EDITOR’S NOTE: Sehkraft Brewing closed January 2017.
This winter, try one of these new seasonal beers:
Adroit Theory Brewing Company
404 Browning Court, Unit C, Purcellville
Death of Cthuhlu (Russian imperial stout)
Tasting notes: roasted grains, dried fruit, hints of marshmallow sweetness and seaweed saltiness
Invisible Art (black IPA)
Tasting notes: dank hop aromatics of lemon, pine and stone fruit; full-body roasted malts with umami notes from sesame seeds
B/A/Y/S – black as your soul (imperial stout)
Tasting notes: hazelnuts, cherries, aged on American chestnut wood before being transferred to Kunde Zinfandel barrels, distinct red wine notes
Belly Love Brewing Company
725 E. Main St., Purcellville
Auld Resolutions (brown ale)
Release date: before New Year’s Eve
Tasting notes: ginger, orange peel and cinnamon
Son of a Dicktator (imperial stout)
Release date: early January
Tasting notes: bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout on nitro
Boom Choco LoCo Boom (porter)
Release date: early February
Tasting notes: brewed with dark cacao, cinnamon and a blend of four peppers including ancho, chipotle and guajillo
Caboose Brewing Company
520 Mill St. NE, Vienna
Boxcar Brown Ale
Tasting notes: chocolate and caramel notes in this full-bodied American brown ale, crystal & dark specialty malts, with a dash of hops to create a balanced beer with a touch of sweetness
Crazy Train Tripel
Tasting notes: fruity, spicy esters, rocky, creamy head gives way to the deep straw-colored, effervescent malty sweetness of this big brew
Wee Heavy (Scotch ale)
Tasting notes: malty, heavy beer, sweeter and full-bodied
Crooked Run Brewing
205 Harrison St., Leesburg
Shadow of Truth (black Belgian tripel)
Tasting notes: aged in white wine barrels from Stone Tower winery, dry, with plum, raisin, coffee and chocolate flavor
Dogfish Head Alehouse
Multiple NoVA locations
Beer for Breakfast (stout)
Tasting notes: dark beer taste
World Wide Stout
Tasting notes: brewed with a bulk-ton of barley, age-able ale
Fair Winds Brewing Co.
7000 Newington Road, Lorton
Barrel Aged Ghost of the Mariner (imperial coffee stout)
Tasting notes: rich malt, toffee, roasted
Masthead Mosaic IPA
Tasting notes: caramel and dry hops, hint of berries and tangerine
Ocelot Brewing Company
23600 Overland Drive, Suite 180, Sterling
Talking Backwards Triple IPA
Release date: February
Tasting notes: dry and double hops
Sehkraft Brewing
925 N. Garfield St., Arlington
Imperial Coffee Stout
Tasting notes: roasted coffee stout
