Drafthouse Cinema coming soon to LoCo, VA

movies and local craft beer

supporting local breweries & serving quality, fresh-prepared food.

zero-tolerance policy towards talking and texting during the movie. If you talk or text, you will receive one warning. If it happens again, you will be kicked out without a refund.

don't allow unaccompanied kids at movies and only allow babies at select "baby day" screenings

worth going JUST for that last one, but add food and beer? we're there.

Very cool--once CineBistro opened in Richmond, it spoiled me for movie going. Same kinds of rules, 21+ only, reserved seating, serves food/beer/wine, all still very reasonably priced.

from their other franchises, looks like 1st run movies. other cinema-drafthouses I've been to, like Arlington and Virginia Beach have been 2nd run

I heard about one in Portland where they bought an old school and turned it into a bar/movie theater.

EDIT: Here's their website, cool place http://www.mcmenamins.com/

from a brew club buddy and local craft beer authority :

Alamo Cinema Drafthouse will have 32 lines. Mostly craft. Heavy emphasis (at least forthcoming) on "local" (not sure if that means VA, Metro DC, Mid-Atlantic, or what). The beer manager there is young, but loves his beer, and knows his stuff. Should be reliable to get some good beers in there.

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the site, One Loudoun, will also be the home of the Loudoun Hounds, of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, a Triple-A-quality league

beer menu is posted, opens this week

Minor nitpick- is it really "zero-tolerance" if you get a warning?