March 20, 2012
Larger than average WF with a burger bar up front with a few interesting beers in cans. But bypass that to reach the two bars inside that also serve hot and cold dishes, and fill growlers as well. Beer selection is not large, but seems to be carefully chosen. On the pricey side (or is it redundant to say "pricey" and "Whole Foods" in the same sentence?

January 30, 2012
Being that I am relatively old, curmudgeonly, and a touch agoraphobic, this is my favorite bar in the area. I love that it closes at 9pm, there is no smoking, no music, no scene, no me(e)at-market. Just some great taps at a cheese bar in a suburban grocery store. Lee does a great job of getting the good stuff. Oh, yeah growlers as well.

July 23, 2011
very nice Whole Foods in Northern VA. This store has a number of beers on tap for in-store consumption ($3.99) or for growlers to go. When I was there, I had a Port City Porter and an 09 Founders Old Curmudgeon. There is a long cooler full of packs and bombers + two shelves filled with more bottles. They have a good amount of local Mid Atlantic beer as well as Founders, Bells, Stone, Bruery, Clown Shoes, etc. Upstairs there is a cool wine bar with wine taps.

May 27, 2011
This great place has beer to go in growlers, you can eat at the seafood or bar-b-q restaurants, and the beer selection is decent as well. Prices are average to good for the types of beer the have. They sell my favorite...Founders, and have other hard to finds from time to time. Overall, this is a great store. I always go home with a full growler and several beers...hard to come out spending less than $100

May 12, 2011 [ Updated August 3, 2011 ]
Good selection of beers from all over the country. Not a huge selection, but good stuff.

August 15, 2010
A really nice Whole Foods store, including 10 beers on tap that you can drink there or take away in growlers. Puts Pittsburgh’s Whole Foods to shame. Prices are what you’d expect. Beer selection wasn’t huge, but it was well thought out. Prices on beer was fairly reasonable.

March 4, 2010 [ Updated November 2, 2010 ]
Best beer selection in it’s area; including other WFs. Some choice beer on tap as well! They have 10 lines with a rotating selection. A must visit.

October 16, 2009
A major chain store with an amazing beer section? YES! It is true! The secret here is the free reign that WFM corporate gives to the people running the beer/wine department. They can buy anything they want as long as it sells. You don’t find this in other large store who claim to have a "total" selection. If you stop by, ask if Lee is working. He knows his stuff, and is always willing to seek out odd ball small label products for folks. Don’t ignore the draft setups! They have great little bar areas in the store where fresh seafood, BBQ, and other tasty fare can be had with an ever rotating selection of craft brews(which are really cheap by the glass in most cases). Overall a winner of a "shop" in a cookie cutter suburban wasteland of corporate beer.

May 17, 2009
Was here for a homebrew competition on 05/16/2009. Awesome staff that helped put on the event. While we here here, they were also sampling many of the brews they sell. Quite large beer selection, including some hidden sours and Cantillon. If visiting the area, there’s a pretty decent selection of VA beer including Alewerks and Legend to be found here as well.

May 6, 2009 [ Updated October 20, 2010 ]
Of the Virginia Whole Foods I’ve been to, which is most of them, this slightly surpasses Short Pump with the best beer selection. Lots of foreign and local selections. Very thorough on the locals. Very well rounded selection, and I find new things to try every time I stop by. Large location with ample parking. Very quick stop of the interstate. Lots and lots of food options if you’re hungry. One of the coolest WFM locations out there. If you’re on 66 it’s worth a stop. Nice place to wait out the sometimes insane traffic. UPDATE: 10/20/10. This location now has ten taps (six in the cheese section, 2 in the smoked meat venue, 2 in the seafood venue), all of which are available by glass or growler. Good stuff on tap too (Williamsburg Alewerks, Duck rabbit, Breckenridge, Left Hand, Lagunitas and more today). Also, the beer section was recently expanded a fairly great deal. I got to talk to the beer buyer, Lee, who was extremely friendly and helpful. This was already one of the better WFM locations for beer, and it just got better.