Restless Moons Brewing, located in Downtown Harrisonburg on Wolfe Street, makes beer for brewery lovers who are looking to try something new. From pilsners to IPA’s to sours, Restless Moons brews small-batch and changes the recipe every time. According to co-owner Jeffrey Moon, “we’re small enough that people seem to like that we just keep playing around with different things and trying out new things that they haven’t seen before.” Their flagship beer is a pilsner called the Harrisonburger.
Pre-COVID you could find comedy shows and live music on the stage in the backyard. As the weather begins to warm up, Restless Moons plans on bringing live music back to their stage on weekends beginning in May. For now, customers can expect new beers on the menu every week.
The atmosphere and brewing style is what Moon envisioned when he bought the brewery in 2017. When Moon came across a listing for a brewery called Wolfe Street Brewing, he was living in Washington D.C. and had an interest in homebrewing. Within a few months, Moon and his wife purchased Wolfe Street Brewing, and Restless Moons Brewing was born.
Moon says of the name change, “If we were doing that we were going to put our mark on it as opposed to just continuing what someone else was doing.” The small batch brewing allowed Moon to evolve his style and try new things without having to worry about distribution.
Moon continues to brew creative craft beer and make a name for Restless Moons among the locals. The Shenandoah Beerwerks Trail ends up being a good conversation starter and extends the brewery community in Harrisonburg. The trail brings in customers from out of town, and according to Moon, a lot of people from Pennsylvania. Moon grew up in Pittsburgh and enjoys connecting with northern visitors as they pass through the trail.
