Mount Vernon Summerfest

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Experience Mount Vernon after-hours and taste craft beers from across the region.

Your ticket includes a commemorative tasting cup and 8 tasting tickets. Additional tastings are available to purchase for $2 each on-site.

Tickets will go on sale to the public on April 3, 2023.

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Add to Calendar 06/09/2023 18:00:00 06/09/2023 21:00:00 America/New_York Mount Vernon Summerfest

Experience Mount Vernon after-hours and taste craft beers from across the region.

Your ticket includes a commemorative tasting cup and 8 tasting tickets. Additional tastings are available to purchase for $2 each on-site.

Tickets will go on sale to the public on April 3, 2023.

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This event takes place rain or shine, and all sales are final with no refunds.

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Cost

$40 Members
$48 General Public

Located At

12-Acre Field

Sample Craft Beer

Sample craft beer from local breweries, hear live music, and explore the historic area after hours.

Doors open at 6 p.m. each night.

12-Acre Field

  • Beer Tasting – craft beers and hard seltzers available for tasting and purchase
  • Concessions from the Mount Vernon Inn Food Truck

Bowling Green

  • Live music (6 p.m. to  8:30 p.m.)

Mansion and Outbuildings

  • Mansion will remain closed during this event
  • Outbuildings will be open (Blacksmith Shop closed)

The Shops at Mount Vernon

  • Shop at our gift shop until 8:45 p.m.

Featured Breweries

Dynasty Brewing Co.

  • Mount Vernon Virginia’s Porter
  • George Washington's Rules of Civility No. 2: Spiced Wheat Ale

2 Silos Brewing Co.

  • Manassas Station American Lager
  • Virginia Cream Ale

Fair Winds Brewing Company

  • IronMaster Hazy IPA
  • Quayside Kölsch

Old Ox Brewery

  • I Am Brut IPA
  • Golden Ox Ale

Three Notch'd Brewing Company

  • Passion Fruit Gose
  • ¡Ándale! American Light Lager

The Virginia Beer Company

  • Saving Daylight Citrus Wheat Ale
  • Elbow Patches Oatmeal Stout

DC Brau Brewing Co.

  • Joint Resolution Hazy IPA
  • The Public Pale Ale
  • Orange Crush Hard Seltzer
  • Passionfruit Orange and Guava Hard Seltzer

Dogfish Head Distilling Co.

  • Blueberry Shrub Vodka Soda
  • Strawberry Honeyberry Vodka Lemonade
  • Blood Orange Vodka Crush

Beale’s Beer

  • Lemon Drop Bearliner
  • Peach Tea Blonde Ale

Drunk Fruit Hard Seltzers

  • Melon Hard Seltzer
  • Yuzu Hard Seltzer

RAR Brewing

  • Groove City HefeWeizen
  • Nanticoke Nectar IPA

Alewerks Brewing Co.

  • Bitter Valentine Double IPA
  • Kalypso's Island Blonde Ale

Aslin Beer Company

  • De Gens Pilsner
  • Double Orange Starfish Double IPA

Honor Brewing Company

  • About Face Pale Ale
  • Cherry Wheat

Port City Brewing Company

  • Mexican Dark Lager
  • Rivershed Ale

Champion Brewing Company

  • Family Recipe Vienna Lager
  • ICBM Hazy Double IPA

DuClaw Brewing Co.

  • PastryArchy Macchiato Milk Stout
  • Turn West IPA

Food Menu

Half Crown Bakehouse

  • Brown Bread – $12
  • Piece of Brown Bread with Salt Pork Butter – $5
  • Oat and Barley Sugar Cakes – $5
  • Spiced Treacle Cake – $5
  • Tavern Fare Plate: Bread with Salt Pork Butter, Clothbound Cheddar, Indian Pickles – $10 

All grains are from Anson Mills and are traditionally milled at George Washington’s Gristmill.

Hot Items

  • BBQ Pork Sandwich – $8
  • ¼ LB All Beef Hot Dog – $6
  • Corn Dog – $6
  • Bratwurst Sandwich with Peppers and Onions – $9
  • Fried Pickles – $5
  • Buffalo Chicken Dip with ½ Baguette – $7
  • Jumbo Bavarian Pretzel – $12; cheese - $1

Cold Items

  • Chicken Caesar Salad – $8
  • Turkey & Cheese Sandwich – $8
  • Chicken Salad Sandwich – $8
  • Veggie Wrap – $7
  • Fruit Cup – $5
  • Charcuterie Box – $12
  • ½ Baguette – $3

Daily Snacks

  • Bagged Chips – $2
  • Trail Mix – $3
  • Cookies – $3
  • Beef Stick – $3
  • Candy – $2
  • Assorted Ice Cream Bars – $4
  • Homemade Mini Apple or Cherry Pie – $5

Beverages

  • Canned Soda – $2
  • Bottled Water – $3
  • PowerAde – $3
  • Juice Box – $3
  • BTL Fanta – $3
  • BTL Iced Tea - $3
  • Craft Beer – $6
  • Canned Beer – $5
  • Wine – $8

Must be at least 21 years old to order alcohol.

Seating

Seating

Guests are encouraged to bring a blanket or small lawn chair to sit on the 12-Acre Field or Bowling Green. Seating is not provided.

Tents, tables, pop-ups, grills, beach or free-standing umbrellas, coolers, and glass containers are not permitted.

Face Coverings

Fully vaccinated individuals are not required to wear a face covering. 

Those who are not vaccinated are required to wear face coverings indoors and when social distancing is not possible outdoors.

This policy applies to both staff and guests.

Mount Vernon can be accessed from the Washington, D.C. metro by car or by public transportation.

This event takes place rain or shine, and all sales are final with no refunds.

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