia/virginia-beach.md)
- [Best breweries in Virginia](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/virginia.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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