Take the back road
to the Backroom.
Award-winning craft beer, farm-fresh food, live music, and the Shenandoah Valley's favorite barn — everything you love about a weekend, on ten working acres in Middletown, Virginia.
Backroom Brewery at Sunflower Cottage is dedicated to crafting exceptional beer, creating memorable experiences, and preserving the agricultural heritage of the Shenandoah Valley — bringing people together through the art of brewing, the warmth of Southern hospitality, and the beauty of Virginia's heartland, one pint, one celebration, and one harvest at a time.
The Valley
Mountain views, live music, and a gazebo patio at the northern gateway to the Shenandoah.
The Farm
Hops on the trellis and herbs in the beds — a working 10-acre farm you're welcome to wander.
The Beer & Food
30+ farm-grown recipes, three gold medals, and pub fare with Virginia wine, cider & zero-proof pours.
The Barn
A timber-framed venue for weddings, retreats & parties — up to 250 guests, an hour from DC.
25+ beers on rotation,
pub fare to match.
Three gold medals from Virginia Craft Beer Magazine and a tap list that never sits still — estate hops, farm herbs, spring water. The kitchen keeps pace with farm-fresh pub fare. Kids and dogs welcome everywhere.
The Big Barn hosts the days
you'll talk about for years.
Two levels, 10,000 square feet of exposed timber, wagon-wheel chandeliers, and the Massanutten in every window — for up to 250 guests, an hour from DC.
Weddings
Vows at the gazebo, receptions under the trusses, golden-hour portraits across 7+ acres — the whole day in one place, from first look to last dance.
Corporate Retreats & Offsites
Workshop in the mezzanine, brewery tour after lunch, dinner on the patio — flexible indoor-outdoor space that turns a "work event" into a good day.
Parties & Celebrations
Birthdays, rehearsal dinners, reunions, showers — take the Mezzanine from $250/hr or buy out the barn, with a full bar and custom catering.
New taps, live music,
and special offers — first.
Seasonal brews, taproom happenings, special offers, and open dates at the Big Barn — straight from the farm. No spam, ever.
See where your
pint was grown.
Hops on the trellis, sweet and red basil in the beds, tomatoes in the high tunnel. Walk the rows, meet the growing season, and taste what ten working acres send to the taproom.
Curious how a herb farm became Virginia's first farm brewery? Read our story →
