Merrifield Area Brewery, Others Host Fairfax County Brewfest

MERRIFIELD, VA — The fifth annual Fairfax County Brewfest will be held in seven locations in place of one large-scale event as organizers aim to avoid large gatherings and follow other COVID-19 health guidelines. Each location will host their own event during select hours on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Hosted by the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce and Mustang Sally Brewing Co., the event features seven breweries in Fairfax County. Among the participants are Caboose Commons in the Mosaic District in Merrifield.

"We designed a smart Brewfest this year. It's scaled to be safer by spreading out locations to avoid a large crowd but still celebrating the breweries, music, and food in the area," said John Boylan, president and CEO of the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce. "It's a chance to have fun and toast the craftmanship of the brewers."

Caboose Commons, 2918 Eskridge Road, Fairfax, VA

• Hours: 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
• 9 a.m.: Pure Barre Vienna Pop-Up Class (sign up) followed by a Row House Fairfax demo and info booth
• All day: Food menu

Fair Winds Brewing Company, 7000 Newington Road, K&L, Lorton, VA

• Hours: 12 p.m.-10 p.m.
• 12 p.m.-7 p.m.: Food from Natural Red BBQ
• 5 p.m.-8 p.m.: Music by Matty D
• Other: Swing the Jib IPA collab with Solace

G34.3 Brewing Company, 8532 Terminal Road, L-N, Lorton, VA

• Hours: 12 p.m.-10 p.m.
• All day: Smokin' Looney "Q" BBQ
• All day: German Oktoberfest music
• All day: Oktoberfestbier Release Party. $1 off all pints with purchase of engraved glass beer stein ($10)

Settle Down Easy Brewing, 2822 Fallfax Drive, Falls Church, VA

• Hours: 12 p.m.-10 p.m.
• 12 p.m.: Five different German Fest Beers on tap
• 1 p.m.: Oyster Festival (start shucking at 1 p.m. and keep going until they're gone)

Lake Anne Brew House, 11424 Washington Plaza W, Reston, VA,

Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (non-ticketed), 5 p.m.-8 p.m. (ticketed event) 9:45 a.m.: Beer Run around Lake Anne with pints, pretzels, pretzel croissants after, plus nitro cold brew coffee and Kombucha9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.: An exclusive and limited edition keg of the 2020 Golden Strong Ale (2020 VCB Cup Silver medalist). The brew house will also release its QUADIVERSARY, 4th Anniversary Belgian Quad (2020 VCB Cup Bronze medalist) with 750 ml commemorative, limited edition bottles available for in house consumption or to go. Pretzel and pint special with NORDIC-KNOT pretzels, all day. Come sit by the lake for great views and brews. No ticket required.6 p.m.-8 p.m.: Oktoberfest, advanced ticket purchase required by Sept. with reserved table seating only. Limited seats still available. See website for more details.

Mustang Sally Brewing Company, 14140 Parke Long Ct, A-C, Chantilly, VA

• Hours: 12 p.m.-10 p.m.
• 1 p.m.-4 p.m.: Hungry Pop Up Kitchen with Chef Milena featuring sliders, empanadas, finger foods
• 5 p.m.-8 p.m.: Hungry Pop Up Kitchen with Chef Patrice featuring Korean BBQ bowls)
• 3 p.m.5 p.m., 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Music by Nathaniel Davis
• 12 p.m.-3 p.m.: Pinball tournament
• 3 p.m.-8 p.m. Axe throwing with Odyssey
• All day: New Releases: Ghost of Wade IPA, Brand New Companion Sour & Ruby TripleFruited Imp Sour
• All day: Throw an axe /defeat COVID

• Hours: 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
• 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.: Food by Odd BBQ
• All day: Ono's 3rd "Onoversary" and Brewfest Combination Celebration. Everyone gets a free raffle ticket for drawings. Enjoy tiki patio and Hawaiian music streaming all day. Wear an ALOHA shirt and get 10 percent your tab all day long.