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A Belgian bar & bistro committed to celebrating the rustic cuisine and fabled brewing culture of Bel.
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The Sovereign is a Belgian bar and bistro committed to celebrating the rustic cuisine and fabled brewing culture of Belgium. Located in the vibrant Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., the Sovereign's kitchen is led by Executive Chef Peter Smith, whose classic, ingredient-driven Belgian dishes draw on French, German, and Dutch cooking techniques and traditions. Specially sourced Dutch-style mussels, traditional flammekuchen (crispy flatbreads), and braises and stews such as Smith's Lapin a la Kriek (rabbit braised in cherry beer) and other classic, regional dishes serve as the core of the seasonally changing menu. The Sovereign features 50 drafts and more than 350 bottles meticulously curated by Beer Director, Greg Engert. From classic Belgian producers to revivalist brewers, as well as international and domestic producers of exceptional Belgian-style ales, The Sovereign offers an expansive breadth of selections that illuminate the flavor-driven, craft-brewed complexity that is the trademark of the very best of Belgian brewing.

10/29/2026

🦇Halloween Costume Contest THIS WEEK at The Sovereign!
Now - Saturday, October 31st at 12pm

Join us all week at The Sovereign to take part in our costume contest! Join us now through Saturday, October 31st in your spookiest, most creative Halloween attire. To enter, take a picture and post it on Instagram, tag us and share it to your story!

We will select an overall winner, a staff favorite, and more, so there are plenty of chances to win prizes, including the grand prize of a $100 gift card.

The contest ends at midnight on Saturday, October 31st.

10/23/2026

👹NIGHT OF THE LIVING ALES 2026: 50 RARE BELGIAN BOTTLES FOR 1/2 PRICE!
🎃Saturday, October 31st | 12:00pm - Close..
On Saturday, October 31st, The Sovereign will host the wildly popular and hauntingly memorable Night of the Living Ales! This will be the 14th time either The Sovereign or ChurchKey has hosted the event, unleashing a bevy of wild brews, certain to delight and astound.

This year’s list will feature no less than 50 bone-chilling bottles at 1/2 price!

We proudly present this assortment of bloodcurdling brews as some of the most scarce and spine-tingling sours you've ever tasted... including Cantillon Saint Lamvinus 2025, Drie Fonteinen Zenne y Frontera 2020/2021 & more!

There is no admission fee for this event. All featured bottles will be offered at half the regular menu price. The b**r list is subject to change without notice.

🦇HERE’S A SNEAK PEEK AT 20 OF THE 50 BOTTLES THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING ALES: SOVEREIGN EDITION!

- Allagash Coolship Resurgam 2019 (Spontaneous Ale)
- Cantillon Saint Lamvinus 2025 (Fruit Lambic w/ W**e Grapes)
- De Cam Kriek 2024 (Fruit Lambic w/ Cherries)
- De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva 2017 (Sour Dark Ale)
- De Garde The Examandias 2022 (Sherry BA Spontaneous Ale)
- De La Senne Bruxellensis (Mixed Fermentation Saison)
- De Ranke Grapevine: Trebbiano D’Abruzzo (Fruit Lambic w/ W**e Grapes)
- Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze 2016 (Gueuze Lambic)
- Drie Fonteinen Zenne y Frontera 2020/2021: Blend No. 66 (Sherry BA Lambic)
- Girardin Gueuze Black Label 1882 (2014) (Gueuze Lambic)
- Het Boerenerf Riesling Oogst 2022 (Fruit Lambic w/ W**e Grapes)
- Jester King 2023 Spon: Grapefruit (Spontaneous Ale w/ Grapefruit)
- Oxbow Native/Wild 2015/2016 (Spontaneous Ale)
- Primitive Circular Logic 2020 (Honey Wh***ey BA Spontaneous Ale)
- Sante Adairius Little Sunset (Mixed Fermentation Saison)
- Side Project Tête de Cuvée 2022 (Mixed Fermentation Saison)
- Suarez Family Proclivity 2022 (Mixed Fermentation Saison)
- The Referend The Uses of Enchantment: Late Harvest 2019 (Spontaneous Ale w/ Yuzu)
- Tilquin Roussanne 2021/2022 (Fruit Lambic w/ W**e Grapes)
- Tommie Sjef Sauvin (Dry-Hopped Spontaneous Ale)

10/05/2026

🐉SNALLY SIGHTINGS: THE SOVEREIGN DAY 2!
👑The Sovereign | 1206 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC
📆Friday, October 9th | 5:00 PM - Close

On Friday, October 9th, The Sovereign is hosting another exclusive sneak peek at Snallygaster – DC’s beastliest b**r festival!

We are bringing together a few breweries for the occasion, including Drie Fonteinen, Allagash, Keeping Together, Oxbow, and Rodenbach. Together, they’ll be previewing 10 exceptional b**rs – just a small taste of what’s to come from the 160+ breweries featured at Snallygaster!

Make sure to get your tickets to Snallygaster on October 10th – featuring unlimited tastes of 450+ b**rs for only $75. For more info, visit snallygasterdc.com.

There is no admission fee for this event. All featured b**rs will be available a la carte.

FEATURED B**R LIST
- Drie Fonteinen Druif Dornfelder 2020/2021: B.27 (Fruit Lambic w/ W**e Grapes)
- Drie Fonteinen Perzik Rood 2022/2023: B.32 (Fruit Lambic w/ Red O’Henry Peaches)
- Allagash Coolship Cerise (Wild Ale w/ Cherries)
- Allagash Curieux (Tripel)
- Keeping Together TBD
- Keeping Together TBD
- Oxbow Crossfade 2014 (Mixed Fermentation Saison)
- Oxbow Native/Wild 2015/2016 (Wild Ale)
- Rodenbach Classic (Flanders Red Ale)
- Rodenbach Rodenbach Vintage 2021 (Unblended Flanders Red Ale)

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10/04/2026

🐉SNALLY SIGHTINGS: THE SOVEREIGN DAY 1!
👑The Sovereign | 1206 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC
📆Thursday, October 8th | 5:00 PM - Close

On Thursday, October 8th, The Sovereign is hosting an exclusive sneak peek at Snallygaster – DC’s beastliest b**r festival!

We are bringing together a few breweries for the occasion, including Cantillon, De Halve Maan, Fair Isle, Garden Path, Mieza, and Sante Adairius. Together, they’ll be previewing 12 exceptional b**rs – just a small taste of what’s to come from the 160+ breweries featured at Snallygaster!

Make sure to get your tickets to Snallygaster on October 10th – featuring unlimited tastes of 450+ b**rs for only $75. For more info, visit snallygasterdc.com.

There is no admission fee for this event. All featured b**rs will be available a la carte.

FEATURED B**R LIST
- Cantillon Cuvée Saint-Gilloise 2025 (Dry-Hopped Lambic)
- Cantillon Magic Lambic 2026 (Fruit Lambic w/ Raspberry, Blueberry & Vanilla)
- De Halve Maan Brugse Zot (Belgian Blond Ale)
- De Halve Maan Straffe Hendrik Tripel (Tripel)
- Fair Isle Sal (Mixed Fermentation Saison w/ Blueberries & Chamomile)
- Fair Isle Vernon (Mixed Fermentation Saison; WA Wild Collab.)
- Garden Path The Easygoing Drink. (Mixed Fermentation Grisette)
- Garden Path The Wet Hopped Ship (Fresh Hop Mixed Fermentation Saison)
- Mieza Jolly Boat Song (Oak BA Sour Blond Ale w/ Friar Plums)
- Mieza Temporal Sludge (Oak BA Sour Dark Ale)
- Sante Adairius Little Sunset 2025 (Mixed Fermentation Saison)
- Sante Adairius Past, Remembered 2025 (Mixed Fermentation Saison)

09/25/2026

We’re celebrating Negroni week with three fun & fruity riffs on a classic!

Available all weekend until we sell out!

09/04/2026

THE SOVEREIGN LABOR DAY SPECIALS!
Opening EARLY at Noon with ALL DAY Happy Hour
Monday, September 7th | 12:00pm - Close

Join us at The Sovereign this Labor Day for unbeatable all day HAPPY HOUR specials! Starting with an early open at noon, we're serving up $6 draft b**rs, wines, cocktails and snacks until close.

$6 DRAFT B**RS
ALLAGASH / WHITE
OXBOW / FARMHOUSE PALE ALE
PERENNIAL / SAISON DE LIS
BLUEJACKET / DEVIL'S PIE

$6 SNACKS
PETITE LOADED FRIES
BELGIAN MEATBALLS
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
BICKY ON A STICK

$6 WINES
BUBBLES
CHARDONNAY
ROSÉ
RED BLEND

$6 COCKTAILS
AMERICANO
BELGIAN SOUR
GETTING ALSACE-Y W/ EVERYONE
PASTIS SPRITZ

08/26/2026

RAMW Summer Restaurant Week at Vermilion
Special 3-Course $35 Brunch + $55 Dinner Menus
Vermilion | 1120 King Street
Tuesday, August 25th - Sunday, September 6th
Reservations at Link in Bio!..
We're thrilled to once again participate in Metropolitan Washington's Summer Restaurant Week! Join us from Tuesday, August 25th through Sunday, September 6th, for a dine-in three-course dinner for $55 per person.

Looking for weekend plans? We're also offering a 3-course brunch for just $35.

Check out our menus above and be sure to join us at Vermilion for another outstanding RAMW Summer Restaurant Week!

08/24/2026

🇧🇪CELEBRATE BELGIUM B**R WEEK AT THE SOVEREIGN: 12 RARE BREWS ON TAP + $6 DRAFTS ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH!
📍The Sovereign | 1206 Wisconsin Ave., Washington, DC
📆Friday, August 28th | 5:00 PM - Close

🍺Celebrate Belgium B**r Week at The Sovereign on Friday, August 28th! We’re excited to join 200 bars and restaurants from across the globe in honoring the singular tradition of Belgian b**r from Monday, August 24th - Sunday August 30th.

🍺On Friday, August 28th, from 5pm until close, we’re showcasing a dozen of the very best b**rs from our favorite Belgian brewers, including rarities from Cantillon, De Dolle, Struise and Rochefort! We’re also pouring De la Senne Taras Boulba (Belgian Blond Ale) and De Ranke XX Bitter (Hoppy Pale Ale) for just $6 all night long.

🍺We look forward to raising a glass to Belgian b**r with fellow Belgian b**r enthusiasts next week. There is no admission fee for this event and all b**rs will be priced a la carte. For more info on Belgium B**r Week, check out the website here.

🇧🇪THE BELGIUM B**R WEEK CELEBRATION DRAFT LIST
Cantillon Sang Bleu 2026 (Lambic w/ Haskap Berries; Draft)
Cantillon Cuvee Saint Gilloise 2025 (Lambic Dry-Hopped w/ Hallertau Mittelfrüh; Draft)
De Dolle Arabier (Belgian Strong Blond Ale; Draft)
De La Senne Taras Boulba (Belgian Blond Ale; Draft)
De Ranke XX Bitter (Belgian Pale Ale; Draft)
Dupont Moinette Blond (Belgian Strong Blond Ale; Draft)
Girardin Unblended Oude Lambik 2025 (Lambic; Draft)
Lambiek Fabriek Juicy & Wild: Muri-elle 2025 (Belgian Single Malt Wh***ey Cask-Aged Lambic; Draft)
Oud B**rsel Kriekenlambik 2025 (Lambic w/ Sour Cherries; Draft)
Orval Trappist Ale (Belgian Pale Ale; Bottle)
Rochefort Tripel Extra (Tripel; Draft)
Struise Pannepot: Special Reserva 2019 (Belgian Strong Dark Ale; Draft)

08/10/2026

🍺HILL FARMSTEAD RARE B**R TASTING WITH BOB MONTGOMERY!
📆Saturday, August 29th | 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM | $125
🎟Tickets Available at Link in Bio!

🍻Join us at The Sovereign on Saturday, August 29th, for a guided tasting of 8 rare b**rs from Hill Farmstead Brewery, led by special guest Bob Montgomery.

🍻This intimate tasting will showcase eight of Hill Farmstead’s most acclaimed and remarkable b**rs led by Bob Montgomery, a longtime member of the brewery’s leadership team and one of its most knowledgeable voices.

🍻Unlike previous Hill Farmstead tasting events at The Sovereign, which focused exclusively on mixed culture farmstead ales, this year Bob will guide guests through an array of la**rs and ales in addition to the mixed culture farmstead ales, including Damon 2024 (Bourbon BA Imperial Stout), Art 2016 (W**e BA Farmstead Ale), Juicy 2025 (Dry-Hopped W**e BA Farmstead Ale), and Excursions: Manilita/Phantasm (American IPA w/ Manilita Hops + Phantasm Thiol Powder).

🍻Don’t miss your chance to enjoy a full selection of b**rs while Bob shares tasting notes, history, and stories from the brewery.

🍻Tickets are $125 per guest, which includes gratuity. Each guest will receive one full-size b**r and seven 4 oz. pours. Seating is very limited. Reserve your spot today!

THE HILL FARMSTEAD TASTING LIST
🍁Art 2016 (W**e BA Farmstead Ale) (Bottled November 2nd, 2016)
🍁Civil Disobedience: Blend #30 2017 (W**e BA Blended Farmstead Ale) (Bottled October 4th, 2017)
🍁Damon 2024 (Bourbon BA Imperial Stout) (Bottled December 6th, 2024)
🍁Excursions: Manilita/Phantasm (American IPA w/ Manilita Hops + Phantasm Thiol Powder)
🍁Juicy 2025 (Dry-Hopped W**e BA Farmstead Ale) (Bottled December 11th, 2025)
🍁Mary (German Pilsner)
🍁Soignee: Plum & Raspberry Pomace 2025 (Oak BA Wheat Farmstead Ale w/ Fruit Pomace) (Bottled June 5th, 2025)
🍁Vera Mae 2020 (W**e BA Farmstead Ale w/ Honey & Dandelions) (Bottled September 16th, 2020)

08/05/2026

RAMW Summer Restaurant Week 2026 - Join us at The Sovereign!
Monday, August 24th - Sunday, September 6th
Make Your Reservations at Link in Bio!..
We're thrilled to once again participate in Metropolitan Washington's Summer Restaurant Week! From Monday, August 24th, through Sunday, September 6th, guests can enjoy a dine-in 3-course meal that's only $40 per person.

For guests who'd like to drink some rare Belgian brews alongside our delicious cuisine, we'll also have a selection of b**r pairings for each meal available for $15.

Check out the full menu above and make your reservations today!

Address

1206 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington D.C., DC
20007

Opening Hours

Monday	5pm - 10pm
Tuesday	5pm - 1am
Wednesday	5pm - 1am
Thursday	5pm - 1am
Friday	5pm - 2am
Saturday	11am - 2am
Sunday	11am - 10pm

Website

http://www.thesovereigndc.com/

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