{"id":24701,"date":"2015-09-15T06:30:17","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T10:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=24701"},"modified":"2015-09-15T06:30:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T10:30:17","slug":"beltwayland-beer-beyond-oktoberfest-preview-more-dc-tasting-rooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2015\/09\/beltwayland-beer-beyond-oktoberfest-preview-more-dc-tasting-rooms\/","title":{"rendered":"BeltwayLand beer &#038; beyond: Oktoberfest preview, more DC tasting rooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last time I wrote about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2015\/08\/summertime-beltwayland-and-beyond-beer-update-dc-beer-week.html\">our local &#038; regional craft brewing scene on August 7<\/a>, I noted that Oktoberfest beers were imminent and sure enough:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welp, 3 brands of Oktoberfest in NoMa Harris Teeter. I like Oktoberfest, but hate seasonal creep<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; William F. Yurasko (@doubleuefwhy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/doubleuefwhy\/status\/631178996546273280\">August 11, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Even<\/em> Starbucks waiting until after Labor Day to sell pumpkin spiced lattes.<\/p>\n<p>Last year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2015\/02\/beltwyland-beer-4-years-in-plus-riggo-red-bull-vs-old-ox-minus-chocolate-city.html#oktoberfest\">Oktoberfset recap may be instructive<\/a> for how you go about you local Oktoberfest shopping.<\/p>\n<p>Flying Dog got started with their Dogtoberfest on August 22. Port City, August 28. <a href=\"http:\/\/oldoxbrewery.com\/2015\/08\/the-return-of-oxtober-bier\/?age-verified=3dcd11553d\">Old Ox, the 26th<\/a>. I guess the whole 8th month thing is their defense.<\/p>\n<p>To their credit, Corcoran is <a href=\"http:\/\/corcoranbrewing.com\/BeerMenu.pdf\">waiting until later in September<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The only local &#8216;fest I&#8217;ve seen so far is Port City, so that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m using last year&#8217;s photo. I&#8217;m hoping to find some Rhinofest soon and try Oxtoberfest. See any of them? Let me know!<\/p>\n<p>Now, if only the Nationals would stick around long-enough for October this year. Ooof. The <a href=\"http:\/\/thenationalsreview.com\/the-nationals-park-beer-guide\/\">Nationals Park beer map<\/a> is still worth your time for the last few weeks of the season. There needs to be Verizon Center and FedEx Field beer maps too.<\/p>\n<p>Oh and I&#8217;m indifferent to pumpkin beers, <a href=\"http:\/\/dcbeer.com\/news\/its-pumpkin-beer-season-drink-something-else\">as is DCbeer.com<\/a>, it seems. <\/p>\n<h3>A few fests near you<\/h3>\n<p>September 20 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heurichhouse.org\/participate\/oktoberfest\">Heurich House<\/a>, D.C.<br \/>\nSeptember 26 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovettsvilleoktoberfest.com\/\">Lovettsville<\/a><br \/>\nSeptember 27 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/madfoxbrewing.com\/content\/4th-annual-hoppy-oktoberfest#overlay=node\/81\/edit%3Fdestination%3Dadmin\/content\">Hoppy Oktoberest<\/a>, Mad Fox, Falls Church<br \/>\nOctober 3 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/viennaoktoberfest.org\/\">my hometown of Vienna<\/a><br \/>\nOctober 3 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/capcitybrew.com\/oktoberfest15.php\">Capital City Mid-Atlantic<\/a>, Shirlington<br \/>\nOctober 10-11 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oktoberfestreston.com\/\">Reston<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is <a href=\"http:\/\/dc.about.com\/od\/specialevents\/a\/Oktoberfests.htm\">a more extensive list on about.com<\/a> and when the <em>CityPaper<\/em> &#038; <em>Post<\/em> get listicles up, I&#8217;ll come back and link to them. For the entire commonwealth of Virginia <a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginia.org\/oktoberfests\/?adref=fb0915oktbr\">check out virginia.org<\/a>, the tourism bureau&#8217;s site. It seems odd to say without being sarcastic, but they do listicles really well.<\/p>\n<h3>Is DC Brau ripping off HogsHaven.com?<\/h3>\n<p>Uh, I&#8217;ve seen <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hogshaven.com\/\">that logo<\/a> before, DC Brau:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HogsHaven\">@HogsHaven<\/a> logo? &quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcbrau\">@dcbrau<\/a>: Men&#39;s 2015 Skins tees have arrived! Get yours today at our tasting room or online! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/FT31zcfnhB\">http:\/\/t.co\/FT31zcfnhB<\/a>&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; William F. Yurasko (@doubleuefwhy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/doubleuefwhy\/status\/642044528002768896\">September 10, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Since crowd-sourced rankings are vitally important<\/h3>\n<p>Port City won the <em>CityPaper<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtoncitypaper.com\/bestofdc\/poll\/foodanddrink\/2015\/best-local-brewery\">Reader Poll<\/a> with DC Brau the runner-up and 3 Stars bronze.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nPost Express<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/express\/wp\/2005\/08\/27\/vote-for-express-best-of-d-c-2015-drinking\/\">is running a drinking poll as well<\/a> which leads off with breweries.<\/p>\n<h3>A new brewery? NO WAY<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newdistrictbrewing\">New District Brewing Company<\/a> is now operating and situated near the eastern terminus of the W&#038;OD bicycle trail around Shirlington. Surely, they&#8217;ll be added to the <a href=\"http:\/\/bikeablebrews.github.io\/wod\/\">W&#038;OD bike &#038; brew map somebody put up on GitHub<\/a>. New District is the figuratively first new packaging brewery in the history of Arlington County. The last time there was a packaging brewery, 1916, the county was still called Alexandria.<\/p>\n<h3>Portner Brewhouse<\/h3>\n<p>While generally focusing on packaging breweries an occasional brewpub gets a mention, especially if it is down the street from me. First mentioned back in 2011, <a href=\"http:\/\/redbricktown.com\/2015\/08\/portner-brewhouse-coming-to-alexandrias-van-dorn-neighborhood\/\">the Portner Brewhouse is expected to open in 2016<\/a> (<em>Red Brick Town<\/em>). It is being started up by the great-granddaughter of Robert Portner who brewed beer in Alexandria until 1916. Portner was innovative in creating refrigeration to brew lager. Soon, the name will be restored to Alexandria on the West End. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandriava.gov\/uploadedFiles\/historic\/info\/archaeology\/ARSiteReportHistoryPortnerBrewingCoAX196.pdf\">An extensive history from the City of Alexandria in PDF form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>New tasting rooms for 3 Stars, Atlas<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtoncitypaper.com\/blogs\/youngandhungry\/2015\/09\/04\/3-stars-brewing-company-will-upgrade-and-enclose-its-tasting-room\/\">3 Stars Brewing Company Will Upgrade and Enclose Its Tasting Room<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>None of this would have been possible just a few years ago. When 3 Stars first opened in 2012, they couldn&#8217;t even sell pints on premise. But changes to D.C. legislation have allowed breweries to build more traditional bars. Even more recent updates to local regulations allow breweries to apply for outdoor seating permits, just like restaurants and bars. 3 Stars plans to take advantage of that soon. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2015\/06\/visiting-atlas-brew-works-in-ivy-city-d-c.html\">I visited Atlas in March<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These breweries (and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2015\/02\/more-distilleries-are-coming-to-greater-d-c-region.html\">distilleries<\/a>) are turning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style\/dc-breweries-transforming-seedy-office-parks-into-a-hopping-scene\/2015\/08\/12\/c50fa8dc-3b88-11e5-b3ac-8a79bc44e5e2_story.html\">old office\/light industry parks into happening places<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>What brings them to these seedy office parks on Bladensburg Road and West Virginia Avenue NE, to the edge of the universe, to industrial strips dotted with dollar stores and a medical supply outlet and body shops? Beer, of course. But also Uber. Bike fever and the Metropolitan Branch Trail. Boredom with the beige sameness of downtown\u2019s rooftops and patios. Wanderlust. And sometimes, a party bus.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Loudoun&#8217;s Ale Trail<\/h3>\n<p>So, is this agri-tourism? There is fun to be had in Northern Virginia exurbs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Make way Virginia wine&#8230;there are now enough craft breweries to constitute an Ale Trail! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/bZVdqv7AEj\">http:\/\/t.co\/bZVdqv7AEj<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/wUiRPrHD9a\">pic.twitter.com\/wUiRPrHD9a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Laura Hayes (@BTMenu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BTMenu\/status\/639889408578207746\">September 4, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The official <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitloudoun.org\/trip-ideas\/loco-ale-trail\">LoCo Ale Trail<\/a> site is great except for &#8220;LoCo.&#8221; I&#8217;m not a fan of MoCo either. Let&#8217;s hope we never FairCo or ArCo either.<\/p>\n<h3>The Twitter list<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/doubleuefwhy\/lists\/beltwayland-beer\">compiled a twitter list of all the D.C., and Northern Virginia regional breweries I could think<\/a> of and maybe a few more. It&#8217;s hard keeping up with the scene as it expands.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/doubleuefwhy\/lists\/beltwayland-beer\" data-widget-id=\"599967055882932225\">Tweets from https:\/\/twitter.com\/doubleuefwhy\/lists\/beltwayland-beer<\/a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+\":\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script> <\/p>\n<h3>Guest post?<\/h3>\n<p>Want to write about craft beer in D.C. or Virginia? let me know! I might even accept a Maryland suburbs\/Annapolis post.<\/p>\n<p>Prost!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last time I wrote about our local &#038; regional craft brewing scene on August 7, I noted that Oktoberfest beers were imminent and sure enough: Welp, 3 brands of Oktoberfest in NoMa Harris Teeter. I like Oktoberfest, but hate seasonal creep &mdash; William F. 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