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Saturday is Douglas Jefferson Day! “you have a moral duty to buy a stranger a drink”

By Prince Of Petworth

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“Dear PoPville,

I was sad to see my favorite DC fake holiday’s web site had disappeared. Unlike Douglas Jefferson himself, I was at least able to bring the website back to life. Remember, when you’re out for a drink this Saturday night you have a moral duty to buy a stranger a drink and maybe make a new friend.

How do I celebrate Douglas Jefferson Day?

Douglas Jefferson day is celebrated on the first Saturday of October every year. According to tradition, there are only three rules one must follow.

Three rules:

Douglas Jefferson Day must be celebrated in a Public House of the District of Columbia, in the company of good friends
A gift must be given to a friend. One must not have exchanged money for the gift, and it must be “no larger than a baker’s loaf.‡”
In the spirit of Douglas Jefferson Day, you must buy a drink for a stranger.

Black Squirrel’s Sixth Annual Smashing Pumpkin Beer Fest starts this Friday

By Prince Of Petworth

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2427 18th Street, NW

From an email:

“The Black Squirrel’s Sixth Annual Smashing Pumpkin Beer Fest commences Friday, October 3rd, starting at 5pm. Join the Squirrel for a night stuffed with all things pumpkin.

Pumpkin beers will be flowing on 15 of the 57 tap lines, featuring the following line-up:
· 21st Amendment He Said Pumpkin Belgian Triple (8.2%, San Francisco, California)
· Ace Hard Pumpkin Cider (5%, Sebastopol, California)
· DC Brau/Epic Fermentation Without Representation (8%, Denver, Colorado)
· Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale (5.9%, Seattle, Washington)
· Elysian Punkaccino Coffee and Pumpkin Brown Ale (5%, Seattle, Washington)
· Elysian Dark O’ the Moon Pumpkin Stout (6.5%, Seattle, Washington)
· New Holland Ichabod Ale (4.8%, Holland, Michigan)
· 2012 Hardywood Rum Pumpkin Barrel-Aged Ale (10%, 750mL bottle, Richmond, Virginia)
· Howe Sound Pumpkineater (8%, Squamish, British Columbia)
· Kasteel Inglemunster Pumpkin (8.5%, Ingelmunster, Belgium)
· RJ Rocker Gruntled Pumpkin Ale (7%, Spartanburg, South Carolina)
· Schlafly Pumpkin Ale (8%, St. Louis, Missouri)
· Southern Tier Pumking (8.6%, Lakewood, New York)
· The Bruery Autumn Maple (brewed with yams) (10%, Placentia, California)
· Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale (8%, Easton, Pennsylvania)
· Wolaver’s Organic Pumpkin Ale (5.35%, Middlebury, Vermont)

Treat yourself to the Chef’s pumpkin menu that includes: Roasted Pumpkin Soup, Pumpkin Sloppy Joes, Pumpkin Veggie Burgers, Pumpkin Mac and Cheese, Pumpkin Pie, and Pumpkin Ice Cream Floats.

The celebration continues until the pumpkin stock is depleted. New pumpkins beers will be tapped throughout the fall season, so check back often. This is so much better than a pumpkin latte.”

Bardo Releases New Beers including Dremo Tibetan Sasquatch Today “debut coincides with our Thursday special of all you can drink for $20”

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo courtesy of Bardo

From a press release:

“Just two moths after the debut of their first beers, Bardo [1200 Bladensburg Rd, NE] is introducing another wave of brews, bringing the total number of beers on tap to thirteen. Black sour, imperial brown ale, imperial IPA and a dark IPA, as well as dry hopped versions of the imperial IPA and the black IPA will be tapped Thursday, Sept 25th.

Bardo is extremely excited about the debut of the GABF bronze medal winning, imperial IPA, Dremo Tibetan Sasquatch. “Dremo started as one of our cult favorites. It gradually became less of a secret and evolved into our flagship beer.” commented Bardo Brewpub’s Andrew Stewart. “It has been the number one question we have fielded since pulling the brewery out of storage, ‘When is Dremo going to be ready?’.”

Bardo’s Facebook page says:

“We have expanded our cold storage and added more serving tanks. The new brews have been transferred from the fermenters and we now have THIRTEEN beers on tap – including 3 dry hopped and one oak aged. The debut coincides with our Thursday special of all you can drink for $20. Just ask the bartender for the unlimited special.”

In other Oktoberfest Celebrations – a big one at Heurich House too

By Prince Of Petworth

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As if Saturday wasn’t already smashed with good stuff (H Street Festival, DC State Fair, Dacha Oktoberfest and more) add one more to the list – from a press release:

“The Heurich House Museum in Dupont Circle [1307 New Hampshire Ave NW] will celebrate its third annual Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 20 from 1-4 p.m. Entry includes unlimited pours of Oktoberfest-inspired beer from DC Brewers’ Guild members 3 Stars Brewing Company, Atlas Brew Works, Bluejacket, Chocolate City Beer, DC Brau Brewing Company, District ChopHouse & Brewery, Gordon Biersch Navy Yard, and Right Proper Brewing Company. Food will include home-made German-style soft pretzels by Das Pretzel Haus, freshly grilled traditional German sausages from Cafe Berlin, and a specialty batch of caraway-hops sauerkraut from Number 1 Sons. Win prizes for the best
Prost!

Tickets are $60 per person with all proceeds benefiting the Heurich House Museum. Ticket price is all-inclusive. Please visit heurichoktoberfest.eventbrite.com for tickets and additional information.”

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Oktoberfest Celebration at Dacha Beer Garden this Saturday

By Prince Of Petworth

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From an email:

“Dacha Beer Garden will be kicking off Oktoberfest 2014 this coming Saturday, September 20th. Doors will open early at 11am with “Angezapft ist” — “It’s tapped!” — the cry that goes up every year when the Lord Mayor of Munich hammers a spigot into the very first keg of Oktoberfest beer.

It’s going to be a gorgeous day. We encourage folks to get there before 2pm when the crowds generally come rolling in.

Starting Saturday through the end of Oktoberfest, Dacha will be serving Weihenstephaner Oktoberfestbier and staff will be wearing full lederhosen and dirndls. We’ll be raffling off prizes, hosting some amusing contests, and serving up special beer cocktails.

Oktoberfest beer will be included on our happy hour menu (Mon-Thurs 4pm till 7pm, $5 singles and $10 for boots) until the end of October.

As always – we’ll have traditional brats, ‘kraut and pretzels – for those looking for an authentic German experience. However, we’ve also introduced new kabobs on the menu that are pretty damn delicious. Marinated beef, lamb and pork skewers served with grilled pita and a cucumber salad.”

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7th and Q St, NW

DC Brau Dinner at Sona Wine Bar & Creamery next Monday Night

By Prince Of Petworth

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Sona Creamery 660 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE

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“Dinner service will be held at Sona Creamery and Wine Bar. DC Brau owner Brandon Skall and Sona’s Executive Chef will take us through each course with explanations of the beer & food pairing process with some fun tidbits about each – a true educational experience. Plenty of time will be left to meet your neighbors and/or savor each sip and chew – this will be a full culinary experience to remember!
**21+, Menu subject to change**”

Tickets available here.

Draft menu:

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Counter Culture Coffee’s “No Middle Ground” Coffee IPA Tasting, Thursday 8/28

By Prince Of Petworth

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From an email:

“We wanted to invite you to the D.C.-area tasting of “No Middle Ground”—the coffee IPA created by coffee roaster Counter Culture Coffee and All About Beer Magazine in collaboration with Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.—on Thursday, August 28th, from 6-8pm, at Counter Culture’s Washington, D.C., Training Center (1840 Columbia Road NW, Suite 203). This limited-edition coffee IPA, made with a cold-brewed washed Ethiopian coffee from Counter Culture and an experimental hop known as “291,” is only available on tap at these tasting events in Counter Culture’s eight regional training centers along the East Coast.

Thursday’s tasting, open to the public with free reservation through Eventbrite, will be a relaxed evening of sampling and mingling with your D.C. Counter Culture Coffee and Sierra Nevada reps. Both hot and iced coffees from Counter Culture and light hors d’oeuvres will also be served.”

Check out the Menus and a Look inside Brookland Pint Opening Monday

By Prince Of Petworth

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8th and Monroe St, NE

On Tuesday we learned the good news that Brookland Pint would be opening Monday with seating for 118 people indoors and 48 on the patio plus 24 craft beers on tap. You can read the full press release here. For the first few weeks Brookland Pint will open at 5pm but then will be open for brunch, lunch and dinner 7 days a week – have a look at the menus:

Brookland Pint Daily Menu (PDF)

Brookland Pint Burgers (PDF)

Brookland Pint Brunch Menu (PDF)

But the real awesomeness is how sweet the space turned out including another dope mural:

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Tons more photos after the jump. (more…)

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