Welcome to Washington DC Hidden Gems. While museums and politics may be the
first things that come to mind for many when thinking about Washington DC the
city also has a fantastic restaurant and bar scene although the corona virus
pandemic pressed pause for a bit there are still some great options available
for beer lovers who are visiting or living in the city in this video I'm
going to share my itinerary for the dedicated their lover I will cover my
top 5 picks for the best breweries top pick for beer centric
events and suggest a museum tour for the true there historians out there the
craft fair scene has taken over almost every inch of the globe with
experimental breweries new takes on old traditions and pubs catering to beer
lovers of all pellets there's a beer for you no matter where you're traveling
America's capital is full of great beer as well and DC based beer fans get the
added benefit of exploring breweries in Southern Maryland and Northern Virginia
with bars in a constant state of flux because of coronavirus here are the best
area breweries that are open business DC Brau was the city's first
brewery since Prohibition so it's been an important part of DC's brewing
history it opened in 2009 and in 2011 the company officially Tactics first keg
affair entirely brewed packaged and sold within the District of Columbia it
became the city's first packaging brewery since 1956 something more of
which I will tell you about later the first obviously love what they do and
offer tours at Brown
Justin Cox was once a Vanderbilt University engineering student with a
discerning taste for beer years later he and a fellow student formed Atlas brew
works to further their passion for craft beer and community I admit that as a
band to build graduate myself I may be a little biased so give it a try yourself
and let me know what you think another thing I love about the place is that in
2015 Atlas became a 100% solar-powered brewery it makes them a leader in the
environmental sustainability but also it means that you can expect fresh product
and drink with the clearer conscience it is said that it all began with a home
brew kit from his girlfriend then in 2012 Mike McGarvey and his business
partner Dave Coleman took their passion for brewing to the big leagues with
three-stars Brewing Company to date the brewing team has released over 200
different distinctive beers and are dedicated to pushing the envelope when
it comes to creativity they have been named DC's best local brewery four times
by Washington City Paper and were named rising stars in 2014 by star chefs
magazine door Cheston the owner of write proper brewing developed an interest for
craft beer in college while attending a pre-med program at Georgetown his vision
was to create a hood brewpub with fresh affordable beer
and food that was approachable right propers shaw brewpub is located near the
Howard Theater in the historic Shaw neighborhood don't miss out on their
Brookland production house and tasting room it is open every day of the week
and allows you to bring in your own food fame beer director Greg Engert
conceptualize blue jacket to provide their lovers with an expansive range of
lagers and ales and it certainly has an impressive list with 20-plus there's an
v cask brews the beer is amazing but it's where they are displayed which is
just as inspiring to me the space that blue jacket occupies is as distinctive
as the brewery itself it is a 5,600 square foot building built in 1919 it
was part of the Navy yard's ship and munitions manufacturing complex and it
is one of the few true industrial buildings remaining in Washington DC now
that I've covered my top picks for breweries let me highlight a couple of
opportunities for larger celebrations beyond a night on the town
first up brew tours if you are looking for a high end cut crawl like experience
I recommend city brie tours the tour gives you a chance to sample the Bears
and go behind-the-scenes all under the tutelage of expert guides and drivers
city brew tours is available in other cities
besides DC so with over a decade of business they have created a great
experience that blends history knowledge and great beers selections they
suspended operations during the corona virus outbreak but have shown
responsible playing in their reopening the DC beer festival has become a fun
annual tradition in DC's typically held in Nationals Park in the
early fall it brings together dozens of craft breweries and seasonal bears there
are also dozens of food trucks throughout as well as lawn games and DJs
and other entertainment see the link in the description below for further
information and planning washington dc's beer legacy goes far back in back do you
want to taste a beer from the 1880s well now you can sort of their experts
brewed a batch of Senate lager a beer from DC's history after a researcher
discovered the recipes for even the National Archives the beer was created
by Christian Herick a German immigrant who founded her brewing in 1872 it
became the largest brewery in DC for a time and made the founder quite wealthy
the brewery even managed to survive prohibition until it eventually closed
however the breweries legacy has been kept alive by the staff at her house a
museum in Dupont Circle that served as the brew masters original brownstone
mansion not only is it a monument to DC beer history it is also an architectural
marvel it offers tours and is worth a look I took these photos on a recent
tour myself be sure to ask about the remarkable pieces of antique furniture
the house also has an interesting rotating exhibition of over 1,000 items
of their memorabilia including bottles cans signs and branded objects of every
kind I hope you have enjoyed this video and are ready to try out a few of the
suggestions if you have suggestions of your own please add them in the comments
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