If you missed last week’s ABV Festival—a celebration of funky and obscure beer, wine, and liquor from the folks at the Neighborhood Restaurant Group—fear not: you can still get a taste of the alcohol nerdery. A selection of the beverages at the festival are also being served at bars and restaurants around town. Go check out some of these unusual pours.
What: Further, a gose (one of those super trendy sour beers) brewed with coriander, sea salt, and a whopping 150 pounds of papaya.
Where: Bluejacket brewery (300 Tinley St SE)
Also on the menu: Forbidden Planet, a crisp dry-hopped kolsch.
What: Stillwater Projector, an imperial IPA brewed with flaked rice and Galaxy, Centennial, and Sterling hops. This hop-tastic brew packs a punch with a 9% ABV.
Where: Churchkey or Birch and Barley (1337 14th Street NW)
Also on the menu: Two saison’s from Portland, Maine’s Oxbow brewery (the Loretta and the Continental) and Firestone Walker’s Pivo Pils, a hoppy German pilsner.
What: Gai’a Thalassitis Assyrtiko, an easy-drinking Greek white wine made from Assyrtiko grapes native to the island of Santorini.
Where: Iron Gate (1734 N St NW)
Also on the menu: Clos Cibonne Tibouren rose, which sommelier Brett Kroll described as “briney” thanks to barrel-aging off the coast of the Mediterranean.
What: The White Negroni, a lighter, less bitter take on the traditional Italian classic. Refreshing, crisp, and perfect for the warm weather.
Where: Iron Gate or learn how to make it at home
Also on the menu: At My Window, a summer-y tipple featuring Green Hat Gin, grapefruit, and lime, and the tangy How to Fight Loneliness, a mix of tequila, hibiscus, grapefruit, and honey vinegar.