Really awesome place close to Shenandoah. The set up is great with a lot of picnic tables and was pretty easy to find a good place to relax. The food was great and teh beer was very good, I had the Double IPA (highly recommend!) And my husband had the citrus beer. The bartender was super friendly and gave us tastes of several beers to help us decide. Definitely a place I'll be coming back to whenever I'm out near Shenandoah. read more

All around greatness!! Beer selection is great! I would suggest the 3R. The food menu is as good as the beer and I can't wait to go back and try some more. Staff and owner were great to talk too. Thanks for the brownie! See you all soon. read more

I was in the middle of nowhere. Luckily I was with a group of people who know their way around and knows their beer. I had the grill cheese with nachos and salsa on the side. Amazing. read more

Go for the beer, not the food. Excellent little place with the some unique brews. The Lemon Basil was hands down one of the best beers I've ever tasted. Just excellent! The food needs some work - the flatbread pizza was not very good and the Olive Feta dish was ok. Still, we'll be back for the beer. read more

Super delicious and unique beers are what makes this place great. They've got good flavor combinations that come through in a nice, not overpowering way and there's plenty of space to spread out and enjoy a beer, or several. read more

Thank you yelp for guiding there. My wife and I search out pubs and brew houses to try on road trips and this one does not disappoint. The food is minimalist- grilled cheese (with tomato and basil) , soft pretzel with beer cheese. Both extremely tasty. The beer was great. Try the festival wheat and it won't dissatisfy. Growlers and flights available. read more

Always in search for a local brewery! Beer and food were both good, but the farm and building run down and not cared for...sad to see such a potentially beautiful spot in such disrepair. read more

Cool place and cool people. Especialy when Chris is there. It's an herb farm that also grows hops and infuses herbs with beers created by some young brewing professionals. It is a little pricy so beware! That is really my only complaint besides the indoor tasting area could use a face lift. New bar looks great! They don't prohibit outside food anymore but they have a small menu selection. We liked the sliders, pretzel , and chips with homemade salsa. Beers we liked were C.P.R. ...lemon basil...hop harvest to name just a few. *On a side not Dew B. name is actually Holly from,north mountain vineyards She gave you a crappy review which is unfair. I love how she said she loved everything and got great service but just because she didn't like your atmosphere she gave you an unfair review. Which is not right! I could understand dinging you and giving you three or four out of five stars because she didn't like the atmosphere but to like everything else (especially the beer) and give you such a poor review is very unfair and unprofessional. Just though you should know! :) read more

What a great little farm brewery! I wish I lived nearby so I could come back and have more of their Shenandoah sunrise IPA and their basil red IPA. Friendly folks serving as well (owner?). Such a good little stop for a brew! read more

This place is so much fun!! Great beer...especially the Red Chile IPA. The food is great too!!

Backroom has great beer and a great variety of beer. However, the atmosphere of the tasting room leaves much to be desired. It is as silent as a graveyard with zero energy. The atmosphere does not promote one to stay and enjoy their great product. read more

First time back after almost a year. The new bar is great! The bartender still has issues serving multiple customers. The beer was flat. It had a tart taste that was not there when we were regulars. They need additional window air conditioners, one was not cutting it. read more

Amazing grilled cheese! Delicious beers and cool farm backdrop. Recommend if you can add it to your road trip.

It is not far from our house so we decided to give it a try. We both got a tasting and selected a mix of beers. The lemon basil beer was a surprise in a good way. Between us, we agreed the Blonde offered no taste. Neither of us are IPA fans so it wouldn't be fair to comment. Otherwise, the beers were very good. We sat and enjoyed a glass before grabbing a six pack to go. There is a certain charm to the small tasting room. They grow their own hops and herbs. Farm to table beer :-) read more

Found this place randomly traveling on the highway. Felt so lucky to find it. Had the rosemary orange ale and the pumpkin porter, both we're absolutely delicious. Ambience was awesome, ate our food in a beautiful fall day next to the bone fire. Food was good too. read more

Great food, great beer, and great service! This place was off the main road and honestly when I pulled up I wasn't sure I was even here, there aren't really any signs. But this place is really amazing, I highly recommend! read more

Stopped here after hiking in the GW forest (Big Schloss) and really really enjoyed the beer. The food was nothing special, but the great and friendly service definitely made up for it. Chris Brown is lively and made us feel comfortable. Most importantly, our dog was allowed inside! =) read more

What a hidden gem! We were on our way to Dinosaur Land when my GF said that Dinosaur Land would probably be better if we'd had a few pints beforehand. Lo and behold, at the next stoplight was a sign that just had an arrow and said, "Brewery 2 miles". It took no thought to turn off the main road and head for the brewery. The brewery is located on an herb farm on a two-land rural road - it does feel like you're in the middle of nowhere. And yet, the place is soooo charming! They have a few standard brews (their Hopharvest Pale Ale was excellent) bu the majority of their beers are sort've herb-infused experiments, such as their lemongrass cilantro blonde ale. I tend to be skeptical of such beers, but honestly, they really do some tasty, unique, and interesting stuff down there. On top of that the guy behind the bar could not have been more friendly and welcoming. I've been to a ton of breweries including a number of farm-to-tap breweries, but there is something just so darn quaint about this place, in addition to the excellent beers, which leads me to believe that despite being 90 minutes from our place in Silver Spring we are destined to come back to this charming out of the way gem. read more

This may be a little out of the way, but it is worth the trip. They had 12 beers on tap when we were there over the weekend and there wasn't many misses in the bunch. We only had the grilled cheese sandwhich, but it was mighty tasty. The bartender was super friendly also. I highly recommend checking out this great brewery. read more

Found this hole in the wall by searching for somewhere to eat that was dog friendly. It was awesome! We had the beer bread grilled cheese with coleslaw and baked beans, and the portobello flatbread. Both were delicious! The Rosemary beer was okay, but I struggled to find the Rosemary flavor. I ended up ordering a growler of the gold beer to take home! I tasted that and it was delicious! Everyone inside was friendly, and the food came quickly. I would love to go back! read more

One of my favorite breweries. Great beer, very cool environment. The pretzel with cheese is pretty amazing, but it's priced a bit on the steep side for a pretzel. The staff is very friendly! read more

Checked this place out after seeing Dinosaur Land with my friend. The beer selection was great, it was really homey and dog friendly, and the food was great. Get a pretzel or a sandwich. I'd like to go back again if I'm ever passing through. read more

Found BRB by happy accident. We enjoyed all the beers we sampled and everyone was friendly. Only thing we didn't really enjoy was the wings but then again, it's a small brewery so that's ok. read more

Went for lunch on Friday. We got the beer sampler most of which were very tasty. My husband had a barbecue which was quite good and I had one the other specials which consisted of bread cheese and olives it was very garlicky but very tasty as well. I'm not a beer drinker so I cannot really judge the beer, but my husband loves brew pubs and the service was wonderful so I will return read more

Delicious beer!! Great healthy food and wonderful people! Charming setting. Mom and pop feel. Highly recommended!

Absolutely loved this brewery. We loved every beer we tried (8 of them) and are looking forward to when some others come into season. The inside is small and cozy, and there is shaded outdoor seating, as well as some picnic tables if you want some time in the sunshine. Definitely recommend a stop by this place. read more

Cute little farm/brewery. Good beer, good variety of beer. Nice atmosphere. Had pretzel braid with beer cheese, pretzel was standard cooked from frozen, beer cheese was great. read more

Tried to go there tonight and no one, customers or staff, were in there. Heard great things but extremely disappointed.

Wish I could give this place zero stars. Extremely rude and unwelcoming. Do not be a business that posts events on your Facebook and website, then when guests show up for said events, staff acts unwelcoming. What is the point of doing so much advertising when you are just going to look at them and act like they shouldn't even be there? Do not recommend this place read more

Wonderful and fun beer! I love that this is a Herb/ Garden center that decided to use it focus on herbs to produce hops for beer. Infusing other herbs produced on the property into their brews for truly unique flavors. Love the CPR ! It's was my favorite but they are currently brewing more. I also love the lemon basil, Holiday Ale ? and quite a few others.We loved the sliders and the pretzel with queso with our flights. My only dislikes are the area where the bar is needs a major overhall and they never seemed to have things bottled when I need them. Also, they are quite expensive for take home bottles...etc. I was shocked at check out! But that may come from that they produce the hops and herbs used to produce beer but the owner hires brewers to actually make the beer. Hey can I get in on that? read more

What a find! This eclectic place has the most amazing selection of expertly crafted (and some wonderfully quirky flavored) brews. We polished off 2 flights, tasted all of the offerings and had a crazy good lunch. Out of 8 tastings I LOVED 7 of them and will be going back on the fall for my favorite season. Grilled cheese sandwich with the Chili Pepper Red hit the spot. The Cole slaw was killer and Dave quite the host. Outside tables and a small garden center (they grow their own hops!) make this a wonderful afternoon destination. Traveler or local you gotta check this place out! read more

Wow, outstanding beer! Great variety including numerous IPAs and dark brews. All I had were superb with very unique flavors. The food menu is limited (brats, sandwiches, etc.) but tasty. Prices are very reasonable. Great rural setting. read more

First off, let me start by saying that I don't write reviews too often, and everyone's palate is very, very different. I'm not rating it this low because I am some trendy, hipster know-it all when it comes to wheat beer, malts, cascade hops....yada yada yada. I appreciate everything.... I'm not being negative for the sake of being negative. This is my opinion of what I experienced, and above all this was not an exaggeration. My boyfriend and I visited this place about a year ago. In the middle of the week, because we both work for a vineyard/winery, and have for years, so that's the only time we have off to go and try what's going on locally; both being born and raised locals ourselves. We always, ALWAYS send people to the local happenings around us, be it a brewery, hard cider, wine, mead works, anything. So, we ventured into the Sunflower Cottage, which had some character. We parked and walked inside, and all of the lights were off, so we assumed maybe they were closed, but had looked online to see that they in fact, were open. We looked around to see if anyone was around, and I spoke up and said "Hello?" We heard this woman that was up in a loft, say "I'll be right there." About 20 minutes went by, before she came down, and it happened to be the owner. I know that not every place works the same way, but there was a huge lack of communication. We were both very inquisitive about the place, the brewing, the hops, and she didn't seem that interested in answering. It as almost like it was an inconvenience for her to check and see if the kitchen was open. The inside of the building, again, had some character, a little nostalgia here and there, and a lot of local things. Apparently, the bartender had left to run an errand or something.... So we got a flight of four, and went and sat outside, which was a little unkempt, I'm not sure if they were remodeling or what. My boyfriend and I looked at each other and wondered about the place, trying to figure it out for ourselves. We had the basil infused beer, the cilantro and lime, and two others that I can't recall right now. We had known about this herb infused beer they were doing and were super intrigued as to what it was all about. I'm not a crazy beer nut or anything, but to me, and my palate, they were quite light, and I didn't care for the finish on them. But I understood where they were going. They were not my favorite, and I felt as if I tasted them for a while throughout the day. I know a lot of people enjoy this place, and that's wonderful, but for me, my experience there was not the best. I also know that my little opinion about this place doesn't truly matter, but it does. The owner made me feel like I was an inconvenience to her, and she didn't tell us anything about what they did there, their history, the brewing, etc. Sometimes I feel that the trendy-ness of a brewery surpasses the quality of the product. I wish them well, I wish anyone well, but what I wrote was honest. I dislike beer snobs just as much as wine snobs, and I can't fully say it was the beer that made me dislike it, it was the atmosphere at the time I was there. read more

It was my husbands Birthday and we wanted to do something different than a winery so we found this beautiful, quaint brewery in Front Royal called Back Room Brewery. Not knowing what to expect, we invited another couple and off we went. From the outside it looked okay but when we entered, it was inviting, warm with a fire going, patrons smiling and laughing and was greeted by the beautiful owner Billy. We sat at the long bar, Chris the bartender greeted us with a beautiful welcoming smile and took the time to explain every one of their 20 beers and of their 2 chalk board listing food choices. We tried the beer sampler, picking 6, which I fell in love with 3 that I changed up glass throughout the night. We ordered 2 of the pretzel with queso dipping sauce. OMG, BEST PRETZEL all 4 of us have ever had. After that experience we had to try other food items. We all ordered something different so we could share our dining experience. We cooned over the BBQ Shrimp over grits, pulled pork sandwich, Brat with sauerkraut, and a grilled cheese on beer bread. To our amazement, there wasn't a bad meal, all was devoured and we ended up getting two more pretzels while we enjoyed the atmosphere while consuming more refreshing beers. My Thanks to the owner Billy, bartender Chris and the chef David for making our Birthday celebration a memorable one in a wonderful way....we will be back soon! read more

Accidental find on our trip to Skyline Drive- our lucky day! Learned about it from the Shenandoah Spirits Trail. Terrific beer selection featuring many of the herbs grown onsite. Small but hearty lunch menu. Excellent service. Well worth the stop! read more

Wonderful brews! Loved the Golden Knight(?). Can't remember the exact name but with 10%, it's amazing!

Fantastic place! Great atmosphere, excellent selection of homemade beer, food is simple but delicious. Highly recommend

So initially we were a little thrown off by the location, down a back road off of 66. After making a couple guesses at how to get to the brewery/restaurant itself we were met with a really quaint location next to an herb farm. First thing we obviously did was get a sampler of the beer options. The beer is great, obviously fresh and made with serious consideration, be sure to try the bop ipa and cilantro lime ale. We were seriously impressed with both. At the end of the day though it was the food that sold it for me. Sitting out on their patio with my dog (also super huge highlight, they're amazingly dog friendly) I had literally the most amazing grilled cheese of my life. I can't even express it. The combination of cheese with fresh herbs and bread was off the charts amazing. We'll be visiting this establishment after every hike we take at Shenandoah national park. read more

We recently visited a nice cottage in the area and discovered a brouchure to check this place out. It was interesting to say the least. You really feel like you are in someones home. My husband enjoyed the beer selection and said they were tasty. The food was good as well. It is a fairly new establishment and it will be interesting to watch it grow. read more

Excellent service. Really nice selection of beer. Dogs welcome. They even had a bowl outside. Bonus for me they sell plants too. Got some nice herbs and flowers. Very relaxed atmosphere. read more