Recognition

Veer Awards

2020 Veer Awards: Best brewery overall

GOLD:

Accelerator Doppelbock
POG Gose
Imperial Leaf Peepers
S’Mores Brown Ale

SILVER:

Ghost Rider Porter
Peake Lager
Rockers IPA
Ride on Red
Fresh Hopped Mods Pale Ale

BRONZE:

Hot Pursuit
Curbside Service

2019: 2nd Best Brewery Overall

GOLD:

Best Tasting Room
Pauls Brown (Coopers Ditch)
Accelerator Doppelbock
POG Gose
S’mores Brown

SILVER:

Roland’s Red
Colab: With Tradition – MoUgly – Tropical IPA
Can Design – Rockers IPA

BRONZE:

Ghost Rider Porter
Imperial Leaf Peepers
Hot Pursuit
Wood Beer: WBA Red White and Blueberry Saison

2018: 3rd Best Brewery Overall

GOLD:

Best Tasting Room
Ghost Rider Porter
Sunbeam Blonde

SILVER:

POG Gose
Hot Pursuit
Imp Leaf Peepers
Barnfind Barleywine
Zeppelin’s Hellish Belgian Strong Ale

BRONZE:

Collab: With The Answer – Ugly Answer
Best Event: Opening Party at the new location.

2017: 5th Best Brewery Overall

GOLD:

Best Tasting Room

SILVER:

Ghost Rider Porter
Zeppelin’s Hellish Belgian Strong Ale
Hot Pursuit
Collab: With Gordon Bierch – Red White and Blueberry Saison

BRONZE:

Sunbeam Blonde
Coopers Ditch Brown
Rockers IPA
Mango Rockers
Chocolate/Almond/Coconut Porter

2016

GOLD:

Best Tasting Room
S’mores Brown

SILVER:

Ghost Pepper Gose

BRONZE

Sunbeam Blonde
Mods Pale Ale
Hot Pursuit
Leaf Peepers NEIPA
Ghost Rider Porter
Collab: With Commonwealth Brewing Co.: Romhild
Ape Hanger
Sidecar Saison
Barnfind Barleywine
Dark Journey

2015

SILVER:

Ghost Rider Porter
Mango Rockers
Tasting Room

BRONZE:

Rockers IPA
Ape Hanger
Split Window Saison
Bims Magic Berlinerbus
Ghost Pepper Gose
Blackberry Gose

Battle of the Beers

2019

1st Place Brewers Games

2nd Place People’s Choice

2018

1st Place People’s Choice

2017

1st Place People’s Choice

2016

1st Place People’s Choice

2nd Place IPA

2nd Place Seasonal

Chesapeake Beautification Award – 2018

The group of judges from the Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council were particularly impressed with how the owners transformed the previously overgrown site by surrounding the new building with native trees and shrubs alongside the pleasantly landscaped parking area.

The facility was designed to naturally filter the storm water runoff with added vegetation and the new lighting adds to the evening charm of the property. Well thought out hardscape and landscape, including wood chip mulch and well maintained lawns put the finishing touches on this once underutilized plot of land.

VCBG – Virginia Craft Beer Awards

2020:

3rd Place – Doppelbock

2019:

2nd Place: Strong European Beer – Accelerator Doppelbock
3rd Place: American IPA – Rockers IPA

2017:

1st Place: Strong British Ale – Barnfind Barleywine
3rd Place: International Lager / Strong European Beer – Ghost Rider Porter

2016:

2nd Place: Strong European Beer – Ghost Rider Porter
3rd Place: Fruit Beer – Mango Rockers

2015:

2nd Place: Porter – Ghost Rider Porter

Other Awards

GABF (Great American Beer Festival)

Bronze – Ghost Rider Porter
Bronze – POG Gose

2020 Battle of the Beers

Brewers Choice for POG

2020 Virginia Media BEST OF Awards:

Gold – Best of Chesapeake – Brewery

COVA Best of 2020

Bronze – Best Local Brewery

Dark Beer Fest – St. George 2019

Best Head – Chocolate/Almond/Coconut Porter

Battle of the Burgers 2019:

People’s Choice – Sunbeam Blonde

Big Ugly Brewing

845 S Battlefield Blvd
Chesapeake, VA 23322

(757) 609-2739
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Brewery Hours

Starting 11/30/2021 - Children and dogs are welcome Tues-Sun! Mezzanine seating is 21+ and pet free.

Children must remain with an adult at all times and dogs must be on a 6ft leash.

Mon: Closed
Tue - Fri: 3pm - 10pm
Sat: 12pm - 10pm
Sun: 12pm - 6pm

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