darkstar965 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 A buddy just opened a new package brewery (no restaurant) in Lorton after a very long journey and many hurdles overcome. The team here is making some amazing craft brews and I'm really pulling for them to succeed. Great people. http://www.fairwindsbrewing.com/?test=1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Soft opening was a few days ago. Address and info at the link above. Grand opening today until 9PM with some serious....brisket to accompany those craft beers. https://instagram.com/p/z7Tk0mM9PX/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 First DC outlet soon to be Smoke and Barrel in Adams Morgan. http://www.donrockwell.com/index.php?/topic/17573-smoke-and-barrel-bbq-in-adams-morgan-chef-vinni-waide-on-columbia-road-and-18th-street/?p=289287 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistle Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Between Fairwinds & Forge, we are getting some good brewing options down at this end of the county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuit Girl Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 We stopped by Fair Winds yesterday after work. It's a nice, bright, inviting space. The staff were super friendly and very happy to take time and talk about their beers with you. We tried a flight of the five currently on tap. MY favorites, and polar opposites on the beer spectrum were the Quayside Kolsch and the Flemish Stout. The Kolsch was bight, malty and a perfect summer beer. The Flemish Stout was a nice balance of roast, chocolate with a mild amount of hop. I'm not an IPA fan but thought the Following C's was unique. The hops hovered around then swung back to knock you over. The other IPA, Howling Gale was a more balanced IPA. The Running Light Red had a little bit of fruit, chocolate and spice. It reminded me of a Christmas beer. On a side note, if you're a train buff, the brewery is next to the train tracks. We watched an Amtrak and a VRE train rumble by while we were there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 We stopped by Fair Winds yesterday after work. It's a nice, bright, inviting space. The staff were super friendly and very happy to take time and talk about their beers with you. We tried a flight of the five currently on tap. MY favorites, and polar opposites on the beer spectrum were the Quayside Kolsch and the Flemish Stout. The Kolsch was bight, malty and a perfect summer beer. The Flemish Stout was a nice balance of roast, chocolate with a mild amount of hop. I'm not an IPA fan but thought the Following C's was unique. The hops hovered around then swung back to knock you over. The other IPA, Howling Gale was a more balanced IPA. The Running Light Red had a little bit of fruit, chocolate and spice. It reminded me of a Christmas beer. On a side note, if you're a train buff, the brewery is next to the train tracks. We watched an Amtrak and a VRE train rumble by while we were there. Any good food trucks out front? They've been a weekend attraction the first couple of weekends, Very cool you made it down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuit Girl Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Any good food trucks out front? They've been a weekend attraction the first couple of weekends, Very cool you made it down! We were there on Friday night, but there was a truck scheduled to be there on Saturday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuit Girl Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 According to their Facebook page, they will be hosting Firken Friday on April 3rd at 4PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Lots going on with these guys. Some cool recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Tried an array of their beers recently and nothing to get excited about, with their brown ale being the tastiest of the bunch. Hopefully in time things will get better over time. Very nice space, but if I want my local beer fix I will head over to Forge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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