Not trying to advertise, I'm just a guy who likes good beer and would like to see others spreading the love. If you find a place with good, cold, tasty brews, pass it on.
In no particular order:
-Packaged:
-Grape and Gourmet: 4000 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23452, (757) 486-9463. Great selection of all kinds of beers, luckily not specializing in anything too local. If you're homesick for the left coast selections you love, this is the place to find em.
-Total Wine and More: 931 W 21st St., Norfolk, VA 23517, (757) 627-9172.
-Any local Farm Fresh has a pretty decent selection, and I dig their Make-Your-Own-Six-Pack deal, (but apparently they don't like it when you take one of each and don't end up with something perfectly divisible by 6).
-On Tap:
-The Bier Garden: 438 High St, Portsmouth, VA 23704, (757) 393-7333. Great selection (300+) beers from around the world, specializing in German and Belgian. Friendly waitstaff and good goulash.
-Regal Beagle Tap House: 605 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, (757) 428-4695. Great little workingman's taphouse with plenty of beers in bottles, plenty on tap, and a knowledgeable barman who can point you in the right direction.
-Tap House Grill at Ghent: 931 W 21st St., Norfolk, VA 23517, (757) 627-9172.
-The Boot: 123 W 21st St., Norfolk, VA 23517, (757) 627-2668.
-Make Your Own:
-5802 E Virginia Beach Blvd., Unit 115, Norfolk, VA 23502, (757) 459-2739. Great little shop with knowledgeable staff and a wide variety of products (check out their website if you didn't see something on display in the store, homebrewusa.com).