RICHMOND, Va. -- Basic City Beer Co.’s Manchester taproom is changing its business model after changing hands.
The satellite outpost at 212 W. 6th St., opened by the Waynesboro-based brewery in 2018, was sold last month to a group led by longtime employee Curtis Lee for an undisclosed amount.
The deal closed Jan. 20 and will transition the taproom away from technically being a brewery. The new operation under Lee will carry the Basic City name and serve its beer, but no longer brew on the premises or be classified as a brewery.
