Silver Branch Brewing brings beer and Neapolitan pizza to Leesburg

Silver Branch Brewing Co. was set to bring a new kind of beer stop to Village at Leesburg later in 2026, replacing The Dell with Silver Branch Leesburg Village, a brew hall built around craft beer, Neapolitan pizza and room to linger. The move put one of the region’s better-known brewery names into a center that already markets itself as a shop, dine and play destination with more than 75 boutiques, restaurants and entertainment experiences.

Construction was expected to start in early July, with opening targeted for September or October. The plan called for Mosaic Pizza, a sister brand to Silver Branch, along with a large bar and seating both indoors and outdoors. That combination pushed the project well beyond the pour-and-go taproom model. It was designed as a place where a beer run could become lunch, dinner or a longer family outing.

That approach fit the way Silver Branch founder Brett Robison described the brand. Family-friendly atmosphere has been part of the company’s identity since Christian Layke and Brett A. Robison founded Silver Branch in March 2019, and the Leesburg location looked built to extend that promise into a more complete hospitality setup. Beer and pizza, especially Neapolitan pies, give the brewery a natural match for a wider mix of drinkers, from lager fans to people ordering hop-forward pints alongside a full meal.

Silver Branch already had a footprint that stretched across the region. Its original brewery was in Silver Spring, Maryland, with another location in Rockville, Maryland, and a Warrenton, Virginia, site that had been temporarily closed after a fire and was expected to reopen. The Leesburg expansion became the brewery’s fourth location, a sign that the company was growing by leaning into neighborhood presence as much as packaged beer or taproom traffic.

The timing also came as Silver Branch’s beer credentials remained strong. The brewery won a Gold Medal at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival for Glass Castle Czech-Style Pale Lager, a reminder that the company’s reputation still rested on the liquid even as it broadened the format. Its lineup also included Glass Castle Pilsner, Cosmic Dawn IPA and Dr. Juicy IPA, beers that should fit easily into a pizza-forward room where guests are likely to stay awhile.

Village at Leesburg already had the ingredients for that kind of repeat traffic, and Loudoun County Transit Route 57 served the center. Silver Branch was stepping into a spot that already had a dining and gathering rhythm, and the former Dell space looked ready to become a longer-session beer destination instead of a quick stop.