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From an email: Join us on Wednesday, November 11th at Rustico Ballston as we toast to two exceptional California breweries and the regional debut of Alpine Pure Hoppiness! As the name suggests, this West Coast Double IPA boasts several additions of hops throughout brewing. Hops are first used in the boil, topped with even more hops ...
Read More »Denizens Brewing Beer Dinner at Roofers Union
Roofers Union Beer Director Dave Delaplaine has teamed up with one of his favorite local breweries, Denizens Brewing Co for one remarkable night in Adams Morgan. Executive Chef Marjorie Meek-Bradley brings the best autumn flavors together to produce four rich courses that emphasize the uniqueness of Denizens creative brews. Get ready to g ...
Read More »Port City Brewing Company’s Chili Brawl
From a press release: The Chefs from The Reserve and Mason Social will be throwing down at Port City Brewing Company in a Chili Brawl. These life-long friends have decided it’s time to see who is the best Chef, once and for all. We are honored to host this epic culinary battle! And enjoy all of the tasty treats that go along with t ...
Read More »A Fond Farewell
Dear readers, For nearly four years now, I’ve had the great honor of writing for, and then co-editing, DC Beer. Over that time, the site has grown and evolved along with the beer community, due mostly to the hard work of my co-editor Bill and our dedicated writers. While I wouldn’t presume to take credit for ...
Read More »Brewing in DC: Catching Up to 1914
Step it up, DC. History is shaming you on your beer drinking. The volume of beer brewed in DC in 1914 dwarfs 2014 output, and while there are still a few months left in 2015, it looks like we’ll yet again be trumped by brewers a hundred years ago. It’s not even a contest: we are brewing a lot less beer in DC today than we did a cent ...
Read More »New Brewpub, The Public Option, Opens; Hear from the Owner
Last week, The Public Option opened at 1601 Rhode Island Avenue NE. It isn't fully featured yet, operating with limited hours and, at the moment, without a food menu, but it does offer local beer options as well as its own house-brewed beers. Operating on a very small scale (they'll be "settled in" making 1 BBL batches soon), they non ...
Read More »A Visit to Bell’s Funvitational
Bell's is my hometown brewery, so, aside from making awesome beer, Bell's holds a special place in my beer-drinkin' heart. So, when I heard about their 30th birthday beer festival I had to look into it, even though I live 600 miles away in DC. I was fortunate enough to procure tickets so my Dad (who introduced me to Bell’s in the first p ...
Read More »Scenes from the Scene: ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar Pop-Up Dinner at Crane & Turtle
Earlier this year, we brought you the news that a team of well-known beer industry professionals would be bringing ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar to Shaw. The Basque-inspired restaurant will double as the District's first cidery. Sam and Rachel Fitz, Tim Prendergast, and Cooper Sheehan (variously of Meridian Pint, Pizzeria Paradiso, Boundar ...
Read More »Putting GABF 2015 in Context
By now, you’ve heard about how the DMV fared at the Great American Beer Festival. The big story was Alexandria’s own Port City Brewing Company being named the best small brewery in the country, thanks to its two silvers and one bronze. It’s no small feat, especially considering that the small brewery category was by far the mo ...
Read More »9th Annual Northern Virginia Fall BrewFest
The 9th Annual Northern Virginia Fall BrewFest will be back at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville, VA this October with Mad Fox Brewing Company returning as the presenting sponsor. The NoVa Fall BrewFest is ready to host serious brewers and beer fans alike. The focus for the NoVa Fall BrewFest will be fall and winter seasonal brews from loc ...
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