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“New Guidelines Allow Online Alcohol Services to Operate in D.C.”

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo by PoPville flickr user caroline.angelo

From a press release:

“The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (Board) is issuing new guidelines today that will allow unlicensed websites and smartphone applications to provide alcohol services in the District.

The Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) recently reviewed several technology businesses that partner with liquor-licensed retailers to provide alcohol order and delivery services. ABRA informed companies Drizly and Klink today that the Board did not find their business models in violation of District law. (more…)

Glen’s Garden Market hosting some sweet events for Beer Week starting Monday

By Prince Of Petworth

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From an email:

“FREE DC BEER WEEK EVENTS
at Glen’s Garden Market
2001 S st NW, at the corner of S & 20th

1/2 Price Giant Pretzel

Monday, August 18th, 6pm to 10pm

Kick off your DC Beer Week with a giant, housemade hot pretzel, 1/2 price for $3! It comes with cheese fondue and spicy mustard, and goes perfectly with a $4 draft of local craft beer.

Mad Fox Brewery Tap Takeover

Tuesday, August 19th, 6pm to 10pm

Come toast our friends from the award-winning Mad Fox brewpub in Falls Church, VA! In celebration of (very!) local craft beer, we’ll be pouring seven drafts and one cask-ale from their signature lineup, all brewed less than ten miles away from the Market. RSVP: Free event, $4 drafts!
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Happy 2nd Anniversary to Three Stars Brewing – Celebrate Saturday and Happy 5th to DC Jazz Jam – Celebrate Sunday

By Prince Of Petworth

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11th and Park Rd, NW

From Three Stars:

“2 Year Anniversary Celebration

We wanted to send an update to let you folks all know about some upcoming events that we are participating in. We are celebrating our 2 Year Anniversary at Meridian Pint this Saturday and will have 13 different beers on tap, plus a specialty cask. We are going to tap Batch 1 Keg 1 at the party, literally the 2nd keg from our first batch of Pandemic from back in 2012. We will be firing up the grill and getting the party started at 4pm, so please grab some friends and stop by for a beer or too.”

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1771 U Street, NW

From DC Jazz Jam:

“This Sunday is our 5-year anniversary of the DC Jazz Jam at Dahlak. We are having an extended jam from 6:30-10:30pm and an all-star “monthly master” house band of Allyn Johnson, Shawn Purcell, Blake Meister, and Lenny Robinson.”

Tap Takeover at Petworth Citizen Tonight – five speciality Belgian beers: 4 Sours and 1 Lambic

By Prince Of Petworth

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829 Upshur Street, NW

From an email:

“Beginning at 5pm, we’ll be featuring five speciality Belgian beers: 4 Sours and 1 Lambic–these will all be available for $6/serving for the duration of the evening; they will be offered for $4/serving during happy hour from 5-7pm!

Petrus Oak Aged Pale Ale
Petrus Oak Aged Red Ale
Monk’s Cafe Flemmish Sour Ale
Brasserie De Silly Sour Flemmish Farmhouse Ale
St. Luis Framboise Lambic

We have limited quantities of all of these brews and only four draft lines–we’ll be “live tweeting” as we change the drafts throughout the evening. We’ll also be featuring beer flights–this is a unique opportunity to taste these rare craft international brews!

Rolf Ysla, a representative of Washburn Wine Company, will be at the event with several members of the Global Imports team.”

Bardo Tapping Brewhouse Beers Aug. 8th – For limited time all beers priced from 1994

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photos courtesy Bardo Brewpub, 1200 Bladensburg Rd, NE

From a press release:

“Multiple versions of IPA, Stout, Ginger Beer and Pale Ale will be introduced at the inaugural tapping August 8th, at Bardo Brewpub’s NE DC location. Over the last few months, the brewery has been assembled, permitted and inspected as brewing commenced in mid-July. With these first beers, Bardo is now brewing again for the first time since 2000. One week after the one year anniversary of the new location opening it’s doors, Bardo fired up the brewhouse for the first time. Bardo will be showcasing dry hopped and oak aged versions of each of the four debut brews.

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of their first brew, Bardo is pricing all beers like it’s 1994. For a limited time, you can enjoy $3.45 pints and $9.91 pitchers of Bardo brew. (more…)

Atlas Brew Works offering pints at the brewery Friday for first ever happy hour

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo via Atlas Brew Works Facebook page

From a press release:

“Atlas Brew Works, the District’s newest production craft brewery, today announced an additional offering in its Tasting Room: Pints!

“We are excited to now offer our guests a pint of Atlas beer which they can enjoy in the brewery!” said Atlas CEO Justin Cox, “We’re glad the DC Council took notice of a need in our brewing community and worked with us to find a solution.”

Previously, production breweries in the District of Columbia could only offer tasting flights totaling no more than twelve ounces per visit. The new law allows patrons who stop in for a tasting and tour to also enjoy Atlas beers on premise at the brewery. “It’s great to allow our visitors to enjoy the beer in an appropriate serving quantity,” said Head Brewer Will Durgin. Growler fills and bottles will remain available at the brewery for consumption off-premises.

Atlas Brew Works will extend its tasting room hours to open Friday 5-8pm, Saturday 1-8pm, and Sunday 1-5pm opening for its first Friday Happy Hour this Friday, July 25th. 2052 West Virginia Avenue NE Suite 102

Founded by Justin Cox and award winning professional brewer Will Durgin, Atlas Brew Works is located in the Ivy City neighborhood of Northeast DC. Atlas offers its signature fresh, local beers Rowdy and District Common as well as rotating seasonals to thirsty Washingtonians in taverns and restaurants across the District.”

Sauf Haus Bier Hall Opens this Thursday in Dupont – Have a Look Inside

By Prince Of Petworth

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1216 18th Street, NW at the corner of Jefferson just off Connecticut Ave

From a press release:

“Sauf Haus Bier Hall, located at the corner of Jefferson and Connecticut Avenues in Dupont, will officially open on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The upscale tavern features a 2000 square foot patio and two floors with full bars and event space.

Inspired by traditional German Bier Garten’s, Sauf Haus will offer 16 beers on tap, directly imported from Germany, and a variety of seasonal, local craft and European beers in cans and bottles. Sauf Haus’s bar program will also include specially designed cocktails, inspired by German influences. Focusing on simplicity and authenticity, the menu will include Bavarian style pretzels and Bratwursts, Frankfurters and Oysters starting in August.

The warm colors and décor of Sauf Haus are reminiscent of beer taverns in Germany. The hallways and stairwells feature old-fashioned black and white photos of German Bier Gartens.

Doors open on June 24th at 4:00pm.”

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Photo courtesy Sauf Haus

Lots more photos after the jump. (more…)

Brookland Pint opening soon – Now Hiring

By Prince Of Petworth

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8th and Monroe St, NE

Brookland blowing up Vol. 72 – finally some good news from Brookland Pint – from a craigslist ad:

“Brookland Pint is preparing to open in Monroe Street Market! Conveniently located across the street from The Catholic University of America and directly adjacent to Brookland/CUA Metro stop on the Red Line. We will be a new American restaurant that focuses on community and neighborhood with a bit of a craft beer problem. We are currently seeking ALL FOH positions for a tentative opening day in the beginning of August. If you are a restaurant professional and have ever wanted to open a restaurant, here is your chance! Please respond with a resume and a good time to meet. We will also be accepting applications in person Friday, July 18th, from 12-4 and Saturday, July 19th, from 10am-2pm on site! Our address is 716 Monroe St. NE, 20017. Applicants who come in to apply in person should bring a pen and a hard copy of their resume.”

“DC’s Epic Beer Fest Snallygaster Returns to Yards Park on September 13”

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo of Yards Park by PoPville flickr user caroline.angelo

From a press release:

“WHAT: The third installment of DC’s monstrous beer festival is returning to Yards Park this year. Snallygaster, named for the fearsome and toothy mythical beast said to terrorize the region at the turn of the century, is a beer festival that unleashes the most sought after selection of beers and benefits Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture. This year, Snallygaster is once again setting new heights tapping no fewer than 250 unique craft beers against a backdrop of fine foods from the area’s top toques and food trucks, music, 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 of course be curating the beer list once again for Snallygaster III, and each of his nearly 250 picks will be announced as we approach the big event. Guests can expect a sea of the scarcest and most delicious ales and lagers on draft, including a growing number of breweries and brews rarely–if ever–available in the District, all sourced from from the very best local, domestic and international craft breweries. In addition, we will feature an exciting array of autumn seasonals, German style and German-inspired beers, a huge collection of cask ales, assorted barrel-aged brews, craft cans, Franconian gravity-poured/rubber-clad kegs, brand-new Bluejacket small batch releases, and even an artisanal cider garden.

WHERE: The Yards at Capital Riverfront
The Lot located on First St SE & N St SE
Across from Nationals Park (1 block from the Navy Yard metro)

WHEN: September 13, 2014 from 1 PM to 6 PM

DETAILS: (more…)

Proper DC Brew Pubs Coming Soon? New Permit Now Available to Buy Beer to Drink (more than little samples) at the Breweries

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo by PoPville flickr user A. Drauglis

From ABRA:

“A new permit is now available to District breweries that will for the first time allow customers to purchase and drink the brewery’s beer while visiting the facility. The new law is a provision of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2014 (page 27) that took effect today.

Under the Manufacturer Tasting Permit Emergency Amendment Act of 2014, a brewery can apply for an on-site sales and consumption permit with the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA). The permit would allow for customers to purchase and consume beer—brewed at the brewery— while on the licensed premises from 1-9 p.m., seven days a week. The annual fee for the permit is $1,000. ABRA is now accepting and processing permit applications.

Any manufacturer that does not want to apply is not required to do so. A brewery would still need to obtain a tasting permit in order to provide samples of beer to customers at no cost even if they have an on-site sales and consumption permit.”

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