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Loudoun County Welcomes a Packed Beer Week

Loudoun County, Virginia’s third most populous county, is home to more breweries than anywhere else in the state. Running from Dulles, west to Harper’s Ferry and the West Virginia border, Loudoun County has over 30 breweries, among them such DC Beer favorites as Ocelot, Rocket Frog, Vanish, and Solace. If that alone isn’t enough to warrant a trip out to Loudoun, their upcoming inaugural beer week, running from June 22 to 29, offers yet another great excuse. There will be events through the week highlighting the area’s best brewers. In addition to its many world-class breweries, Loudoun also offers many great restaurants, spas, and other attractions.

We recently spoke with Richard Hartogs, co-founder of Rocket Frog Brewing, and Chris Riley, General Manager and Beer Director at King Street Oyster Bar in Leesburg, about Beer Week and what the craft brewery scene has meant to the county. According to Hartogs, Beer Week came about as an alternative to the LoCo Beer Fest that has happene

Source: DC Beer

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