Stunning aerial view of Flying Ace Farm
Flying Ace is the dream of distillery and brewery owner Hadi Akkad. “I feel pretty excited about this venture,” he says. “I’ve been working at it for more than two years. We’ve gotten real good feedback from everyone who has come out and tasted our products.” The company is named for his grandfather, an American flying ace in World War II and the Korean War, as well as for other flying aces. After opening April 15, the site is definitely drawing lovers of aviation, bourbon and barbecue. For Akkad, it was love at first sight. “It was very clear when I rolled up on this property. This was a corn farm. I knew I wanted this. The barn was red, the sky was blue and the silo was white. I looked at several other properties. My wife said that I should look beyond the first place I looked. So, I did. But, I always came back to here. I said, ‘This is perfect.’ We saved this from being a housing development. The closest brewery is Vanish. They are less than five
Brew day at Flying Ace. VIRGINIACRAFTBEER.COM
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