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title: "Washington Business Journal: The Brass Tap Opens New Location at National Harbor"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/377945b8-b21b-4872-b908-fb67286e08fc
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/washington-business-journal-the-brass-tap-opens-new-location-at-national-harbor-12264
category: "Retail"
industry: "Retail"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-05-19T20:15:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:12.957Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/26a10dfd6601e2fed79c5cba91e504d35557.jpg
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# Washington Business Journal: The Brass Tap Opens New Location at National Harbor

**TL;DR:** The Brass Tap opens a new location at National Harbor, offering a craft beer hub with a focus on local breweries and community involvement. Former NCIS Director Mark Ridley is behind the new business venture.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-05-19. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/washington-business-journal-the-brass-tap-opens-new-location-at-national-harbor-12264).*

## Story

This is because, according to the Washington Business Journal, upscale craft beer bar The Brass Tap is set to open in June.

Former NCIS Director Mark Ridley has decided to follow his lifelong passion for craft beer on this new business venture, and was enthusiastic about working with The Brass Tap due to the brand's emphasis on partnering with and serving the beer from local breweries.

“I just have a love for good beer. I always have,” Ridley told the Washington Business Journal. “I’ve traveled all over the world, been to probably 50 different countries or more. And one of the first things I do is always try to find the local beer that is best.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- community involvement (topic)
- The Brass Tap (company)
- craft beer (topic)
- National Harbor (location)
- local breweries (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/washington-business-journal-the-brass-tap-opens-new-location-at-national-harbor-12264). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/377945b8-b21b-4872-b908-fb67286e08fc).