Andrew Wales

Andrew Wales (1737–1799) was an American brewer. As the first commercial brewer in Alexandria, Virginia, Wales also became the first commercial brewer in the District of Columbia after Alexandria's 1791 incorporation into the District. Wales served as brewmaster at John Mercer's Marlborough Brewery in Stafford County, Virginia before opening his own Alexandria brewery in 1770. George Washington frequently purchased beer and barley from Wales over the course of thirty years. Provided by Wikipedia