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Thanks to COVID-19, this year’s Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is an online affair, taking place on October 16-17. But starting on October 1, there are some very real deals to be had at area breweries. Here’s how it works. Purchase virtual admission to GABF via a $20 “passport,” then show that at participating brewe ...

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has led to many bar and restaurant closings, but some beer-centric spots are forging ahead with opening. One such beer bar, NRG’s Shelter, opens Thursday, September 24, as part of The Roost, at 1401 Potomac Avenue SE. The initial plan for Shelter was to feature fifty-ish draft lines, half of them pouring b ...

… Or should we say “gose?” If you attended the 2020 version of Boundary Stone’s Battle of the Barrel Aged Beers, you were one of the first to try the inaugural installment of DC Brau’s new Harmonious Funk series. The new line-up of barrel-aged, bottled sours will begin rolling out today, Wednesday, September 23, a ...

Zoombox from 3 Stars is 7.1% abv, juicy, hazy, and easy-drinking beer with notes of tangerine, passion fruit, peach, and melon. As DC Beer Week enters the home stretch, local brewery 3 Stars is pulling out all the stops. The celebration officially ends on Saturday, September 26, and 3 Stars has plans for every day until then. You can order ...

A courtyard divides 1401 Okie St NE in Ivy City, just south of New York Avenue. Brooklyn-based Other Half Brewing Company is building out both sides of it, with a bar and to-go sales on the western side, closer to Fenwick and New Columbia Distilling, and canning and production on the eastern. The property has housed canning equipment before; it ...

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Continuing to leverage my time at home during the coronavirus pandemic, I am studying for the second level of the Cicerone Certification Program for beer professionals. To stay honest in my studies, I am publishing reviews of DMV beers brewed in the classic styles and comparing them to the official style guidelines. This week I’m drinkin ...

It’s that time of the year again folks, DC Beer Week! Entering its 12th year, DC Beer Week is the annual celebration of all things craft beer in the District, organized by the DC Brewers Guild (DCBG). Typically, the week (nine days with weekends) includes an awesome array of events and gatherings that bring the local beer community togeth ...

Continuing to leverage my time at home during the coronavirus pandemic, I am studying for the second level of the Cicerone Certification Program for beer professionals. To stay honest in my studies, I am publishing reviews of DMV beers brewed in the classic styles and comparing them to the official style guidelines. This week I’m drinking ...

Continuing to leverage my time at home during the coronavirus pandemic, I am studying for the second level of the Cicerone Certification Program for beer professionals. To stay honest in my studies, I am reviewing DMV beers brewed in the classic styles and comparing them to the official style guidelines. This week I’m drinking Wheatland ...