“ VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARRIVING IN D. C. ARE IMMEDIATELY EXPOSED TO GREAT-TASTING, LOCALLY PRODUCED BEER.”
AT D. C.’ S AIRPORTS,
For brewery enthusiasts and aspiring sommeliers, Virginia, D. C. and Maryland are growing in popularity as a destination for drinking and dining. It’ s all thanks to an expanding crop of new, high-quality local selections in wine and beer. Luckily for visitors to the nation’ s capital, both of Washington, D. C.’ s regional airports are actually located right in Virginia, giving travelers a unique opportunity to enjoy first-class libations that can’ t be found anywhere else.
“ VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARRIVING IN D. C. ARE IMMEDIATELY EXPOSED TO GREAT-TASTING, LOCALLY PRODUCED BEER.”
- Chris Van Orden, Port City Brewing Company, Manager of Marketing & Beer Strategy
The airports’ location also presents a huge benefit to brewers themselves.“ Visitors from around the world arriving in D. C. are immediately exposed to great-tasting, locally produced beer,” says Chris Van Orden, Manager of Marketing and Beer Strategy for Port City Brewing Company. Brandon Skall, CEO of DC Brau, felt a surreal sense of homecoming the first time he saw his product at Dulles International and Reagan National Airports,“ because we grew up in the area and flew out of the airports all the time. Having our beers at the airport is great, because hopefully people become fans and drink our beer during their entire trip in the area.” And Erin Weston, Flying Dog Brewery’ s Senior Director of Communications, agrees,“ there’ s no better way to welcome people to the area or bid them farewell than local craft beer on tap right in their terminal.
Got a connecting flight and can’ t step out into a winery or local craft brewery this fall? Not to worry: the best of local wine and beer are easily available at both airports. Dulles International and Reagan National Airports feature a wide variety of high-quality wine and beer from local vendors that are working to make lackluster pre-flight booze a thing of the past. Take a look at our list of vendors that feature local beer and wine at Dulles and Reagan.
FLYWASHINGTON. COM 8 AUTUMN 2017