Brewery / taproom
Unclaimed profileCrooked Run Fermentation
Washington, DC · $$
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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Crooked Run Fermentation runs a DC taproom pouring its own beers, ciders, seltzers, and natural wines. The brewery turns out lagers, IPAs, barrel-aged stouts, and sours, with a monthly Native Culture bottle release. Thursday halves wine bottle prices; happy hour drops select beers to $3. Customers single out Double Raspberry Empress and Cold Fusion.
- What should I order?
- Start with the beers that travel beyond the usual taproom rotation: ask for the current Native Culture bottle release or a coolship sour. Customers also call out Double Raspberry Empress and Cold Fusion as favorites. If wine is more your pace, Thursday night brings half-price bottles of the house natural wine.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Drinkers who want a single stop for brewery-made beer, cider, seltzer, and low-intervention wine. The monthly Native Culture bottle releases give regulars a reason to keep checking back.
- When should I go?
- Thursday evening suits wine drinkers, when bottles are half-price. Happy hour at the DC location brings $3 select beers for an earlier start.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Select beers drop to $3 during happy hour at the DC location. Half-price bottles of wine on Thursday nights make the natural wine list more approachable.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A fermentation house that produces beers, coolship sours, ciders, seltzers, and natural wines under one roof. The natural wines are made from Virginia-grown grapes with no added sulfites and spontaneous fermentation, and the DC taproom carries the full range.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
The DC location offers mixed drinks, and the Sterling outpost runs Nectar Cocktail Bar with cocktails and mimosas. That bar has twice won Best of Loudoun for karaoke.
Menu strengths
- — A dedicated cocktail bar in Sterling expands the drinking options beyond beer and wine.
Standout selections
- — The DC location offers mixed drinks/cocktails according to the main site.
Wine
Crooked Run makes low-intervention wines from Virginia-grown grapes, with no added sulfites and spontaneous fermentation. The DC taproom pours these natural wines, and Thursday nights discount bottles by half.
Menu strengths
- — In-house natural winemaking with spontaneous fermentation and no added sulfites is a distinctive production approach.
- — Thursday half-price bottles make the natural wine list a regular weekly option.
Standout selections
- — Crooked Run produces low-intervention wines using Virginia-grown grapes with no added sulfites and spontaneous fermentation.
Pricing: Half-price bottles on Thursday nights at the DC location.
Beer
Crooked Run brews a wide range, from lagers and IPAs to barrel-aged stouts and sours. The DC taproom carries the full lineup, and the brewery issues a Native Culture bottle monthly. Customers name Double Raspberry Empress and Cold Fusion as favorites.
Menu strengths
- — The brewery's range spans lagers, IPAs, barrel-aged stouts, and sours, covering both contemporary and traditional styles.
- — A monthly Native Culture bottle release gives the lineup a rotating, collectible element.
- — Happy hour pricing on select beers keeps the taproom accessible.
Standout selections
- — Double Raspberry Empress, called out by customers as a favorite.
Pricing: Select beers are $3 during happy hour at the DC location.
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