3 Stars Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: 3 Stars Brewing Company

Established in 2010

Closed in 2022

Contact
6400 Chillum Pl NW, Washington D.C., DC, 20012, United States
Description
3 Stars Brewing Company is a brewery delivering on the promise of bringing locally hand crafted ales to the DC beer community. The company was founded by Dave Coleman and Mike McGarvey, two longtime friends who decided to seize the opportunity to build a brewery and produce high quality beer in the District of Columbia – hoping to make this world-class city a world-class craft beer destination.

To date, the brewing team at 3 Stars has released over 200 different distinctive beers and cultivated a reputation for pushing the envelope when it comes to creativity. They have been recognized for their commitment to their craft, and have received multiple awards for their achievements.

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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sampled at the brewery pours a dark black with a ring of khaki head.  Flavor has coffee and caramel, vanilla too, licorice.  Flavor is huge char, burnt toast and burnt coffee bean, French roast, the vanilla and sugar is way less on the flavor.  Full bodied, oily, off dry finish.  8 4 7 3 13
Tried on 22 Mar 2022 at 13:45

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pint at the brewery pours a clear dark orange with some lacey white. Nose has soggy bread and black tea, butterscotch. Flavor is alright, true to style, butterscotch and biscuit, honey in black tea, some metal. Finishes off dry, lightly bitter. 7 4 7 3 13
Tried on 22 Mar 2022 at 13:44

5.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
12oz can pours a clear, pale yellow, plenty of carb and white head that faded fast. Nose has... not a ton, corn and rice, some yeast. Flavor same. Watery finish.
Tried from Can on 09 Mar 2022 at 12:07

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
6oz sample is a light yellow, a little haze, tight white head.  Nose has some paint and green peppercorn, opened had and had a lot of DuPont, herbal notes.  Flavor has grains and starch and honey, lots of esters though, banana and clove and chewed bubblegum.  Finishes estery, a touch sweet.  6 3 6 3 12
Tried on 28 Feb 2022 at 14:06

7.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
6oz sample at the brewery pours an opaque black, some clingy beige head.  Nose has malt and licorice and molasses, something foreign about it, almost reads like a Caribbean stout or a foreign extra.  Raisins.  Flavor clearly has licorice and some foreign spice, felt like cardamom, weird foreign chocolate, malt.  Finishes full bodied, dry, spritzy.  Odd.  Would have pegged this as a foreign export stout.  7 5 7 4 13
Tried on 28 Feb 2022 at 14:05

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
6oz sample, clear gold, sticky white head.  Nose has grist, some grain, some dough, lemon, a touch cheap.  Flavor is starchy, reads more rice as the adjunct, straw, lemon.  Finishes starchy.  Just OK.  6 4 6 3 11
Tried on 28 Feb 2022 at 14:05

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
6oz pour is a mostly clear gold, very creamy white head.  Nose has a lot of citrus that pops out of the glass, lime mostly, some melon, honey, flowers.  Flavor has some honey and grist, melon, orange, pineapple, there is an undercurrent of booze.  Full bodied, fruity, boozy finish.  Tropicals almost take it to tripel territory.  7 3 7 3 12
Tried on 28 Feb 2022 at 14:01

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Wakefest. Pours a dark purple with large pink head that lasts. The aroma is boysenberry, wheat, salt. Light body, boysenberry, wheat, mineral, light salt, tart, good.
Tried from Draft on 14 Oct 2021 at 04:00

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at Capitol City. Pours very dark brown. Caramel, chocolate, pecans, cola, raspberry, fernet. Medium body. Decent.
Tried from Draft on 10 Oct 2021 at 20:57

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hazy gold, white head. Nose is nice, lychee and peach and lemon, some funk and buttery oak, some peach ring candy. Flavor has the candy and the sour, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice. Finishes high acid and tart. 8 4 7 3 13
Tried from Can on 22 Sep 2021 at 14:47