Hello! Moved here to DC recently and am in the hunt for more bottleshops in the area. Am looking to expand my collection a bit and find some rare/local beers to trade with my friends. So far I've visited: Perfect Pour (was very impressed with their selection but sheesh price gouging FTL) Corridor Wines and Spirits (actually found four bottles of Parabola last Tuesday! ) Chevy Chase Wine and Spirits Rodmans Whole Foods on P Street Any other places? I heard the Whole Foods in Alexandria is amazing, and I have yet to visit Churchkey. Am open to MD / VA if they're not too far away.
You definitely heard wrong about Whole Foods in Alexandria. It's fine, but nothing close to the P St store. If you're going to a store in Alexandria, make it Rick's. My personal favorite store is Connecticut Ave. Wine & Spirits. It's right by the Dupont Metro at Connecticut & Q, and brings in a ton of out-of-market stuff, plus has a great selection of international and hard-to-find beers like Evil Twin and lots of lambics. The out-of-market stuff might be a little pricey, but if you really have a craving for Surly or 3 Floyds, it's worth it to splurge every once in a while.
Thanks for the response guys! Will check out Connecticut Ave Wine and Spirits next week or so. Another question- what are some great East Coast beers that I could ship to my friend back in Colorado? He hooked me up with Beast, Uncle Jacobs, and the like so am wondering what brews would make great trading material?
