Better Know a SAVOR Brewery: Hops & Grain Brewing

SAVOR (an American Craft Beer and Food Experience) returns to Washington, DC on June 1-2. The lineup is strong. Rather than profiling each brewery, which is frankly a time suck for me and your friendly staff, I reached out to a number of breweries in attendance that are interesting to me for one reason or another for interviews to get to know them better. Look out for our annual Top 25 list as well as a top 10 beer and food pairings list closer to the main event. Purchase tickets for SAVOR here.

We continue the interview series with Austin, TX’s Hops & Grain Brewing. Big thanks to Josh Hare, Founder and President, for taking the time to answer our questions via email. What follows below is a transcript loosely edited for length and clarity. Find Hops & Grain and Josh on Instagram and Twitter at @hopsandgrain and @hopsandjosh.

DCBeer: As an out of DC market brewery, what do you see as the value of participating in SAVOR?

Josh Hare: So much of the inspiration that we get as brewers come