Photo by pjcoleman.American Craft Beer Week (May 16-22) is upon us and there are events all over the city. As if we needed a reason to celebrate with a pint of good suds, the Brewer’s Association created a week to celebrate the small and independent beer makers around the country who help us enjoy some of the simpler things in life: a good beer with good friends. While we have been lucky to have had this tradition for a number of years here in D.C., 2011 marks the first year where all 50 states have had events for ACBW.
Here’s our rundown of this week’s ACBW happenings around the city. Many of the events are featuring new and rare beers that don’t last long, so make sure to get out there and try some beers you haven’t tried, before they disappear. At the very least, get those taste buds geared up for Savor Beer Week (May 30-June 3) which will have even more events, culminating in one of the country’s largest beer events: SAVOR.
Monday, 05.16.11
Tap and Rap: Tappings of Heavy Seas, Flying Dog and Port City with reps from 4-7 p.m.
Ella’s Wood Fired Pizza (901 F Street NW)
Tapping of Imperial Red Wheatbier: a Bavarian-Style Wheat Beer.
Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant (900 F Street NW)
Drink Local and Win Savor Tickets: Win 2 SAVOR Tickets when you buy local drafts from 6-9 p.m.
ChurchKey (1337 14th Street NW)
Toast to the Neighborhood with featured brewery, Oskar Blues
Smith Commons (1245 H Street NE)
Education on cask conditioned ales at Rock Bottom Arlington
Rock Bottom Arlington (4238 Wilson Blvd., #1256, Arlington, VA)
Tuesday 05.17.11
“Mini-Micros” Tasting with Garrett Oliver at National Geographic (Sold Out)
National Geographic (1600 M Street NW)
American Craft Beer Week specialty drafts: Flying Dog, Sierra Nevada, Breckenridge, Sam Adams
Rustico (827 Slaters Lane, Alexandria, VA)
Tale of a Two Hearted City with featured brewery, Bell’s Brewery
Smith Commons (1245 H Street NE)
Christmas in May featuring Great Lakes Christmas Ale and a new Great Lakes beer never poured in D.C.
ChurchKey (1337 14th Street NW)
Wednesday 05.18.11
Heavy Seas Beer Dinner ($45)
M Street Bar & Grill (2033 M Street NW)
Heavy Seas Dinner at Clyde’s Chevy Chase. ($40)
Clyde’s (5441 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD)
American Craft Beer Week specialty drafts: Flying Dog, Sierra Nevada, Breckenridge, and Sam Adams
Rustico (4075 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA)
Tröegs Draft Night featuring over 10 drafts including Mad Elf
ChurchKey (1337 14th Street NW)
Flying Dog Pint Night
Fire Works Pizza (2350 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA)
Sierra Nevada Dinner ($55)
Scion (2100 P Street NW)
Meet the Brewer
Mad Fox Brewing Company (444 West Broad Street, Falls Church, VA)
Multiple cask tappings
Capital City Brewing Company (2 Postal Square NE)
Swell Groomed with featured brewery Dogfish Head
Smith Commons (1245 H Street NE)
Thursday 05.19.11
GABF 2007/2009 Award winning Alt (traditional German brown ale) tapping
Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant (200 E. Middle Lane, Unit A, Rockville, MD)
No Taxation Without Fermentation with featured brewery, DC Brau
Smith Commons (1245 H Street NE)
Friday 05.20.11
Sustainably Hopped, Living Green with featured brewery, Great Lakes Brewing Company
Smith Commons (1245 H Street NE)
Saturday 05.21.11
Open House
Baying Hound Aleworks (1108 Taft Street, Rockville, MD)
American Craft Beer Day
Whole Foods Market (1700 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA)
Brightest Young Brews Brunch! with featured brewer, Flying Dog Brewery
Smith Commons (1245 H Street NE)
Starr Hill Dinner ($45)
Clyde’s (8332 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA)
