(Ashland, VA) – The craft beer world is set to add a little star power. Richmond Biz Sense reported on Wednesday…

Center of the Universe Brewing Co., a craft brewery in Ashland, has signed with Richmond-based Brown Distributing and is planning to begin brewing its first batch this week.

You may remember COTU from some coverage around the Homefront IPA project. COTU was one of several participating breweries.

One of the two founding brothers is Major League Baseball pitcher, Chris Ray. Ray started his MLB career in 2005 and was last seen in the Cleveland Indians organization this past year.