It’s here! The 4th Annual NOVA Fall Brewfest, – the last great regional brewfest of the season, in Northern Virginia’s Bull Run Regional Park (Centreville, VA).

This World Beer Experience features more than 40 of the world’s best breweries, delicious food to complement the great brews and more than 30 crafters, vendors and exhibitors marketing and selling their products and services.

Saturday & Sunday, October 23 & 24, 2010, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM daily
at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville, Virginia. Beer sampling stops one hour before closing each day (6:00 PM).

Adults (21+) – $25 at the event
– $20 in advance

Designated Driver – $20 at the event
– $15 in advance

Click here to purchase tickets online

Tickets are also available in advance at the following locations. Click on the name for their website and directions.

Norm’s Beer & Wine in Vienna
Rick’s Wine & Gourmet in Alexandria
Westover Market in Arlington
Vintage 50 Restaurant & Brew Lounge in Leesburg
Vintage 51 Restaurant & Brew Lounge in South Riding

LIVE Band Entertainment

Saturday, October 23, 2010

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM: Chris Collat
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM: Shag
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM & 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM: Fools & Horses

Sunday, October 25, 2009

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM: Rew Smith
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM: Starryville
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM & 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: American Giant

Saturday, October 23, 2010 ONLY – Departs from Vintage 50 Restaurant in Leesburg, 50 Catoctin Circle NE, at 11AM, 1PM, 3PM; Departs from Bull Run Park at 2PM, 4PM and 6:15PM.

• Baltimore-Washington Beer Works – The Raven Special Lager (plus a firkin)
• Bitburger – Pils (German)

• Bell’s Brewery – Best Brown Ale, Hell Hath No Fury, Oarsman & Pale Ale
• Capital City Brewing – Oktoberfest Lager & Pale Rider Ale
• Carlow Brewing – O’Hara’s Red, O’Hara’s Porter (Ireland)
• Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery – Milk Stoudt, Amber Ale, Brown Ale & Wee
  Heavy Ale

• Einbecker Brauhaus – Mai Ur-Bock (German)
• Ettaler Monastery Beers – Kloster Dunkel (German)
• Flying Dog Brewery – Raging Bitch Belgian Style Pale Ale & Dogtoberfest Marzen
• Harpoon Brewery – IPA & Ofest
• Harviestoun Brewery – Bitter & Twisted (UK)
• Heavy Seas Brewing – Loose Cannon, Marzen (plus a cask of something)
• Hook & Ladder Brewing – Golden Ale & Backdraft Brown Ale
• Kostritzer
• Legend Brewing – Brown Ale, Golden IPA & Lager
• Porterhouse Brewing Company – Oyster Stout, Wrasslers (Ireland)
• Reisdorf
• Schienkeria Rauchbier – Marzen (German)
• Starr Hill Brewery – Festie, Northern Lights, The Love, Double IPA
• Thornbridge – Jaipur IPA (UK)
• Woodchuck Cider – Amber Cider & 802 Cider

Volunteer positions for 2nd Shift on Sunday (2:00 PM – 6:00 PM) are still available. Volunteer positions include pouring beer and checking ID and tickets at the gate.

Volunteer Application – se the online application to sign up .

For more information email us at volunteer@novabrewfest.com or visit the Northern Virginia BrewFest website.

Vintage 51 Restaurant, Brew Lounge and Live Local Music

The past 12 years here in the Rt. 50 Corridor/Dulles South exurbia area of Northern Virginia’s Loudoun County have been an exercise in waiting – waiting for a real local music scene, waiting for decent restaurants, waiting for more upscale martini bars and brewpubs, waiting for the traffic, schools and economy to improve….Basically, waiting for the Dulles South region (Eastern Loudoun, Western Fairfax and Western Prince William counties) to evolve its entertainment, retail and cultural offerings in the same manner as the Dulles North area already has (i.e. Ashburn).

The wait’s over, finally – at least for those in the Chantilly/South Riding area who enjoy professional and local live music, handcrafted and locally-sourced classic American meals in an “urban lounge” setting, and a spectacular selection of custom martinis, Loudoun wines and regional craft beers not seen to date this side of Rt. 15 and the Dulles Toll Road.

Vintage 51 Restaurant and Brew Lounge fully opened recently in South Riding’s Market Square, at the intersection of Rt. 50 and the Loudoun County parkway. Vintage 51 is an extension of the very popular Vintage 50 Brew Lounge in Leesburg, already voted one of “Loudoun’s hottest new restaurants”.

Loudoun’s Best Beer
While Vintage 51 in South Riding is currently unable to serve handcrafted brews created over at its own Leesburg microbrewery, it does serve an inspired selection of wines, custom martinis and cocktails, and a huge selection of great beers (in the spirit of the Northern Virginia Brewfest series) from breweries including Clipper City, Flying Dog, and Dogfish Head. We purchased our own custom “Vintage Growler” with Bell’s Two-Hearted Ale for some Thanksgiving cheer…

Loudoun’s Finest Wines
For the Loudoun wine lovers, the Vintage 50/51 restaurant wine bars offer over 200 wines by the glass or bottle – ranging from international to very local Loudoun winery selections including Chrysalis and Fabbioli Cellars.

Loudoun’s Best Live Music
The live music scene in Loudoun County and Dulles South is dramatically improved with the addition of Vintage 51 live performers and local music events weekdays and weekends. We’ll provide a lot more information on this Dulles South/Loudoun music scene shortly – last night at Vintage 51, for example, we thoroughly enjoyed the smooth, reggae-infused, heavily-improvised acoustic rock classics by Purcellville’s own Miguel Aubertin, a popular favorite and regular around the Loudoun vineyard and Vintage 50 music venues. Sample his music at http://www.myspace.com/miguelandros09.

Loudoun’s Hottest New Restaurant
The Vintage 50 and Vintage 51 menus are a savory collection of locally-raised beef, lamb, pork and wild fowl dinners, fresh seasonal vegetables, herbs, fruits and cheeses, creative seafood appetizers, and classically modern, innovative New American comfort food. The “Made in Loudoun” initiative is clearly in play here – from the delicious lunch sandwiches with local ingredients and handmade sauerkraut, to organic meat entrees made with local ingredients from Loudoun’s own organic farm at the Fields of Athenry.

Check out the new Loudoun and Dulles South restaurant, brew lounge and live music scene now on a regular basis – in South Riding.