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Capitol City Brewing Company
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2 Massachusetts Avenue Northeast
Washington, DC 20002
United States
(202) 842-2337
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Listed Since: June 1996
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Not sure what's going on here. I've been to Capitol City at least a half-dozen times since I moved here two years ago. Their beer is usually pretty good. The food has been good, too. But I went here last night and had a bad experience. In November their brew newsletter (email) announced the late night happy hour was back; 10 to close M-F = half priced beers and appetizers. I finally wrangled 7 of my friends to join me for this "happy hour" last night.

First, happy hour only applies to "the bar" even though the booths are literally three feet from the bar and the place had less than two-dozen people in a place that could fit a couple hundred (Brewpubs that do this annoy the crap out of me. I'm not ordering dinner if I'm at the bar. If I'm in a booth, I'm ordering dinner and I'm ordering beer. You are going to make more money. Why don't you make happy hour for the whole place? That's what we do in the Midwest!

Second, there was no barternder for more than five minutes after I arrived. None. When the two did show up,we were told about the late night happy hour "oh they stopped that a couple weeks ago" even though it said on their website (and still does as I write this)"Enjoy all of the happy hour specials- half priced beers and apps- Monday to Friday from 10pm till close! See you on the Hill!". My buddy pulled the site up on his Blackberry and the bartender said something about asking a manager. We never heard back, but they gave us happy hour beer prices.

Finally, the staff was cleaning the place like we weren't there. I get you have to clean, but we are still buying beer (all eight of us), so maybe you could not splash us and re-fill our beers?

Maybe I caught it on a bad night. If you've stopped happy-hour fine, I know how expensive ingredients are; I read about beer and I homebrew, so I feel your pain. But update your website, fill my glass (that's all I want, I'm really not needy), and treat me as something other than a pain in your a#@. There are tons of places to get good beer in this city. I'll give Capitol City another chance, but only once. It is a recession, after all.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Josh Josh, Washington, DC
(02/28/2009)
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Good Good Great Great Good
Very nice place. I had the IPA and the Red, both were good in the sense of "East Coast" good. I'm sure that these two ales do well in the market that supports DC. However, being from the West Coast were we live and breath "hops", both of these ales were very light on the hop factor.

The food was very good and the service was better than most. I will go back the next time that I'm in the DC area.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Bob Bob, Vancouver, WA
(04/05/2007)
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Awesome! Awesome! Great Awesome! Awesome!
I've been to Capital City Brewing Company many times and it seems to get better with each visit. The seasonal brews are fantastic and fun to try. The beer sampler is good to have if your unsure of what to order. If you're not in the mood for alcohol, try their home brewed root beer. The food is priced fairly and there is a large selection of choices (I recommend their burgers).

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Kim Dupak Kim Dupak, Washington, DC
(11/26/2005)
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Good Good N/A So So Good
Beer was pretty average, no Growlers, service was so / so.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Mike Mike, Long Beach, CA
(10/11/2005)
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Great Great N/A Good Good
I've been to the other location of Capitol City and always found it good but not great. Maybe they have better beer here, or maybe I was just in a great mood, but I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the beer. The Imperial IPA hit me, WOW! A wicked good, hoppy beer. The pale ale was much hoppier than expected, which is to my liking. The Abbey Pale had a nice corriander finish. Amber Waves had a flowery hop essence. The worst I tried was the Stout, which was a good solid stout, but nothing special. As for the food, I did actually taste one piece of the Lamb Shish-kabob. It was awesome. The whole experience had the added bonus of being happy hour, so the pints were $2.50. If we hadn't been racing off to a Nats game, we would have just stayed there 'til seven, then passed out on The Mall.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Stephen Magill Stephen Magill, Moretown, VT
(07/19/2005)
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So So So So N/A Lousy So So
This place looks and tastes like a chain brewery. The service was rude (I ordered an ESB, which was on the board, and received a grunted, "No ESB" response..), and the beer bland and boring (I had a Pale Ale, my guest a Porter, both quite run of the mill). Seems to be designed to accomodate tourists, but beer tourists should look elsewhere.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Eric Foster Eric Foster, Washington, DC
(05/22/2005)
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So So Good Great Lousy So So
The location is great, next to Union Station and the Post Office Museum; however, I think Capitol City falls short of their potential. I sat down at the bar in mid-afternoon on a Friday; after several minutes, I was greeted by a rather unfriendly bartender. I placed my order and tried the sampler. I only had dessert with my beer. I will say the hefe was very good and went well with the dessert. I felt the rest of their offerings were just blah. Suggestion: Walk up to 7th & E and go to the Chophouse instead.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from JAS JAS, York, PA
(04/24/2005)
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So So Good So So Good So So
If this is the best D.C. has to offer, then the city is in trouble. Go to the Irish times or Dubliner for atmosphere and better beer. If you're looking at Cap city brewery, turn around and you'll see both Irish Times and the Dubliner. For truly great beer, book a flight to Seattle.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Chris Chris, Washington, DC
(04/18/2005)
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One of four locations, Capitol City - Capitol Hill serves reliable English/German style brews. Still a good place for us "bureaucrat-types" to unwind, despite the hordes of beer-moron tourists who sometime frequent this establishments, uttering phrases like, "What's the closest thing you got to Budweiser?" [Answer: Urine] Located in the Old Post office building, the area is not that dangerous, unless you're afraid of giving money to the homeless who live in the area. I digress ... it is a great place to have a good brew and some decent (not great) food.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Jerry Boesen Jerry Boesen, Gaithersburg, MD
(03/22/2005)
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I visited early on a Monday evening. The bar was packed with bureaucrat-types unwinding after work. The beers were good if unremarkable with the pale ale being my choice for the best, being very hoppy. Dinner was pork cutlets, three pieces of pork in BBQ sauce with a vegetable and rice. Other than having way too much sauce they were quite good. I was later told by locals that the area is unsafe for single travellers after dark, though Union Station was well-populated and lit and the bar is located only 100 feet or so across the street. I've been in worse places.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Mark Stoffan Mark Stoffan, Asheville, NC
(03/18/2005)
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Stopped in for a happy hour while passing through DC a month ago. The Kolsch stands out as quite good, and the Porter was surprisingly (in a good way) light and nutty. Service was friendly, and even offered my another taste of the IPA when I had said that I didn't like it as much as others I had tasted. I'd happily return and give this place another try next time I'm in DC.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Ben Ben, New Haven, CT
(04/18/2004)
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Service was better that the beers but still a worthwhile stop!

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Geo. Miller Geo. Miller, Plymouth, CT
(03/22/2004)
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They had just had a significant fire in the kitchen and were unable to serve food. However, I enjoyed the selection and quality of beer offered. The Kolsh was nice and clean, they had Amber on tap and in cask (both very nice in their own way), two different pales (one was a rye) that were more good than great, and they had two Belgian beers which I really enjoyed. Though they wouldn't turn on the Brown's game (probably a blessing in disguise) I think I'd return for the beer.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Feesh Feesh, Mansfield, OH
(10/01/2003)
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Boring, less than perfect styles of beers. Food is good and service is usually great. Unfortunately there are no brewpubs in the DC area that make really good beers.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from JoJo JoJo, Silver Spring, MD
(08/18/2003)
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This is one of my favorite places in Washington, but I heard they were no longer brewing their own beer. Can anyone tell me if this is correct?

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Johnny T Johnny T, Philadelphia, PA
(02/02/2003)
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Great location - convenient and also interesting. No hefe (January visit)but I thought the Kolsch was ok. Great crab cakes. Last time I was here it was very crowded - this time, I was (pleasantly) surprised that it wasn't so crowded,especially since it was Saturday night. But I'm not familiar with the DC nightlife - maybe things picked up later or maybe the natives do other things on Saturdays!

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Keith Dahl Keith Dahl, Huntington Beach, CA
(01/27/2003)
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As the review implies, I was quite pleased with the CCBC. Good representation of beers, although I did't sample all. I did like the IPA, which was hopped just right and the Amber Waves. The food offerings were well executed and I found the menu to offer a nice balance between typical "pub grub" and more "upscale" fare. Service was both top notch and cordial...something those of us from the west don't always encounter on the east coast. And you can't beat the venue...they did a marvelous job on the space and interior finishes. As Gen. McArthur said, "I'll be back!"

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Tom Rothrock Tom Rothrock, Centennial, CO
(10/04/2002)
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i really liked the idea of an old post office as a brewpub. Beers were good quality although Porter seemed a little watery and the Amber Waves and Pale Ale seemed almost the same. The selection of six or seven brews was more than adequate and not overwhelming. Two out of three meals were very good. Pasta with Pesto was inferior (too much pesto and there should be a law that sausage can not be made with chicken (auck). However, sausage platter was very good, as was soft shell crab sandwich. Service is the big draw back. Got the impression that once you ordered there were no 2nds Really strange because we were the servers only customers. Place is a little pricey but it's DC; every place is.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Bob Morseburg Bob Morseburg, Seattle, WA
(09/04/2002)
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This is another annual stop. Food and beer are both good. If you are just going to have a few brews they will make you sit at the bar even if you have a group like we did of 6 people.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Ken Ken, Monroe, WA
(03/18/2002)
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We visited this place about three weeks after September 11th and there were only a few people in the place at 6:30. It really was quite sad, they were really hurting for business along with every body else in DC then. The beers that my wife and I had were really quite good and we are tough to please. I had the IPA and she had the Amber Waves. The best though was the food. We intended to eat a full meal there and ordered the nacho's for an appetizer. The serving was so big that we both ate until we couldn't eat any more. It was the best nacho's I have had anywhere. After washing the nachos down with some more IPA I needed something sweet so I ordered a brownie covered with ice cream, whipped cream, caramel, chocolate sauce and cherries. When they brought it out I thought they were kidding, it was so huge. Again, my wife and I both ate until we couldn't eat anymore and had to leave some on the platter. It was the best eating experience we had in DC and it only cost us $10.00 for the appetizer and the desert. Wonderful, we will be back.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Ed Almekinder Ed Almekinder, Raleigh, NC
(02/06/2002)
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The best thing about this brewery is the location. You step of the Union station stop and your there. We hit this place everytime we come to DC and keep hoping things have changed. Still the same average beer and average food. They only had four beers on tap when we were there. We had the Kolsch, Alt and the Amber Waves. Sadly, they all tasted roughly the same. Amber Waves was the best of the bunch. very convenient but just so-so beers.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Bill Bullock Bill Bullock, Atlanta, GA
(06/08/2001)
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Not bad but pales next to other DC breweries. The stout they served was actually a porter - the California ale was great. Very slow service at the bar - bartender more interested in cleaning then serving customers.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Leo Leo, Randolph, NJ
(07/08/2000)
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The ratings say it all. It's not a bad place, just not very impressive. It is conviently located next to the train station so it is worth a visit if you don't have time to go to one of the other Brew Pubs in the area (or if you are on the "Brew Pubs of DC Tour").

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review Scott Depot, WV
(04/21/2000)
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Stopped by on a recent business trip, and had some good beer. I had previously been to their Baltimore location and wasn't too impressed, but this was different. I asked the bartender for their hoppiest beer, and he gave me an amber. Nice hop bitterness and decent body. I also had an Irish Stout, which was extremely drinkable----very roasty and dry. When my flight home was cancelled due to the freak snowstorm in the northeast, I went back for a burger and a couple more ambers. The burger was good and basic, and the bartender even bought me a beer! Yes, I can be bought, but I really do like this place. The atmosphere is much more authentic than the Baltimore site, but perhaps it's not for tourists.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Paul Ouderkirk Paul Ouderkirk, Albany, NY
(04/10/2000)
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Service - what service? by the time the beer got there the head was gone and after that so were we.

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(03/25/2000)
 
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