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The seventh season of Game of Thrones may still be a month away, but you don’t have to wait for the premiere to once again fully immerse yourself in the blood-stained world of Westeros. That’s because there’s a sprawling new GoT-themed bar now open in Washington, DC, decked out with everything from an Iron Throne and a Hall of Faces, to a fire-breathing dragon, and of course, plenty of pun-tastic cocktails inspired by the mega-hit series.
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The 3,000 square foot drinkery -- officially dubbed the Game of Thrones Pop-Up Bar (PUB) -- will be open every day through August 27th at 1839-1843 7th St. NW in DC. It’s a collaboration between the Drink Company and Ommegang Brewery, and located in the same space (and run by the same team) behind other recent themed pop-up bars, including ones dedicated to Stranger Things and Super Mario, which people waited hours to get into earlier this year.
Inside, you’ll find three separate bars and a number of settings inspired by the various realms, like The North, the Red Keep, the House of Black and White, and Meereen. They didn’t skimp on the details, either. A realistic replica of one of Daenarys’ dragons juts out from one wall and spews “smoke,” and the Hall of Faces features plaster molds of the faces of Drink Company employees, friends, and family. To keep you in the moment, the show’s soundtrack is pumped through the sound system at all times.
As for booze, the menu features a number of themed cocktails like the Scotch-based The North Remembers, the tequila-based Shame, The Lannisters Send Their Regards, and the Dothraquiri. Even better, a number of the drinks are served in specialty GoT-appropriate glassware. If you’d rather just stick to beer, Ommegang’s GoT-inspired golden Belgian ale, Bend the Knee, is on tap, too.
Pro tip: don’t try to drop by on Sunday nights, because the bar shuts down at 7pm, so everyone can catch the latest episode.
For more info and to peep the full menu, head to the pop-up’s official site.
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In the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones on Sunday, Daenerys came fully unhinged. Mourning the loss of her right-hand woman, two of her “children,” and faced with the growing lack of support from her would-be subjects, the Mother of Dragons unleashed her fury on King’s Landing. The only thing that could have made her rampage more epic? A classic rock song playing as she burned the stone city to the ground, of course.
One Game of Thrones fan perfectly matched AC/DC’s “Hells Bells” with the season 8, episode 5 scene during which Daenerys Stormborn, first of her name, destroys the Westerosi capital city with fire. The mashup was posted on Reddit, then shared on Twitter. It’s been viewed more than 34,000 times -- several of which were just us playing it on repeat.
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We bow down to the redditor who discovered this scene lines up perfectly with AC/DC's 'Hells Bells.' See the full video here: https://t.co/JiiuvC9l4Epic.twitter.com/ztjcrQZkVR
Fans were understandably into the video, touting it as “genius.” Some even recommended ideas for other songs that might fit, like Metallica’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” We can’t say with certainty that the song would align as well as this one did, but we’d definitely watch if someone gave it a shot.
'Won't take no prisoners' sung just as Greyworm is looking at the soldiers who just surrendered. Brilliant.
— Warlizard (@War_Lizard) May 15, 2019Emilia Clarke
This is perfect pic.twitter.com/YOPtf85yFr
— Gianni Johnson (@Gianninicole) May 15, 2019This is too perfect to be an accident.
— Alex Knobbe (@Knobbe33) May 15, 2019Sadly, Daenerys’ fiery attack was shown sans music. Music hasn’t been a huge part of the show (outside of the intro theme), but fans do appreciate when it’s occasionally featured. During episode 2 this season, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” Florence + the Machine performed “Jenny’s Song” while the end credits played. The song was belted out by Podrick Payne during the episode, which featured some nice pre-battle moments in Winterfell. Many were stunned to learn that in addition to being a pretty solid fighter, Pod had pipes!
The lack of stand-out music hasn’t stopped fans from creating their own. Ahead of the season 8 premiere on HBO, Belgium-based artist Gilles Augustijnen released a mix of the Game of Thrones and Westworld theme songs, which he spent eight months working on. The video is made to resemble the opening credits of both shows.
Game of Thrones may be coming to an end this week, but hey, we at least have a couple more weeks of memes and music mashups to look forward to.
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