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Town of Leesburg
Media Advisory
For Friday, April 27, 2018
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Bike TrAle Brewing Opens in Downtown Leesburg
Leesburg, VA (April 23, 2018) – Please join Mayor Kelly Burk and members of the Leesburg
Town Council at a ribbon cutting ceremony welcoming Bike TrAle Brewing to the Leesburg
business community.
WHAT: Bike TrAle Brewing Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
WHEN: Friday, April 27, 2018
2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Bike TrAle Brewing
101 Loudoun St SE
Leesburg, Virginia 20175
Bike TrAle Brewing is Leesburg’s newest brewery. Head brewer and co-owner Greg Perlberg
and co-owner Bruce Forbes previously worked together in the defense industry and wanted to
find a way to go into business together. Initially they looked at hops farming, since Bruce grew
up on a farm in Michigan and owns 32 acres of farmland in Loudoun County, but growing hops
was a bit more complicated than they anticipated. The fallback plan was opening a brewery,
due to Greg's experience with home brewing. Bruce’s farm property became host to the four
barrel production brewery. Hops are still being grown on the farm, along with barley and rye.
Greg and Bruce plan to use these ingredients in a locally sourced brew eventually. Located in an
historic building in downtown Leesburg not far from the W&OD Trail, the taproom is cycling
themed in a nod to Greg's passion for road biking. Bike TrAle Brewing opened at the end of
October 2017 and features 12 beers on tap, most of which are named for biking terminology.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/biketralebrewing.
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