Cooling Pond Brewery & Winery

Spent some time the day after Thanksgiving visit to family nearby. Outstanding beer, service and food. Comfortable and friendly, looking forward to our next visit!

Our group of 10 from a Lake Anna weekend made this our second stop on a Sunday afternoon and we were glad we did. Beer was excellent with great variety. The local wine from Barboursville was top notch. The food was very good and came out quickly. The seating both inside and outside was good. It also had a good spot for music events. The owner made you feel welcome and he made sure you knew your patronage was appreciated. For us Cooling Pond touched all the bases. We will go back every time we visit in the area.

We had an amazing experience at Cooling Pond for our rehearsal dinner! The owners helped the event go perfectly and were very kind. The beer and wine was phenomenal!

I stopped by around 4 PM and was surprised to see only two cars in the lot. I tried the cider, which was completely forgettable. What really bothered me, though, was the customer service. The place was practically empty, yet the staff acted like I was an inconvenience rather than a guest. No effort to engage, no interest in sharing what they offered — it honestly felt like they wanted me to leave. Extremely disappointing experience.

We stopped in on a Sunday around 12:30 and found the place empty. Turns out all the folks in the area are enjoying Lake Anna and don't come out till they're done with the sun. The bartender was very nice, poured us a nice flight of their beers and let us chill for a bit. We didn't try any of the food. None of the beers jumped out at me as extra special but everything was drinkable and they have a nice variety of styles, so something for everyone. The tasting room is nice, and there's a nice amount of outdoor space as well. We live visiting breweries around VA so we're glad we stopped in.

Had a good juicy IPA. Band outside was pretty good. AC was nice inside.

Very nice relaxed place. Huge variety of beer and wines.

Great place and atmosphere. The beer is awesome and always something going on.

I visited at about 1 in the afternoon on Mother's Day Sunday. I was looking to get some lunch and a beer, I found a great beer, but there was no menu in sight. The bartender seemed to only care about putting me the beer and starting my tab, while i didn't ask, he also didn't mention food. I kinda wanted a second beer, but the service was so slow, even though they were not busy, I finally just paid my tab and left.

Great food, drinks, and atmosphere. Got some food with the family for Mother’s Day. Staff were friendly and professional. Joanna and Jason were great!

I have long enjoyed visiting Cooling Pond for the diverse beer selection. It’s never too busy which is a good and bad thing. I recently went for brunch which was also pretty good. I was excited to learn they recently expanded their menu to serve dinner and decided to try it with my family. We arrived at 7pm and placed our order and opened a tab because, as we stated in doing so, we needed to place a to-go order as well for my son who was working. We took a seat outside to wait for our food. At 7:32 I went to the counter and tried to order the to-go order for my son so it would be somewhat warm when we brought it to him and was told they had already closed the kitchen and weren’t accepting anymore orders. They close at 8pm and made no announcements that they were closing the kitchen. I am pretty disappointed that they couldn’t accept one more sandwich order almost 30 minutes before they were supposed to close from a group that was present with an open tab. That is just bad business and bad customer service. But good for them if they don’t need the business or the money. Or perhaps they need to hire additional help if they don’t feel they can serve customers adequately during their open hours. Either way, I’ll be spending my money at Log Home Brewing or Lake Anna Taphouse moving forward. BTW, the food we did get wasn’t that good.

Best beer on Lake Anna, with solid wine options and a cider too. Brewery has recently added great menu (not your typical bar food). it's a good place to meet up with friends and enjoy breakfast or do tastings. It's got a low-key, friendly atmosphere.

We visited for the first time today. It seemed as though there were 4 people at the front that worked there. No one greeted us when we walked in. We walked up to the bar to look at the menu and drink options. The lady behind the bar said she would be right with us and after about 5 minutes or so another lady walked over to the bar and helped a man that came up to the bar after us. After she got him what he wanted. She asked what we wanted. we ordered our food. She didn't know the menu or the prices. I ordered something off the daily special menu and she didn't know that menu either. ( maybe she was new and didn't know these things, but not once did she smile or make us feel welcome) I asked if I could taste their wine. She said I would have to pay $7 for a 5 oz pour. My husband suggested that I order a Barboursville wine, since we know we like their wine. The lady helping us left and came back and and put a glass in front of me with a taste their wine in it. It was ok so I ordered a glass. While we waited for our food to come we noticed several couples come and and they were greeted. It seemed as if they were regulars. This added to the feeling of unwelcomeness. The food came it was ok. My husband and I were talking about our experience and we came to the conclusion that if the staff had been more welcoming when we came in, ordered, and when we got our food it would have taken the experience from mediocre with very little chance of a return trip to good with the possibility of returning with friends and family.

Beer is always great! Love their current Italian Lago Di Amore- ask the Brewer the story of this special brew. Their Fissionel is a pleasant surprise for all the non-beer drinkers out there. And the fall
Menu is a “Can’t miss!!” Pretzel rods with beer cheese and Poutine fries are great!! Check out the fall menu!

Fabulous selection of beer and snacks. The brewer is super friendly and welcoming and answered all of my random questions about the brewery. If you love a beer that isn’t canned they’ll do it on demand so you can take it home.

It’s a gorgeous venue! Great place!

Can’t wait to go back!