DC Re-Connects

DC Re-Connects @ Wheatland Spring Farm

Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery
38506 John Wolford Road
Waterford, VA 20197
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Now is a fantastic time to re-connect with Bobcats from the greater DC area at Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery owned by John F. Branding ’02 and Bonnie K. Branding.  

Catch up with fellow alumni and welcome our newest young alumni of the classes of 2020 and 2021 to the Bates DC Alumni Network!

  • 1:00 PM Gather at the Farm.
  • 2:00 PM Tour.  The tour will take approx. 30 minutes and will be followed by a tasting.

About the farm:

“Wheatland Spring is a family-owned and operated, estate brewery. We work our 30-acre farm to grow grains, herbs, produce, capture native yeast, use our well water, and host honey bee hives for the sole purpose of offering the highest quality beer we’re capable of making. We call our approach “Farming for Fermentation” and it allows us to create beer unique to Wheatland Spring that reflects the agricultural character of our farm.” —Owners, John F. Branding ’02 and Bonnie K. Branding

  • $15 per person includes beer tasting and light bites.
  • This event will be hosted outside; please dress appropriately for a fall afternoon in Virginia.
  • Please be prepared to follow local Covid guidelines.

This event is hosted by the alumni volunteers of the Bates DC Network, with support from the Bates Office of Alumni Engagement.

* If attendance costs are prohibitive, please contact us.

Contact alumni@bates.edu with any questions.