SAVOR Week(end): The Events

As independent, craft, and insert-adjective-of-your-choice beer has become more prevalent, the beer bar has become less so, and with it, the beer event has become more rare. Pizzeria Paradiso And Granville Moore’s are chugging along, and Brasserie Beck has reopened, but Meridian Pint is no more, and Smoke and Barrel just closed, too. Brookland Pint has basically dropped out of the “beer bar” game, as Smoke did upon reopening during the pandemic, with 7 of 25 draft lines not in operation. The pandemic has done a number on both the beer bar and the beer event, as has the rise of brewery taprooms. On the other hand, your local bar/restaurant/tavern probably has at least 8 draft lines, and 6 of those fit the localish, craftish bill. The whole situation is a decidedly mixed bag. 

All this is to say that there used to be a SAVOR Week in DC, starting perhaps the Monday or Tuesday before the main event. Now we have a SAVOR Long Weekend, mostly brought to you by Neighborhood Restaurant Group, t

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