Community Links    |     Our Cities   

Harpoon Beer Cruise on the Potomac

July 20, 2010 by Parker  
Filed under News and Events

Friends of Harpoon Brewery have a chance to enjoy a great summer beer event – A one-hour guided boat tour on the Potomac River.

This exclusive brew-cruise will be navigated by Captain Bill Ross and Nick Dean from Harpoon Brewery and will  feature a delicious assortment of beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres.

The Harpoon beer cruise will include a water tour of some of DC’s favorite monuments, including: The Key Bridge, Roosevelt Island, Watergate, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Memorial, Custis-Lee Mansion, Washington Monument, U.S. Capitol, Navy – Marine Memorial, LBJ Memorial, The Pentagon, Jefferson Memorial, National Cathedral, and the Memorial Bridge.

The Harpoon Beer Cruise will be held on 7:30pm sharp.   Leaves from the 31st Street Georgetown Dock. Cost is $50. For more information, call 703-823-4600 or visit www.rickswine.com.

Tröegs Brewery Beer Dinner at Pizzeria Paradiso Georgetown

February 3, 2010 by Parker  
Filed under Beer Dinners

Join Pizzeria Paradiso Georgetown as they host a Tröegs Brewery Beer Dinner on Feb 22.

This dinner will be a 4 course/6 beer tasting. Tröegs Brewery representative present.

6:30 & 9 PM seatings.  For a seat at the dinner call: 202-337-4936.

Brickskeller

January 10, 2010 by Parker  
Filed under Beer Bars

The Brickskeller was established in 1957, by father and son Felix and Maurice Coja, as well as their wives Marie and June, the parents and grandparents of Diane Alexander who, with her husband Dave, is the current owner. June died in 1998 and Maurice sold out his shares to Diane in 2004. The Brickskeller as well as offshoot RFD are run by Diane, Dave, and their sons.

The Brickskeller is located near Dupont Circle on the edge of Georgetown, in the Marifex Hotel (now the Brickskeller Inn) building.  With 1,032 choices of bottled beer on the beer list, the Brickskeller is listed in Guinness World Records as “the bar with the largest selection of commercially available beers.”

View the beer list of the Brickskeller here