Fair Winds Brewing

What Fair Winds Brewing does

Fair Winds Brewing Company is a privately held craft brewery founded in 2013 and headquartered at 7000 Newington Rd, Suites K & L, Lorton, Virginia, where it operates a single-location taproom seven days a week. The brewery produces and sells a rotating portfolio of 15+ handcrafted beers spanning Kölsch, West Coast IPA, Hazy IPA, Saison, Amber Lager, Oatmeal Stout, Bohemian Pilsener, Mexican Style Lager, Fruited Kettle Sour, Barrel-Aged Brett Saison (18 months in Silver Oak wine barrels), American Barley Wine, and Hard Seltzer. All beers are marketed as vegan friendly and gluten reduced, and the brewery has earned three Great American Beer Festival medals (Gold 2015 and Bronze 2021 for Siren's Lure Saison; Silver 2022 for Pohick Bay Pilsener).

The business operates a direct-to-consumer model centered on on-premise draft sales, packaged to-go beer (cans, 4-packs, 64 oz growler fills, 32 oz crowlers), and reservation-based keg sales across Northern Virginia, DC, and Maryland. A secondary revenue stream comes from private event bookings (birthday parties, corporate events, rehearsal dinners, team building, holiday parties) for groups of 1-100+ guests. Customer acquisition is driven by community programming — rotating food truck schedules, monthly yoga classes with eat.YOGA.drink, line dancing with W.I.L.D., and resin art workshops with L&M Design Studio — and by co-branded collaborations with regional media (Chad Dukes Show) and tourism (Visit Fairfax) partners. The brewery employs 101-250 people and serves four identified customer segments: individual craft beer enthusiasts (primary), event planners and hosts (primary), families with children (secondary), and dog owners seeking pet-friendly venues (secondary).

Name

Fair Winds Brewing

Legal name

Fair Winds Brewing Company

Website

https://fairwindsbrewing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fair Winds Brewing is an award-winning craft brewery and taproom in Lorton, Virginia producing 15+ rotating handcrafted beers for direct on-premise consumption, packaged to-go sales, regional keg distribution across NoVA/DC/Maryland, and private event hosting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Falls Church

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Taproom On-Premise Sales: Direct sales of draft beer to customers visiting the taproom. Open 7 days a week with varying hours.
2. Retail Packaged Beer: Off-premise sales of canned 4-packs, growler fills (64 oz), and crowlers (32 oz) at the taproom.
3. Keg Sales: Wholesale and event sales of 1/6, 1/4, and 1/2 barrel kegs for house parties, weddings, offices, and community events. Reservation-based with confirmation call for pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fair Winds Brewing is a craft brewery that brews and sells a rotating lineup of 15+ handcrafted beers (Kölsch, IPAs, Saisons, Lagers, Stouts, Seltzers) at its Lorton, Virginia taproom. It also sells packaged beer to-go (canned 4-packs, growler fills, crowlers), offers keg reservations for off-premise events, and rents its taproom and barrel room for private events.

Product overview

Fair Winds Brewing Company is an award-winning craft brewery operating as a single-location taproom in Lorton, Virginia. The product portfolio consists of 15+ rotating handcrafted beers including Kölsch, West Coast IPA, Hazy IPA, Saison, Amber Lager, Oatmeal Stout, Pilsener, Light Lager, Mexican Style Lager, Fruited Kettle Sour, Barrel-Aged Saison, American Barley Wine, and Hard Seltzer. Supporting services include on-site taproom visits, packaged beer sales (cans, 4-packs, growler fills, crowlers), keg reservations for off-site events, and private event bookings. The brewery also hosts regular food truck events and community activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quayside Kölsch
• Howling Gale IPA
• Siren's Lure
• IronMaster Hazy IPA
• High Barbary Amber Lager
• Home Port Stout (Nitro)
• Pohick Bay Pilsener
• Potomac Banks Lager
• Atlantico Amigos Mexican Style Lager
• Very Berry Tart
• Bodhi's Last Ride IPA
• Fairfax 250 Hazy IPA
• Brett Saison (Barrel-Aged)
• All Hands Anni Ale 2026
• Seltzy Boi Hard Seltzer
• Growler Fills
• Crowlers
• Keg Reservations
• Private Event Booking

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Visit FairfaxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to create Potomac Banks Lager - a Light Lager recognizing the South Fairfax County territory known as The Potomac Banks. Raw Oats added to Pilsner malt base with breakfast cereal and honey notes.
• Chad Dukes ShowminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Atlantico Amigos Mexican Style Lager - Pilsner and Vienna malts with flaked corn, lagered 8 weeks for crisp finish.
• eat.YOGA.drinkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMonthly Yoga + Beer events held in the barrel-lined event space. All-levels vinyasa flow followed by first pour included with ticket.
• L&M Design StudiominorGTM or Marketing PartnerResin Wave Board Workshop held at Fair Winds. Participants create ocean wave effect art pieces, ticket includes first drink.
• W.I.L.D. (We're Into Line Dancing)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFree monthly line dancing lessons at Fair Winds taproom. All minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Three Notch'd Brewing Company: Virginia-based craft brewery with taprooms across the state; comparable in rotating beer portfolio and taproom-led model but serves a broader Virginia footprint rather than focusing solely on NoVA.
• Starr Hill Brewery: Crozet, VA craft brewery with a multi-state distribution footprint and taprooms in Virginia — comparable craft portfolio and brand identity, but with meaningfully broader geographic distribution than Fair Winds.

Direct peers

• DC Brau Brewing Company: Washington, DC craft brewery operating a taproom and broad regional distribution, with a portfolio of IPAs and lagers that competes head-to-head with Fair Winds for the same DC-area craft drinker.
• Lost Rhino Brewing Company: Ashburn, VA craft brewery operating a destination taproom and distributing across Northern Virginia/DC — comparable in scale, regional footprint, and on-premise-led business model.
• Port City Brewing Company: Independent craft brewery in Alexandria, VA producing a rotating lineup of award-winning beers with on-site taproom and regional distribution across the DC/NoVA market — the most direct comparable to Fair Winds by geography, size, and go-to-market model.
• Old Ox Brewery: Ashburn, VA craft brewery with taproom and regional distribution focused on hop-forward and lager styles — overlaps directly with Fair Winds' portfolio and NoVA suburban taproom model.
• Aslin Beer Company: Herndon, VA craft brewery known for hazy IPAs and culinary-inspired sours with a destination taproom — a close peer in style focus, Northern Virginia geography, and event/community programming.
• Bluejacket Brewery: Washington, DC craft brewery with an expanded portfolio of lagers, IPAs, and experimental styles plus a restaurant-grade taproom — competes for the same DC craft enthusiast and event clientele.

Broad incumbents

• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Iconic U.S. craft brewery with national distribution, multiple taprooms, and an expansive year-round and seasonal lineup — represents the upper bound of where a craft brand with strong identity and awards can scale over decades.
• Stone Brewing: Large, established craft brewery (now part of Sapporo) known for IPAs and a wide national distribution network — illustrates the scale of brand, distribution, and awards a successful craft player can achieve and serves as a long-horizon comparable.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fairwindsbrew
• Facebookfacebook.com/topsailbrewing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fair-winds-brewing-company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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