Each week (ha),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. Welcome to Void 3: Return of the Void, or ...
Read More »Heritage Opens Arlington Brewpub and Roastery
Adapted from a press release: The doors are officially open at the Heritage Brewing Co. Market Common Brewpub & Roastery in Arlington, VA. This past Saturday, Heritage Brewing Company celebrated the opening of its new location by hosting its grand opening event. The event featured three new packaged beer releases, ten draft only r ...
Read More »SAVOR Tickets Hidden Around DC This Week
From a press release: The Search is ON for SAVOR Diamond Tickets: Brewers Association Announces Exclusive Tickets Hidden Around D.C., Granting Access to Premier Beer & Food Pairing Event In celebration of the 10th anniversary of SAVORSM: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience, today the Brewers Association (BA ...
Read More »Check Out the DCBeer.com Calendar!
If you're reading this, it means we're to the end of the queue of events loaded onto the website! We'll add some more soon, but in the meantime, check out our calendar! Thanks for reading and cheers! Address: United States Date: Sunday, December 31, 2017 (All day)
Read More »Credit Where It’s Due: D.C.’s Forward-Looking Liquor Laws
C. Jarrett Dieterle is a fellow at the R Street Institute in Washington, D.C., and edits the website DrinksReform.org. The Nation’s Capital has some of the Best Alcohol Laws in the Country For those outside the Beltway, Washington is often a punchline for bloated and dysfunctional government. In fact, cynicism toward the nation’s c ...
Read More »DC Brau Introduces “Deep Cuts” Series of Brewery-Exclusive Beers
When we spoke with DC Brau's founders last year, they said that despite getting a new brewhouse that would greatly allow them to expand their capacity, they'd be keeping the old brewhouse to create smaller-batch, specialty offerings. That day of reckoning has come. The "Deep Cuts Series" will be a series of brewery-exclusive offerings coming fr ...
Read More »Save the Date: Snallygaster 2017 Returns September 23
Snallygaster, the impetus for us to nigh-arbitrarily power rank hundreds of excellent beers from across the country and globe, will return to First and N Streets SE on September 23, 2017 from 1pm to 6pm. Before you ask, yes it's rain or shine. Yes, it'll probably rain, if past is prologue (note: this is not how meteorology works, probably). No, ...
Read More »Port City Announces New Rotating Lager Series, “Trifecta” Collab Belgian IPA
Port City Brewing Company, the Great American Beer Festival Smally Brewing Company of the Year, has two new beers coming to market. One is pretty in-line with what you might expect from PCBC. The other is, for our money, decidedly not. On May 5, 2017, Port City Brewing Company debuts Oscura Mexican-style dark lager as part o ...
Read More »New to Market: D9, Upland, Westbrook
Alright, three breweries you might be interested are headed this way. Let's break it down. D9: Cornelius, NC Why you should care: D9's first Systema Naturae sour made our top beers of SAVOR 2016 list and the series uses not only wild bacteria and yeasts, but also ingredients like scuppernong and devilwood. They also make a sour Scott ...
Read More »Screaming Into the Void (April 27, 2017 Edition)
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. Welcome back to The Void, and boy has it been ...
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