First Call: Here’s a Sneak Peek at Red’s Table’s Beer List

Red’s Table, the long-anticipated, locally owned restaurant at South Lakes Village Center, will open its doors on Monday, Sept. 7.

Earlier this week, owners Ryan, Matt and Pat Tracy invited some friends and family in to taste some of the craft cocktails and see what’s on tap (lots of local brews) at the former Lakeside Inn space.

The restaurant has received a gut renovation. The new look includes reclaimed wood, granite, an open kitchen and a dining deck overlooking Lake Thoreau. See what’s on the menu in this previous Reston Now article.

Red’s Table will be open seven days a week for dinner (reservations accepted online), Ryan Tracy said. Lunch service should begin in late September, he added.

Meanwhile, here are some of the highlights of the drink selection:

On draft ($6-10)

• Adroit Theory Angel’s Trumpet
• Hardywood Pilsner
• Hardywood Singel
• Port City Optimal Wit
• Port City Oktoberfest
• Lost Rhino New River
• Fair Winds Howling Gale
• Flying Dog Pearl Necklace
• 3 Stars Southern Belle
• Heavy Seas Small Craft Warning
• Devil’s Backbone Vienna Lager
• Forge Belgian Blonde
• Potter’s Farmhouse Dry
• Three Notch’d Hydraulion Red

More than two dozen beers also available in cans and bottles, ranging from Miller Lite ($5) and National Bohemian ($5) to DC Brau Public ($7), Bust Head English Pale Ale ($7) and Heavy Seas Peg Leg ($8).

Specialty Cocktails

Full bar is available, but here are some of the special drinks formulated by Reds’ bartenders:

• Amarillo & Vine — Gin, cucumber, yellow pepper, lemon ($11)
• Cure for the Common Cold — Cachaca, honey, lime, mint ($10)
• Clingstone Punch — Rye, sweet tea, peach ($9)
• Garden-Variety Mule — Vodka, lemon verbena, lime, ginger beer ($9)
• Living on the River — Gin, Vermouth, Campari, Huckeberry ($12)
• Bread and Roses — Irish Whiskey, Dry Madeira, orange bitters ($14)
• Bittered & Twisted — Sweet vermouth, Quinquina, sparkling ($9)

Wine

There is an extensive wine list featuring varieties from Virginia, California, New Zealand, Spain, Chile, France and Italy.

Fourteen selections are available by the glass ($7-$14), there is an large list of wines by the bottle ($30-$$93). For wine descriptions, see the document below.

Beer, Wine and Speciality Cocktails at Red’s Table by Karen Goldberg Goff