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Welcome to a new weekly(?) feature here at DCBeer.com. In an effort to keep readers informed about the newest beers (local and otherwise) appearing in the market and on beer menus, we'll be sharing the beer submissions we get from breweries and brewpubs. These may be brand new beers or they may be beers returning to rotations (e.g., seasonals, ...

Welcome to “Traipsing Through the Beer Aisle” a (kinda) recurring feature here at DCBeer where we walk through a well-stocked beer aisle and point out new and/or noteworthy offerings in the DC market. Today’s beers come from a variety of grocers around the District. I do a lot of my six-pack shopping at grocery stores now. /br ...

Quick PSA for those of you who like volunteering for things... Interested in supporting the Brewers Association as they prepare for this year's Craft Brewers Conference in D.C.?  Volunteers are needed to organize materials: What: Bag stuffing for the 2017 Craft Brewers Conference When: 10:00 am on Saturday, April 8 ...

This post originally appeared at Lost Lagers. Lost Lagers is a joint project from DCBeer staff writer Michael Stein and Peter Jones. Together, they "aim to experience history through beer. Taking primary sources and modern techniques, they recreate historic beers." Well we finally did it. Brewed a historical beer as close to 100% ...

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. Greetings, dear readers, and welcome to this, ...

Last month, Michigan's Dark Horse Brewing Company arrived in the DC beer market. The DC market is both crowded and competitive, so the decision to come to DC, and the process of finding a distributor, can be tricky. They found such a distributor in Madidus Importers. We had a chance to chat with Bob Gill, Director of Craft Beer for Madidus ...

If you've ever wanted to design a can for a good cause, DC Brau and The Washington Blade are about to make your day, week, or life. For PRIDE this summer, DC Brau will be repackaging 200 cases of the Brau Pils as PRIDE PILS, and they’re teaming up with The Washington Blade to source the artwork for the cans from someone in the commun ...

Earlier this week, I headed to Meridian Pint to taste this year’s version of the Ocelot Brewing and Meridian Pint Collaboration, Talking Backwards. This year’s version is just as tasty as last and boasts the same 10.8% ABV. To your author, this beer stacks up with the best west coast double (and triple) IPAs. The beer itself is ...

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 ...

Alexandria's Port City Brewing Company is turning six, which means that it is the terror of some poor teacher's first grade class. They don't want your Capri Sun, they want some damn chocolate milk, and they want it right now. Anyway, it's hard to believe that Port City Brewing Company, the first of the DC metro area's production breweries to o ...