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Smug Mugs at Capital City Brewery's Oktoberfest

in Around Town, Parties/Events

by Kathy Guzman 

Prost! Cheers! Willkommen! Washingtonians and beer aficionados raised their glasses on Saturday for Capital City Brewery‘s 12th annual Oktoberfest.


Following a tradition from Germany that started in the 1880’s, this year’s Oktoberfest hosted over 8,500 guests in Shirlington’s village in Arlington, VA. Revelers drank and sampled over 100 beers of the world’s greatest ales and lagers from 40 local DC breweries. Notable breweries included Victory Brewing, Stone, Rogue, Dogfish and Troegs among many local microbreweries.  And what’s a beer festival without great food? Washington Sangerbund provided authentic German cuisine of bratwurst and pretzels, Capital City’s tent sizzled up burgers and fries, delicious samosas were available from Aroma, and Irish fare was at its best from Samuel Beckett’s Irish Pub to name a few. 



The man behind such a successful event: David von Storch, Capital City’s co-founder and President, started the brewery in 1991 and now has 3 locations in the DC/VA area. Capital City Brewery opened its doors in 1992 as the first brew pub in the nation’s capital since prohibition and continues to provide one of the best annual beer events for the DC area. 

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