Drafts

  • Stella Artois – Belgian premium lager with a succulent flavor and an eco-friendly clean, crisp sense (5%).
  • Hoegaarden – Award-winning Belgian white ale; aromatic with surprise hints of citrus and coriander (5%).
  • Leffe Brown – Belgian dark abbey ale; deep red brown ale, with smooth, full-bodied taste, rich, frothy head and theological overtones (6.6%).
  • Czechvar – Award-winning premium lager with a 700-year-old brewing tradition; light and crisp; so easy on the gullet that you cannot stop at one (5%).
  • Starr Hill Pale Ale – Lots of hops give this C'ville favorite a crisp taste and a bit of bite. The higher alcohol content helps balance out the full body and bitterness (5.5%).
  • Hofbrau Maibock – Classic Bavarian spring beer, slightly amber with a crisp sweet finish (1 litre, 5.5%).
  • Bare Knuckle Stout – Dark full bodied Irish stout with a dark creamy body and smooth finish (4.2%).
  • Dale's Pale Ale – Rated Top American Pale Ale by the NYT , this Lyon, CO, strong brew is aggressively hoppy and balanced by high alcohol content (6.5%).
  • Black Squirrel Amber Bock – A classically designed amber that endeavors to ease all your concerns; specifically brewed for The Black Squirrel (5.3%)
  • Black Squirrel White Ale – Belgian style white ale with golden body and a light citrusy flavor (5.2%).
  • Blue Point Blueberry Ale – A blend of fresh blueberries matched with a thirst quenching distinctive ale (4.3%).


Black Squirrel Original Brew-Cocktails

  • The Lambicane – The original Black Squirrel cocktail. Known for its high alcohol content and sweet taste.

  • The Black Bull – A stout-based concoction with an extra kick. Moo.

  • The Rum Barrel – Leffe Brown Abbey Ale topped with a shot of rum. Monks would have invented this heavenly drink if they hadn't been busy brewing and praying.


Domestic Bottles

Golden or blonde ale & lightly hopped lagers

  • Abita Golden Lager~ A zesty-flavored continental drink from Abita, La., 30 miles north of the Big Easy. (12oz, 7.5%).
  • Budweiser~ An American classic lager that screams out, “This Bud's for You” (12oz, 5%).
  • Bud Light~ A mild version of the classic American lager that whispers instead of screams (12oz, 4.2%).
  • Magic Hat #9~ A smooth American ale with a slight hint of fruit (12oz, 6%).
  • Smuttynose Lager ~ Portsmouth , N.H. based suds; full flavored, medium-bodied, continental style beer, with a deep golden color (12oz, 4.5%). 
  • Yuengling ~ Golden lager from America 's oldest brewery, just say “lager” (12oz, 4.4%).


Weissbier, weizen & dunkelweiss

  • Abita Purple Haze ~ A raspberry wheat beer. (12oz, 4.75%).

  • Bell 's Oberon ~ An American wheat ale brewed with Saaz hops. Spicy and fruity, Oberon is the color and scent of a sunny afternoon (12 oz, 5.8%).

  • Magic Hat Circus Boy ~ A pale wheat ale with a strong wheat taste and sweet malty finish (12oz, 5%).


Amber ale, Vienna lager, dark lager & bock

  • Abita Turbo Dog ~ Rich body and color with a sweet, chocolate toffee-like flavor that puts the dog in your step but does not result in obsessions with fire hydrants (12oz, 6.1%).

  • Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale ~ A blueberry flavored amber beer. A Maine staple (12oz, 5.2%).

  • Bar Harbor Real Ale ~ Clean nut-brown drink, with malt flavor and possible Stephen King-induced shivers (12oz, 5.2%).

  • Rogue Dead Guy Ale ~ Portland , Ore. , brewer; German style Maibock, with malt aroma and a deep, hearty flavor. It'll knock you dead (12oz, 6.5%).

  • Shiner Bock ~ Classic American Dark Lager with a robust malt taste from the state of Texas (12oz, 4.4%)

  • Troegs Troegenator Double Bock ~ Dark, hearty lager, with subtle, spicy flavors (12oz, 8.2%).

Bitter, pale ale & India pale ale

  • Anchor Steam Liberty Ale ~ A clean light and refreshing American pale ale from San Francisco (12oz, 6.0%).
  • Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale ~ A fiery concoction from Healdsburg brewery in the Governator State (12oz, 6.8%).
  • Bell 's Two Hearted Ale ~ American amber IPA with huge hops flavors and a smooth slightly malty finish(12oz, 7%).
  • Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA ~ A semi-dry bittersweet American beer from nearby Delaware (12oz, 6%).
  • Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA ~ This limited-edition brew is by far the biggest IPA ever brewed. The Holy Grail for high-alcohol hopheads (12oz, 20%).
  • Green Flash India Pale Ale ~ This Vista, Ca., product packs a golden color and floral scent that capture the spirit and the charm of Left Coast sots (12oz, 4.9%).
  • Lagunitas Censored (AKA The Kronic) ~ Californian rich copper red ale with a combination of hoppy bitterness and malty sweetness that's followed by a dry finish (12oz, 5.9%).
  • Lagunitas A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale ~ Way smooth and silky with a nice wheaty-esque-ish-ness. Just the little sumpin' sumpin' to kick summer into high gear! (12oz, 7.7%)
  • Legacy Brewery Hedonism ~ American red ale, dry hopped for a powerful hop flavor and balanced with European malts (12oz, 7.1%).
  • Rogue Brutal Bitter ~ Classic bitter from Rogue with a deep intensely hoppy flavor (12oz, 6.5%).
  • Stone Brewery Runination IPA ~ A hop monster. Big, bad, and bold (12oz, 7.7)
  • Stone Brewery Arrogant Bastard Ale ~ Californian strong ale with a very hoppy aroma and crisp clean finish. You are not worthy! (22oz, 7.2%).
  • Stone Levitation Ale ~ From the masters at Stone Brewery come this slightly lighter ale. It retains Stone's hoppy intentions, but with floral undertones and caramel (12oz, 4.4%)
  • Troegs Pale Ale ~ Copper colored drink from Harrisburg , Pa. Floral in tone (12oz, 5.4%).

 

American brown ale & porters

  • Brooklyn Brown Ale ~ An English-style brown ale with tastes of chocolate and brown sugar. (12oz, 5.5%)
  • Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale ~ Big-flavored brown ale with hints of malt, chocolate and coffee. (12oz, 7.2%)
  • Rogue Mocha Porter ~ Ruddy, brown, bittersweet with a light cream finish (12oz, 5.3%). 

 

Oatmeal & cream or sweet stout

  • Anderson Valley Oatmeal Stout ~ Classic smooth and drinkable, slight coffee bitterness and tangy finish. (12oz, 5.7%).

 

Abbey dubbel & farmhouse “saison” ale

  • Ommegang Abbey Ale Dubbel ~ A rich and malty Belgian Style Abbey dubbel (12oz, 8.5%).
  • Ommegang Hennipin Farmhouse Saison Ale ~ A semi dry ale with mild bitterness (12oz, 7.7%).

Cider

  • Original Sin ~ Light and crisp apple hard cider from the Big Apple, with a smooth finish (12oz, 6%).

 

Imported Bottles

Golden or blonde ale & lightly hopped lagers

  • Baltika No. 3 ~ Russian classic; light, velvety taste, with pleasant bitter notes (500ml, 4.8%).
  • Baltika No. 9 ~ A European strong lager that tastes of sweet malts, this beer packs an extra punch! (500ml, 8%)
  • Grolsch ~ A Netherlands favorite medium-bodied pale lager; buy it for the fun cap, if nothing else (16.9oz, 5%).
  • Kronenbourg 1664 ~ A crisp euro style pale lager brewed in France (12oz, 5.9%).
  • Lomza ~ A medium-bodied style lager with a spirit as independent as its Polish roots; Solidarity!  (500ml, 5.7%). 6.5
  • Staropramen ~ Deep golden Czech lager with big, bold taste (12oz, 5%).
  • Svyturys Ekstra ~ Award-winning golden beer from basketball mad Lithuania with intense aroma of hops and long-lasting flavor (500ml, 5.2%). 
  • Weihenstephen Original Lager ~ Germany 's original lager; light-bodied with plenty of taste and aroma (12oz, 5.1%). 
  • Zelta ~ From Latvia , a country known for its amber, comes this easy-drinking lager (500ml, 5.2%).

 

Weissbier, weizen, whitbier & dunkelweiss

  • Ayinger Brau-weisse ~ Authentic golden Bavarian hefe~weisse (500ml, 5.2%).
  • Floris Wit ~ Classic Belgian white beer perfect for summer nights(11.2oz, 4.8%).
  • Franziskaner Weissbier ~ Bavarian beauty with crystal-clear visage and clean in taste and color. For those who desire a weissbier without the yeast (12oz, 5%).
  • Schneider and Sohn Edel Weisse ~ An organic traditional hefe~weisse with undertones of clove and banana. First brewed for Octoberfest (16.9 oz, 6.2%).
  • Svyturys Baltas ~ Lithuania 's version of the classic Belgian wheat ale. Sure to be a summer favorite (500ml, 5%).
  • Weihenstephen Hefe Weissbier Dunkel ~ A stroke of brilliance; good, malt character; doughy with a faint touch of caramel (16.9oz, 5.3%). 
  • Unibroue Blanche De Chambly ~ A classic partially filtered Belgian white beer that is refermented in the bottle (12oz, 5%).

Amber ale, Vienna lager, dark lager, strong ale & bock

  • Ayinger Celebrator Dopplebock ~ Hearty, sweet malt flavors, with hints of caramel and brown sugar (11.2 oz, 6.7%).
  • Paulaner Salvator ~ German Paulaner monks were the first to brew this light, sweet doppelbock. Salvator, latin for saviour, perfectly describes this heavenly ferment (12oz, 7.9%).
  • Schneider and Sohn Aventinus ~ Germany 's original wheat-doppelbock; the best Munich has to offer (16.9 oz, 8.2%).
  • Spaten Optimator ~ Devotees call this beer "liquid bread." Widely considered one of the best Bavarian doppelbocks, this dark temptress will give you something to chew on (12 oz, 7.2%).
  • Svyturys Baltijos ~ Lithuanian amber beer with balanced malt and hops flavors (500ml, 6%).
  • Unibroue Chambly Noir ~ This rich malty full bodied Belgian-style strong dark ale comes to us by way of Canada (12oz, 6.2%).
  • Unibroue Trois Pistoles ~ A big bold Belgian-style strong dark ale with a deep dark fruity nose and hints of cloves and nutmeg (12oz, 9%).

Pale ale & German/Bohemian & Czech pilsners

  • Black Sheep Brewery Monty Python's Holy Grail ~ A splash of refreshment, with a daring and dry bitterness (500ml, 4.7%).
  • Konig Pilsner ~ A golden, medium-bodied hallmark from Germany (12oz, 4.9%).
  • Pilsner Urquell ~ From the birthplace of the Pilsner-style beer comes this golden crisp lager with grassy undertones (12oz, 4.4%).

 

English brown ale, porters & dry or oatmeal stout

  • Baltika No. 6 ~ Russian porter beer, traditionally brewed, dark and full-bodied (500ml, 7%).
  • Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale ~ Full walnut flavors, silky finish. (18.7oz, 5%).
  • Samuel Smith Taddy Porter ~ A rich black porter, roasted malt and coffee flavors (18.7oz, 5%).
  • Wychwood Hobgoblin Ale ~ An English brown ale style, with a nutty caramel flavor. (500ml, 5.2%).

Cream or sweet stout & imperial stout

  • Dragon Stout ~ Brewed extra strong in Jamaica , with roasted malt aroma with notes of espresso and cocoa (10oz, 7.5%).
  • Young's Double Chocolate Stout ~ A gem from England ; bitterness mixed with a mellow dark-chocolate flavor (16.9oz, 5.2%).



Abbey dubbel or tripel, Flemish red ale & farmhouse “saison” ale

  • Duchesse De Bourgogne ~ Classically blended Flemish red ale cask aged with distinctive sour, fruity, and tart flavors (11.2oz, 6.2%).
  • Chimay Blue (Grand Reserve) ~ Strong beer with a light, rosy touch of roasted malt; another first-date necessity if you are feeling unlucky (25.4oz, 9%).
  • Chimay Red ~ Belgium beauty, copper-colored with fruity nuances and slightly acerbic; great on a first date for either party (25.4oz, 7%).
  • Chimay White ~ Belgian tripel golden blond with a malty and spiced aroma (11.2oz, 8%).
  • Leffe Blonde ~ Belgian abbey pale ale, deep golden color with subtle and delicate taste (11.2oz, 6.6%).
  • Unibroue La Fin du Mond ~ Canadian brewed Belgian tripel with a wide variety of fruit and spice flavors (12oz, 9%).

 

 

Wine List

  Prices listed are per glass and bottle

SPARKLING

  • Champagne Moet et Chandon Nectar Imperial, France, 187

  • Champagne , Moet et Chandon White Star, France

"Champagne is the only wine that leaves a woman beautiful after drinking it." - Madame de Pompadour

WHITES - Wines are listed from Lightest to Fullest

Black Squirrel Wine Special - All bottles of wines by the glass are half price on Wednesdays

  • Sauvignon Blanc, Cooper's Creek Cat's Phee , New Zealand , 2007

  • Pinot Grigio, Zenato , Italy , 2007

  • Chardonnay, Sterling Vineyards, California , 2007

  • Rose, Fat Bastard , France , 2007



REDS - Wines are listed from lightest to fullest

 

“Good wine is a necessity of life for me” - Thomas Jefferson

Speaking of ole Tom…
In 1987 the wine steward at the famed Four Seasons in New York, dropped and broke a 1787
Chateau Margaux that was owned and signed by Thomas Jefferson.
Cost at the time: $519,000!!! And he wasn't fired!

  • Pinot Noir, Cooper's Creek Glamour Puss, Australia , 2007

  • Merlot, Sterling Vintner's Collection, California , 2005

  • Syrah, 2 Bothers Big Tattoo , Chile , 2005

  • Cabernet Sauvignon, Sterling Vintner's Collection, California , 2006

  • Malbec, Nieto , Argentina , 2006

Absinthe

THE ONE-TIME FORBIDDEN DRINK COMES TO ADAMS MORGAN

Absinthe, the alcoholic beverage steeped in legend and myth, has found a home at The Black Squirrel after U.S. regulators lifted the 95-year-old ban on it in 2007.


The licorice-flavored liquid was incredibly popular among 19th-century European artists, notably Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh, who extolled the creative property of the beverage and put it to canvas.

The 136-proof drink eventually succumbed to its wild and crazy image, plus the erroneous claim that it produced hallucinations, and was banned in the U.S. in 1912.


Absinthe consumption is steeped in ritual. The Black Squirrel serves absinthe in the following manner: An ounce of absinthe is poured into a glass. An absinthe spoon carrying a cube of sugar is placed over the glass. Another half ounce of absinthe is poured over the spoon carrying the sugar. Icy water then drips onto the spoon and melts the sugar to complete the concoction dubbed the green fairy.

The Black Squirrel carries five brands of absinthe:

  • Pernod Fils – Once the most popular brand of absinthe until it was banned in 1915, Pernod Fils has returned after a 92-year absence. Made in a tradition that dates back to 1790, Pernod packs a wallop at 136 proof (that's nearly 75% alcohol).

  • Kubler – Distilled in Val-de-Travers , Switzerland , the birthplace of absinthe. Kubler contains grand wormwood (thujone) at 10 parts per million—the highest level allowed by law.

  • St. George – The American version of the classic distilled with organic wormwood. This 120-proof spirit is made in small batches and includes brandy and an array of fine herbs, making it one of the most drinkable absinthes available.

  • Le Tourment Vert – Le Tourment Vert contains wormwood as well as eucalyptus, rosemary, coriander, sage, anise, fennel and a smattering of even more obscure herbs, blended to make Le Tourment Vert smooth enough to be drunk straight or mixed in a cocktail.

  • Lucid – Formulated by world renowned absinthe expert T.A. Breaux and distilled in strict accordance to traditional French methods. Unlike some imitators, Lucid is distilled entirely from spirits and European herbs, and uses no artificial additives, oils, or dyes.