WHO ARE WE?

Heliotrope is a majority woman-owned business, with community at the core of all that we do.

We strive to cook and brew with as many local ingredients as possible, from produce grown within a few miles of the brewery, to barley harvested and malted here in Virginia.

Our walls are hung with rotating local artwork, not televisions, and our taproom is set with community tables intended to promote conversation with friends, new and old, over a shared meal or a round of beers.

Everyone is welcome at Heliotrope. We are family friendly, queer friendly, and we stand against racism and discrimination in all its forms.

We love soccer, 80’s bands, and dogs.

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We’re proud to partner with artisan producers and our local farmers

 
Lexington Coffee Roasters, Hermitage Hollow Farm, Singing Earth Produce, Sunflower Flats Farm, Murphy & Rude Malting, Riverbend Malt House, Whistle Creek Apiary, Epiphany Craft Malt, Seasons’  Yield Farm, Halcyon Days Cider, Edible Landscaping, Verdant Acres Farm, Buffalo Creek Beef, Castle Hill Cidery, Hearthstone Farm,  Farmer Focus Paradox Farm, Olympia Provisions, Mama Lil’s, Gracious Day Grains, Papa Weaver’s Pork

MEET OUR TEAM

Erik Jones
Co-Owner/Brewer
  • Hometown: Portland, OR
  • Favorite Band: The Clash, Spiritualized, The Jesus and Mary Chain
  • Favorite Beverage & Food Pairing: Pilsner and Low Country Boil
  • Fun Fact: In my spare time, I guide treks for my friends at Embark Exploration Company. I’ve climbed Kilimanjaro twice, and have been to Everest Base Camp more than ten times.
Jenefer Davies
Co-Owner
  • Hometown: Montoursville, PA
  • Favorite band: Billy Joel/Elton John
  • Favorite Beverage & food pairing: Lasagne & Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Fun Fact: I perform and teach aerial dance 50 feet in the air and recently wrote a textbook about it.
Seth Smallwood
Kitchen Team Lead
  • Hometown: Lexington, VA
  • Favorite band: Musician and Composer Susumu Hirasawa
  • Favorite drink & food pairing: 1999 Quilceda Creek, Cabernet Sauvignon and a Ribeye is a combination that cannot be beat
  • Fun facts: Used to be top 0.2% globally in a game of 72 million players
Emma Davies-Mansfield
  • Hometown: Roanoke/ Lexington
  • Favorite band: I can’t pick one! Here are my top three in no particular order: David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Spiritualized
  • Favorite drink & food pairing: Tequila-barrel aged gose and barbacoa tacos (with all the toppings)
  • Fun facts: I’m an aerial silks teacher, and I speak German! I’m currently working for University of Virginia as an Accommodated Exam Specialist.
Paolo Bifulco
  • Hometown: Napoli (Italia)
  • Favorite Band: Grateful Dead
  • Favorite Beverage & Food Pairings: Fiano e Spaghetti alle Vongole
  • Fun Fact: I met my wife riding the bicycle
Adam Sisler
  • Hometown: Lexington, VA
  • Favorite bands: The Doors
  • Favorite drink & food pairing: Beef chow mein and a lager beer
  • Fun fact: I make my own mixed media visual art, and I’m a composer and graduate of music conservatory
Scott Dean
Bar Supervisor
  • Hometown: Lexington, VA
  • Favorite bands: Five Iron Frenzy / Streetlight Manifesto
  • Favorite drink & food pairing: IPAs and Mac and Cheese
  • Fun fact: I can lick my elbow and wiggle my ears!
Cameron Howe
  • Hometown: Lexington, VA
  • Favorite bands: Dawes
  • Favorite drink & food pairing: Chicken Parm with a tall glass of 2 percent milk
  • Fun fact: I danced for 15 years