DMV Beer Mainstays to Open Silver Branch Brewing Company in Silver Spring

Silver Branch Brewing Company, coming in late 2018, is slated to become the third and largest brewery to open in downtown Silver Spring. Silver Branch will be located in the Silver Spring Metro Plaza, right next to the Metro station and transit center. Brought to you by the experienced team of Christian Layke (former head brewer at Gordon Biersch-Rockville) and Brett Robison (former general manager of Republic in Takoma Park), Silver Branch is an exciting new entrant to the DMV beer scene that aims to highlight the best of the big four brewing traditions: Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and America. Christian and Brett were kind enough to sit down with me and share their philosophy around brewing and what unique or new offerings the brewery will be bringing to the area.

While originally named Parallel Worlds, a trademark notice in the form of a cease and desist letter caused a name change for the brewery-in-development. Robison believes that it was actually a blessing in disguise