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The Berliner, Georgetown’s new modern German beer hall, opened last December with Chef Mike O’Brien at the helm of the beer and food menus. O’Brien has excellent credentials, most recently at the Neighborhood Restaurant Group’s North Bethesda tavern Owen’s Ordinary but formerly of The Salt Line (under Chef Kyle ...

Lava Rock has started brewing on a full-size system at long last. I very rarely get to the west side of town, so after an overnight stay at Route 66 Casino Hotel for my birthday, I made a point to quickly swing by Lava Rock Brewing Company at 2200 Unser Blvd. The Crew had heard that they are now brewing their own beer on a full-size brewhouse a ...

Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s seven breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, and one in Red River also joining the party. Stoutmeister puts on his serious face to handle The Week Ahead i ...

Best known for their love of hoppy beers, Escape Brewing Company announced in their weekly roundup that fresh cans of their award-winning Other West Coast IPA will be released this week.  In addition to Other West Coast IPA, Tomorrow, Wednesday, … Continue reading → The post Escape Brewing Company to release three cans this we ...

The calm before the storm … of fun! Marble will celebrate its 11th anniversary with a huge street party this Saturday. Marble Brewery is growing up fast, with its 11th birthday coming up this weekend. Naturally, being Marble and all, the staff is throwing a huge fiesta for all of its loyal patrons, with additional events and beer release ...

It’s that time of year again… it’s the time when Escape Brewing Company taps their Seeds of Hope Imperial IPA and celebrates with a beer festival! From Escape Brewing Company 🍺Our Annual Seeds of Hope Imperial IPA Spring Beer Fest … Continue reading → The post Escape Brewing Company to host annual Seeds o ...

Last Monday longtime DCBeer.com co-editor Bill DeBaun announced he is stepping down from his role at the site. A number of his colleagues and friends shared their thoughts and memories of Bill. Jacob Berg, formerly Co-Editor now Editor Jacob Berg This feels odd, not only because this is one of the rare pieces I’ve written for t ...

So a bar and an editor walk out of a website… What a day. I brought back an old favorite header image of mine because I felt it was appropriate for the theme. I sat down to write this as an ode to DCBeer’s own co-editor and director of bloggity blog blog blogging Bill DeBaun, who hung up his blogging hat last week. And oh, ...

This morning brought us the sudden and sad news that Meridian Pint will be closing in Columbia Heights. In a letter to the Prince of Petworth blog, owner Johnny Andrade notes that Pint “will have it’s final Easter Brunch on Sunday, April 21st, 2019 then permanently close at 4 pm.” Andrade was planning to open Dominion Pint ...

There are a number of events next week celebrating the history and culture of brewing, featuring Liz Garibay, founder and Executive Director of the Chicago Brewseum. DCBeer is thrilled to welcome her to our town! Beer Culture The Popular Culture Association comes to Washington, D.C. for their National Conference next week. Garibay will b ...