Great Lakes Brewery presents D.C. Beer Week

Of course you’ve seen Great Lakes around town at your favorite bars. What is this beer? In short, it’s Cleveland’s finest and it’s just landed in the D.C. area. Established on Cleveland’s near west side in 1988, GLBC revived Cleveland’s brew community, and is a delicious, socially conscious beer that has exploded in the Washington, D.C. market.

Events you can find delicious Great Lakes Brewery Beer!

Sunday Aug. 22- Little Miss Whiskeys will be hosting a German beer tasting and discussion about different styles and history behind the beers. 8pm $20.00

Monday Aug. 23- “The Great Lakes Effect” at Meridian Pint. Starting at 5pm, Great Lakes is taking over the taps with $5 pints. The last bit of Lake Erie Monster on draft, our newest seasonal the Octoberfest and several of our year around beers. Pint glass give away while supplies last.

Tuesday Aug 24- Café St. Ex will be hosting a beer dinner. $70.00. Come enjoy some great sustainable food with our beers to match each course.

Wednesday Aug. 25- Capitol Lounge will be throwing down lowland style bbq. 6pm-10pm $35.00 all inclusive. We will be serving our Ness, Fitzgerald, Perry and Dortmunder.

Friday Aug 27- D.C. Beer Week Happy Hour at RFD, 4-7pm or kegs kick. $4.00 pints.

Craft beer lovers, here’s your chance to visit Great Lakes Brewing Company’s world champion family of beers in your own backyard. Not to toot our own horns, but we only brew the freshest, highest-quality, preservative-free beer. So whether you’re looking for a porter in Georgetown, a pale ale in Capitol Hill or an amber lager in Penn Quarter, this will be one family gathering you won’t want to leave early.

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KICK OFF EVENT

The Inaugural Nerd Nite DC & Washington City Paper present a D.C. Beer Week Kickoff Event!

The Rock & Roll Hotel
1353 H Street NE
Friday, August 20
6:30 PM

Join us for craft beers and music pairings.
Featuring:
- Beer Director Greg Engert of ChurchKey
- Founder & Brewer Brian Strumke of Stillwater Artisanal Ales
- Tracy Jill Doty from the NIH, New Rock Church of Fire
- many more.

Live Music by:
Cobra Collective, The Torches, New Rock Church of Fire, and a very special surprise guest!

6:30 pm – The History, Artistry, and Science of Beer
presentations, band, and of course…beer

10:00pm – Rock and Barley
concert with especially tailored music & craft beer pairings
Tickets are $10 for either event or $16 for both.

For more information, Click Here!

To purchase tickets, Click Here!

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From the fine people at D.C. Beer, here is the tentative calendar of events for the week!

Friday, August 20

DC Beer Week Kick-Off Event at the Rock and Roll Hotel Presented by Washington City Paper & Nerd Nite DC
http://dc.nerdnite.com/
Including craft beers and music pairings and featuring:
Beer Director Greg Engert of ChurchKey, Founder & Brewer Brian Strumke of Stillwater Artisanal Ales, Tracy Jill Doty from the NIH, Cobra Collective, New Rock Church of Fire and many more.

Sunday, August 22

Craft Beer Cruise on the Cherry Blossom
6pm-9pm
This awesome event will feature over 20 different breweries, appetizers, and a whole lot more. $70/person. To purchase tickets go to www.capitolloungedc.com/beercruise. Space is limited to 150 people

Monday, August 23

Breadsoda and DCBeer.com combine for a truly awesome #Tweetup!
Hold onto your hats folks, Opposite Night is coming…

Oliver Ales Cask Night at the Big Hunt
Head to the perennial craft ale favorite in Dupont Circle for some authentic British-style offerings in casks!

Room 11 and Victory Brewing Rare Beer Night
Two beers rarely seen outside the Victory Brewpub, Mad King Weiss and Gassy Jack Bitter, will be offered up to a thirsty DC beer community!

ChurchKey presents Heavy Seas Rare Oak Cask Night & Glass Giveaway
Churchkey offers up an oak cask of Heavy Seas Loose Cannon (that’s right the cask itself is made of OAK!). Additionally, there will be a regular cask of Bourbon Barrel-Aged Heavy Seas Hang Ten and Vintage Below Decks Barleywine as well!

Granville Moore’s Beer Dinner w/ Susan Greene of the Global Brewers Guild
An entertaining night of Belgian and Belgian style American Beers and a 5 course dinner carefully pairing and integrating the beers with the food. $70/person Call 202-399-2546 for reservations. Space is limited to 35 people.

Dino’s 3 Beers 3 Courses
Chef Dean Gold carefully pairs 3 of his favorite beers with 3 mouth-watering courses. $39/person

Trusty’s Burgers Beer and Bus
Have you ever dreamed of drinking craft canned beers while sitting in your old elementary school bus. Well now is your chance with the launch of the Bus Bar upstairs. Kick back with Butternut beer and figure out which lunch box you used to (or still) have.

Tuesday, August 24th

Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe “Brooklyn Brawl” Beer and Cheese Tasting
Come and taste some of the finest beers from NY’s largest Craft Brewer- Brooklyn Brewery. The beers will be artfully paired with cheeses from International Gourmet. The beers include Brewmasters Reserve, Black Ops, Brooklyn-Schneider Hopfen-Weisse, Local One Lager, Brown Ale

H Street Country Club Butternut Pints for Putts
The shot of your life. 1 Beer. 1 Putt. 120 feet. Sink it and walk away with a regulation totally sick Pool Table!

Justins’s Cafe presents Racing Dangerously
Racer 5 IPA and five different flavors of pie from Dangerously Delicious Pies on H Street NE. Is beer and pie a combination I often think about? No. Is beer and pie something I’m thinking about now? OH YES.

Star and Shamrock with He’brew Ales “Brisket & Brews”
Join Shmaltz Brewing Company and the Irish/Jewish cuisine of the Star and Shamrock along with tasty He’Brew ales for some creative pairings.

18th Amendment PIZZA NIGHT with the 21st Amendment Brewing Company
Pizzas will be hot and beer will be cold along with reps from 21st Amendment there to keep it all together.

Belga Cafe – Chimay Trappist Ale Vintage Beer Tasting
Come to Belga and enjoy a unique Trappist experience. They will be tasting all of the Chimay Trappist Ales and will be offering a vertical tasting of one of the world’s finest beers- Chimay Grand Reserve. Chimay “Blue” will be served in three vintages in three unique packages, Chimay Grand Reserve 750 ml 2010 Vintage, Chimay 3L Jeroboam 2009 Vintage, and the extremely rare Chimay 6L Methusalah 2007 Vintage

Liberty Tree presents Smuttynose New England Beer Dinner
4 Courses, 4 Beers $40/person

Wednesday August 25th

Troegs Takeover at Red and Black
Glassware giveaway, Mad Elf in the summer, Troegs Band, guaranteed fun

SpeakeasyDC, the Washington City Paper, and the Big Hunt present Fermented: A Night of True Tales About Beer
SpeakeasyDC, Washington City Paper, and The Big Hunt are teaming up to present Fermented: A Night of True Tales About Beer. Doors 6:30pm, Show 8-10pm. $15/Person http://www.speakeasydc.com/2010/08/fermented-a-night-of-true-tales-about-beer/

DC Bread and Brew presents a Lagunitas Beer Dinner
Six beers and six plates featuring Hop Stoopid, Little Sumpin, Censored Ale, IPA, Czech Pilsner and Dog Town Pale Ale. $50/person. Call 202-466-2676 for reservations

District Chop House – Meet Brewer
Meet brewer Barrett Lauer, and enjoy tours of the brewery along with half price beers at one of the Nation’s Capital’s finest Brew Pubs.

Capitol Lounge Beer and Barbeque with Great Lakes Brewing Company
Low country barbeque and other backyard cuisine washed down with some of the finest brews from Great Lakes Brewing including Eliot Ness Amber Lager, Commodore Perry IPA, Dortmunder Gold Lager, and Edmund Fitzgerald Porter. 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm. Capitol Lounge Side Bar. $45/Person All Inclusive.http://www.capitolloungedc.com/dcbeerweek/

Thunder Burger Sierra Nevada Beer Dinner
More details forthcoming!

Washington Nationals Present DC Beer Week Night at the Park
Join the Washington Nationals as they face the Chicago Cubs. Received special discounted tickets and a voucher for a free craft beer sample. GO NATS!

Thursday August 26th

District Pour House and Coney Island Lagers – NY to Boston
The Pour House and Coney Island Lagers take you from NY to Boston. Jeremy from Shmaltz Brewing Company will be there talking and throwing beer around while the kitchen is batting up some lobster rolls.

Breadsoda presents Beer vs Beer
Join Breadsoda to celebrate “Braugust” Beer Month at Breadsoda. Think about it, what is better then a huge deli sandwich and cool craft beer? Letting the guys at Breadsoda pair them for you.

Meridian Pint and Schlafly Brewing Company – Meet the Brewer!
Meridian Pint and Schlafly present Dan Kopman Co-Founder and Brew Master of St. Louis Brewing. Special rare tastings of Schlafly beers paired with unique offerings from Meridian Pint’s wonderful kitchen.

The Reef presents “Rogue Ales Oyster Fest”
3,000 Oysters, 3 Shuckers, 3 Levels, 7 great beers from Rogue Ales! Dead Guy, Kells Irish Lager, Imperial IPA, Imperial YSB, Orgasmic, Somer Ale, John John’s Hazlenut 5pm-10pm

Friday, August 27th

The Big Hunt’s Michigan Blowout Night
Featuring specials on Founders, Bells, and New Holland. Get your Wolverine Gold and Blue or Spartan Green on.

Saturday, August 28th

Events TBD, but why not stop by the Black Squirrel? Taste the awesome New Belgium beers they have on this month, including the heralded Fat Tire Amber Ale, Ranger IPA, 1554 Black Ale, and Mighty Arrow pale ale!