Westover Corporation

Beer selection is good, service not that good and prices a little over the market but one can get in and our faster than at Total. Butcher shop is somewhat sad, few cuts and not that clean but you will burn the meats anyway.

Let’s be honest, I’m here for the beer only. I don’t live in the area so I won’t be purchasing any grocery items from here. I come strictly for the massive beer selection. Known as the Great Wall of Beer, the variety does not disappoint.
Are you looking for a local VA beer? Yup, they’ve got that. Are you looking for an international beer? Yup, they got that. Perhaps the Chocolate Yeti by Great Divide. Yup, they’ve got that too. Want a new cider? Oh, they’ve got plenty of those.
Whether your a novice beer drinker or a seasoned snob, Westover has enough options to please all. Don’t want to buy a 6 pack of just one beer, that’s ok you can mix your own 6 pack. No matter what you are looking for, Westover has got it.

This is a review for the butcher shop at westover. The beer garden and beer selection inside the market are amazing.
The butcher shop is nearly barren, with a few cuts of chicken, pork, and whole ducks. There was a beautiful roseda farms brisket and a single prime rib.
When the butcher, whom I had the temerity to request, came out, he was haughty and so completely unhelpful, I couldn’t determine if he was inept out just a jerk.
I spend a good amount at the organic butcher of McLean, but was looking for something closer. These guys will not be getting my business in spite of their exotic ipa’s. The process” the beer was much higher than elsewhere and the personnel was unbearable.

I’m giving Westover ⁴⁄₅ stars for how great a job the current owners have done turning this market around from previous owners in years (8+) past. Adding the ‘Wall of Beer’ and emphasizing craft beer and gourmet deli options was a great idea… the Westover market from growing up was far from this.
The ‘biergarten’ aspect is cool for families in the area but the beer prices are higher than they should be.
Great craft beer selection covering most regions and a good place to find limited release beers.
One request: PLEASE LABEL ALL BEER PRICES!!! More often than not, limited release bottles are not labeled leading to a price guessing game… mixed with higher prices, this isn’t always ideal.

I didn’t try the food in the beer garden, so this is simply about the store. This place is awesome, they have a HUGE selection of beers. The selection is probably only surpassed by Total Wine, but Westover has many more hard-​to-​find beers.
They also have lots of hard to find meats, like alligator and duck bacon.

There is something I don’t get about this place.. Some aspects are great, others make me want to run away. On the positive side: the butcher stand, beer selection, garden patio. On the negative side: it’s dirty, dark and smelly, the vegetables are not fresh by any means, and the groceries ate really pricey. A thorough clean up and fresh layer of paint would do wonders.

Excellent patio with live music, great beer and food selections. Had the bean quesidilla which was quite good. All the food that came out looked and smelled great. Relaxing atmosphere makes you forget that we are in the DMV

this place is great! the employees are so nice and the beer garden is even better! my friends and I always love going there. some people are giving bad reviews for random things-don’t listen to them! thanks!

Excellent selection of craft beer (1000+). Butcher shop is smallish but has excellent meat and they will order whatever you want if they don’t have it.

You guys are awesome.

Cute little super market in Westover shopping center. The main thing I love about Westover Market is the beer selection. Westover offers more than 1000 different kinds of beer. Everything from american craft beers to imported foreign beers, and most are sold at a decent price.
However, I will say I bought a six pack for $ 13 even though I KNOW I could get it cheaper else where. I mostly just like the idea of an independent run grocery store.
During the warmer months, Westover has an outside bier garden. There is usually live music and sometimes open mic night.

Really want to LOVE this place. We live very close. And we have spent a lot of $$ there over the years. HOWEVER, I am basically on a boycott now b/​c I can no longer stand the pricing. I hope the owner reads this. You can often get the identical six pack across the street at Lost Dog often for $ 1 – 2 less (which I now do). And even steeper discount at Teeter. Again, love the concept, and if I felt I was paying a «little» more to support a very local (to me) business, I could stomach it. But the huge markups are unreasonable. (NB: only talking about the store here. The beer garden prices are also high but not terrible for a bar setting.) All in all, this probably a 4 or 5 star review with decent beer pricing.

I can’t believe how many times I’ve been at one of the restaurants across the street and never come in here. This is just the neighborhood type of place that I love.
A combination butcher shop, «weird» beer emporium, deli, and neighborhood market — Westover Market is marvelous. When I say «weird» beer — sure you can get your mega brewer suds here, but when 2 of the 4 walls are full of unusual bottles from all over the world why would you ever want to. I’m not even a beer fan and I was seriously impressed with the selection. Way to many choices to count.
When you get to wall 3 the beer ends and the cheese and meet stop. A caraway gouda caught my eye as did some fresh made bratwurst. The meat case was filled with so many beautiful cuts. I also picked up a couple locally made crab soups. While the soups are a regular feature in the freezer section, the company that makes them had a small table set up near the entrance for tastings and I just couldn’t resist.
The deli in the back doubles as a kitchen for the small attached bar and outside bier garden (which features live music and plenty of TVs to cheer on your favorite team). I’ll be back to check out both those options as well as partake of some of the hot entrees and sides you can get to go in the market.
Sure you can pick up some regular groceries here — but the real reasons to come is the butcher shop, beer selection and the locally produced items.

I’m done with this place!
I went there last Saturday afternoon with two friends who live nearby after attending a beer event (Snallygaster) in DC. We still had our souvenir glasses from the event with us. We left after about 15 minutes and started walking towards my friend’s place, and as we were rounding the corner, the bartender from the beer garden came running out the side entrance, yelling at us, accusing us of walking out with our beers. We showed her our empty glasses from the event and that we clearly were not holding any actual beer, but she didn’t relent. She kept yelling at us in front of the other customers.
Maybe she was embarrassed when she realized she had been wrong and that she made a fool out of herself… and that’s why she didn’t just apologize? I don’t know. But between the beer store and the garden, my friends and I have spent HUNDREDS of dollars in that place over the years and don’t deserve to be treated like common hooligans.
Everything about this place is fake. I often see it held up as an example of what makes Westover unique; that it’s this friendly, laid-​back little mom n’ pop establishment, but the fact is that most of the employees are exceedingly rude/​uptight/​snobby, and the pricing is outrageous both in the store and in the beer garden. On top of this, the place is dirty, it smells bad, the store’s beer inventory is completely disorganized, and the food is stomach-​turning.
If you want good beer, go to Arrowine or go across the street to Lost Dog. Both are cheaper. If you want to be treated with respect, just be sure to avoid this place.

This place is an awesome little store in the neighborhood. There is rarely ever a line at the checkout which makes it easy if you’re in a rush. Hugge beer selection to choose from
The staff here are very friendly and have an awesome sense of humor.
There was this one time when I bought eggs and checked them to see if they were damaged in any way. The Deli guy tells me «it’s okay they haven’t hatched yet».
First time I have ever heard someone say that.

Charged $ 2 more per bottle (about $ 8.50 vs $ 6.50) than Norm’s, for the exact same beer (KBS) one day earlier. Screw that, I won’t be going back.

Westover Market is much more than, well, a market. It’s a beer institution around these parts. Their beer selection is worldy as it is independently minded. They (sort of recently) have added a beergarden which is great for crisp cool fall days and are now serving food!
The real reason you might want to visit Westover is for the beer selection. The Wall of Beer, that is– you have to see it to believe it. End to end of beery goodness, Westover is a purveyor of the stock mass produced beers (ew) but more importantly, a veritable variety of craft beers from around the country (and beyond!). They sometimes have in-​store demos from different breweries so you can try before you buy.

Westover Market’s «Wall of Beer» is one of the great man made wonders of the world. One trip to this small independent, family owned shop and you’ll be transported to exotic locales beyond your wildest desires… at least in liquid format. The friendly and knowledgeable staff are your personal travel agents to the fun and exciting land of barley and hops.
After a visit to the wall of beer, you can relax in their outdoor beer garden which has a laid-​back Brooklyn vibe. You can grab a bulgogi sub (courtesy of the manager’s mother), catch some rays and just kick back with a nice cold brew. It truly is a neighbor hood gathering spot and they take make an effort to make you want to spend your weekend afternoons just lounging here with their mister fans in the summer and heaters in the winter.
You probably won’t be able to find the new chocolate dipped, triple stuffed Oreos here but you may stumble across some new and interesting finds such as pomegranate hibiscus ginger ale or Hello Kitty gummy snacks from Japan. Warm and eclectic this place is a sure winner!

Its hard to not like a place like this.
HUGE beer selection. Some produce, some snackerdoodles, and frozen food and such.
The butcher has some gorgeous meat, that is locally sourced and humanely dispatched. They have a prepared foods section which is pretty tasty and a kitchen where Chef Jay is cookin some really tasty stuff.
NOW TO THE IMPORTANT PART.
The Beer in the bar and outside is really great. Rotating eclectic mix of really good beer. The least interesting thing I’ve seen on tap was Guiness, but its rare to see something that pedestrian on tap. Usually its a mix of IPAs, a stout some interesting Ales and usually a cider of some sort.
The outside is very comfy to hang out and grab a beer, during the day and evening its mobbed with mom dad and their kids which is pretty cool, but later on it settles into a fun crowd of people. Very relaxed.

If you’re a beer head like me and you live within a reasonable driving distance then you HAVE to stop by this place. You’d never know it existed either unless someone told you about it. So, I’m telling ya!
It looks like someone tried to start up a grocery store, started drinking beer, and wound up unloading more beer onto the shelves instead of meats. It’s kind of interesting looking at these cold shelving units that normally would hold things like bologna or pork tenderloins and instead they’re holding some of the most unique and random beers from around the world that you could imagine.
Not only do they have a great beer selection, but they have a little bar in there and a little patio area with a beer garden of sorts. During the winter they’ll throw some logs on a few fire pits, turn on their outdoor flat screens, and have NFL parties on Sundays.
They’re great people, they love talking about beer, they have great suggestions, they’ll order stuff personally for you if they can get it, and they’re just guys you want to go hang out with and drink some brews.