Run Up To The RAMMYs With Cocktail, Wine, & Beer Events
Photo: Bresca
Finalists for Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington’s 2022 RAMMY Awards Cocktail Program of the Year, Wine Program of the Year, and Beer Program of the Year have an array of events and promotions planned for the last week of June. From Monday, June 27, through Friday, July 1, the region’s top beverage programs will showcase their outstanding in-house offerings. Get in on all this fun:
Bresca - 2022 Cocktail Program of the Year Finalist
Take part in Cocktails of the Future, a dynamic cocktail collaboration with Bresca and Your Only Friend during RAMMYS Beverage Week. On Monday, June 27, enjoy a selection of four contemporary classics as they were imagined by bartenders from the past. Reservations are $95++ and can be made through Tock. Food will not be available to be ordered. (brescadc.com)
Caboose Tavern - 2022 Beer Program of the Year Finalist
For the entire week of June 27, Caboose Tavern will offer special brewery tours starting at 6:30pm, followed by a guided tasting with one of their brewers. Space is limited so make sure to check @caboosebrewing and @caboosetavern to book through the ticket link. (caboosebrewing.com)
Northside Social - 2022 Wine Program of the Year Finalist
Enjoy several happenings at Northside Social during RAMMYS Beverage Week. From Monday, June 27, through Friday, July 1, both locations, Clarendon and Falls Church, will offer a flight of rosé for $25 benefiting The Trevor Project. Make sure to also stop by the Clarendon location for bingo on Monday, June 27, and a Taste the Rainbow wine dinner on Thursday, June 30, featuring winemakers and vineyards from the LGBTQ+ community. Tickets are $70++ and can be purchased through the website. (northsidesocialva.com)
Quarry House Tavern - 2022 Beer Program of the Year Finalist
Quarry House Tavern will offer $4 Peabody Heights Old Oriole Park and $6 rotating IPA drafts from its neighbors at Astrolab Brewing throughout the week of June 27. On Tuesday, June 28, join the team for The Cellar Sessions, breaking into Quarry House Tavern’s rare and special bottles to pour by the glass. Vintage and one-off pours from breweries all over the world will be featured. (quarryhousetavern.com)
Queen’s English - 2022 Wine Program of the Year Finalist
Wednesday, June 29, through Friday, July 1, take part in Queen’s English Natty Wine Hour from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Select bottles of the restaurant’s natural wine will be available for $45. (queensenglishdc.com)
Serenata - 2022 Cocktail Program of the Year Finalist
Serenata will offer Serenata Summertime Sips!, a take-home cocktail kit for purchase from Monday, June 27, through Friday, July 1. Guests will have their choice of three kits to recreate Serenata’s stellar cocktail program at home: the Best Ever Margarita 2.0, Mojito con Chinola, and Paloma. Each cocktail kit ($50) mixes up six drinks and comes with all ingredients needed to make the drink as well as a QR code to a how-to video for mixing up the cocktail from Managing Partner Andra “AJ” Johnson. (serenatadc.com)
Slate Wine Bar - 2022 Wine Program of the Year Finalist
From Tuesday, June 28, through Friday, July 1, Slate Wine Bar will offer a special RAMMYS Beverage Week wine flight featuring four fantastic wines for just $35. Guests will have the option to ‘upgrade their flight’ by exchanging up to two of these wines for special bottle-only selections from the menu. The signature flight features Taittinger Brut, Verso Libre, GLF by Greg La Follette Pinot Noir, and Taylor Fladgate Fine Ruby Port. Upgrades include Domaine des Hâtes 1er Cru Fourchaume (+$8) and Ehlers Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (+$15). To accompany the wine flight, Slate offers an inventive menu of classic Spanish bites and snacks as well as a Chef’s Menu from Chef Danny Lledó to be enjoyed a la carte or as a four-course prix fixe menu for $70 per guest. (slatewinebar.com)
Sweetwater Tavern - 2022 Beer Program of the Year Finalist
From Monday, June 27, through Friday, July 1, Sweetwater Tavern is excited to feature its Round of Samplers, a mini pilsner of five beers currently on tap, at its Merrifield, Centreville, and Sterling locations. The Round of Samplers is the perfect way to sample five award-winning brews at once. Current tap lists can be found at sweetwatertavern.pub under the ‘Brewery’ section for each location. (sweetwatertavern.pub)
The winners of Cocktail Program of the Year, Wine Program of the Year, and Beer Program of the Year, among other categories, will be announced at The 40th Annual RAMMY Awards Gala on Sunday, July 24, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
