About US

Our love of craft beer is huge, as is our love of Lake Anne and Reston, which ultimately lead us to this mission: To create a community-focused taproom, brewing small-batch, hand-crafted beer.

We serve it up lakeside on our amazing deck and patio overlooking beautiful Lake Anne at the historic Lake Anne Village Center, Washington Plaza, in Reston, Virginia.

Husband and wife team, Jason and Melissa Romano collaborate on the ownership and operations of LAKE ANNE BREW HOUSE, a small-scale brewery located at historic Lake Anne Plaza in Reston, Virginia. 

As a long time brewer, Jason has received accolades for many of his signature recipes including nine prestigious medal wins in the Virginia Brewers Guild Beer Cup competitions since their opening in 2016. Jason’s passion for brewing and technical skill is evident in each hand-crafted, small-batch beer produced at the brewery. 

Melissa, an Architect, has designed a stylish and comfortable, Mid-Century Modern-themed taproom for the brewery and runs the front-end of the business.

Together, they provide an inviting location for the community to gather and appreciate a hand-crafted selection of exceptional beers in a beautiful and unexpected brewery environment. ur community-focused brewery embraces the ‘Live-Work-Play’ philosophy that Robert E. Simon built this place called Reston to be, and we will strive to uphold his ideals in all that we do as a business.

We built this business for all of you, for our community, and for the greater community of craft beer drinkers.

About Jason and Melissa

Jason

Jason Romano is co-owner, co-founder, and Brewmaster of LAKE ANNE BREW HOUSE. As a long time brewer, Jason has received accolades for many of his signature recipes, including multiple Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals in the Virginia Beer Cup.

Jason began making beer over 30 years ago as an Engineering student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, as a way to combine his love of science with his affinity for craft beer.

Melissa

Melissa Romano is co-owner and co-founder of LAKE ANNE BREW HOUSE. A graduate of Cornell University College of Architecture, Melissa worked as a registered Architect in the commercial design and construction industry before retiring to design and open Lake Anne Brew House.

In 2019, Melissa was elected as the first ever Taprooms director on the national Brewers Association (BA) Board of Directors. Recently re-elected, she is now entering her fifth year and second term serving in this seat, where she works hard to be a “big voice for the smallest breweries” in our country.

Melissa serves as the Chair of the BA Governance Committee, sits as Secretary on the BA Executive Committee, and is past Chair of the BA Taprooms Committee.

Melissa is also the co-owner and co-founder of Nordic-Knot, a bakery specializing in soft pretzels.