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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!”

Hops-N-Crops Homebrew Competition at DC Reynolds – June 14th

By Prince Of Petworth

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3628 Georgia Ave, NW

“When: Sunday, June 14 from 4 – 7 p.m.
Where: DC Reynolds, 3628 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010
Cost: $5 entry fee for competitors. $15 suggested donation for attendees

Taste test local brews, socialize, and learn about D.C.’s urban gardening community.

The event kicks off at 4 p.m. with a beer tasting, followed by a sampling of some of NFI’s locally grown produce. Prizes will be awarded for Best Brew, Best Use of a Local Ingredient, Most Creative, and more. Winners will be announced shortly before 7 p.m., after which DC Reynolds will remain open for guests to mix & mingle.

Enter the competition.

Contest rules are available on NFI’s website at www.neighborhoodfarminitiative.org/dc-homebrew-competition. Any fermented beverage brew may be submitted, including but not limited to beer, mead, and kombucha.

We promote the collaborative, sustainable cultivation of food in urban spaces.

All proceeds will benefit the Neighborhood Farm Initiative, a DC-based nonprofit with a focus on residential and small-scale food production in Washington, DC.”

All-You-Can-Eat Mussels Belgian beer Happy Hour from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Black Squirrel

By Prince Of Petworth

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2427 18th Street, NW

From an email:

“Flex your beer mussels at The Black Squirrel on Tuesday, April 28th, when Belgian breweries L. Huyghe, Het Anker, and Oud Beersel meet Mussel Night for All-You-Can-Eat Mussels Belgian beer Happy Hour from 5 to 8 p.m.

Wetten Importers’ Bernard Van Order will be on hand to talk beer and distribute free Delirium and Lucifer glassware.

We will be pouring four Belgian ales for the event:
· Delirium Nocturnum (L. Huyghe, Belgian Dark Ale, 9%)
· La Guillotine (L. Huyghe, Belgian Strong Blonde Ale, 8.5%)
· Lucifer (Het Anker, Belgian Strong Pale Ale, 8%)
· Oude Gueuze (Oud Beersel, Gueuze, 6%, 375mL bottle)

Three types of mussel sauces (white wine and tomato, cream curry, and Andouille sausage) will be available to pair with your Belgian ale. It is a forgone conclusion that you will consume both beer and mussels in extremely large quantities.

To be fair to these breweries, they do have pretty great histories. Het Anker has been brewing in the city of Mechelen since 1369. That is the year Jan in den Anker paid his penny membership to the St. Rombouts Chapter of the Brewer’s Guild. The Brewery Oud Beersel started in 1882 on the outskirts of Brussels. It is one of the last remaining authentic lambic breweries of Belgium. And at the L. Huyghe Brewery the real action started in 1985 when the brewery was revamped, and by 1988 they were brewing the famous pink elephants of Delirium Tremens.

If you have a chance, stop by and have a swig of Belgian history along with a steamy pot of all-you-can-eat mussels.”

Farewell Fairgrounds?

By Prince Of Petworth

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A reader writes:

“I’m lamenting the potential end of the Bullpen/Fairgrounds…

Used to be cheaper, but it’s still a great place for a pre- or postgame meet up and awesome on nice days to grab a cold one before hitting the stadium just a minute away.”

Will you miss the Fairgrounds too? With all the new spots opening up around Navy Yard where’s your favorite spot to go before/after a game?

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Wunder Garten, Beer Garden, Coming to NoMa will have REI Participation

By Prince Of Petworth

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150 M Street, NE

Thanks to a reader for passing on a letter sent to nearby residents from the Wunder Garten team:

“We are working with the building management to schedule a meeting to tell you more about the beer garden (Wunder Garten) we are planning to open on the vacant lot next to your building. While we are confirming the details of this meeting with the ANC and the building management, we wanted to share some information about the project with you upfront.

Over the last year, we have been working closely with the NoMa BID on creating an attractive outdoor space where neighbors and friends can meet, socialize, and enjoy food and drinks in an environment similar to popular German beer gardens—something that is currently missing in NoMa.Our plan is to place benches and tables on the rear of the lot and use decorative landscaping to create a causal and inviting atmosphere.

We will serve German and local beer, and soft drinks (no liquor will be served). A rotating lineup of DC’s most popular food trucks will provide food for our guests.

REI, NoMa’s new retail resident, will also have a presence at the beer garden, providing fun classes on recreational and outdoor actives such as bike repair workshops, camping and more.

We will work with the NoMa BID to organize a handful community events throughout the summer during which we may occasionally have live music. There will not be a cover charge or live music during regular operations.

We are looking forward to meeting you and sharing our vision with you. Just like you, we want a thriving, fun, safe and quite neighborhood. Wunder Garten is going to be a communal space that we all can be excited about. At the meeting we will give you more details about our plans to achieve this goal.”

Happy 4th Bday DC Brau – Party Saturday

By Prince Of Petworth

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Well this could be fun… You can buy tickets here.

DC Brau Brewing Company
3178-B Bladensburg Rd NE

“THIS JUST IN…..there will be a shuttle providing continuous service from the Rhode Island Ave Metro to BRAUSTOMP this Saturday. The shuttle will run from 3pm-close. Please consider Uber or Lyft as another option for transport. We expect parking to fill up fast.

We proudly present the beer list:

Public Pale Ale
Corruption IPA
Citizen BPA
BrauPils
Penn Quarter Porter
Stone of Arbroath
On The Wings of Armageddon
Maple Syrup Whiskey Barrel Aged On The Wings of Armageddon
Maple Syrup Brandy Barrel Aged On The Wings of Armageddon
Green Hat Gin Barrel Aged On the Wings of Armageddon
El Hefe Speaks
2013 Ghouls Night Out
Barrel Aged Ghouls Night Out
Exaltation
Cimmerian Schwarzbier
Smells Like Freedom
Nitro Smells Like Freedom
Grand Cru

• Some beers are extremely small in quantity and will go fast
• Due to a limited number of taps only 8 beers available at a time
• There is no guarantee you will get to taste all of these rare beers. After they are gone they are gone forever!”

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