Local Brewers Hosting Event to Benefit Missing Children

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — Five local craft breweries, a Richmond craft brewery and a local restaurant are banding with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children for a “Hops for Hope” event to raise awareness and funds during the holiday season to help bring missing children home and stop child sexual exploitation.

Lead by Ocelot Brewing Company, the brewers will offer “Hope Beer” from Dec. 3 from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. or until it runs out, according to a National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) announcement.

A barrel equaling about 54 kegs of the beer, an IPA, was brewed by Ocelot with ingredients donated by Country Malt Group and BSG Craft Brewing. All proceeds from the limited-run beer will be donated to NCMEC.

Here are the participating breweries:

• Ocelot Brewing Company, Dulles
• Old Ox Brewing Company, Ashburn
• Belly Love Brewing Company, Purcellville
• Old 690 Brewing Company, Purcellville
• Tin Cannon Brewing, Gainesville
• Buffalo Wing Factory, select locations in Northern Virginia
• The Veil Brewing Company, Richmond

Hope Beer can be purchased at all locations and kickoff events at select locations on Dec. 3 will include food trucks, special guests, raffles and NCMEC merchandise. Spokespeople from NCMEC will be available at Ocelot Brewing Company, according to the announcement.

Image credit: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children