So, in honor of these, and because we haven’t really done it in a
while, I’m calling you all out for a pub crawl. It can be a civilized,
have only a few, go home at a reasonable hour pub crawl, but the plan
will be to hit a few neighboring bars and drink and snack along the
way in my new ‘hood. If this really sucks, we’ll go back to the normal
“plan” next month.

Remember, you can also follow us on Twitter at @CapSecDC, to find out exactly where we are as the evening wears on.

CapSec DC
Wednesday August 25th 6:00 PM

Star & Shamrock
1341 H St NE
Washington DC 20002

We will start at the Star and Shamrock on H Street around 6-ish,
because they have an interesting selection of not too expensive bar
snacks and good pints, and then roll out if we feel like it as the
evening wears on. I’ll likely end up at Little Miss Whiskey’s as my
end point, as a friend is dj-ing there later that night.

A word about H Street: It’s really not as far out or inaccessible as
it sounds. Read on for tips and tricks about getting there:

Some points of interest:

Star & Shamrock — 1341 H Street NE — Jewish Deli
collides w/ Irish Pub.  DC bar prices, good grub, good pints, fairly
quick friendly service at the bar at least.
Biergarten Haus — 1355 H Street NE — Real German beer
garden w/ real German Beer. good grub but too much $$ for the food,
amazing beer
The Pug — 1234 H Street NE — the “local bar” on H
Street. Haven’t been here yet.
Little Miss Whiskey’s — 1104 H St NE — Great dive bar w/
amazing bottle/can beer selection for a hole in the wall.

If you are going to Metro: Go to Gallery Place. Yes, Gallery Place, as
odd as that seems. Find the 7th and H street exit (The one by the
Chinatown Arch) of the metro, and wait on the south side of H Street
(right next to the metro) for either the X2 Metrobus or the H Street
Shuttle to come by. Believe it or not, they run fairly frequently. Hop
on, and get off around 13th and H NE. There, wasn’t that easy? It
really is not as hard as the bus-phobic would think. Sure, you may run
into some “interesting characters,” but isn’t that true of anywhere on
the metro these days?

If you are driving: From points NE of the city — Take 295 down to Rte
50 West/New York Avenue. When you see the first traffic light off in
the distance, get to the left, and turn left on Bladensburg Road.
Drive through NE for a while and wonder what the hell you have gotten
yourself into. Bladensburg eventually hits this “Star Shaped”
intersection with H, Maryland, and 14th. It’s currently under
construction, and the one part of the trip that likely will suck. Take
the “soft right” through the intersection onto Maryland. Go at least
past 14th Street (one block, and look for parking along Maryland
somewhere. The further you go down Maryland (lower numbers), the
further you are from H street in terms of walking across to it. Walk
back to 13th & H. Do observe “city parking rules” with your car –
don’t leave stuff of value lying out, don’t park in a metro bus spot,
etc.

From points NW of the city — do you trust your GPS? it’s worked for
some. There are too many routes to go over from the NW part of the
city. Or you could drive around the beltway (ugh) and follow the
directions from the NE.

From VA: I leave it to you to figure out how to get to DC. You can
take 395 across the bottom of the city to 6th Street SE, and head
north. You just stay on it (for quite a while) until you are in NE,
and then you hit a park and take a right on Maryland. Go down to 13th
and Maryland, hang a U turn and park somewhere on the other side of
the street (Westbound).

Some general notes about parking:

- Do NOT try to park on H, unless you are one of those people who
always lucks out and finds parking. It’s under construction. I avoid
the actual “H Street” at all costs when in a car.
- Do NOT park really any distance more than a block north of H. It’s
a much less safe area as you go north, though the hipsters will argue
with you about that. Same goes w/ South of Maryland Ave. The sweet
spot is in the pie wedge between them, unless you get closer to
capitol hill, and then everywhere is “nice.”
- The are on the street around here is all zoned parking that expires
at 8:30, so if you park any time after 6:30 you are good until the
next morning.

Please note out new EARLIER start time, to accommodate those who don’t want to stay in the city til all hours. However, as I will be at the “new gig” that day, I can’t vouch that I will be able to make 5. If no one’s digging the earlier start time anymore, we may want to revise this going forward — though on the days I’ll be able to do it, I’ll be all about it.

We’re going to start around 5 PM. I don’t know if the weather will allow the back deck, we’ve been by the jukebox the last few times. As always, we may migrate upstairs later or down the street, depending on how the evening is going. Usually we’ve been rolling down to DC9 as the evening wears on.

You can also follow us on Twitter at @CapSecDC, to find out where we are later in the evening if we decide to migrate down U Street.

CapSec DC
Wednesday October 28th 5:00 PM

Stetson’s
1610 U St NW
Washington DC 20009

Hope to see you there!

Please note out new EARLIER start time, to accommodate those who don’t want to stay in the city til all hours.

We’re going to start at 5 PM. However, since someone already booked the upstairs bar, we are probably going to hit the road once it becomes crowded, and make our way down U Street. You have been warned. Subscribe to the CapSec DC Google Group or look for #CapSecDC on Twitter to find out where we are.

CapSec DC
Wednesday August 26th 5:00 PM

Starting at, but probably not Staying at
Stetson’s
1610 U St NW
Washington DC 20009

Hope to see you there, or somewhere along U Street!!

We’ll raise a glass to the open bar at Caesar’s that evening, lamenting the 2400 mile void between us.

July’s CapSec will be on Wednesday, July 29th.

Please note out new EARLIER start time, to accommodate those who don’t want to stay in the city til all hours.

We’re going to start at 5 PM on the back deck, and we may migrate upstairs later or down the street, depending on how the evening is going.

CapSec DC
Wednesday July 29th 5:00 PM

Stetson’s
1610 U St NW
Washington DC 20009

Hope to see you there!

Please note out new EARLIER start time, to accommodate those who don’t want to stay in the city til all hours.

We’re going to start at 5 PM on the back deck, and we may migrate upstairs later, depending on how the evening is going.

CapSec DC
Wednesday June 24th 5:00 PM

Stetson’s
1610 U St NW
Washington DC 20009

Hope to see you there!

CapSec DC
Wednesday May 27th 7:00 PM

Stetson’s
1610 U St NW
Washington DC 20009

Hope to see you there!

Hope to see you there!

CapSec DC is in two weeks!

CapSec DC
Wednesday April 29th 7:00 PM

Stetson’s
1610 U St NW
Washington DC 20009

Hope to see you there!

CapSec DC is only two weeks away.

CapSec DC
Wednesday March 25th, 7:00 PM

Stetson’s
1610 U St NW
Washington DC 20009

Stetson’s
1610 U St NW
Washington DC 20009

We return to Stetson after a many month absence. We will now be at the UPSTAIRS bar, go past the bouncer and up the stairs when you come in the door. We’ll have access to pitchers and wings as before, just a new, slightly more isolated (and quieter) environment.

I’ll try to wear a “hacker” t-shirt as I often do, look around for various “con” or geek shirts mixed in with people in govvie-wear to find the right crowd.

We reserve the right to change venues as the evening wears on — previously we have walked down U Street, other venues might include The Saloon or DC9. Call/email/twitter someone if you are showing up very late to check where we are.

Please RSVP here or on Upcoming if you know ahead of time that you can make it. For those of you Metro-ing, it’s 3.5 blocks from the U street Metro on the Green and Yellow lines (U Street Cardoza) Station. It’s a tad further from Dupont Circle on the Red Line, but quite doable.