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Bluejacket’s new Bottle Shop & Tasting Room opens Saturday – Check Out the Bottle List

By Prince Of Petworth

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From Bluejacket [300 Tingey Street, SE]:

“To cap off a week of phenomenal DC Beer Week events, we are going to cut the ribbon on Bluejacket’s new Bottle Shop & Tasting Room, located adjacent to the brewery and restaurant, on Saturday, August 15th,beginning at 11am and running until 4pm. This is the perfect opportunity to visit the renovated space, sample some classic, vintage and rare Bluejacket brews on draft, and shop our expanded bottle selection.

For this special occasion, our brewing team is busy bottling some of the season’s best suds, and you can expect a bevy of our rarest bottles on the shelves for the occasion, some of which have never been released before (including Whiskey Barrel-Aged Mexican Radio!). We will have no fewer than 20 different Bluejacket brews available by the bottle for this event, and you can check out the list below for what we have in store. We’ll also have 6 brews on draft in the Bottle Shop & Tasting Room, including Forbidden Planet, Jackal, Lost Weekend, Red Wine Barrel-Aged Swirl, The Jam and Whiskey Barrel-Aged Double Mexican Radio.

Additionally, we’ll be selling tickets to the event (deemed the “Best Beer Festival in DC”) at Bluejacket throughout the day, plus giving away 2 VIP tickets (which are nearly sold out)!

THE BLUEJACKET BOTTLE LIST FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF THE BOTTLE SHOP & TASTING ROOM: (more…)

“Here comes Colorado. There goes the neighborhood. It is going to be a hop-fueled, Rocky Mountain time starting at 5 pm” at the Black Squirrel

By Prince Of Petworth

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2427 18th Street, NW

From The Black Squirrel:

“When DC Beer Week and Burger Night collide, you get Colorado Night at The Black Squirrel,Thursday, August 13th, starting at 5 p.m.

Here comes Colorado. There goes the neighborhood. It is going to be a hop-fueled, Rocky Mountain time on Thursday (August 13th), starting at 5 p.m.

Put on your best beer-drinking shoes, Oskar Blues, Left Hand, Avery, Breckenridge, and Epic breweries are throwing a party.

So let’s get high on hops with the following rarities from Colorado:

· Avery clocks in with Lilikoi Kepolo Passion Fruit Wheat, Summers Day IPA Dry-Hopped with Tangerine, Hog Heaven Barleywine, The Czar Russian Imperial Stout, and Perzick Peach Saison, and The Maharaja Imperial lPA;
· Breckenridge will bring its brand new IPA and Christmas Ale;
· Left Hand exclusives including Oak-Aged Wake Up the Dead Imperial Stout and Twin Sisters Double IPA;
· Oskar Blues Dale’s FIRKIN brewed with mango and dry-hopped with Galaxy, Death by Coconut Porter, Saison Morado, and Priscilla Wheat.
· Epic Escape to Colorado IPA, Big Bad Baptist Imperial Stout with Cocoa and Coffee and Aged in Whiskey Barrels, and Brainless on Peaches Belgian-Style Ale with Peach Puree and Aged in French Chardonnay casks.

Our chef plans to complement the rare suds with lots and lots of munchies. As an added bonus, this and every Thursday is Burger Night at The Black Squirrel.”

Taste She’Brew Triple IPA at Compass Rose this Week – Live Music by The Beat Fairy Tonight

By Prince Of Petworth

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From Compass Rose:

“Our Big Beer Week event! We decided to focus our Beer Week special around an issue close to our hearts at Compass Rose: Women in the Bar and Restaurant Industry. We are a female owned and female run business so we thought it appropriate to introduce D.C. to She’Brew from Shamaltz Brewing Company!

She’Brew: 22oz beer with 11% ABV. Big bottles intended for splitting between two people. The first She’brew Beer is a giant and luscious Triple IPA that pours bright apricot with a silky white head. She’brew hides her strength behind a beautifully balanced, drinkable triple IPA.

For our band special we will have late night happy hour pricing on draft beers and rail cocktails including the He’brew Hop Manna, another great IPA from Schmaltz Brewing.

We will be donating to the Pink Boots Society scholarship fund, a global non-profit that aims to advance women in the beer business. Schmaltz Brewing will also donate proceeds to Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region (Albany, NY) whose mission is to inspire all girls to be “Strong, Smart and Bold.” Schmaltz Brewing already supports this cool non-profit through sales of She’Brew. We will be contributing a donation based off of She’Brew sales during all of Beer Week.”

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1346 T Street, NW

2nd Chance to Get in on DC Brau’s Crabfest at Quarterdeck – 50 more tickets released

By Prince Of Petworth

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From DC Brau Brewing Company:

“YOU HEARD RIGHT FOLKS!!!!! We just released 50 more tickets to the crabfest! Get ’em here NOW before they sell out!”

August 10, 2015 – For the FOURTH year DC BRAU and the Quarterdeck are teaming up for their epic flagship crab-crackin’ get down. This is going to be the event of DC BEER WEEK. Please help DC BRAU celebrate indigenous beer and these indigenous Mid-Atlantic delicacies at the Quarterdeck Restaurant in Arlington, VA. ALL YOU CAN EAT CRABS and DC BRAU $1 DRAFTS//$5 PITCHERS!!! What!?!?!? $1 Drafts? $5 Pitchers? We must be insane!!! Yes, we are! Insane with our craving for these colorful crustaceans!!! Eat til your full…#nobull [TICKETS]

Denizens Brewing Co Celebrating 1 Year Anniversary this Weekend

By Prince Of Petworth

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Thanks to a reader for passing on:

“We’re [Denizens Brewing Co. 1115 East-West Highway] looking forward to celebrating our 1st anniversary with you this weekend!

Friday, July 17th: Stein Giveaway
The first people to say a special anniversary themed password get a DBC stein! We’ll be posting the password on our facebook, twitter, and instagram this week. (Giveaway starts at 6 PM)

Saturday, 7/18
Freedom hours all day long (hello $5 beers)
Anniversary beer release
DJ Sway spinning at 3 PM
Live music with Sound Makers Union at 8 PM

Sunday, July 19th: Brewery Open House
Come check out the brewery, learn about the art of making beer, and raise a pint with the DBC founders (1-4 PM)”

Meridian Pint 5 Year Celebration Wed. with $5 Beers All Night – Take a Look at What’s on Tap

By Prince Of Petworth

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11th and Park Road, NW

Last week we took a look back at Meridian Pint’s birth five years ago. Now for the celebration – a tentative list from Meridian Pint’s beverage director, Jace Gonnerman:

“Wednesday, July 1 – 5:00 p.m.

Join us as we celebrate 5 years of providing the District with outstanding craft beer! As a thank you to our loyal customers, all 24 drafts (plus two casks) will be available for $5 all night!

The list is a mix of some of the standout local drafts that have helped us get to where we are today along with a mix of new, rare, and esoteric beers.

Without further adieu:

Cask: Oliver Serpent and the King
Cask: Port City Ways and Means (Amarillo)

1. DC Brau Public
2. Lost Rhino Meridian Kolsch
3. Port City Optimal Wit
4. Devils Backbone Vienna Lager
5. Union Old Pro Gose
6. 3 Stars Citra Lemon Peel Saison
7. Monocacy Riot Rye
8. Fair Winds Howling Gale IPA
9. Oliver Bishop’s Indulgence
10. RAR Grapefruit Nanticoke Nectar
11. Atlas NSFW
12. Port City Colossal 1
13. DC Brau Solar Abyss
14. Devils Backbone Cru Noir
15. Flying Dog Kerberos Tripel
16. New Belgium Hop Tart
17. 4 Hands Super Flare Brett IPA
18. Lagunitas CitruSinesis Blood Orange Pale Ale
19. Bruery Tart of Darkness 2013
20. Millstone Cobbler
21. Jolly Pumpkin Biere De Mars 2014
22. Ocelot Wonders of Nature Tart Cherry Sour
23. Ocelot California Stars Galaxy IPA
24. Avery Uncle Jacob’s Stout”

“On June 25, 2015, 3 Stars Brewing Company will release their first ever canned beers. Just in time for summer, the Ghost White IPA and Citra Lemon Saison will be the first canned – The 16-ounce tall boys are easy to spot”

By Prince Of Petworth

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From a press release:

“On June 25, 2015, 3 Stars Brewing Company will release their first ever canned beers. Just in time for summer, the Ghost White IPA and Citra Lemon Saison will be the first canned beers to debut. Packaged and canned at the brewery by River City Mobile Canning, these tall boys come in 4-packs and will be available for purchase at most local DC retailers.

DC-grown and taste-driven, 3 Stars is taking summer sipping to a whole new level with two of their favorite warm-weather beers. The Citra Lemon Saison (5.2%abv) has subtle citrus notes and a touch of tartness, making it a perfect pair for grilled barbeque chicken and backyard parties. The Ghost White IPA (5.9%abv) with its bright finish and lingering hop bitterness is best served alongside seared fish and poolside rays.

The 16-ounce tall boys are easy to spot. Look for the 3 Stars family shield and familiar skull logos wrapping the cans. The green/yellow/orange Saison and silver/white/blue Ghost White IPA labels are both designed by Kendra Kuliga of Cielo Productions, whose work can be seen across 3 Stars materials, website and on-site at the brewery.

Get bigger flavor in bigger cans. Grab a 4-pack (or more) of 3 Stars’ new cans starting June 25 at the brewery or a fine retailer near you.”

Mark It – Snallygaster Craft Beer Festival Returns to Navy Yard Sept. 12th

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo by PoPville flickr user theupper

From a press release:

“DC’s monstrous craft beer festival touches down on The Yards on Saturday, September 12, 2015. Now in its fourth year, Snallygaster, named for the fearsome and toothy mythical beast said to terrorize the region at the turn of the century, has cemented itself as the largest, highly curated beer festival in the area. A benefit for Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture, Snallygaster is once again setting new heights tapping no fewer than 300 unique craft beers, featuring more than 10 of DC’s finest food trucks & vendors, multiple musical acts, entertainment, games, family fun and more.

Beer Director Greg Engert, the man behind the beer programs at Bluejacket, Birch & Barley, ChurchKey, GBD, Rustico and more, will be curating the beer list. True to form, Greg will once again go above and beyond last year’s list with no fewer than 300 brews all handpicked from the finest brewers around the world. Guests can expect to find a number of DC debuts, beers rarely–if ever–available in the District; an array of autumnal releases; German-styled and German-inspired beers; a collection of cask ales, barrel-aged brews; Franconian gravity-poured/rubber-clad kegs; a slew of craft cans; brand-new Bluejacket small batch releases, and an artisanal cider garden.

On the food side, a collection of DC’s most popular food trucks and vendors will be dishing up delicious eats for festival attendees. Participants include Red Apron Butcher, GBD, Big Cheese, DC Empanadas, DC Slices, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Lemongrass Truck, Tasty Kabob, Cajunators, Pork Barrel BBQ, Mess Hall​, ​Rappahannock Oyster Co. and more. (more…)

DC Brau TapWagon coming to DC Reynolds Saturday for “fantastic beer, great specials, unique prizes and heady tunes”

By Prince Of Petworth

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From DC Brau Brewing:

“DC Reynolds
3628 Georgia Ave NW
Saturday June 6th at 4:00pm – 12:00am

Join us for a VERY special event as we team up with our buddies Sun King Brewing Company at DC Reynolds to bring you some fantastic beer, great specials, unique prizes and heady tunes from Lee, Blackwood and Graham!

We are parking the TapWagon out back and pouring you some far out elixirs all night at this very special Savor week event.

Saturday Happy Hour Special!! From 5-9 Reynold’s buy one get one happy hour gives you 2 beers for the price of one!

We have a huge selection of both draft and cans, don’t miss this chance to taste these rare Sun King gems not distro’d in the DC Market :

Sun King – http://www.sunkingbrewing.com/
Sunlight Cream Ale
Wee Mac Scottish Ale
Osiris Pale Ale
Jani Baltic Porter
Emergency Hop Kit
Popcorn Pilsner
Fistful of Hops

DC Brau – www.dcbrau.com
The Public
The Corruption
The Citizen
Brau PIls
El Hefe Speaks
On the Wings of Armageddon

Adding to this cornucopia of taste…..we give you SOUND!!!!! Not to be missed, the psychedelic sounds of Lee, Blackwood and Graham will round out the night from 7pm to 11pm! Make sure to say Happy BDAY to Nathan Graham on drums!”

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