I went to Washington DC over Memorial Day with my brothers on our annual trip. The brewing scene was decent and we had a few interesting other things happen too. Not only did a shooting at the White House happen, but we ended up seeing the President, Vice President, Secretary of War and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs all speak at Arlington National Cemetery, while we were there. We planned to go the Arlington the whole time, but seeing our Executive Branch was really just a bonus and not planned at all. What a humbling place, so filled with gratitude over that journey. On our first night, we had walked for 25 miles and were looking for somewhere to get a beer and rest our feet. Lost Generation is a bit of a walk from the Metro station and you find yourself walking along a path that runs along the tracks into and industrial area. It was lightly raining too. The place was packed and finding a seat was pure luck. There was a food truck parked outside too. I had the Cooling Twilight, which is Vienna Lager. It has notes of macadamia nuts and biscuit in it and was crisp and light copper in color.
Vienna's, of course, originated in Vienna, Austria. It is really their use of Vienna malts that give it the medium bodied flavor they are known for. Vienna's are made with Noble hops, and I don't claim to know all the varieties of them, but this brew uses Huell Melon and Hallertau Blanc hops. Hallertauer is a noble hop for sure, not sure on Huell Melon and they do have wine flavor and subtle floral flavors. It was a decent beer and I could distinctly taste the macadamia flavor. The Germans are well known for their processes being paramount in being able to call a beer a certain style without desecrating the name. A Vienna is no different, using a three step boiling process called decoction.
My one brother also had a Cooling Twilight, while the other went for the Kolsch, Beauty in a Glance. The food truck was serving barbeque, and we had not eaten all day, so that was a must. The brewery is an open warehouse style set up that is dog friendly with a long bar. It was a popular place with the locals. Patrons could hardly wait for us to stand up before they snatched our seats. I liked the vibe of the place and would go back. I had my eye on a dark lager called, Grave Shift, but we had plans of hitting several breweries before heading to the hotel, so we left after eating.
Inspiration comes from many places and obviously one of the owners is a reader. The brewery and some of, if not all, beers are named after quotes written by well known authors. Gertrude Stein called her readers a Lost Generation, hence giving us the Lost Generation Brewing Company.
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