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Thanks to @MoCoBeer1 and Julie Verratti of Denizens Brewing Company for their advice on this piece. We have made corrections to this piece based on some errors that were pointed out to us. Original copy is struckthrough with corrections in bold following. This is a complicated topic, and we apologize for any errors. Last summer, I found myself ...

Name: Denizens Brewing Company Address: 1115 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Type: Production brewery with attached restaurant on premise Year Founded: 2014 General Description: Prior to Denizens’ arrival in Silver Spring, Montgomery County was a brewing wasteland – that is, until the founders helped to usher in mo ...

Name: Corcoran Brewing Company Address: 205 Hirst Rd. Suite 105 Purcelville, VA Type: Brewpub with limited local distribution Year Founded: 2011 General Description: Corcoran Brewing Company is the brainchild of brewmaster Kevin Bills and the newest addition to the Corcoran brand, which began in 2002 with a vineyard. The brewhouse is a ...

In 2009, the Coen Brothers released A Serious Man , a fairly low budget drama-comedy about the painful, downwardly spiraling life of a Jewish mathematics professor in the late 1960s. Being a fan of their movies and of the darker side of the comedic spectrum, I watched the film with my then-girlfriend-now-wife and found it hilarious and poignan ...

Picture a world, without DC Brau, 3 Stars, Atlas, Right Proper, Bluejacket, Bardo, and no Hellbender, too. Is this an alcohol-free, neo-Prohibition, dystopian future for DC? No. It was the state of the DC brewery scene nine years ago. It was 2004, and Barrett Lauer had just accepted the post of Head Brewer at the District Chophouse. July 4th&nb ...

From an email: February 5 - Union Tap Takeover - Only keg of Union Barrel-Aged Chessie in DC, Snow Pants and Chessie verticals, more!   We've long been fans of everything coming out of Union Craft Brewing in Baltimore. Thanks to some help from co-founder Adam Benesch, we've acquired a slew of rare and vintage kegs. We will be showcasing th ...

Another tasty Fire Works dinner! From an email: We're turning up the heat for our next dinner, featuring an all-star cast of spicy food & Hardywood Park Craft Brewery. Chef Frank will spice things up & Beer Director Mike Berry has carefully selected some of Hardywood's most flavorful offerings to compliment the food.   Menu:   ...

How are today’s brewers inspired by history? Join us for a beer talk and tasting featuring Bluejacket brewery’s Greg Engert and beer historian Mike Stein as they discuss the art and science of brewing. They’ll share their story of creating new beers inspired by beer styles of the early 19th century and explore the connections ...

Happy holidays and happy new year! We hope you have gotten over all of your family-related hangovers, made some good memories, and opened up some great beers over the past few weeks. We sure have. Welcome to 2015! This is likely to be another big year for the DC metro area in terms of craft beer, but before we get too far into the new year, we ...

Header by Flickr user Rex Roof. Modified under a Creative Commons license. Readers of DCBeer don’t need to be told what and how to drink on New Year’s Eve. We’re sure you’ve already lined up your beverages of choice, whether at home or at one of the myriad events around town. But I’d wager that you haven’t gi ...