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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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sampled at the brewery, pours a clear gold with some thin, white head. Nose has lemon, straw, yeast, some mild biscuit, some honey. Flavor follows, lightly grassy, straw, lemon, some light malt, light honey. Crisp finish.
Tried on 13 Jun 2015 at 14:55

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled at the brewery pours a clear dark orange with a ring of white head. Nose has some golden raisin, some lemon, some candy. Flavor has some soap, more lemon, more raisin, a little candy. Sweet finish.
Tried from Can on 13 Jun 2015 at 14:46

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled at the brewery pours a murky, deep brown with a ring of white head. Nose has some chewy malt, some toast, toffee, a bit nutty, some rootbeer. Flavor has a nice nutty/malty character, some rootbeer candies, some toast, a little brown sugar. Medium, dry finish. Solid.
Tried from Can on 13 Jun 2015 at 14:35

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sampled at the brewery pours a clear dark gold with a ring of white head. Nose is bright and grassy, lemon, some mild chive, honey, straw, some tangerine. Flavor has some mildly astringent soap, orange, lemon, pine, some mild malt, some straw. Mostly crisp finish, just a bit astringent.
Tried on 13 Jun 2015 at 14:32

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Sampled at the brewery pours a hazy orange with a single ring of white head. Nose has soap and some biscuit and some orange, but fairly mild. Flavor is mild, some buttered biscuit, some lemon, some orange, cracker. Watery finish. A bit of miss. Needed to be more robust in the malt backbone and have more back end bitterness.
Tried on 13 Jun 2015 at 14:10

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled on nitro at the brewery pours a murky deep brown with caramel edges and a lacing, sticky brown head. Nose is interesting, lots of dark chocolate, some cherry cordial, lurking acid, some tobacco, licorice, toast, some dried orange peel. Flavor has all roasted malt, toast, licorice, molasses, some fig, some raisin, a little black pepper, some green grass oddly. Full, sticky and just a bit hot.
Tried on 13 Jun 2015 at 13:49

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sampled at the brewery, pours a clear orange with some lacing white head. Nose of lemon and muddled citrus, some pine and soap, mild candy, a little toffee. Flavor is what you want from an APA, some chewy malt, a little toffee, bright lemon and a little grapefruit, some pine and soap, a little grass. Crisp finish. Solid.
Tried from Can on 13 Jun 2015 at 13:42

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Taster at Dominion Wine and Beer. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Bready aroma. Flavors toast. Smooth clean finish.
Tried on 05 Jun 2015 at 18:42

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Sampled at Meridian Pint, pours a hazy gold with some fizzy, white head. Nose has some hop, mild malt, a little yeast, some dank notes, quite floral as well, hop, tangerine, even a little pissy. Flavor is solid, sweet, citrus, bitter, crisp grassiness, orange. Dry finish. Excellent.
Tried on 22 May 2015 at 13:26

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft pour at the brewery, full pint. Poured a clear golden color with a small off-white head. Aroma was light sweet caramel malts, light sweetness. Hit that Maibock character. Touch earthy. Sweetness then a decent grassy, crisp finish at the end.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2015 at 22:19