In 2011 we began planning this adventure, to begin on a small scale, to learn as we go, with minimal risk, and very little infrastructure.  In 2012, Barnhouse Brewery opened to the public with a 16-seat tasting room underneath the back of the Knoell’s private residence in Lucketts, Virginia. The response to the quality of the beers was overwhelming. So planning began in 2014 to open a farm brewery under the newly passed Virginia farm brewery laws in order to expand the brewery and tasting room capacities.  In late 2014, the Knoell’s purchased an 18-acre farmette, also in Lucketts, Virginia, and we temporarily suspended business operations as the new facility was being built. Barnhouse Brewery re-opened on May 7, 2016.