From Rachel Nania. Check out her blog, Sear, Simmer & Stir. Follow Nania on Twitter @rnania, email her at rachel[AT]borderstan.com.

The Brewmaster’s Castle at 1307 New Hampshire Avenue NW. (specimenlife from Borderstan Flickr pool)

Who doesn’t love a little bit of Dupont history, served up with some hops?

Every third Thursday of the month, the Heurich House Museum (1307 New Hampshire Avenue NW) hosts beer tastings and walking tours of the historic Victorian house.

Coincidentally, former owner of the home, Christian Heurich, is considered one of DC’s most successful brewers. Heurich was also Washington’s second largest landowner and the largest private employer in the nation’s capital.

This month’s beer event will take place on Thursday, March 21 and will feature pours from Lost Rino Brewing Company of Ashburn, Virginia. The tour will last from 6:30 until 8:30 pm. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online.

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From Luis Gomez. Catch his photos at One Photograph A Day. Follow him on Twitter @LuisGomezPhotos.

Heurich Museum  is offering Candlelight Christmas tours December 7-8. (Courtesy Heurich House Museum)

The Heurich House Museum, the German brewmaster’s castle located south of Dupont Circle at 1307  New Hampshire Avenue NW, is offering candlelight tours this weekend, December 7-8. The mansion will be decorated in Victorian-era holiday style and will be open for the tours from 6 to 9 pm both evenings; admission is $15 for adults and $5 for children.

Traditional German Christmas carols by the Alpine Singers and Washington Sängerbund will take place at 7 and 8 pm each night. The museum will serve traditional sweets donated by local German bakeries, and Saint Nikolaus will make an appearance on Saturday evening.

This annual event takes place in the home of a German immigrant merchant, Christian Heurich. He celebrated his achievements by building the mansion in Dupont Circle; construction began in 1892 and was completed in 1894. A technological marvel, the home was crafted by German artisans, and is considered one of the most intact Victorian homes in the country.

Heurich’s brewing company was the largest non-governmental employer in DC, and he was the world’s oldest brewer at his death at 102. He is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery at the Heurich Mausoleum.  From the time of the brewery’s closing in the 1950s, there was no other brewery in DC until DC Brau Brewing opened its doors this April 2011.

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“Heurich House Museum” is by anokarina from the Borderstan flickr pool.

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Photos of the Day are pulled from the Borderstan Reader Photos pool on Flickr.

Today’s photo, “Heurich House Museum,” was taken by anokarina on January 24. It was taken at 1307 New Hampshire Avenue NW.

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Heurich House Museum is open for candlelight Christmas tours December 9-10. (Courtesy Heurich House Museum)

The Heurich House Museum, the German brew master’s castle located south of Dupont Circle at 1307  New Hampshire Avenue NW, is offering candlelight tours this weekend, December 9-10. The mansion will be decorated in Victorian-era holiday style and will be open for the tours from 6 to 9 pm both evenings; admission is $15 for adults and $5 for children.

Traditional German Christmas carols by the Alpine Singers and Washington Sängerbund will take place at 7 and 8 pm each night. The museum will serve traditional sweets donated by local German bakeries, and Saint Nikolaus will make an appearance on Saturday evening.

This annual event takes place in the home of a German immigrant merchant, Christian Heurich. He celebrated his achievements by building the mansion in Dupont Circle; construction began in 1892 and was completed in 1894. A technological marvel, the home was crafted by German artisans, and is considered one of the most intact Victorian homes in the country.

Heurich’s brewing company was the largest non-governmental employer in DC, and he was the world’s oldest brewer at his death at 102. He is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery at the Heurich Mausoleum.  From the time of the brewery’s closing in the 1950s, there was no other brewery in DC until DC Brau Brewing opened its doors this April 2011.

Featured image: The Heurich House Museum photo is from specimenlife in the Borderstan Flickr pool.