Bluejacket
✨ Vibe
A soaring, light-filled three-story gastropub set within a beautifully restored 1919 naval manufacturing plant that blends historic industrial charm with a vibrant neighborhood energy.🍸 Best For
Pre-game Nationals Park festivities, craft beer exploration, casual group dinners, weekend brunch, and sports fans looking for an upscale atmosphere.🔥 Highlights
- An impressive rotation of 20 drafts and 5 cask ales crafted on-site, featuring unique flavor profiles like the "Forbidden Planet" and experimental barrel-aged rarities.
- A modern American menu highlighting elevated comfort food, including their signature tomato soup and grilled cheese and artisanal seasonal brunch favorites.
- The stunning "Boilermaker" architecture, which showcases the elaborate brewing system amidst original metal frames, expansive windows, and three levels of gathering space.
ℹ️ Need to Know
- As a central hub for Navy Yard sports fans, reservations are highly recommended during Nationals game days and major sporting events.
- You can take the experience home by visiting their on-site retail shop for exclusive, small-batch 16-ounce cans and fresh bottle releases.
🔄 Weekly Events
Weekend Brunch 🥞
Enjoy a seasonal brunch menu featuring dishes designed with the flavor profiles of Bluejacket beers in mind.
Happy Hour
Enjoy $10 liters of IPA and Lagers during all NFL games throughout the season.
📰 In the News
Snow Food and Drink Deals Around DC
Bluejacket in Navy Yard is offering special snow day deals, including $10 liters of lagers and hoppy brews alongside $10 chai hot toddies. The brewery is also featuring food specials from open to close, such as half-priced wings and a $10 grilled cheese with tomato soup combo.
WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Forbidden Nectar Hazy IPA
Bluejacket Brewery features its Forbidden Nectar Hazy IPA, a light 4.5% ABV beer dry-hopped exclusively with New Zealand Nectaron hops. The brew offers notes of ripe stone fruit, pineapple, and kiwi, and pairs well with dishes like pepperoni pizza, tacos al pastor, and grilled shrimp.
5 Stupid Questions With DC Beer Legend Greg Engert
Bluejacket is a prominent boutique brewery in Washington, D.C., founded by Greg Engert and the Neighborhood Restaurant Group to explore a vast range of brewing styles. The facility features specialized equipment, including a coolship and nearly 60 oak barrels, focusing on the production of matured lagers, aromatically hoppy ales, and sour beers.
WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Bluejacket/Fast Fashion Retail Therapy Hazy IPA
Bluejacket Brewery in D.C. collaborated with Seattle’s Fast Fashion Brewing to release "Retail Therapy," a 6.5% ABV hazy IPA brewed with anchovy, citra, and motueka hops. The beer features aromatics of lime zest, mango, and overripe peach, and is recommended for pairing with savory dishes such as Caesar salad, pizza, and chicken piccata BLTs.
Highest-rated Beer in Washington DC
Bluejacket is highlighted as a premier destination for craft beer in Washington D.C., with five of its brews ranking among the city's top-rated selections. Notable entries from the brewery include high-scoring favorites such as the Open Window Imperial IPA, Perfect Places American IPA, and Lost Weekend IPA.
Recent Reviews from Google
The atmosphere was extraordinary, making it a place I would normally rate five stars. However, I must point out the extremely disappointing service from the host, Natitude 23. Her rude behavior, poor...
3.5⭐ Overall a very good brewery with an ok kitchen. Been here quite a few times before for drinks but this was my first time eating here. Came before a Nats game so it was fairly busy but we were...
Visited March 2025. I really enjoyed my experience at Bluejacket! Was stunned to try to food and discover how tasty it was. I loved the tomato soup and grilled cheese! Doesn’t necessarily pair well...
It’s really a mixed bag. The service was good and so was the beer. Great beer actually. It was the food that brought this down to a three. For what you’re paying, the portions are so small and...
Great Atmosphere, Delicious Food & Craft Beer! These guys from Bluejacket definitely brightened up the evening. Everything was spot on — delicious food, a great selection of their own craft beer, and...
