so i went to dc again, april 13 through 15th. i know this post is...well...quite a bit late but i guess sitting around a gsc leaves u with few options to kill the boredom. ive been meaning to do this for a while, i even emailed myself a reminder on the 15th. it was a list of new bars i went to, to add to my ever expanding knowledge of ways to get alcohol in dc. is that something to be proud of? idk and idc, but i am! fucck you!
so i went to 3 new bars, and one new restaurant.
1. brasserie beck: i found this place on WAPO a few weeks before i went, it was the only one that sounded interesting out of all of those going out guides. it intrigued me because it was a belgium beer bar, my favorite type of beer. supposed to have belgiums that you can only get there, and small batch brews that are divine. well, it was the first bar we went to after leaving the wilson center and eating dinner. we had a few miller lites at aria for dinner, and were ready for a night on the town. it is located in a place no one could think of a name for. midtown? uptown? farragut? chine town? it was on like 9th and k. somewhere directly between china town and farragut. just kinda a trendy but still developing part of town. it was still light out, but you could tell this was a classy place. already pretty crowded for happy hour, and we just got a high table. great beer selection, beer menu is another binder like churchkey, but this one has a lot less pages and bigger font. interesting beers that ive never heard of, but nicely described and categorized. expensive though. forgot about that when you are at a bar serving rare european beers. so we got the beer on special and were very satisfied. but its not the place i would go to a lot because of its location and doesnt seem like a palce for young people or bros. older crowd and look for us. but still a nice place. id give it a 7 out of 10.
2. american ice co.: talk about a hipster bar. holy fuck. we drank our beer out of jars! JARS! while sitting on picnic benches being served by a waitress in a dego tee and beanie cap. located on v st just one block north of u st on 9th. good area, and a little out of the way of the normal u st crowd. we got there just as it was getting dark, and it was already packed. average prices for DC, a little more affordable. it was in a huge converted garage, so it was a open room with huge doors wide open, opening to the heated deck with the picnic tables. we sat at a picnic table, shared with another random couple. really like the atmosphere and crowd. go bar food and drink. just enough beer selection, but not huge. the only problem was that the hipster waitress was kinda a jerk and didnt seem to want to deal with us "bros". bartender was better though. should have just stayed with him. nice rustic, vintage feel to the bar, and was a lot of fun. hard to navigate long narrow layout, but worth it. another great bar to add to the u street bunch. 9 out of 10. great deck and atomsphere, jut wish the deck was on the roof and raised, not at ground level blocked by a gate.
3. we tried out smoke and barrel in adams morgan. super chill and not crowded at all considering it was later at night and in a mo on a friday. not even all of the tables were taken up. people only seem to go there for food, not to drink. very dark wood style, like being in a barrel. super friendly staff and waitress. made us feel special for being there and gave us great advice on drinks. just chill and quiet, good palce to meet with some pals to have some whiskey. 8 out 10. moody but good staff and prices.
so i went to 3 new bars, and one new restaurant.
1. brasserie beck: i found this place on WAPO a few weeks before i went, it was the only one that sounded interesting out of all of those going out guides. it intrigued me because it was a belgium beer bar, my favorite type of beer. supposed to have belgiums that you can only get there, and small batch brews that are divine. well, it was the first bar we went to after leaving the wilson center and eating dinner. we had a few miller lites at aria for dinner, and were ready for a night on the town. it is located in a place no one could think of a name for. midtown? uptown? farragut? chine town? it was on like 9th and k. somewhere directly between china town and farragut. just kinda a trendy but still developing part of town. it was still light out, but you could tell this was a classy place. already pretty crowded for happy hour, and we just got a high table. great beer selection, beer menu is another binder like churchkey, but this one has a lot less pages and bigger font. interesting beers that ive never heard of, but nicely described and categorized. expensive though. forgot about that when you are at a bar serving rare european beers. so we got the beer on special and were very satisfied. but its not the place i would go to a lot because of its location and doesnt seem like a palce for young people or bros. older crowd and look for us. but still a nice place. id give it a 7 out of 10.
2. american ice co.: talk about a hipster bar. holy fuck. we drank our beer out of jars! JARS! while sitting on picnic benches being served by a waitress in a dego tee and beanie cap. located on v st just one block north of u st on 9th. good area, and a little out of the way of the normal u st crowd. we got there just as it was getting dark, and it was already packed. average prices for DC, a little more affordable. it was in a huge converted garage, so it was a open room with huge doors wide open, opening to the heated deck with the picnic tables. we sat at a picnic table, shared with another random couple. really like the atmosphere and crowd. go bar food and drink. just enough beer selection, but not huge. the only problem was that the hipster waitress was kinda a jerk and didnt seem to want to deal with us "bros". bartender was better though. should have just stayed with him. nice rustic, vintage feel to the bar, and was a lot of fun. hard to navigate long narrow layout, but worth it. another great bar to add to the u street bunch. 9 out of 10. great deck and atomsphere, jut wish the deck was on the roof and raised, not at ground level blocked by a gate.
3. we tried out smoke and barrel in adams morgan. super chill and not crowded at all considering it was later at night and in a mo on a friday. not even all of the tables were taken up. people only seem to go there for food, not to drink. very dark wood style, like being in a barrel. super friendly staff and waitress. made us feel special for being there and gave us great advice on drinks. just chill and quiet, good palce to meet with some pals to have some whiskey. 8 out 10. moody but good staff and prices.
