new brewpub for northern Virginia?

Bill Madden will be opening a brewpub of his own in northern Virginia next year. It's in the early stages of planning and raising investors and there's no location yet, but expect The Mad Fox, an English-style gastro-pub, to open in the late second quarter or third quarter of 2009. Rick Garvin's helping set up the company and Rick will be one of the Mad Fox Brewing Company's board of directors; Bill will be in day to day control as CEO and Chairman.

And head brewer, too, he promises.

—As reported by Gregg Wiggins at DC Beer earlier today.

UPDATES:

• Reported in the Washington Business Journal on Friday 25 May. Read it! There's a marvelous misprint at the conclusion of the short piece.
• Name of pub announced.
• 2009.02.26: Location announced for Falls Church, Va.

And last month, there was similar news from just north of Washington, DC. Chris O'Brien —the Beer Activist— mentioned the possibility of a brewpub opening in Takoma Park, Maryland (a statutorily nuclear-free zone, by the way) in the old Taliano's.

Planning for the Takoma Park pub only at a wishful stage at this point. Read more here.