“Fight Club Rolls Out Its Cocktail/Beverage Program & Extended Hours”

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From Fight Club:

“Newly-resurrected sandwich shop, Fight Club is launching cocktails/beer/wine and extended operating hours at their brick-and-mortar location at 633 Pennsylvania Avenue SE on Monday, June 27. Fight Club beverage director Mackenzie Conway and bar manager Cory Holzerland unveil the evolution of their beverage program, which builds on the drinks they developed during their days as a pop-up and is centered around boozy punches on draft. Fight Club will sling their signature “off-center, but on point” sandwiches, snacks and new drinks during extended operating hours of 11 AM to 11 PM every Monday-Friday.

For the first time since Fight Club’s reopening in its standalone space in early May, guests can order cocktails along with local beers and a small list of fun, playful and “weird” natural wines. “Over Fight Club’s 14-month run as a pop-up, our cocktail program evolved into something very tongue-in-cheek,” says Conaway. “We deliberately stepped away from the classics. If you want to find those, you can head over to our big brother, Beuchert’s Saloon.”

Fight Club 2.0 has converted the bottled punches from the Fight Club pop-up into boozy punches on draft, available in individual servings or by the pitcher serving 3-5 guests. Diners may recognize some of Fight Club’s original creations including the Painchiller with Wray & Nephew rum, Jamaican Pot Still, pineapple juice, orange juice and coconut water; the Impolite Castro featuring bourbon, velvet falernum, pineapple juice, lemon juice, simple syrup and mango; and Sad Boys Tea made with vodka, earl grey tea, passion fruit tea, lemon and mint syrup. New draft punch offerings include the Sandia Daisy, a summer-perfect creation of 400 Conejos Joven mezcal, watermelon water, mint syrup, lemon juice, orange blossom water and salt; and the Sober Bird, a zero-proof offering featuring Lyre’s non-alcoholic cane spirit, bitter grapefruit soda, pineapple, lime and demerara syrup (guests can add rum for an additional $3).

Also available on the cocktail list are “shaken and stirred offerings”, a lineup full of the off-the-wall, irreverent creations that have become a calling card of Fight Club. A Strong Female Lead in an HBO Miniseries, Fight Club’s take on the iconic cosmo, begs the question: “As I sipped on Fight Club’s house cosmopolitan made with vodka, Cointreau, lavender, lime and raspberries, I couldn’t help but wonder, was I living my truest Carrie Bradshaw fantasy”? I Came Here to Chew A** and Kick Bubblegum is a negroni of-sorts, featuring Dubble Bubble-infused Hayman’s London dry gin, Capitoline Tiber Aperitivo and dry vermouth. The Private Viewing is “soft and velvety, yet slightly sticky like the back row of a cinema from when you were young” thanks to popcorn-infused butter, popcorn-infused white rum, Espadol Solera Garnatxa, caramel and cinnamon. Fight Club guests who are feeling fancy can indulge in Bumps and Bongs, one ounce of caviar paired with a serving of champagne for two. Rounding out the drink offerings are a rotating roster of local beers as well as a small list of fun, funky natural wines.

Diners will have even more opportunities to head to Fight Club with extended operating hours of Monday through Friday from 11 AM to 11 PM. In the coming weeks, guests can expect Fight Club to launch expanded food offerings, weekend hours, and brunch with live DJ music.

Fight Club is open for dine-in (reservations via Resy and walk-ins welcome), carry out and delivery via UberEats, Caviar and DoorDash.

Fight Club is located at 633 Pennsylvania Avenue S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003. For more information, please visit www.fightclubdc.com or call (202) 885-9714.”