The River Company operates a 10 barrel direct fired Diversified Metal Engineering brew system.  Our system was built in 1998 and originally installed in Globe, AZ. The River Company purchased the system in July 2008 and shipped it to Radford.
Our Chief Brewer supervised the installation and recommissioning of the system and commenced brewing in May 2009. We offer up to eight draft beers at any one time.  These are a mixture of year round offerings and special beers that the brewer dreams up.

Year Round Offerings

Fairlawn’s Finest Cream Lager

Fairlawn’s Finest is a light, crisp and refreshing example of this style and contains 2 Row Brewer’s Malt, Flaked Maize and Cara-Pils malt. It is balanced by Northern Brewer and Amarillo hops for a crisp aromatic and balanced finish.

Peachicot Blonde Ale

River Company’s Peachicot Blonde Ale is a light and fruity blonde ale brewed with a 2 Row Brewers Malt, Dextrine malt, a hint of corn, and peach and apricot flavors. Light and refreshing without being overly sweet, it is the perfect summer day beer. We called it Peachicot because Aprieach sounded stupid!

River Red Ale

Our Red Ale contains 2 Row Brewers Malt, Honey Malt, 2 Caramel Malts and a touch of Chocolate malt. Bittered with Northern Brewer hops for a balanced beer.

Timber Brown Ale

Timber Brown Ale is a English Northern brown ale with a nice chocolaty malt backbone from 2 Row brewers malt, 2 caramel malts and Chocolate malt balanced with Fuggles hops.

Farmhouse Hefeweizen

Farmhouse Hefeweizen is made up from 2 Row Brewers malt, Malted White Wheat and Cara-Pils Malt. The sweetness is offset by Magnum and Northern Brewer hops.

Traveler’s Pale Ale

The American pale ale is characterized by a very assertive bitterness. Traveler’s Pale Ale is dead smack in the middle of that assertiveness. It is made from 2 Row Brewer’s Malt, Caramel malt and Car-Pils malt. The big hop presence comes from Magnum and Amarillo hops.

Southwest “V” India Pale Ale

In the U.S., India Pale Ales have become regionalized to the West and East Coast. In an effort to set ourselves apart from the pack we are brewing a Southwestern Virginia IPA. Southwest V IPA is made from 2 Row Brewers Malt, Toasted Malt, and 2 Caramel Malts. It is assertively hopped with Chinook and Amarillo hops.

Dumpster Dog Porter

Our Porter has a complex malt profile from 7 different malts and is balanced by Fuggles hops. It is named after the brewers’ late dog that he found in a dumpster as a puppy tied in a bag and left to die. That dog (his name was Guinness) became a one of the most complex and intelligent animals that he ever owned. This complexity is reflected in the Porter we serve.

Seasonal Offerings

WoodDog Porter

Our DumpsterDog Porter aged in Chateau Morrisette red wine barrels. Three months in the barrels this year gives a subtle grape finish with some complex oak notes!

The River Company Restaurant and Brewery - 6633 Viscoe Road - Fairlawn, VA 24141 - 540-633-3940
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