Look Inside Drink Company’s Gruesome Gwar Pub Pop-Up | Eater DC

"I saw an intense note posted on the door at the opening warning that minors are denied entry because the pop-up includes potentially offensive material—depictions of violence and sexual innuendos—and urging anyone with strong aversions to horror themes to check with the door people before entry, while also noting that, though the work is satire, "de gustibus non est disputandum" (there’s no accounting for taste). Pulled together by Drink Company to replace its short-lived, copyright-challenged “Rick & Morty” bar, the pop-up is designed to deliver for fans of Richmond’s theatrical heavy metal band: the walls are covered with Gwar costumes and memorabilia; the drinks menu features cocktails like the $14 Undead Scumdog (sherry brandy, maraschino liquor, grapefruit, cinnamon, fig grenadine, and lime), a $13 Bonesnapper with Hendrick’s Gin and sake, and a Slaughterama-rita with tequila, watermelon, lime, and salt; and the food menu is straight out of a 7/11—Gusher fruit snacks, Twinkies, and Combos. The Gwar Pub is at 1839 7th Street NW, will run through Halloween, and its creatively ghoulish decor can be seen on Instagram." - Adele Chapin