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Beer spotters are no strangers to new styles and nomenclature that may or may not stick. Witness this year’s “Cold IPA,” which is just hoppy lager, or “India Pale Lager (IPL),” under a new name. Well, we have another entrant into 2021’s new beer buzzwords. It’s been said that one is an anecdote, but two ...

Last spring DC’s smallest brewpub went on hiatus; owner Bill Perry shuttered The Public Option on Rhode Island Avenue NE and decided to wait out the pandemic. On Friday, June 25th, 2021, after 14 months, it’s reopening, with a few notable changes. Perry owns the building, which made the decision to close and reopen a bit easier tha ...

Beer-centric bars and restaurants with outdoor seating were able to continue operating during the pandemic, even during colder months, but some spots not blessed with that option went into hibernation. Well, there may be a light at the end of this tunnel, and let the reopenings begin! Smoke and Barrel has downsized, literally. The Adams Morgan ...

On Friday, June 4, 2021, the group of production breweries in Washington, DC grows by one, as Edgewood’s City-State Brewing open its doors to the community. We talked to owner, founder, and neighborhood resident James Warner on The DC Beer Show last week, and on DCBeer.com back in January, but here’s a bit more on what to expect. Lo ...

About a year ago, we began compiling a list of breweries taking advantage of direct-to-consumer (DTC) laws to ship beer to Washington, DC and Virginia (patience, Maryland). That somewhat comprehensive list is here. However, a new class of options have also begun shipping: retailers. Thus, it’s time for another somewhat comprehensive list! ...

On April 27, 2021, Rockville, Maryland’s True Respite Brewing Company announced the introduction of their Bright Spot Beer Co. brand. This is a re-brand and re-launch following their loss of the Brawling Beer trademark during a United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proceeding. I had a chance to chat with the co-founder of True ...

“We only really did this because DC’s COVID relief measures allow for to-go sales,” says Sam Fitz, co-founder and co-owner of Anxo. “This” is partnering with Craft Collective, which distributes Anxo’s ciders in New England. Taking advantage of DC’s grey laws , Anxo is importing some of the Craft Collec ...

Early in the pandemic, both the District of Columbia and Maryland saw an increase in the number of breweries shipping to (and in the case of Virginia, within) these jurisdictions. We at DC Beer have compiled a list of breweries shipping to the area , and Maryland, which tends to lag with regards to the easing of regulations around alcohol, is ...

Yes, the header photo is of the Columbia Heights location. No, we’re still not over it.  In early February John Andrade announced that he had sold Meridian Pint in the Dominion Hills neighborhood of Arlington to an unspecified group. Via a Facebook post, he wrote: My Beloved Arlington Community, It is with heavy heart I announc ...

At the start of 2020, the outlook for local breweries was generally very bright. The Maryland and Virginia brewers’ guilds had significant legislative victories in 2019. The DC Brewers’ Guild had success in pushing back against Initiative 77, achieved progress on reforms to gain regulatory parity for brew pubs, a ...