Home of the Dulles League of Craft Brew Appraisers
Visit the premier beer-tasting and sampling festival in Northern Virginia!
The Northern Virginia Fall BrewFest "A World Beer Experience" will be held at Bull Run Regional Park in
Centreville, VA, from 11am-7pm Saturday,
and 11am-7pm Sunday, Oct. 24-25th 2009. The BrewFest will feature over 40 of America's and the World's best breweries - including Loudoun's own Vintage 50 Restaurant and Brew Lounge, a variety of food to complement the craft beers and great
local and regional bands to enterain you.
Admission tickets for the BrewFest purchased on the day of the event will be $25 for a
sampling ticket. Admission tickets are available prior to the opening of the event for $20 through our online provider and are available
now!
While there's not a very good selection of
craft-beer, microbrews and other delicious choices for beer aficionados in the heart of the Dulles South region
(i.e. South Riding, Stone Ridge, Chantilly, Arcola and Brambleton), there's a few options to be found, along with some
very good regional Loudoun County beer destinations.
Simple - we like beer, a lot, and pretty much everyone we know does as well. Though there seems to be 3 primary camps of Loudoun beer consumers:
Real Beer Drinkers (RBD's - you know who you are, and who isn't)
Beer Appreciators (BA's - can readily drink a Bud as easily as a DogFish, but actually likes the Bud)
Beer Drinking Posers (BDP - don't know or care what Real Beer is (though some think Corona is) - every gas station caters to them)
Here, therefore, are sources of beer for Dulles South residents to buy and/or drink, for RBD's, and the occasional BA. (Note we'll be adding more info and links in between some more beers.)
Breweries
Old Dominion, Ashburn - Really decent beers, especially Tupper's Hop Pocket, but they're going to soon stop brewing that
Sweetwater Tavern(s), Sterling - Good seasonal beers, good food, nice people (also over in Centreville)