Update: Beer Festival in Alexandria Moved to Next Weekend

(Updated 9:41 a.m. Friday. Festival has been moved to April 29 and 30.) ALEXANDRIA, VA -- Grab your beer mugs and head to the second annual Barley & Music Fest to sample craft brews the weekend of April 29 and 30.

Attendees can try beers from 18 breweries while listening to live music from noon to 6 p.m. The event is held in John Carlyle Square Park (300 John Carlyle Street), a short distance south of the King Street Metro station.

The event is free to attend, but tickets are needed to sample beers. The $25 ticket includes a custom beer glass, and two samples from each brewery.

The beer festival has been moved from April 22 and 23 due to expected inclement weather. Tickets already purchased will be honored on the new date, or refunds will be available.

Participating breweries and their offerings for the festival include:

• Spaten, München, Germany: Spaten Optimat
• Artisanal Family: Tripel Karmeli
• Franziskaner: Franz Dunkel
• Global Belgian: Monk’s Cafe
• Blue Mountain Brewery: BM Evil 8 & BM Hopwork
• South Street Brewery: SS BBL Pony & SS Hop
• Chaos Mountain Brew: Chaos Derring & Chaos Cocoborl
• Devil's Backbone: DB Pear Lager & DB TRL Catty
• Dominion Family: DOM Millenium & DOM Double D
• Forge Works: Forge Farmhouse & Forge Ryes Up
• Golden Road: GR Wolf Weeds & GR Wolf Pup
• Goose Island: GI Matilda & GI Halia
• Mad Fox Brewing Company: Fox Orange Whip & Fox State Vipa
• O'Connor Brewing: OC TS Zephyr & OC ED Shipwreck
• Pale Fire: Pale Molly & Pale Salad Day
• Smartmouth: Smart Notch 9 & Smart Alter EG
• Starr Hill: SH SS Reviver & SH AA Double Bass
• Bold Rock: BR Citrus DFT & BBL Bold Citrus

The event also features food selections from:

• Zabb Thai Restaurant (Manassas)
• Dolci Gelati Gelato Shop (Alexandria)
• Passanante’s Home Food Services
• The Hideout

This beer lovers' festival debuted in September 2016 and will return this fall at a date to be determined. Purchase tickets online at the festival's website. The event will be held rain or shine.

Image via Barley & Music Fest