so i was recently out at the reston town center grabbing a drink. in conversation, i was made aware of a new brewery in my hometown of ashburn. actually, i noticed the lovely sign on route 7 near leesburg, but thought nothing of it. i figured- if it was worth visiting, i would hear about it. low and behold- it is worth it.
lost rhino brewing company is definitely worth the trek to loudoun. it's been way too long since there was a craft brewery run by our own hometown residents- RIP the original old dominion brewery. but after the owners sold old dominion to one of the big boozy conglomerates, they decided to take those funds and start again. alas, we have another ashburn gem with good food, good brews, and good times.
most of my friends know that i'm not the biggest beer drinker, but i have to say, it was pretty darn good when i was last there with my friend/client christina. we had a long day of househunting (i.e. having fun) around loudoun and decided that a brewski was definitely in order. lost rhino is somewhat of a needle in a haystack- located in an office park near the home depot shopping center between waxpool road and farmwell road. so we pulled up, walked inside, and all of a sudden were in a hidden gem.
they have your typical tables for dinners, a tasting bar to rival all of the local wineries, and plenty of cocktail tables to host your post-work watering hole needs. the beer is all brewed on site and you can see it- through HUGE glass windows. the list of available beers is carefully displayed on a chalkboard behind the tasting bar and everyone is there to help with a suggestion. they've even got a stage for bands on friday nights. wahoo!
we didn't have much of the food- we ordered the hummus platter to munch on. however a quick glance at the menu proved that they have perfected the gastro-pub experience. a few items to mention: crab stuffed jalapeno poppers, smoked pumpkin-andouille-bacon chili, and they're woody stout 'beerimisu'. yes- it's tiramisu drenched in beer. yum in the tum. although food was not on our mind, i have to say this non-beer drinker thoroughly enjoyed her 'pretty in pink' beer.
if you haven't been yet, this is a must. and for all of my local loudoun county raised friends, definitely check it out. welcome to the neighborhood, lost rhino brewing company!
and to finish off today's friday fun, here's a hilarious and genius beer commercial. enjoy!
xoxo Lauren
Stop by anytime...bands, food, great beer and good times await!
ReplyDeletewill do! been talking it up in my office and everyone wants to come- hoping to organize an outing shortly. :)
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