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D.C.'s Breweries and What to Eat There

Because one needs something to soak up the booze.

by Octavia Silva
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Typically, an afternoon exploring one of DC's breweries might consist of visiting a Tasting Room, trying several varieties of the in-house brewed beers, purchasing some growlers and perhaps getting slightly inebriated. Another part of the plan might include food, because why not? It can taste good and simultaneously serve as the sustenance required to continue tasting — even provide enough energy to make a day of it and make your own brewery crawl.

Truthfully, this order of events is not one that is novel and some breweries have opened as brewpubs to effortlessly combine the eating and drinking portions of a brewery tour into a one-stop shop. Other breweries have remained strictly as production breweries, but welcome food trucks and outside food to face hunger without deviation from the literal task-at-hand. The following list includes both iterations of the beer and food appreciation.

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DC Brau Brewing Co

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As DC Brau is a production brewery, they don’t serve food. They do, however, have a rotating cast of food trucks when the Tasting Room is open. Bringing outside food is also possible. One of DC Brau’s best-selling beers includes the Public Pale Ale, one of their flagship brews, and The Wings of Armageddon double IPA. The latter has a cult following, with people regularly calling to find out when it’ll be in stock.

3178 Bladensburg Rd NE, Washington, D.C. 20018
(202) 621-8890
(202) 621-8890
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Bluejacket Brewery

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Some of Bluejacket Brewery’s most-recommended items from their dinner menu include the Bluejacket Double Burger, the Cobb Salad and the Rotisserie Half Chicken. The best beers to wash these down are the Lost Weekend, Forbidden Planet and Mexican Radio.

300 Tingey St SE, Washington, D.C. 20003
(202) 524-4862
(202) 524-4862
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Atlas Brew Works

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Like DC Brau, Atlas is a production brewery that doesn’t serve food. They, too, try to have food trucks available when their Tasting Room is open. They are actually working on expanding the Tasting Room, making it all the better to enjoy the District Common, Rowdy Rye and Ponzi IPA.

2052 W Virginia Ave NE #102, Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 832-0420
(202) 832-0420
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Capitol City Brewing Company

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Capitol City Brewing Company has been around for 24 years and was the first brew pub in DC. Their signature brews include the Capitol Kolsch and the award-winning Amber Waves Ale. In April, they’ll be putting out their seasonal Cherry Wheat, just in time for the cherry blossoms. From their menu, some recommendations include the hand-dipped chicken tenders and the Steakhouse Burger, topped with a sauce made from their Prohibition Porter.

1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 628-2222
(202) 628-2222
Capitol City Brewing Company/Facebook

Right Proper Brewing Company

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Right Proper specializes in saisons, also known as farmhouse ales. Their most popular include Raised by Wolves, an aromatic pale ale made in their Brookland production house, and Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne, a sour wheat ale. To eat, the recommendations include the Brussels sprouts with sweet Thai chili sauce and peanuts and the seasonal strawberry and goat cheese salad with arugula and toasted almonds.

624 T St NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 607-2337
(202) 607-2337
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3 Stars Brewing Company

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The Peppercorn Saison is by far one of 3 Stars’ most popular beers and the Citra Lemon Peel Saison is another one that is flying off their shelves. These beers and many others are available to taste during tasting hours, offered Tuesday - Sunday.

6400 Chillum Pl NW, Washington, D.C. 20012
(202) 670-0333
(202) 670-0333
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Mad Fox Brewing Company

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Mad Fox is a brewery accompanied by a brewpub with locations in Falls Church and Glover Park, offering in-house brews at each. Some of the highlights include, but are not limited to the Mad Fox English Summer Ale, Orange Whip IPA and The Rye’T Stuff Rye IPA.

444 W Broad St, Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 942-6840
(703) 942-6840
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Denizens Brewing Co.

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The pretzel bread with house-made beer cheese is made with Denizens’ own beer runoff and their kitchen burger is two brisket patties, goat cheese, pickled onions and served with fries. Recommended beers are the Southside Rye, seasonal Macadocious Maybock and the Born Bohemian Czech-style pilsner.

1115 E West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 557-9818
(301) 557-9818
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Port City Brewing Company

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Similarly to DC Brau and Atlas, Port City doesn’t have a kitchen on the premises, but they do have food trucks around for hungry Tasting Room enthusiasts to offset the buzz from their signature brews. Some of these are the Essential Pale Ale, Optimal Wit and the Port City Porter.

3950 Wheeler Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304
(703) 797-2739
(703) 797-2739
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Caboose Brewing Company

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The Gulf Shrimp and Grits made with spicy pork sausage, Anson Mills Antebellum grits, rainbow chard, roasted shrimp fumet and topped with a sourdough bread crumble is a must-order. Beer-wise, focusing on the Carhopper IPA, Crossroads Vienna Lager or Bandwagon IPA should provide a comprehensive taste of what Caboose has to offer.

520 Mill St NE, Vienna, VA 22180
(703) 865-8580
(703) 865-8580
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Hellbender Brewing Company

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Hellbender’s flagship beers are the Red Line Ale, the Ignite IPA and the Southern Torrent Saison. They’re located five blocks from the Ft. Totten metro station, making it easy to hop on the train and getting food post-tasting, but what’s even easier is when they have food trucks on site. Check their Facebook or Twitter for updates on these.

5788 2nd St NE, Washington, D.C. 20011
(202) 827-8768
(202) 827-8768
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DC Brau Brewing Co

3178 Bladensburg Rd NE, Washington, D.C. 20018

As DC Brau is a production brewery, they don’t serve food. They do, however, have a rotating cast of food trucks when the Tasting Room is open. Bringing outside food is also possible. One of DC Brau’s best-selling beers includes the Public Pale Ale, one of their flagship brews, and The Wings of Armageddon double IPA. The latter has a cult following, with people regularly calling to find out when it’ll be in stock.

3178 Bladensburg Rd NE, Washington, D.C. 20018
(202) 621-8890
(202) 621-8890
DC Brau/Facebook

Bluejacket Brewery

300 Tingey St SE, Washington, D.C. 20003

Some of Bluejacket Brewery’s most-recommended items from their dinner menu include the Bluejacket Double Burger, the Cobb Salad and the Rotisserie Half Chicken. The best beers to wash these down are the Lost Weekend, Forbidden Planet and Mexican Radio.

300 Tingey St SE, Washington, D.C. 20003
(202) 524-4862
(202) 524-4862
BlueJacket Official

Atlas Brew Works

2052 W Virginia Ave NE #102, Washington, D.C. 20002

Like DC Brau, Atlas is a production brewery that doesn’t serve food. They, too, try to have food trucks available when their Tasting Room is open. They are actually working on expanding the Tasting Room, making it all the better to enjoy the District Common, Rowdy Rye and Ponzi IPA.

2052 W Virginia Ave NE #102, Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 832-0420
(202) 832-0420
Atlas Brew Works/Facebook

Capitol City Brewing Company

1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20005

Capitol City Brewing Company has been around for 24 years and was the first brew pub in DC. Their signature brews include the Capitol Kolsch and the award-winning Amber Waves Ale. In April, they’ll be putting out their seasonal Cherry Wheat, just in time for the cherry blossoms. From their menu, some recommendations include the hand-dipped chicken tenders and the Steakhouse Burger, topped with a sauce made from their Prohibition Porter.

1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 628-2222
(202) 628-2222
Capitol City Brewing Company/Facebook

Right Proper Brewing Company

624 T St NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Right Proper specializes in saisons, also known as farmhouse ales. Their most popular include Raised by Wolves, an aromatic pale ale made in their Brookland production house, and Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne, a sour wheat ale. To eat, the recommendations include the Brussels sprouts with sweet Thai chili sauce and peanuts and the seasonal strawberry and goat cheese salad with arugula and toasted almonds.

624 T St NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 607-2337
(202) 607-2337
Right Proper/Facebook

3 Stars Brewing Company

6400 Chillum Pl NW, Washington, D.C. 20012

The Peppercorn Saison is by far one of 3 Stars’ most popular beers and the Citra Lemon Peel Saison is another one that is flying off their shelves. These beers and many others are available to taste during tasting hours, offered Tuesday - Sunday.

6400 Chillum Pl NW, Washington, D.C. 20012
(202) 670-0333
(202) 670-0333
3 Stars Brewing Company/Facebook

Mad Fox Brewing Company

444 W Broad St, Falls Church, VA 22046

Mad Fox is a brewery accompanied by a brewpub with locations in Falls Church and Glover Park, offering in-house brews at each. Some of the highlights include, but are not limited to the Mad Fox English Summer Ale, Orange Whip IPA and The Rye’T Stuff Rye IPA.

444 W Broad St, Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 942-6840
(703) 942-6840
Mad Fox Official

Denizens Brewing Co.

1115 E West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910

The pretzel bread with house-made beer cheese is made with Denizens’ own beer runoff and their kitchen burger is two brisket patties, goat cheese, pickled onions and served with fries. Recommended beers are the Southside Rye, seasonal Macadocious Maybock and the Born Bohemian Czech-style pilsner.

1115 E West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 557-9818
(301) 557-9818
Denizens Brewing Company/Facebook

Port City Brewing Company

3950 Wheeler Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304

Similarly to DC Brau and Atlas, Port City doesn’t have a kitchen on the premises, but they do have food trucks around for hungry Tasting Room enthusiasts to offset the buzz from their signature brews. Some of these are the Essential Pale Ale, Optimal Wit and the Port City Porter.

3950 Wheeler Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304
(703) 797-2739
(703) 797-2739
Port City Brewing Company/Twitter

Caboose Brewing Company

520 Mill St NE, Vienna, VA 22180

The Gulf Shrimp and Grits made with spicy pork sausage, Anson Mills Antebellum grits, rainbow chard, roasted shrimp fumet and topped with a sourdough bread crumble is a must-order. Beer-wise, focusing on the Carhopper IPA, Crossroads Vienna Lager or Bandwagon IPA should provide a comprehensive taste of what Caboose has to offer.

520 Mill St NE, Vienna, VA 22180
(703) 865-8580
(703) 865-8580
Caboose Brewing Company/Facebook

Hellbender Brewing Company

5788 2nd St NE, Washington, D.C. 20011

Hellbender’s flagship beers are the Red Line Ale, the Ignite IPA and the Southern Torrent Saison. They’re located five blocks from the Ft. Totten metro station, making it easy to hop on the train and getting food post-tasting, but what’s even easier is when they have food trucks on site. Check their Facebook or Twitter for updates on these.

5788 2nd St NE, Washington, D.C. 20011
(202) 827-8768
(202) 827-8768
Hellbender Brewing Company/Facebook

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