On Friday, October 26 DC Brau will kick off the first edition of its DC Artist Series with a run of labels designed by local graffiti artist Kelly Towles. The series celebrates DC's vibrant art scene by selecting one local artist each year to design original labels for each of brewery's three flagship beers—the Public Pale Ale, Corruption IPA and Citizen Belgian-Style Ale.

"We are so happy to be able to show our affection for the incredibly talented artist community here in the nation's capital," said DC Brau CEO Brandon Skall. "Towles is a rad way to start."

Kushi restaurant will host the release party, which begins at 5:30 and will last until 8pm, with discounted DC Brau beers and deals on sushi. The specialty bottles and other artwork by Towles—including a time-lapse of his recent mural at DC Brau's Northeast facility—will be on display at the party. It will also be the first chance for the public to purchase one of the collector bottles, and t-shirts designed for the event.

As a limited-release series, only 500 22oz bomber-style bottles of each beer will be available. The DC Artist Series will be distributed DC- and Virginia-wide beginning October 29th. Neighborhood: District of Columbia Chinatown Address: 465 K Street NW Washington District Of Columbia 20001 United States Date: Friday, October 26, 2012 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm

DC Brau is unveiling its DC Artist Series of beers in 22-ounce bottles, with labels created by local graphic designer and street artist Kelly Towles. DC Brau co-founder Brandon Skall says the brewery will invite a new artist to create the labels each year, though the timing of the releases will vary. There will only be 500 of each bottle, turning them into instant collector’s items.

An error in the brewing of DC Brau's celebrated Double IPA, On the Wings of Armageddon, has led to the development of a new beer. The brew, also a Double IPA, is similar in body and taste to its progenitor while differing immensely in color and hop profile. CEO Brandon Skall expressed disappointment that fans of On the Wings of Armageddon would have to wait another few months for the much sought after beer, but in the same breath noted that he was excited to welcome this new brew to the DC Brau family. "Sometimes you have to embrace blunders," said Skall. "In this case, our mistake lead to something delicious and badass, so while we’re upset about the error in OTWOA brewing, we’re happy it led to Deus Ex Machina."

If you're a fan of extinct beer styles revived Jurassic Park-style, try Embers of the Deceased, a collaboration between DC Brau and Bluejacket. This smoked wheat beer originated in a region of Eastern Europe that was part of Prussia from the late 18th until the early 20th century, then reverted back to Poland after World War I. The center of brewing was a city that the Germans called Gratz and the Poles call Grodzisk; hence, the style is known alternately as a Grätzer or Grodziskie. It disappeared from its native area in the early 1990s.