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“If we won the lottery, I’m going to open up a brewery,” Blake Edmunds would often tell his wife, Kristin, after one of his longer days in the office. Blake thought about that phrase often and wondered does it take winning the lottery to open a brewery?
In January of 2020, Blake decided to find out how to turn his homebrew hobby into a career and began reading up on what it would take to pursue his dream. Next thing you know, Blake is in Montrose, Colorado during the summer of 2021 learning from a mentor and industry legend, Tom Hennessey, and his crew on how to successfully open his own 7-barrel brewpub serving craft pizzas and salads. Soon after that, Blake hung up his fifteen-year career in collegiate athletics and minor league baseball, packed up the family in Columbia, SC and moved back to his hometown of Chesapeake, VA to pursue opening Chesapeake’s next brewery.
Studly Brewing got its name from the self-given name that Blake’s childhood friends gave each other, The Studly Club – a rag tag group of guys that attended Hickory High School and played Little League together. All of which are still very close friends till this day and many of whom still live in Chesapeake. Studly Brewing pays homage to those friendships and the bond sports gave them growing up. Along with Blake’s experience working in sports, Studly Brewing will be a tasteful nod to America’s pastime, baseball, and will have many similarities of a minor league team: a family-friendly, light-hearted fun time.
Holy cow, a MAJOR food critic came in tonight unannounced! Our staff is over the moon with her words. We agree, Reese. Getcha some.
Due to extreme heat, it’s recommended you cool down today with a cold beer from Studly. Seek air conditioned shelter at 1296 South Battlefield Blvd. from 4pm-9pm.
Chance of Trivia Night has increased to 100% tonight starting at 6:30pm.
🧨We`re closed today because we`ll be busy firing off whistlin` bungholes, spleen splitters, whisker biscuits, honkey lighters, hoosker doos, hoosker don`ts, cherry bombs, nipsy daisers, with or without the scooter stick, and whistlin` kitty chasers! 🧨
June 4, 2021 was a really tough day. That afternoon, I walked into my boss’ office at the University of South Carolina and told him I’m going to retire from college athletics. It’s still tough for me to write as I start to reminisce on all the blood, sweat, laughs,
6 outta 8 beers were really good food was on point for a brewery. Service was excellent. If your a baseball fanatic then this is right up your alley definitely must go or return spot ..
Oh my goodness, I went to Studly’s last night for the first time. A friend of ours has been going for a while and invited us. I really did not know what to expect, and I definitely was not prepared for how amazing the pizza was. I don’t know about some of these haters in these reviews, but the pizza especially their cheese, blew my mind. It was so delicious and now I have a new favorite pizza spot in Hampton Roads.
Great, family friendly place. They have a wide selection of beer, wine, and non alcoholic drinks. There's a nice play area for kids and good food choices. Wait staff was friendly and helpful. The pizza was good, but I think $22 for a 12" pie is too much. The beer cheese pretzel is delicious. We will happily go back when we get a chance.
I don't know how long this place has been here, but I'm currently sitting here for the first time, and I've lived in this area for 3 years. Don't be like me, go, and go now. We got a flight of beer and got random beers I was pretty sure I wouldnt love. I was wrong. Waiter said we couldn't go wrong and he was not lying. All 4 were delicious. We got a pretzel appetizer.. ohhhhmygoddddd. Get both dips, try to choose a favorite. We couldn't. I sound like an advertisement but I'm not even kidding. Also get the pizza, and use the honey drizzle!!! Just do it!!! This place was so good. Go!! (Not too often, because I don't want them to start being super busy, but enough to keep them comfortably in business. 😂😂😂 I'm half kidding, go y'all it's so good.)