Years ago, the Brickskeller was the only game in town for true brew enthusiasts, a place you'd proudly bring out-of-town guests to prove D.C. had some beer cred. In its later years, as the craft beer scene exploded across the District, the competition opened up the playing field and the "Brick" lost some of its [...]
Cupcake Craze Hits New High: Frederick High School in Maryland is banning shared snacks after a 16-year-old student got sick from a friend's cupcake that authorities suspect was laced with something, possibly marijuana. (WAMU via DCist) Bad Apple Martini: How ChurchKey became a revered beer mecca by doing things the opposite way that they were [...]
I drank diligently in the course of researching this week's Young & Hungry column about the art of restaurant beer bottle and can lists. But I also put my glass down occasionally to talk to the people crafting these menus. Here's a few of the best quotes that didn't make the story. ChurchKey's beer director, [...]
For three generations, the Martinez family has farmed hard-bean coffee at Finca Vista Hermosa, in the northwestern highlands of Huehuetenango, Guatemala. A portion of the harvest the family sends to Minneapolis, where Coffee & Tea Limited roasts and sells it, shipping a fraction of the beans 10 miles down the road to Brooklyn Center, Minn., [...]
Food trucks flooded our streets and Twitter feeds. Connecticut Avenue welcomed a whole lot of ground-meat options (and then kicked one out.) In an age of comfort food, family-style Italian filled our carb-deprived bellies. But will mobile food, burgers and comfort food dominate 2011? Will small plates finally die? Here's our break down on what [...]
The Tavern Formerly Known as Brickskeller has both a name and opening date: Bier Baron, the successor to Washington's most storied beer bar, will open for service Wednesday, Dec. 29 at 6 p.m. On that night, the walls will be decked with the same antique cans, and the kitchen will pump out the same pretzels and [...]
When the Brickskeller closed this month, it left most of its beer stash and walls of memorabilia to the new owners. But what will happen to the Brick's beer brain trust? For the last four years, bar manager Rachel Murray brought some of the world's best beers to the subterranean saloon, and now she'll take [...]
Like a shell-shocked trauma victim, I've been devouring every memorial piece I can find about the Brickskeller. I've instructed Google News to alert me whenever a new one appears, like this blip from the Associated Press that made its way to L.A. I've even read the comments. In the flurry over "Brickskeller Finally Pulls the [...]
Walking down the steps into the Brickskeller's rathskeller-like lower-level warren on Saturday night, I was confronted by a spectacled goon who curtly asked if he could help me, only to let me know he wouldn't. “The bar's full,” he grunted, ushering me toward the upstairs section of the bar. The doorman upstairs was almost as [...]
Brickskeller's Dave Alexander speaks a bit about the sale of his bar, but also says: “My high-priced lawyers are telling me to shut up." There are some details emerging about the new restaurant, including a beer list that will be pared down to 500 and have an accurate listing! "If we run out, we'll grab [...]
