Solidarity: A Perspective on DC Beer Week 2014

DCBeer’s DC Beer Week 2014 recap will arrive next week. Until then, here’s something to whet your appetite.

I only moved to DC about a year ago. During last year’s DC Beer Week, I was still much too entrenched in a wide-eyed tourist’s view of the city to even know about DCBW2013, much less attend events or appreciate what is special about the local craft beer scene in DC. Since that time, however, I have come to see the District as the beautiful local space it is–filled with the amazing people, businesses, and history that make it so much more than the nation’s capital.

In learning to see the beauty of the city in its neighborhoods, its restaurants, and its architectural styles, I have realized how much more there is to discover. This same evolution describes my relationship with the DC craft beer scene and my excitement at the opportunity to learn more about it during this year’s DC Beer Week.  Attending events across the city in celebration of this booming industry and the delicious