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Sad news for fried chicken and donut enthusiasts. Neighborhood Restaurant Group's GBD will serve its last shift tonight after a three year run. GBD, which stood for "Golden, Brown, and Delicious," also offered 24 craft draft offerings that were, appropriately, separated into "chicken" and "donut" beers. Their happy hour, which of ...

Some good news this morning for fans of fruit beers, fruit sours, regular sours, and Portland, Oregon. Multiple sources have let us know that Cascade Brewing, "a pioneer of the NW style sour beer movement," will arrive in our market next month. For the unfamiliar, Cascade's beers tend to focus on adding the Pacific Northwest's fruit bounty ...

As of March 9th, there are a few new beer-friendly laws that come into effect in DC. First, with proper permitting, breweries in the District are permitted to sell their beer at farmers markets.  As a drinker, you'll be able to get a free sample or taste and buy bottles or cans to go.  Keep in mind, we’re not talking about a sit ...

From an email: THE SOVEREIGN HOSTS THE 3RD ANNUAL ALLAGASH SAISON DAY 2016! Saturday, March 12th, 4-9pm Join us on Saturday, March 12th as we host Allagash Saison Day 2016 in Washington, DC. For this year, The Sovereign will join forces with Allagash, Oxbow and Brasserie Dupont to celebrate one of our favorite beer styles, the mighty Saison, ...

Join Rustico Alexandria on Saturday, March 12th as we invite one of their favorite Virginia craft breweries, Lickinghole Creek! Fans of the Goochland, VA brewery won’t want to miss this date, as they tap the first, and only, NOVA keg of Enlightened Despot 2016!   Lickinghole Creek’s most sought after beer, Enlightened Despo ...

From a press release: Victory Brewing Co. is turning 20 and we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate! Join us on Thursday, March 10th as we pour 20 beers for 20 years, commemorating this momentous occasion with founder Bill Covaleski and the Victory crew, and toasting to the future for Victory, which announced their exciting merger w ...

Scion will have all 12 of its taps taken over by Laurel, Maryland's Jailbreak Brewing Company. The tap takeover will feature several barrel-aged brews and limited releases featured, including:  Van Dammit Barrel-aged Van Dammit Barrel-aged Dusk Till Dawn V22 Batch 074.  There will also be a raffle for Jailbreak swag and a&nb ...

The good folks at Terrapin LOVE their hops, and annually release their Hop Selection series focusing on a singular, yet ever changing hop. Not the case with their delicious Mosaic Red Rye IPA! This recipe was too good to change, and this year The Big Hunt will proudly release it along with some of their other rarities including:  Poiv ...

From an email: Jester King, the royal brewing company of funky farmhouse ales from Austin, Texas, will be in The Black Squirrel building this Friday (February 26th), starting at 5 p.m.   Exclusive bottle pours from five Jester King selections will be available to pair with three food combinations: a cheese and pate pairing, a braised m ...

From an email Leap Day comes but once every four years and Jack Rose Dining Saloon is celebrating the extra day to drink with an Allagash Leap Day Bash on Monday, February 29 from 5-8pm on the heated Rooftop Terrace. Beer Director Nahem Simon has been collecting special vintage beers for ye ...