Tuesday in Dupont: DC Beer Week at Afterwords Cafe

 

From Alejandra Owens at One Bite At A Time

DC Beer Week is coming on the heels of Restaurant Week (which in some cases is still going on). If you’re like me and don’t really drink much beer, you didn’t know DC Beer Week  was coming–let alone that it happened last year.

According to DC Beer Week organizers, it’s a “week-long celebration of beer culture in the nation’s capitol.” It is also a way to keep us eating and drinking ourselves silly for another week.

Beer Week Participants

Something like 30 restaurants, bars and pubs across the city are participating and a few can be found in Borderstan. With the likes of Churchkey, Afterwords Cafe, Pizza Paradiso, Big Hunt (close enough) and Bread and Brew (also close enough) participating, the neighborhood has plenty of options.

Ya’ll know I have an affection for Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, which is on Connecticut Avenue just north of Dupont Circle. So when they invited me over for a sneak peek at their Beer Week offerings, I was super excited.

Did you guys know that Washington City Paper had voted the restaurant/bar Best Surprising Beer Menu in this year’s Best of DC? Not bad for our neighborhood brunch spot, eh guys?

Tuesday at Afterwords Cafe

This Tuesday, August 24, from 6 to 9pm in the bar area only, Afterwords Cafe will serve 4-ounce tastings from Brooklyn Brewery, New York’s largest craft brewer. While supplies last, each beer will be paired with an artisanal cheese (1 ounce), specially selected for that beer. Here are the offerings, with the listed price including the beer taste and paired cheese:

• Brooklyn Black Ops ($7)
• Local 1 ($7)
• Brooklyner-Schneider Hopfen-weisse ($7)
• Brown ale ($5)
• Lager ($5)
• Brooklyn Brewmaster’s Reserve ($5)

You can check out Afterwords Cafe’s Facebook page to learn more about the beers they’re offering–and get the rundown on their boozy book recommendations. Even better, you can commemorate your beer-tastic tasting with a limited edition T-shirt (pictured here) for $17.99.

If you’re beer-stupid–or just don’t know anything about the Brooklyn Brewery–don’t hesitate to chat up Andrew Conner, pictured above. He happily answered all my questions, which ranged from silly to completely clueless. He’s a knowledgeable guy with a slight beer crush on Brooklyn Brewery.

The Beer Rater at TBD.com

For those of you who are already beer enthusiasts, you can one-up us all and document your Beer Week experience with the Beer Rater which can be found over at TBD.com. Plug in the beers you’ve tried, give them 1 to 10 points and embed the results on your blog or site to spread the word. TBD is also keeping track of ratings, so it should be fun to see who comes out on top.

I’ll be popping by for a taste of the Black Ops myself… see you there?

Full disclosure: I received a free Beer Week T-shirt from the kind folks at Afterwords Cafe.