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DC Bars For Those Age 25 and Under Late Night Weekends
As I noted in the recently published list of DC bars where 35+ could feel comfortable going out even at 11p on a weekend night, it would probably be easier to make a list of the spots where the majority of the patrons are 25 or under (roughly Generation Z at this poitn) late night […]
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DC Bars Where 35 and Up Will Not Feel Old at 11pm on a Weekend – If You Care
Post Updated : April 6, 2022 Let’s get this first out of the way: for many people, there’s no such thing as “feeling old” at a bar, as you can have fun anywhere. Younger folks aren’t going to side-eye you out of there or intentionally make you feel uncomfortable. But a lot of people prefer […]
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Speakeasy Beer – Hellbender Brewing Without a Liquor License For Last 16 Months
Update: Hellbender was approved for a new liquor license on April 27th, 5 weeks after they shut down Hellbender Brewing Company, which opened in November 2014, has not been open since last Friday, March 18th. On Saturday, the brewery posted a message on their Instagram, stating that they had “reached a critical mass of routine […]
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Spirits from Bo & Ivy – DC’s Newest Distillery – Now Available For Purchase
Bo & Ivy Distillers, [2052 West Virginia Ave. NE, website, Facebook, Instagram] which took over the Jos A. Magnus & Co. distillery space in Ivy City (above Atlas Brew Works) in late 2020, is now selling its spirits. The distillery is launching with 3 spirits: gin, corn whiskey, and vodka. Sales will start from the […]
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Aslin’s 14th Street Beer Garden Resolves ANC and Neighbor Protest – On Track to Open This Summer
Aslin Beer Company, which originated in Northern Virginia in 2015 and had a temporary popup in a vacant lot across from the Nats Park a few years back, has resolved a protest of its application for a liquor license for its new beer garden coming to the southwest corner of 14th and S St. NW, […]
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Biergarten Haus – Das Reboot
Biergarten Haus, the popular H Street beer garden, temporarily closed on February 14th for renovations. When it reopens the week of March 7th, Barred in DC has exclusively learned that many things will be quite different, not just the new sign that was installed earlier this year. The pleasant, convivial beer garden atmosphere that has […]
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Lost Generation Brewing Company Coming to Eckington Along the MBT
This post has been updated on February 12, 2022 with details from co-owner/head brewer Barred in DC has learned that a new brewery, Lost Generation Brewing Company, is coming to the edge of the Eckington neighborhood at 327 S Street NE. The ABRA ABC Board approved the brewery’s application for a manufacturer license on Wednesday […]
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DC Suspends The Big Board’s Liquor License
Updated Jan 29, 2022 to add a timeline On Friday afternoon, DC officially suspended the liquor license of H Street neighborhood burger bar, The Big Board, for multiple violations of legal requirements regarding masking of staff and checking for proof of vaccination in a 9 day period. The ABC Board issued a summary suspension of […]
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DC’s Top Dishes
After Virginia Senator Tim Kaine was stranded on I-95 in the early January 2022 snowstorm for over a day (with scores of others), he went to dinner with his family to Bloomingdale’s The Red Hen and tweeted that he had their very popular rigatoni with sausage. This inspired Rob Flaherty, Digital Director for the White […]
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Crooked Run Fermentation Coming to Union Market Area
The Union Market “District” is getting a brewery, Barred in DC has learned*. Crooked Run Fermentation, which first opened in Leesburg, Virginia in 2013 and then a second location in Sterling in 2017, is taking the long trip from the exurbs to the city, and will be opening a 3rd location (likely later in 2022) […]
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