WASHINGTON 鈥� Washington is one of just eight metropolitan areas in the United States to host an MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL and MLS team. Of course, it wasn鈥檛 always that way. The complete set of five wasn鈥檛 complete until fairly recently, with the Nationals playing just their 11th season in the District.
D.C.鈥檚 craft beer scene has exploded even more recently than that. As recently as 2008, there were no local breweries in the District. Now the beer scene is thriving with more than 20 breweries in the D.C. metro area, a number of which have found a home at various sporting arenas.
Some breweries have teamed up with clubs for official beers, like the Potomac Nationals with Port City鈥檚 Monumental IPA, and DC Brau with the , released in conjunction with D.C. United. Even the D.C. Breeze Ultimate Frisbee team as their official beer provider this season. But we鈥檙e still waiting on one of the local shops聽to whip up an Otto Porter, a Double 鈥淗arper-ed鈥� IPA or a Pale Ale-x Ovechkin.
In the interest of cheering and drinking local during , we鈥檝e compiled a list of all the local brews available at each local sporting event.
Nationals Park
In addition to a good number of macros, Nats Park also has 3 Stars, Atlas, DC Brau, Mad Fox and Port City on tap at their District Drafts stand. The Red Porch has a couple other nice east coast microbrews represented as well, like Frederick鈥檚 Flying Dog and Cooperstown, New York鈥檚 Ommegang, but the local brews are mostly only available at the select carts. The Nationals Review gives a good overview of .
RFK Stadium
D.C. United games offer a fairly wide range of macro selections, from official sponsor Heineken, to Boddington鈥檚, to Tecate. There are also a couple brews from Chicago craft beer powerhouse Goose Island, but the only local brewery represented is Devil鈥檚 Backbone.
Verizon Center
The home of the Caps and Wizards has expanded its local offerings over the past few years to rival any local venue. As , not only is there the DC Brau/Port City cart on the lower level,聽 but Devil鈥檚 Backbone is available in the 200 level with Starr Hill, Flying Dog and Heavy Seas all in the suites.
FedEx Field
FedEx Field has taken a beating in the press over the past couple of years when it comes to beer, both due to its price and . The has no beer listings of any kind. We already know there will be . A glass-half full approach means there鈥檚 still time before Week 1 for some local beer additions to be made as well.
