NOVA Brewfest This Weekend at Morven Park in Leesburg

The 6th annual Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest cranks up activities at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 21, at Morven Park in Leesburg. The BrewFest runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

The festival showcases more than 60 microbrewery beers from around the country, and is the sister of the fall BrewFest, planned Oct. 20-21 at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville.

“Beers with ‘aromas of coriander and orange peel with a flavor of wheat’, or ‘golden in color with an intense floral aroma and flavors of citrus, fruit, light malt with hints of powdered sugar and American hops’ are just a few flavors to sample at this year’s Brewfest, according to promotional materials.

Fan of handcrafted microbrews created in small batches won’t want to miss out, if it’s not already on your calendar. Local brewer Vintage 50 is sponsoring the event and will showcase its specialty brews created their brew master Bret Kimbrough.

Kimbrough will have the following creations for sampling:

• Tyrannosaurus Rye, a Canadian Pale Ale with caramel rye malts giving a toasty malt skeleton to this beast with a piney, citrus flavor and aroma coming from the American Warrior and Simcoe hops.
• Doages Dunkel, a dark Bavarian lager, combines the deep complex flavor of a dark brew with the clean finish of a great lager.
• Anonymous Dampf, a remarkably refreshing summertime brew, exudes a tropical fruit aroma, has a light body and a thirst quenching tartness that is perfectly refreshing on a hot day.