Screaming Into the Void (January 31, 2017)

Each week, Tony Budny pens SCREAMING INTO THE VOID and looks at the best in writing and social media conversation around the biggest issues in beer. If you feel something should be included, have a tip, or just want to sound off, feel free to look him up on Twitter @DrinksTheThings or email DCBeer.

Sigh.

Well, here I am, your humble beer writer, coming to you today after…a week. I’m not going to sugarcoat it: unless you were the most ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, you likely found something in the first week of his presidency that upset you. Some friends of mine who routinely voted Republican attended protests this weekend. Some who are inclined further left of them felt like they were on a nine-day-long trek into the Event Horizon of a powerful black hole where each of your cells are stretched to oblivion.

Initially, when I set out to write this wrap-up, I intended it to be generally politics free, that is, to not allow anything political to dominate the discussion. But t