Fair Winds Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Lorton, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Fair Winds Brewing Company

Established in 2015

Contact
7000 Newington Rd, Suites K & L, Lorton, VA, 22043, United States
Description
We built Fair Winds Brewing Company to provide fresh, local, flavorful craft beers to our neighbors and friends in Fairfax County and throughout the Commonwealth and the District of Columbia. We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all; instead we believe that craft beer, like food, should complement the moment and add to the overall experience.

Our beers are born from inspiration, crafted with devotion and served with the excitement and anticipation one experiences when sharing their craft. We welcome you to fill your sails with Fair Winds.

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask gravity @ GBBF 2015. Pours a slightly hazy golden pale orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity piney grapefruit hoppy aroma. Fruity grapefruit hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit finish.

Tried from Cask on 27 Nov 2015 at 11:18


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2015, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Fair Winds Howling Gale IPA ].Clear medium orange color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, fruity, riped fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, riped fruit, fruity, hoppy, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery and sticky, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150811]

Tried from Cask on 20 Nov 2015 at 04:49


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at the source. Opaque maroon color, thick beige nitro style head, see pic. Aroma of cafe au lait. Taste is milk chocolate dipped in dark coffee. Tasty stuff.

Tried from Draft on 11 Nov 2015 at 16:26


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

On cask at Mad Fox Cask Festival 2015. Pours a hazy gold with on off white head. Fruity aroma. Flavors of citrus. Light bodied. Bland.

Tried from Cask on 07 Nov 2015 at 15:28


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On cask at Mad Fox. Pours black with a tan head. Roasted coffee nose. Flavors of licorice and chocolate. Bitter roast finish.

Tried from Cask on 07 Nov 2015 at 13:52


8.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Aroma: citrus, pine, Appearance: clear golden, white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, sticky, average carbonation, long finish, Delicious

Tried on 01 Nov 2015 at 19:54


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Nitro pour at the brewery. Poured a near pitch black color with a very dense, nitro bubble pour. Aroma was lots of dark chocolate, roasted notes, almost some dark fruits in there. Flavor was bitter dark chocolate. Smooth and easy to drink, with the alcohol taking the backseat, which was a nice surprise.

Tried on 31 Oct 2015 at 16:54


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft at the brewery. Poured a clear orange amber color with a small white head. Aroma was notes of sweet bready malts, light sweet malt, touch of herbal hops. Flavor was light, crisp and tasty. Enjoyable. Really liked this one as an Oktoberfest beer.

Tried from Draft on 31 Oct 2015 at 16:52


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Really good oktoberfest. Nice grain. Finishes crisp. Pours orange with good head and lacing. Touch of citrus.

Tried on 26 Oct 2015 at 19:25


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On draft at Barrel and Bushel. Pours a clear copper with a white head. Aroma of dank grass. Flavors of mown lawn. Bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 26 Oct 2015 at 15:50