Maker's Craft Brewery has a wonder variety of beers that one or a group of people can enjoy in its huge garden area. This is the epitome of a splendid beer garden. The brewery is very family- and dog-friendly because I saw folks (and dogs) of all ages from kids to senior citizens. Also, there's actually a couple of areas where folks can openly smoke without having to hide in the shadows. Generally speaking, I thought the prices of the beers were pretty comparable to other similar places in the area. Also, the staff was pretty friendly and helpful. Note to dog owners: The outdoor area has a 3-bark rule in that it's highly recommended that if your dog is constantly barking, then you should leave. However, I do not know if that rule is enforced because during our visit, a customer's dog was barking a lot, and no one seemed to care or say anyting. read more

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Maker's Craft is a cool spot to hang out. There's a lot of seating both indoors and outdoors, so it feels like the kind of place you can settle in for a while without feeling cramped. One unique thing about this place is that it's connected to Emerson's cigar lounge, so if you're into cigars you can smoke either inside or outside in the designated areas. Not something you see at many breweries. Another thing I appreciated was that there are outdoor areas where kids aren't allowed. A lot of breweries turn into unofficial playgrounds with kids running around everywhere, which can definitely kill the vibe. There were still kids here, but they weren't everywhere, so it struck a nice balance. They also have a good selection of seltzers for people who aren't big beer drinkers, which is a nice option to have. The bartenders were cool and easygoing too. The bathroom was clean, which is always appreciated. The only downside was there were no paper towels, so I had to open the door with freshly washed hands like some kind of hand-hygiene gamble. Not ideal. Overall, a solid place to grab a drink and hang out. read more

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A great brewery and cigar lounge. Definitely has a great selection. Very family friendly and great place to chill for just some adult relaxation and conversation. Would definitely recommend this place for all kinds of events. Staff was excellent. Very knowledgeable about the products and if they did not know thhen we would reach out to a member who did. Great job. Tonight my first visit was to meet the Common Flames Cigar Club. Great turnout with great great people and I can't wait to their next event. read more

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The first time visiting this brewery was a pleasant surprise! I tried a flight and enjoyed all 4 beers. There were lots of options for beer and seltzer. The servers were helpful and cheerful. Even though it was raining, we really enjoyed the outdoor space. It's dog friendly, with 18 and up sitting areas, in an open garden setting! The wine barrel tables and sun shades were a nice touch. We definitely plan on visiting again! read more

Maker's Craft Brewery - Beer Flight - all the beers were excellent! - Breweries Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Maker's Craft Brewery is a huge venue. It has everything you'd want in a brewery. And... there is a cigar lounge through Emerson's Cigars, including a well stocked humidor. There is a cigar lounge, the regular tap room which features pool tables and a juke box. There is also a spacious outside area. This would be a great place for groups. There are also some TVs if you want to catch a game. On this Saturday there was college football playing. There was also a food truck with sandwiches and smoked wings. The BEER: Stairway to Heffen Heffeweizen 5.4% ABV... it's a decent Heffeweizen Virginia Haze Lager 4.8% ABV... fruity, slightly hoppy Lager. It was good. English Pub Ale 6% ABV... all day crushable ale Murder Hornet DIPA 8.6% ABV... this is the one, hoppy, smooth with some citrus notes. My favorite here. I feel like I could be a regular here. The beer is great and there is a little something for everyone. read more

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I tagged along with my best friend who had a work function there on a Friday night. Plenty of parking. Outside is huge with plenty of seating. The inside was live because it was karaoke night. There were plenty of beers to choose from. I forgot the name but I got a peach flavored beer which was really good. There was a Caribbean food truck there but they have different food trucks daily. I will definitely be back to try more beer! read more

Maker's Craft Brewery - Breweries Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

The first thing you notice when you walk in is the cigar smoke. If you can get past that then it has a nice space and diverse beer options. Has a diverse clientele which is nice to see at a brewery. Staff not always most knowledgeable about the beers. read more

Street parking available, plenty of games and area to enjoy either outside or inside. Perfect spot to hit up with some friends. Food trucks routinely outside for some great eats when needed! Inside is pretty quiet with some TVs to catch the sports. Good recommendations and a friendly staff that quickly gets you what you need! read more

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Good beer and wonderfully large outdoor garden area. Big establishment inside and outside. We sampled several brews before we settled on an Irish red and a sweet stout. Both were delicious. We thought the Mexican beer was too sweet and the hot pepper ones were too spicy for our tastes. An enclosed room was located off to the side of the bar for smoking. Many tables and two pool tables inside the building. Employee was helpful and attentive. The restrooms were clean. Street and private lot parking was available. HC assessable. read more

Awesome lounge, great selection of cigars and craft beers, would definitely recommend this spot for your cigar destination! read more

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so i actually love this place. we invited all our friends to meet us. everything was great until my one friend wants to get food from the food truck. she can't order or pick up food from the truck because the heavy electric wheelchair she depends on can't jump the stupid 4" granite curb down to the surface of crushed gravel. you need to do better in a town full of disabled veterans. read more

Excellent brewery with specialty cigar store and huge outdoor area. I haven't met a beer here that I didn't like. Beer-tenders are knowledgeable and always indulge in a little banter while pouring brews. Weekends are easily the best days to enjoy their facilities. They have a couple pool tables, board games, live music and at least one food truck on site. I have even run into a marker's fair being held on site. Location is not far from the Virginia Zoo and Vibe district. My favorite brewery to visit when in Ghent area. read more

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If I'm being honest, I have driven past Maker's Craft Brewery probably 20 times in the past couple of years. EVERY TIME I see it, I say I need to go visit and we finally did recently after a morning at the Zoo. I wish I had come sooner! We lucked out with a beautiful weekend and we arrived close to opening so we had our choice of outdoor seating. They do a great job of keeping the outdoor area open and inviting - plenty of adirondack chairs, benches, picnic tables with umbrellas and shaded space. I love getting fresh air at breweries (honestly, it makes the beer taste better!) and bonus if there's sun protection too. The interior is just as inviting with plenty of low and high-top seating. board games, arcade games, a pool table, super clean restrooms and, if it floats your boat, a huge, enclosed cigar bar. What a cool spot! There were at least 15 different beers on tap along with craft soda. I actually tried the cherry soda on this visit and was so surprised at how light it was! Most sodas are way too sweet for me. This was perfect. I like the offering of half pours as it usually allows me to try more options. On this visit, I tried a couple of their Oktoberfest offerings which were both delicious. There is a separate space for special events (on this date, they had a flower-arranging class happening) and they have a full calendar of things like yoga, live music, movie viewings and karaoke. Never a bad excuse to go have a few drinks and relax! Honestly, with the live music, good food and great weather, I was surprised on this visit that it wasn't busier. I will definitely return in the very near future! read more

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I went here for an event. This location is a brewery and cigar lounge in one. There's plenty of indoor seating and a great outdoor space to enjoy. I don't drink alcohol so I got the black cherry soda and it was pretty good. I prefer my sodas to be sweeter but it was a good alternative to beer. The cashiers were very friendly and personable. There was a food truck serving Filipino food along with Hangry's VB. I ordered a quesadilla from Hangry's and it was good. I do wish they had an option to add guacamole on the side but I was satisfied with it overall. read more

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The beer was fine. Not a favorite for my husband nor I but nothing we had was bad. The inside was nice and I love their outdoor space. They also have a separate area which they use for events which is cool. The biggest complaint is the smell of smoke. They also have a cigar bar in a separate room but it means that the taproom smells of smoke. It also seems very smoker friendly with multiple ash trays and lots of people smoking outside. If you're sensitive to smoke like I am, I wouldn't recommend coming here, and if you do then definitely plan to sit outside. We might come back but it's not on our list of places we have to return to just because of the smoke. I'll also add that, while they have a parking lot, it's not huge and parking in the area can be a bit tough if it's a busy time like when there's an event. read more

I was happy to find a brewery open, with a food truck, on a Wednesday night. Maker's impressed, with a large venue, outdoor space, and cigar lounge on site. It's dog friendly, family friendly, and even "beer snob" friendly - I was given a few samples, and there was a wide variety of styles on tap. I'll be adding Maker's to my list for regular visits when I'm in town, especially if I want a cigar with my beer! read more

Maker's Craft Brewery - Murder Hornet DIPA - Breweries Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

I've ran past this spot many times while jogging in Norfolk and doing the Heart of Ghent races but haven't stopped in as I'm not a drinker and so I mostly avoid Breweries bc I'm not the target. Last week we came for a work event to say goodbye to our boss who is retiring. We were a large group of around 30 and they easily accommodated us outside on their large lawn with a pergola, bar tables and seats, and additional seating all around. Inside is also nice with tons of seating and beers on tap. The day we came there was a delicious food truck serving up fresh sandwiches and french fries. We stayed as long as we needed and the vibe was relaxed. Always food trucks and fun things going on here - it's a great spot to come with friends and hang out and enjoy the ambiance. read more

There is some street parking nearby but a really big Brewery overall! Plenty of seating indoors and out and they have a humidor and cigar lounge. You can buy the cigars and take them outside to smoke as well. They will but it for you and give you matches. Friendly staff overall. We ordered a flight of beer: Raspberry Wheat - light raspberry flavor while still being light and refreshing. Braggot Honey Ale - this was my favorite. Slightly sweet with the honey and rely easy to drink. Great for a hot summer day. Ghost Pepper Stout - a little disappointed but still a good Stout overall. Not really spicy, there's a small hint of it throughout the Stout. ECKO Barrel Aged Porter - very smokey and a little heavy for summer but a great flavor and great pairing with cigars. We did also try the Ginger Lime Radler which was very flavorful. I would definitely recommend. Dog friendly inside and out. They had a food truck out front for food. Would recommend! read more

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This brewery has both amazing beer and a beautiful space. They have a large outdoor courtyard, with lots of Adirondack chairs and benches to relax while having a pint. They have a very wide selection of beers. I really enjoyed their habanero and ghost pepper stouts in particular. They were very unique, not spicy per se, but with nice notes of the pepper's flavor as a contrast to the sweetness of the stout. Highly recommended! read more

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Plenty of parking. Awesome outdoor area! They have a cigar area in the inside as well! Beers are always good in my opinion. My go to beer is the habanero stout!! They offer online order for pick up for their beers! We came here this weekend for the Smoked Biscuit food truck. Never heard of them. No IG page that I know of. But I think they have a FB page. Order their special- the sun shine swine! it is smoked pork. Smoked pork belly. Pimento cheese. Sunny side eggs. Tomato jam. All on a sweet potato biscuit!!! Their smoked chicken pot pie is also phenomenal! read more

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Nice brewery - plenty of seating and tvs inside along with pool tables. Plenty of beer to choose from. Outside was really nice, too. Plenty of seating there, as well. Smoking sections for those who smoke, and dogs are welcome, too. A food truck was also on site for those looking for a bite to eat. Overall, great afternoon out. My husband and I both enjoyed our visit and would go again. read more

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I ended at Maker's chasing a specific food truck that I thought was going to be there but was not. My friend and I decided to stay and check out the brewery. It's a large and spacious place indoors and outdoors. Not being a beer drinker, I went to check out the food trucks that were there. There were several. I opted for the vegan food truck and my friend checked out one of the other trucks. We got our food and settled in at a table. Evidently, they have a changing array of food trucks. My friend ordered a flight of different beers and enjoyed every single one of them. There were a lot of people there (single, dating, married, married with children) and everyone was enjoying themselves. I had a great time. The staff was warm and friendly. I am not a beer drinker but will come again as the atmosphere, the people and the food trucks were all awesome. read more

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What a great place. Seriously, this place has all the making of what it takes to be a great brewery in a highly competitive space. They really do hit all the marks: - Dog friendly? Yup - Good beer? Yup - Outdoor space that's comfy? Yup Then to top it off, for some of you who are cigar aficionados, there's a cigar bar attached to the facility in a separate room. I've noticed that if I were a hardcore cigar guy, the beers would match quite well. Maybe on the next visit. :) We don't go down to Norfolk all too often however with our dog we have every intention of making our way down there for the spring/summer time. It's such a phenomenal facility that there's no reason not to. Oh yeah, their social media page presence is on point. I really do appreciate a place that keeps up to date with getting information out. Especially for a place like a brewery. It can be quite difficult to keep up with all the events and things going on but this place does it quite well. Thanks Maker's Craft! Beer Taste: 5 Overall Service: 5 Value of beer to cost: 5 Facility: 5 Repeat customer: yes Dog Friendly: yes read more

Great, expansive outside seating area that's well suited for music and dogs. The beers tend to be on the light or dark side. Even trying their Double IPA, the Murder's Hornet, it was one of the maltier IPAs I have ever rank. For my second beer, I tried the Italian Pilsner, aka the Fuhgeddaboudit, It had almost no bitterness at all, with a lemon and berry flavor, but certainly not too sweet. Staff was friendly, and as we were visiting on September 10, we had the option to buy a beer for a first responder, which was a very thoughtful promotion. Hopefully, someone got their September 11 free beer who deserved it! read more

Maker's was where we hosted a retirement event a few weeks ago, we have previously hosted an event there and really enjoyed it. However, this event while ran smoothly during the event we were under the impression we were running a tab and paying for 2 drinks per guest and once paying the tab realized we were charged for 2 drinks for 100 guests when we had only 72. After re reading the emails/agreements with their event coordinator I reached out via email and was told someone was looking into this issue, yet no one has returned any emails to me and I have reached out multiple times. While we like the space we feel as though the pricing was unfairly charged and if they misspoke on the pricing that should be something they deal with in house and not penalize us for this. I would appreciate having someone reach out to resolve this issue. read more

Beer: fantastic selection of brews! 5 stars! Music: white guy with guitar. Covering Green Day's "Brain Stew." Dude, go away. Two stars. Food: a parade of god awful food trucks. Seriously, went here tonight to have a few beers and left after one since the food truck ruined it. Guys, up your game! read more

Beertender is attentive today The mango guava sour is great Definitely a place to check out The reason I said attentive cause I felt ignored the last time here read more

Visiting from Connecticut and stumbled on this place in the way to the zoo. Did not disappoint. Excellent beers and the atmosphere is great. Staff very accommodating. Beautiful outdoor area as well. read more

Maker's Craft Brewery - Games and pool tables - Breweries Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

First let's talk about the beers because we all know that's what we really want to know about. The selection is wonderful. There is a beer here for everyone. My favorite were the sours. I was also highly impressed with how easy the stout was to drink. Service was quick and friendly, and they were busy but they didn't seem to bother them at all. The outdoor area makes this places stand out from all of the other breweries around. I can't wait to come back when it's warmer and basically stay there all day! read more

Beer is very good. Outdoor space is great with lots of space to relax and enjoy time with friends. The two times I have been I ended up waiting in a seemingly long line to be served when it was on the earlier side in the evening (around 4-5). Don't love the cigar smell inside but outdoors is great. read more

One of the best breweries in the area to hang out at and be with friends. They have ample space, both indoors and outdoors, along with great beers. I specifically love that they have seltzer options, as well. We visited during their Krampus market (which was incredible) and they had food trucks, which was awesome. I'm not positive that they always have food trucks, but it's the best setup for that. Definitely check Makers out if you can! read more

When this place opened a little over a year ago I gave it Five Stars then and I give it five stars now! For me, a cigar smoker and consumer of fine craft brews, I love to combine the love of the two in one place.......................STOP!!! COVID-19 SHUTS DOWN EVERYTHING! June 14,2020, months after I originally began this review, the country is hit by the deadly Coronavirus AKA COVID-19! I've really been out of doing reviews on Yelp due to this virus, things just aren't open! But you know what, we can't let that stop us! There is one the sits HIGH and looks LOW! SO LETS MOVE ON! Not sure is Maker's Craft Brewery is back open and what type of measures they are taking to "flatten the curve" of this deadly virus. But I tell you what, a review must go on! All I know is this; if you are looking for a chill spot, to play some games, enjoy a good cigar and drink some of the best craft brew in the world! Come on by Maker's Craft Brewery! All your social dreams will be met! Can't wait to get back there! read more

This rating is based purely on the staff behavior and rudeness. I only had one beer, which was sub par with other local breweries. In the short time I was there, I had three separate interactions the different staff members. None were friendly. One was downright rude, disrespectful, and disruptive. read more

Went out for a nice even with friends & there kids it was a really good time watching everyone especially the kids running around having a amazing time being kids. Apparently the owner doesn't like the kids running on the grass being kids. At one point the owner Stated that she did not wanted children around & to go Hanks filling station if you wanted to hang with your kids. so long story short don't bring your kids to makers she apparently does not want the business It's unfortunate that it's not as family friendly as I thought it was. read more

Do not come here if you have kids. There was no one outside on a Saturday afternoon, and my husband and I were enjoying our beer while our kids were running around. A lady came from the brewery and told us that kids have to sit down and pointed to the sign that had so many rules. We will not be back. read more

Fun place to hang with friends and enjoy the outdoor seating and some good beer. Plenty of choices and it seems they rotate a few other breweries products in. read more

If you have kids, stay away. They are NOT kids friendly at all and the 'owner'seems to enjoy playing sheriff smoke what is appropriate behavior for the children. read more

When it comes to opening a new business, first impressions are extremely important. That being said, Maker's Craft brewery is firing on all cylinders! This place has almost anything you could want... Food trucks, live music, pool tables, outdoor seating with games, and even a cigar room. Everything was well thought through, even down to their logo.. The service was friendly and extremely helpful. If I had to choose a weak point it would be the parking, but you really shouldn't be drinking and driving anyway, and their selection of beer is kind of limited. I expect the selection to only improve with this brewery being brand new. They didn't have any sour beers or saisons if that's your thing, but the prices are extremely fair and they serve beer flights. I see a bright future for this Brewery. It is absolutely one of the best ones that I've been to in the Norfolk area and I can't wait to visit again and again! read more

beer is good, however the owner hates children and makes it more than obvious she doesn't want them there. aside from their "rules" sign that essentially eliminates kids from doing anything kids do, the owner swooped in on her flying broomstick multiple times to reprimand my wife for kids playing that weren't even our kids. At one point our daughter kicked her shoes off and the owner again got on our case cause she said it's a brewery and there's broken glass everywhere. I asked her why she was constantly coming after my wife and she told us to get out and never come back. 1) there was no broken glass anywhere and 2) why is there broken glass all over your "family" establishment? hard pass on this place again, the owner seems to hate children and doesn't want you there if you have them. read more

Maker's Craft Brewery - Breweries Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Excellent family friendly experience. Staff is very helpful if you don't know what kind of beer you want. Also a great outdoor atmosphere. It was even great to see the owner walking around picking up glasses it shows he cares. read more

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