Update on Chocolate City Beer Coming to Brookland/Edgewood Border

We first spoke about this new micro-brewery coming to DC back in July ’10. Last week I stopped by the amazing space located on the 2800 block of 8 St, NE and chatted with one of Chocolate City Beers’ partners, Jay Irizarry. Let me first say that the space is amazing. It is still getting a bit of work done but you can get an idea of how cool it is and will be. Rumor has it that it was once the spot where stone was cut for the nearby basilica. Naturally the folks from Chocolate City Beer will one day offer stonecutter beer. I’m gonna post a ton of pictures after the jump that will give you a taste of just how sweet this spot is.

But back to the brewery. Number one – the space is going to be used for a production brewery only. It is possible that in the future there could be some sort of brew pub on the second floor but there are no plans for that in the short/near term. It would obviously require multiple permits and approvals. At the moment they hope to produce 20-40 kegs a week with the first one going out in March (if all goes well). You’ll be able to find Chocolate City Beer kegs at many neighborhood bars around town. I’ll update a full list when the first kegs are shipped. One final cool element about the building is that they’ll be growing hops up the back of the building and will possibly have bees on the roof.

I think I speak for many when I wish them Godspeed. And of course updates will follow when warranted.

Back of building where hops will grow.

Lots more photos, including inside, after the jump.

Rumored to be the spot where stone was cut for the nearby basillica

Jay Irizarry

first floor

first floor future keg storage

Second floor. No immediate plans for a brew pub but in the future if one were to emerge it would be on the second floor.

Super cool old fireplace on first floor. All stone.

Second floor looking onto csx tracks.