Brewery Tours Starr Hill "Starr Hill's mission is to share the gift of great beer with the world", says owner Mark Thompson.  His brewery, started on Main Street in Charlottesville, which is still site of the popular restaurant, now occupies a large part of the former ConAgra building in Crozet.  The brewery features a large, open area destined to be a tasting room, steel fermentaion tanks, malted barley silos, and of course, a Laverne and Shirley bottling line, which moves at a speed of 100 bottles per minute.  Mark's passion is evident throughout the tour, as he discusses every aspect of the brewing process, mixing in his own gems of local history, from the building itself to the surrounding community.  This Spring, Thompson also hopes to have his tasting deck open so that visitors can enjoy watching the sun depart over Jarmans Gap.  A wonderful way to spend a late afternoon. Starr Hill Restaurant Blue Mountain's First Batch Blue Mountain Brewery Blue Mountain Brewery is now open!  Worth the wait, Blue Mountain Brewery opened its doors less than two weekes ago, and now offers Wine Tours of Virginia the opportunity to provide beer lovers with the same excellent guided tour experience which we provide our wine lovers.  Whether your taste is a pilsner or a wheat beer, Blue Mountain has it! Fourth Friday Brew Tour $40.00 Brewery Tours! Wine Tours of Virginia offers Beer Tours in Virginia (tours of local breweries) to give you the opportunity to learn about and taste beer as a stand-alone or as part of one of our customized wine tours. Learn about fermentation and all of the ingredients: malted barley, hops, and even the types of yeast which the micro breweries use to differentiate themselves. You will also be able to meet master brewers.  We have tours scheduled the fourth Friday every month departing various locations in and around Charlottesville.  Tours include transportation, a private tour by Mark Thompson, the owner of Starr Hill Brewery and Master Brewer, during which you will have the opportunity to taste the different malted barley before brewing, sample their award-winning beers, and purchase some of Mark's fine selection of Starr Hill accessories.