# Fair Winds Brewing Company — Lorton, Virginia

> Fair Winds Brewing Company in Lorton, Virginia, United States scores 3.77 out of 5 — Fine, #156 in Virginia. 224 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Fair Winds Brewing Company is a brewery in Lorton, Virginia, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.77 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #156 in Virginia. Of the 224 beers we track, 48% are IPA and 13% Saison.

## Rating

- Score: 3.77 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #156 in Virginia · #5,052 in United States · #7,256 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 224

## About

The mission of Fair Winds Brewing Company is to create and distribute high quality craft beer that satisfies the evolving tastes of craft beer drinkers, while providing a platform to engage the local home brewing community. 

## What they brew

- IPA — 48% of the beers we track
- Saison — 13% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- Other — 11% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 8% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 6% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Lorton, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates: 38.7389733, -77.1849478
- Website: http://fairwindsbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [G34.3 Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/g34-3-brewing-company-24180.md) — 3.72, Fine — Lorton, Virginia — 1 mi away
- [Center Road Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/center-road-brewing-24156.md) — 3.45, Poor — West Springfield, Virginia — 4.5 mi away
- [Mieza Blendery](https://finding.beer/brewery/mieza-blendery-16781.md) — 3.97, Fine — Alexandria, Virginia — 6 mi away
- [Port City Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/port-city-brewing-4626.md) — 3.86, Fine — Alexandria, Virginia — 6.6 mi away
- [Bunnyman Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/bunnyman-brewing-25072.md) — 3.75, Fine — Fairfax, Virginia — 7 mi away
- [Water's End Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/waters-end-brewery-1460.md) — 3.77, Fine — Lake Ridge, Virginia — 8 mi away
- [Sweetwater Tavern (VA Brewpub)](https://finding.beer/brewery/sweetwater-tavern-va-brewpub-4778.md) — 3.50, Poor — Falls Church, Virginia — 9.1 mi away
- [Hops-n-Shine](https://finding.beer/brewery/hops-n-shine-33183.md) — 3.75, Fine — Alexandria, Virginia — 9.4 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Virginia](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/virginia.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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