Images from last night’s DC Food Blogger Happy Hour at Noelia:

Last week, we kicked off “The Week in DCFüd.”

Tracy’s Cheesecakes: Oreo, Lime, Lemon

Well, this was a good week as well. We tried a few more of Tracy’s Cheesecakes, attended Wildfire’s Lagunitas dinner, hosted a happy hour at Noelia, and sampled a few brews directly from the wonderful & local brewery, Atlas Brew Works (thanks to their awesome beer rep., Chris).

The Atlas beers Cy (who wrote the below beer notes) and I sampled included:

The 1500 (South Cap Lager, brewed exclusively for Nats Park and definitely a great beer for a hot day at the ballpark):
Light lager
Nice bready smell and flavor
Hops malt balance
Slight sour overtones

Home Rule (Pale Lager):
Surprisingly malty
Sour notes
Would pair well with food

NSFW (Imperial/Double Bock IPA):
Molasses
Coffee
Dark unsweetened chocolate
Dried plums

Pumpernickel Stout (Cy’s favorite of the four):
Very sweet
Rye/Pumpernickel

For those of you looking for a 4th of July event to attend (and who want to meet Chris):

“Celebrate Independence Day on the roof deck at 1905! We’ll have the grill going and special $5 offerings of select Atlas Brew Works beers available throughout the afternoon & evening. A $20 cover gets you 3 tickets to use on any combination of food or beer upstairs, including local sausages, pulled pork or portabello sandwiches, green bean salad with smoked almonds & arugula, wild-grain hoppin’ john, corn & tomato salad with feta & oregano, Sherry-bliss potato salad, or smoked broccoli with cheddar & pimentos. Tickets are available at the door only. The dining room will also be open that night with the regular menu starting at 5:30pm.”

Update 7/5/15: Below is a half smoke platter (and at Atlas beer) from the 4th of July rooftop even at 1905.

-JAY