Lost Generation Brewing Company
Brewery · Eckington ·
Speakeasy-themed brewery in historic factory, lagers & IPAs
Speakeasy-themed brewery in historic factory, lagers & IPAs
"The Lost Generation Brewing Company, housed in the former Nabisco factory in Eckington, is the spot to bring your history buff friend who also happens to be obsessed with IPAs. The spacious tasting room showcases the 120-year-old building’s original wooden posts and cathedral ceilings, and utilizes the original floorboards in the bar. Try the Korean-Style lager Love, Umma, or the Dreadful Beauty double IPA, paired with one of the rotating food trucks that stops by throughout the week, which they list on their website." - madeline weinfield
"This husband-and-wife-owned brewery is nearly three years in business in D.C.’s Eckington neighborhood. The adventurous draft list here is anchored by Shift — a hopped lager, and its darker, roasty counterpart, Grave Shift. Other picks include a range of ales, lagers, and seasonal brews. Lost Generation is an easy stop for anyone enjoying a walk or ride along the multipurpose Metropolitan Branch Trail, especially anyone with a furry friend. A rotating schedule of food trucks provide food to hungry visitors." - Tierney Plumb
"Parents who want to meet up with friends for beers can bring children of any age to this neighborhood microbrewery. The quiet atmosphere in an old warehouse, including a patio, allows for lots of talking and there are always kids and dogs running around. When little ones get hungry, the brewery has a revolving calendar of food trucks that park outside and also offers an array of chips, salsa, and queso options." - Emily Venezky
"The Lost Generation Brewing Company, housed in the former Nabisco factory in Eckington, is the spot to bring your history buff friend who also happens to be obsessed with IPAs. The spacious tasting room showcases the 120-year-old building’s original wooden posts and cathedral ceilings, and utilizes the original floorboards in the bar. The citrus forward There Are Always Hops American IPA and the papaya-based Lovely Hallucination Hazy IPA are our go-tos. You can pair them with one of the rotating food trucks that stops by throughout the week, which they list on their website." - Madeline Weinfield
"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