Lit-Loving Lost Generation Brewing Starts Pouring in Eckington | Eater DC

"Tucked off Eckington’s Metropolitan Branch Trail at 327 S. Street NE, I found a 5,000-square-foot brewery in an early-1900s Nabisco factory with a speakeasy-styled 30-seat taproom framed by original brick and reclaimed Douglas fir. Owners Jared Pulliam and Anne Choe — a teacher-turned-brewer who ran brewing at Lagunitas and a hospitality veteran from top wine-country restaurants and D.C. spots like Fiola — emphasize IPA- and lager-centric production that primarily fuels the taproom, with plans for very limited distribution to D.C. and Virginia. The opening lineup mixes a core cast of IPAs, lagers, and fruit-juice seltzers (strawberry-lychee and mango-passionfruit), two kettle sours, a zingy grapefruit gose, a dessert-style peach à la mode sour, a wheat ale called “Only a Sunny Smile” (Mandarina Bavaria hops), plus “Shift” lagers including a crisp Tettnang/Hallertau Blanc Shift (4.7% ABV), a dark “Grave Shift” lager, and the 8% hazy double IPA “Feather Kitty.” Vintage taproom decor — books, metal gramophones, manual typewriters, displayed literary quotes, a lengthy Kelly Towles mural, and silver tanks visible behind a glass wall — reinforces the brewery’s literary, throwback vibe, and the hectic opening day (a six-hour capacity line on Oct. 29) suggests strong neighborhood demand; hours are Wed–Thu 4–10pm, Fri–Sat later, Sun 11–10, with food trucks planned and current fare limited to bar snacks like Jerkface Jerky." - Tierney Plumb