The Real Deal

DCBeer.com: "Conceived as a place that combines good beer with good food, and an atmosphere that is grown-up… [more]

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Fifty Feet of Liquid Pleasure in the Tap Room

With the opening of the downstairs floor, the Black Squirrel has added 32 tap lines, raising its total… [more]

Fifty Feet of Liquid Pleasure in the Tap Room Fifty Feet of Liquid Pleasure in the Tap Room

The Black Squirrel

Once upon a time, in a watering hole on Wisconsin Avenue NW, far, far removed from the clarity of the… [more]

The Black Squirrel The Black Squirrel

So Good Burgers

The cult burger hit of Washington, DC.  Nominated in the Best Burger category of The Washington Post’s… [more]

So Good Burgers So Good Burgers

A Healthy, Hoppy Treat

kangaroo

In celebration of the Bell’s Hopslam and Troegs Nugget Nectar hop-off on the main floor of the Black Squirrel this Friday (Feb. 22), starting at 5 p.m., chef Gene Sohn will be featuring a house-ground, nine-ounce kangaroo patty, topped with cheddar cheese and vegemite gravy. The dish comes with fries or salad. Kangaroo meat is considered [...]

A Hopslam-Nugget Nectar Showdown

hopslam

Bell’s Hopslam and Troegs Nugget Nectar will vie for hop dominance on the main floor of the Black Squirrel this Friday (Feb. 22), starting at 5 p.m. Both seasonals pack a wallop, with Hopslam reporting at 10 percent ABV and Nugget Nector at 7.5 percent ABV. Both will occupy a draft line, and Hopslam will [...]

A Bottle-Busting Bonanza

three floyds

Exclusive, out-of-the-marketplace bottles from the breweries of Three Floyds, Hardywood, Foothills, Big Boss, French Broad and Sweetwater will be showcased on the main floor of the Black Squirrel Friday (Feb. 15), starting at 5 p.m. Here’s your chance to douse a Gumball, chase a High Roller or down Robert the Bruce. The complete list: Big [...]

It’s an Oskar-Worthy Fete

oskar blues

Drink smokin’ hops this Friday ( January 18) at the Black Squirrel, starting at noon, as we commemorate the 10th anniversary of Oskar Blues by tapping its collaboration with SKA Brewing, oSKAr the G’rauch. Good old oSKAr the G’rauch is a smoked IPA with freshly peeled orange and apricot aromas and a trace of smoke. The Black Squirrel [...]

Seeking Luck in the New Year

sohn

Here come the Black Squirrel and Chef Gene Sohn (pictured) to the rescue, with a Let’s Get Lucky brunch on New Year’s Day (Tuesday, January 1st), starting at 11:30 a.m. As the southern adage goes, “Peas for pennies, greens for dollars, and cornbread for gold… Eat poor on New Year’s Day, and eat fat the [...]

The End is Near — Or Not

mayan

With the day of reckoning drawing near — the winter solstice and Mayan prophesy are on a collison course – you have no choice  but to find out the outcome this Friday, December 21st, starting at noon at the Black Squirrel. Will it be winter business as usual or are you destined to ascend with [...]

The 12 Beers of Christmas

x-mas squirrel

Forget the lords-a-leaping this holiday season. Your true love should be giving only one thing to you: BEER. So indulge in Christmas ales aplenty this weekend (December 7th and 8th) at the Black Squirrel, starting at noon each day. Here are the 12 beers of Christmas: Great Lakes Christmas Ale (AKA Christmas Crack, Cleveland, OH., 7.5%). Hoppin [...]