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Beer Garden

WE ARE DC’S BEER

We brought package brewing back to the district after 66 years and haven’t looked back since.

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Come Visit


Founded in 2011, DC Brau is the first manufacturing brewery the nation’s capital can call its own in modern times. Since then, the brewery has crafted award-winning beers distributed throughout the DMV, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and beyond.

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The Brewery

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  1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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  3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Featured Food Pop-Up:
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Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
 
 
 

Upcoming Events

Jul 13
Time: 02:00 PM  - 04:00 PM
Candle Making Class
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Demystify the art of creating candles in this engaging and fun candle making workshop. Your expert instructor will lead you through two hours of step-by-step instructions as you learn about the different types of waxes used to make candles, discover precise wicking techniques and blend fragrant oils to create your own unique scent blend. The class covers safety instructions such as monitoring wax temperatures and melting techniques and provides you with opportunities to prepare your materials, pour your candle and take home a delightful creation that is all your own. You'll even have the opportunity to customize your candle with a decorative label. Join in and discover your inner artist!
Jul 20
Time: 11:00 AM  - 12:00 PM
Brau Runners Run
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Come run with us on our monthly run around our neighborhood in support of local charities that mean the world to us and our members. After our run we hang for a pint and get a little info about that weeks charity!
Jul 26
Time: 01:30 PM  - 03:30 PM
Sip & Sculpt - Pottery Workshop
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Grab a drink and join us for this inclusive, beginner-friendly pottery workshop! First, our expert host will cover all the basics, and with step-by-step instructions, you'll learn to handbuild a pinch pot. Then, you'll learn how to sculpt and decorate your pot into a variety of functional pottery pieces like a vase, hanging planters, pot for an air plant, candle holders, smiley planter pals, and more. Each ticket includes: 2 hour workshop on pottery basics, how to create pinch pots, coils, and how to transform them into a variety of unique handmade gifts, home décor and functional pottery All the clay, tools, and materials needed to make your pottery! You'll make + take home 1-3 pieces of pottery Pottery trivia with fun prizes for small businesses :)
Aug 02
Time: 01:00 PM  - 05:00 PM
VW BEER RUN
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Volkswagen Lovers unite! Come show of your vintage, modded and just outright cool VW and hang with us for a great pint! Joint programing with Capital VW Club & VW Air Raid. Cant wait to see you here at brau!
Aug 08
Time: 07:00 PM  - 09:00 PM
Sip & Draw - Live Model Sessions (21+)
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Painters, Sculpters and Illustrators - get your creative juices flowing with a night of great drawing. We'll have space for everyone to do their creative thing and draw, sculpt or even paint. Bring by your creative tools and get to it. (Just no glitter...) Our Live Models will be posing for us in a various sets of poses, over timed intervals. Ticketed event; 21+
Aug 16
Time: 01:30 PM  - 03:00 PM
Sip & Sculpt - Build a Boob Pot
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In this inclusive, beginner-friendly 1.5 hour workshop you’ll learn to make a personalized boob pot - go on, don’t be shy - add that body hair, those wobbly bits, and those stretch marks that will make your boob pot unique! Ticket includes: 1.5 hour workshop on pottery basics, how to create pinch pots, and how to transform them into a variety of unique home décor and functional pottery + how to add surface decoration to your pottery All the clay, tools, and materials you need to make your pottery You'll make and take home up to 1-3 pieces of pottery Pottery trivia with prizes from small businesses :)
Aug 17
Time: 11:00 AM  - 11:59 PM
Brau Runners Run
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Come run with us on our monthly run around our neighborhood in support of local charities that mean the world to us and our members. After our run we hang for a pint and get a little info about that weeks charity!
Sep 21
Time: 11:00 AM  - 11:59 PM
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Oct 19
Time: 11:00 AM  - 11:59 PM
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Oct 25
Time: 08:00 PM  - 11:00 PM
DC Braulesque
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Get your nerd on and come check out sultry performances from the best of burlesque. 21+ Show
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The District's Beer

We brought brewing back to the district and haven’t looked back since.

130K+


Barrels of beer
produced

200+


Unique brews in
our history

100+


Awards won for
our beers

14

Years and 
counting

Our Brews


Our signature brews include The Corruption (IPA), Joint Resolution (Hazy IPA), The Public (Pale Ale), Brau Pils (German-style Pilsner), The Imperial (Double IPA), In Session (Session IPA), and Penn Quarter Porter (Robust Porter), with seasonal and special brews available throughout the year including the award-winning On the Wings of Armageddon (Double IPA). We're also proud to offer a line of First-in-the-District craft hard seltzers in unique flavors including Key Lime Pie and Passionfruit Orange Guava!

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