Capitol City Brewing Company

Capitol City Brewing Company
Downtown, DC 1100 New York Ave,
NW (202) 628-2222
or
Capitol Hill, DC 2 Massachusetts Ave,
NE(202) 842-BEER
or
Arlington, VA 2700 S. Quincy St
(703) 578-3888
http://www.capcitybrew.com/

Recommended

Not a bad choice for beer in the DC area. A decent selection of brews makes the Capitol City Brewing Company a good destination.

There are 4 signature beers on tap: Amber Ale, Porter, Kolsch, and Pale Ale. I tasted them all and found the Pale Ale to be the most interesting. It is nicely hopped with a decent, controlled, bitter finish.

The food menu is CCBC's weakness. It is the standard pub menu with burgers and such. There are steaks and pastas etc. on the entree menu but it is safe to say you shouldn't be deciding to go here for good eats. Watch out for the on-line menus. The prices listed online are lower than you are going to find when you walk in.

There are 3 locations in the DC area. The one I visited the downtown DC location. The brew pub is a large, industrial style space with 20 foot ceilings, suspended scaffolding and lighting. It is a very loud space, with no feeling of privacy or intimacy at all. Sitting at the bar I was unfortunately able to hear every work coming from the group in a booth 20 or so feet away. It is a great place to meet friends after work for a few pops but I would not bring a date or business associate there.