We’ve made it to September, with beautiful fall-like weather (at least for now) despite DC’s current military occupation causing usually busy breweries and restaurants to look a little too quiet. We keep pushing forward and finding happiness in our friends, frothy, foamy Lukr pours, and rooftop beers. There’s been some “juicy” beer gossip (yes, that is a play on words), and more changes on the horizon—we haven’t forgotten about that merger announcement. Before we get into the rest of the newsletter, let’s all raise a big glass of local lager to our very own “Papa Beer” Richard this month!

#DOITFORJASMINE - Buy a shirt! We are celebrating the amazingness that is Jasmine Dill and doing what we can to ease medical costs and compensate for lost time better spent brewing and selling during Jasmine's treatment and recovery. DC Beer; The Womxn's Brew Culture Club; and all of Jasmine's friends, family, and the local beer community are strongly encouraged to wear your Genetically Unapologetic shirts to Snallygaster to show support. "Genetically Unapologetic because LIBCO’s co-founder and brewer Jasmine Dill has been experiencing headache and blurred vision, which turns out to be Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (VHL), a rare hereditary condition that causes tumors and cysts throughout the body. “This beer honors Jasmine’s personal journey, the pain, the misdiagnosis, the resilience, and the rare truth of it all,” co-founder and co-owner Andrew Dill told us. ‘It will be released some time after Jasmine’s scheduled surgeries in the DMV market, and we invite you to taste it, share it, and understand what it stands for. Until then, supporting us through your favorite LIBCO flagship liquid or merch means the world.’ Jasmine is in treatment, so you might not see the twin shirted duo of Dills around as much as normal this fall. LIBCO isn’t slowing down on brewing, however, and they’re raising capital for a taproom and production facility in Prince George’s County, which would be the first Black-owned brand with that distinction in the county. Look for cans of Genetically Unapologetic in DC and Maryland soon. They’ve also partnered with The Wine Concierge to ship their beers nationwide. More information at their website, and watch their social media, too."

What beer news have you heard? Check out some of our upcoming events and some other noteworthy brew events this month. 👇

 DC Beer Events Spotlight

Wednesday, September 10th. 6:30-9pm - Capital Trivia x DC Beer @ Other Half Brewing, Ivy City - Come party with Jordan, listen to good music, enjoy some hazies, and play trivia. It’s seriously fun, but not too serious.

Sunday, September 21: September Beer Share Hosted by Owen’s Tavern & Garden - Come join us for our monthly beer share at Owen’s Tavern & Garden. We wanted to give our Rockville/Bethesda/MD folks a closer beer share since they usually travel into DC for our monthly event. Owen’s is another NRG spot that we haven’t visited as a group. Let’s show MD how we do our beer shares! Come through and enjoy good food, share some beers and make some new memories/friends. Please RSVP so we know how many to expect/give Owen’s a heads up on head count.

Womxn’s Brew Culture Club shows support at Wunder Garten for an afternoon of drinking local brews for a cause. Sunday, Sept. 28, 12-6pm - Welcome to the DC Rape Crisis Center Brew for a Purpose Fundraiser at Wunder Garten! Join us for an afternoon of great beer, good company, and supporting a vital cause. Your attendance helps provide essential services to survivors of sexual violence. Wunder Garten and DC Beer are going all out to welcome the DC Rape Crisis Center and guests to a fun filled time supported by local breweries, restaurants, NoMa Bid, the neighborhood and many more. Every beer purchased and every person dunked in the water tank helps to raise money for the DCRCC. More information to come, but mark your calendar for an amazing day filled with support and positivity. Let's come together to make a difference and raise awareness. The Womxn's Brew Culture Club will be there in full support, so come, drink, eat, meet and greet friends, allies, survivors and advocates. See you there!

More on September’s Beer of the Month with The Brew Shop is coming in a separate email, but here’s a sneak peak at Ardent’s Rye Kolsch. DC Beer Patreon members get 10% off!

Articles:

Barrel & Flow Beers in the DMV 

Atlas Ivy City to Close, $5 Beers all September 

The Last Capitol City Closed, Let’s Look Back

Staff Picks - Local Events Spotlight

Sat. 9/6, Streetcar 82 Anniversary Party - They’re turning 7 and going big with two night of live music to celebrate! The Long Pull IPA celebrates their 500th batch and 7 years. Simcoe, Mosaic, and Cascade for a balanced hop profile, 6.3% ABV.

Sat. 9/6, Mega Fest - Courtney of the Black Brew Movement has reached out to ask for some volunteers for MegaFest 2025. It’s almost here and we need 5 volunteers to help make it unforgettable! Reach out to [email protected].

Event Details 📅 Saturday, Sept 6, 2025 | 1 PM 📍 Anthem Row – 700 K St NW, DC From set-up to vendor support, you’ll help keep the day running smoothly while celebrating culture and community with Soul Mega.

Sat. 9/6 - Sapa, Vietnamese-style rice lager. Bluejacket will release Sapa, a new collaboration beer with Schilling Beer Company! “Join us as we feature 5 Schilling guest beers on tap, plus Vietnamese-inspired food specials! The star of the show is Sapa, a Vietnamese-style rice lager, brewed with flaked rice, Jasmine rice, lemongrass, and Kaffir Lime leaves. Brewed by our friends at Schilling, nestled among the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Sapa was named after a Vietnamese mountain town renowned for its rice paddies.”

Sun. 9/7, Oktoberforest Fest The festival is unique on many fronts, notably there are four different Virginia-foraged ingredients in four beers brewed specifically for the festival.

Sat. 9/13-Sun. 9/14, Wheatland Spring Oktoberfest

Fri. 9/12-Sun, 9/14 Franklin’s Oktoberfest all weekend, bring your own stein for 5-cent beers! Really.

Fri. 9/19, Lost Gen’s Oktoberfest  

Sat. 9/20, Prost Oktoberfest

Sat. 9/20, Silver Branch Silver Spring Ofest

Sat. 9/20, Lost Rhino Rhin-O-fest, RhinO'fest Marzen Lager will officially launch at 11:30AM on 9/20 and you'll be able to get a whole stein full of this delicious dark lager + cans to take home!

Fri. 9/26-Sun. 9/28, Rhythm and Brews at Hennessey Creek

Fri. 9/26-Sun. 9/28, Henceforth Oktoberfest

Sat. 9/27, Aslin’s 10th anniversary

Save the Dates for October: Wanderland - BAM, Sat 10/4, and Snallygaster is 10/11!

More events at our site; bars and breweries, please submit your events!

Podcasts: 

The Pod will be back in this month! Revamped, renewed, ready just in time for Snally and all the Oktoberfest beers. Stay tuned!

THANK YOU to our AMAZING DC BEER MEMBERS!

We welcomed new members and beer friends this past month! Happy Birthday to our September beer friends!

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Cheers, The DC Beer Team