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Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, based in Richmond, is planning to open a brewery and taproom in Charlottesville later this year.

The facility will be located in the Uncommon student apartment building at 1000 W. Main Street and will have a 3.5-barrel brewery, 1,100-square-foot taproom and outdoor beer garden.

President and co-founder Eric McKay said that he and co-founder Patrick Murtaugh are excited about opening a location in Charlottesville.

“Ever since it was legal for breweries to serve beer on site, the summer of 2012, we realized how impactful of a marketing vehicle our taproom is at the brewery,” McKay said. “We ultimately found that, in terms of creating demand for our beer, that’s the best way we can do it.”

“Ultimately, we felt that Charlottesville was a great opportunity largely because it’s just an hour up the road from Richmond so its close enough that we can be there and home within a day, it’s not too far to commute,” he said. “It gives an opportunity for some of our existing brewers to engage in pilot brews or trial batches of different beers in a setting that’s not as prone to distraction as in our current facility.”