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Howdy beer world! We've taken a brief leave-of-absence from the brewsletter, but with news of our Oktoberfest, the Great American Beer Festival, and other awesomeness, we're back in full force. First up, we would like to thank everyone who participated and or attended the 2008 Oktoberfest. With upwards of 7,500 people in attendance, it was our most successful festival yet. Beautiful weather and a variety of beer made for a great time. As always, we carefully scrutinized every detail of the day to ensure improvements are made for next year (even more beer).The GABF in Denver was a blast; 45,000 predominantly awesome beer lovers and hundreds of bearded brewers. Cap City brewer James Nicholson was star struck. Assistant brewer John Dykstra said, "I feel like I'm truly living the good life!" And to top it off, Ryan Curley, head brewer at the Postal Square location won a gold medal for his Honey Lager in the Specialty Honey Ale or Lager category. We are oh so proud of him, and we tell him daily. What's this beer like? It's like a kid walking into the Magic Kingdom for the first time; fascinated, yet frightened. Or a precocious teen, flirtatious and fun. Maybe not, but you need to stop by any of our locations on or after November 21st to try this fantastic brew and make up your own bad simile. But wait, there's more! To memorialize this momentous occasion, we will be selling seductive 32 oz mason jars filled with this lovely libation so that you can enjoy a pint at the bar or at the homestead. $6.00 filled and ready to go! The Honey Lager mason jars will only be available at the Shirlington location for reasons the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Commission can explain, so make a trip down south and enjoy our gold medal winning ale.
All other news pales in comparison, but we must let you know that the Belgian Dubbel currently on tap is heavenly, and the upcoming Belgian Trippel can hold its own as well. Also, keep your eyes open for an IPA in the near future, and our Inaugurale will have it's own write up in due time, so keep checking in.
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Stop by Capitol Hill and try the Dunkelweizen. This dark version of a German Hefeweizen is sure to win your vote! Caramel Wheat and a subtle addition of chocolate malt balance the banana and clove flavors produced by the Hefe yeast. The German Beer Institute (http://www.germanbeerinstitute.com/) has this to say about Dunkelweizen:
DUNKELWEIZEN
AKA:Dunkelhefeweizen, Dunkelkristallweizen, Dark Wheat Ale
Pronunciation guide for English-speakers: "doonn-kel vite-sen" (pronounce the "oo" short as in "foot")
Definition: Dunkelweizen is the dark version of the regular golden-yellow Weissbier or Weizenbier (more commonly called Hefeweizen in North America), the spritzy, creamy Bavarian wheat beer with pronounced clove, vanilla, banana, apple, bubblegum, and sometimes nutmeg flavors. Dunkel means dark in German (as opposed to weiss, which means white) and Weizen means wheat. Like a Hefeweizen, Dunkelweizen is made from a mixed mash of wheat and barley malts, but unlike a Weissbier, it also contains a large array of lightly to thoroughly caramelized or roasted malts that give it both its color and its complexity. A Dunkelweizen, therefore, has all the characteristic and differentiated flavors of a sophisticated wheat ale, overlaid with chocolatey to roasted flavors. Dunkelweizen is a very complex beer style with endless variations on the same theme. There are dozens of brands of Dunkelweizen in Bavaria, each with its own, very individual, flavor orientation, and several brands, inlcuding Schneider Aventinus and Erdinger (depicted) are exported to the United States. For more on German wheat beer brewing, see Weissbier.
Capitol City is having the 1st annual Fall Harvest Beer Dinner.
Come celebrate a special evening with us! December 2nd at 7pm, 5 of our handcrafted beers will be paired with 5 of our chef's wonderful creations. Tickets can be purchased at all three CCBC locations, tickets are $75/per person. Seating is limited so reserve your spot soon!
Late Night Happy Hour at our Capitol Hill location is Back!
All you night owls will be rewarded with a second offering of the best happy hour in town. From 10 till close, beers will be $3.50 and appetizers will be half off. Stop in and let the best bartenders on the Hill pour you one of our handcrafted beers!
Stop by Capitol Hill and try the Dunkelweizen. This dark version of a German Hefeweizen is sure to win your vote! Caramel Wheat and a subtle addition of chocolate malt balance the banana and clove flavors produced by the Hefe yeast. The German Beer Institute (http://www.germanbeerinstitute.com/) has this to say about Dunkelweizen:
DUNKELWEIZEN
AKA:Dunkelhefeweizen, Dunkelkristallweizen, Dark Wheat Ale
Pronunciation guide for English-speakers: "doonn-kel vite-sen" (pronounce the "oo" short as in "foot")
Definition: Dunkelweizen is the dark version of the regular golden-yellow Weissbier or Weizenbier (more commonly called Hefeweizen in North America), the spritzy, creamy Bavarian wheat beer with pronounced clove, vanilla, banana, apple, bubblegum, and sometimes nutmeg flavors. Dunkel means dark in German (as opposed to weiss, which means white) and Weizen means wheat. Like a Hefeweizen, Dunkelweizen is made from a mixed mash of wheat and barley malts, but unlike a Weissbier, it also contains a large array of lightly to thoroughly caramelized or roasted malts that give it both its color and its complexity. A Dunkelweizen, therefore, has all the characteristic and differentiated flavors of a sophisticated wheat ale, overlaid with chocolatey to roasted flavors. Dunkelweizen is a very complex beer style with endless variations on the same theme. There are dozens of brands of Dunkelweizen in Bavaria, each with its own, very individual, flavor orientation, and several brands, inlcuding Schneider Aventinus and Erdinger (depicted) are exported to the United States. For more on German wheat beer brewing, see Weissbier.
Capitol City is having the 1st annual Fall Harvest Beer Dinner.
Come celebrate a special evening with us! December 2nd at 7pm, 5 of our handcrafted beers will be paired with 5 of our chef's wonderful creations. Tickets can be purchased at all three CCBC locations, tickets are $75/per person. Seating is limited so reserve your spot soon!
Late Night Happy Hour at our Capitol Hill location is Back!
All you night owls will be rewarded with a second offering of the best happy hour in town. From 10 till close, beers will be $3.50 and appetizers will be half off. Stop in and let the best bartenders on the Hill pour you one of our handcrafted beers!
