ChopHouse & Brewery D.C.
Brewpub
in Washington D.C.,
District of Columbia,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Kelly Companies
Established in 1996
Closed in 2024
yespr (55501) reviewed Velvet IPA from ChopHouse & Brewery D.C. 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From tap. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is citrusy and crisp hoppy. Bitter, fruity, grapefruity. Creamy mouthfeel. Bitter and crisp hoppy finish.
yespr (55501) reviewed Bourbon Stout from ChopHouse & Brewery D.C. 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From tap. Pours dark brown to black with a small brown head. Aroma is roasted malty and roasted malty. Dark malty, vanilla, sourish and slight wooden. Dry malty. Toasted and fruity. Wooden and sourish finish.
yespr (55501) reviewed Inverted Jenny from ChopHouse & Brewery D.C. 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From tap. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is citrusy and crisp hoppy. Smooth fruity, peachy, grapefruity and slight citrusy. Bitter and crisp hoppy finish.
yespr (55501) reviewed Ellie's Saison from ChopHouse & Brewery D.C. 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From tap. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is estery and slight fruity. Estery. Dry. Toasted and slight estery. Dry and slight herbal finish.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Bourbon Stout from ChopHouse & Brewery D.C. 9 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Tap. Pours deep clear black, large creamy tan head, dissipates slowly, nice lacing. Aroma is bourbon, cherry, lemon peel, hints of vinous and Brett things, vanilla. Flavors is fairly sweet, light bitter, a hint of tartness, lots of bourbon and weird notes, woody, lemon peel, weird. Just weird. Lightish body, creamy mouthfeel. Weird.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Oktoberfest from ChopHouse & Brewery D.C. 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Tap. Pours clear hazel, a bit reddish, small beige head, not much lacing. Aroma is malty, dark bread, bock notes, hints of copper, caramel. Docks is medium sweet, light bitter, a bit boring. Light plus body.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Dunkelweizen from ChopHouse & Brewery D.C. 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Tap. Pours murky hazel, small beige head, some lacing. Aroma is cloves, banana, hints of spice, wheat. Flavor is light plus sweet, very little bitterness, loads of clove, light banana, hints of allspice, black jack gum. Medium body, low carbonation, light acidity. Interesting.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed IPA from ChopHouse & Brewery D.C. 9 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap. Pours clear Amber, medium off white head, good lacing. Aroma is light, loads of grapefruit, pine, more grapefruit. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter, citrus forward. Medium body. Once again better than the ratings.
I note that the description replaced nugget hops with simcoe, which likely helped a lot.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from ChopHouse & Brewery D.C. 9 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5
Tap. Pours dark black, medium creamy beige head, great lacing. Aroma is light, roasty, hints of smoke, lactose, hints of burnt rubber, chocolate. Docks is medium sweet, light plus bitter, roasty and rich. Fullish body, creamy mouthfeel. Soft and velvety.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap. Pours clear hazel, large creamy beige head, dissipates slowly, nice lacing. Aroma is tobacco, roasted malt, nutty, coffee grounds, hints of smoke. Flavor is medium sweet, light bitter, slight hint of acidity, hints of smoke, tobacco and cocoa. Medium body. This is complex and udervalued by craft beer dorks.