This is neat: there’s a new cider spot coming to Georgia and Shepherd, in the vacant storefront in the Fahrenheit building (that black and red residential building.) It’s called Capitol Cider House and they’re aiming to open sometime in 2018.
There’s an interview with the owner here at the Cider Culture blog. The spot looks very modern, and they’ll have food from Union Kitchen, a food incubator, and ciders from around the region.
Here’s more from ANC commissioner Zach Teutsch
The Capitol Cider House is a new, locally-owned business that will be located in the current vacant storefront of the Fahrenheit Apartment building. The new bar and restaurant will offer 12 taps showcasing ciders produced specifically within 200 miles of the Capitol Building as well as locally-sourced food. Some of the ciders available at Capitol Cider House will be produced on site by the owner, Jared Fackrell, and his team.
Settlement agreements, once executed, serve as contracts between an Alcohol and Beverage Control (ABC) licensee and the ANC. The agreement becomes a part of the business’ ABC license, and, therefore, contains additional enforceable requirements above and beyond what is typically covered under an ABC license when granted by the District’s Alcohol and Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA). The ANC recently established a policy that it would enter into a Settlement Agreement with any new business seeking an ABC license in the neighborhood.
The settlement agreement includes verbiage about when the spot will be open:
2. Nature of the Business. The Applicant will manage and operate a CT license at the listed address. The license shall have indoor seating of not more than 46, with a Total Occupancy Load of 78 and a sidewalk cafe with 13 seats.
3. Hours of Operation and Sales. The Applicant’s hours of operation shall be as follows: Sunday through Thursday 7 a.m. – 2 a.m., Friday and Saturday 7 a.m.-3 a.m.
Alcohol sales shall be limited to:
Sunday through Thursday 8 a.m. – 2 a.m., Friday and Saturday 8 a.m.-3 a.m.Entertainment hours will be limited to:
Sunday through Thursday, 12 p.m to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 12 a.m.
They’re on Instagram here.
Rendering from Cider Culture, storefront image from Google Street View
