Dirt Farm Brewing

About

Founded in 2012, Dirt Farm is a natural “fermentation” extension of our 400-acre produce farm, Great Country Farms. The Zurschmeide family has been farming in Loudoun County for over 40 years. Our name, “Dirt Farm” pays homage to our farming heritage that spans three generations. We are grateful to work and play surrounded by our own family and many friends. We welcome you to bring yours & slow down a bit in the country. Farming runs deep in the Zurschmeide family, instilled in us by our patriarch, Bob Zurschmeide who grew up farming in Indiana and still says the money he saved to put himself through college was covered in peach fuzz. The family moved to Loudoun County in the early 1970s and started a small homestead farm in Lincoln, VA and leased up to 400 acres across the county to grow sweet corn, mums, pumpkins, and vegetables for the original family Farm Market, Fruit of the Vine, in Leesburg, VA. As the family and Loudoun County grew, moving equipment in traffic created a huge challenge so we purchased the fallow farm in Bluemont, VA in 1993 that has become Great Country Farms. As we nurtured the soil back into production the business expanded to open Bluemont Vineyard in 2007. The wine industry has flourished throughout Loudoun and in recent years we saw the rise in demand for locally sourced fruit, hops, etc for breweries as the craft beer scene exploded in Virginia. In 2012 the opportunity arose for the purchase 100 surrounding acres of hillside with handsome stone buildings and that is now home to Dirt Farm. We are committed to bringing fresh and local ingredients to the craft beer scene in Loudoun. With our hop yard, barley fields, Dirt Farm's very own yeast strain, beers like Tart 31, Som Peach and our Pumpkin Ale that utilize traditional fruit and veggies, we've only scratched the surface. NO FARMS NO BEER!