Denizens Will Make It Funky Tomorrow; Here Are Our Beer Picks

Silver Spring’s Denizens Brewing Company is hosting their annual Make It Funky festival tomorrow from 1-5pm (tickets here). We’re deep into beer festival season, folks, with multiple options available each weekend. For fans of sour and funky offerings beers, Make It Funky (aptly) is your best bet. A great collection of local, out-of-town, and in some cases out-of-market breweries will show off their brews. The list is daunting, and it can be hard to figure out which beers are worth your time (although once you buy a ticket, tastings are unlimited). Our staff combed through the list to pick out which brews caught our eye and would get our nod. Those are below. Have fun out there tomorrow!

Bill DeBaun

3 Stars – Smashing Atoms – Barrel Fermented Sour Ale – 7.5%
“Chardonnay barrel fermented sour with a blend of multiple Brettanomyces and Lactobacillus cultures.”
Take: Why this and not “Get the Funk Out of Here”? I’m more partial to Chardonnay barrels than French Oak, I guess. This is a Funk