InaugurAle!

Inauguration is nigh at hand and we're positively ecstatic about the upcoming week and all the festivities surrounding the celebration. As you may already know, the Cap City brewers have prepared for the last month brewing, along with our core beers, a choice variety of seasonals, namely the Inaugurale. Available at all of our locations, this crisp, dry-hopped ale has the character to impress and the drinkability of a session beer. And don't forget our commemorative Inaugurale pint glasses; $5.00 empty and a deal at $8.00 when you buy the glass filled with your favorite Cap City pint. Also, all three stores will open at 9:00am on Jan. 17-24 serving breakfast for all the early risers girding themselves for fun-filled hours standing on the mall.

Other notable tappings include our deliciously hoppy IPA. A year of conservative hop usage and the outcries of numerous hop-heads has led to one thing, an unfiltered, dry-hopped ale with a citrus aroma and flavor that will redefine your palate for this popular beer style. Dancing next to 7%abv and 68IBU's, our IPA is reckless and yet right on, and most importantly, on tap at our Shirlington and Downtown location.


If you find our seasonals as seductive as we do, make sure to try the Fuel (Imperial Coffee Stout) and our GABF gold medal winning Honey Lager before you leave town for the weekend. In other news, our psychic Head Brewer Mike McCarthy has looked into the future of the brewery and, in a moment of clairvoyance, predicted the arrival of an organic Saison, the return of the Bier de Garde, and the creation of a Belgian Black Ale.


The Belgian Black will be available just before Valentines Day and feature a daring combination of kilned coffee, cocoa mulch, cocoa nibs, and chocolate malt. Brewed with Rochefort yeast on loan from Geoff Lively at Rock Bottom, Bethesda, this beer should intrigue the amateur and the connoisseur alike. For long time Cap City customers, the Saison will be reminiscent of previous batches, only this round we'll be using all organic ingredients. A nicely aged, French farm-house style ale, this dry, effervescent brew will have a light fruit aroma and flavor which becomes more pronounces over time. Our Biere de Garde, or "Storage Beer," is brewed with peppercorns and crystallized ginger to impart an herbal spiciness to this roughly 7% ale.

Let us know of any beer related thoughts or musings at brewer@capcitybrew.com. Otherwise, we'll look forward to seeing you next week!

Cheers,

Capitol City Brewers