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SAVOR Week is upon us once again, and if the calendar seems a little light this year, consider that Meridian Pint is no more. Without one of the District’s premier beer venues, there are probably at least a half-dozen fewer events. Compounding matters, this week is Catholic University’s graduation, which means that Brookland Pint wi ...

Visiting breweries is a popular pastime. At the end of last year, there were over 7,000 breweries in the U.S., with another 1,000 projected to open in 2019, according to the Brewers Association. Right now, 85% of people over the age of 21 live within a 10-mile radius of a brewery, and across the District, Maryland, and Virginia there are ov ...

For the first time in its history, the Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers, has issued six event grants relating to diversifying the beer industry. The events are taking place in Richmond, Virginia; Cleveland, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Brooklyn, New York; Denv ...

Hello Voidlings …which is a name I’m giving all of you, readers, even if this is your first time looking over a Void. It’s been far too long since one of these here Voids appeared online. First things first, Phil Runco has the rundown on the month’s best events as usual, but this far from all of them. You see ...

Technically the smallest beer Atlas regularly makes is their Blood Orange Gose, but because I am completely biased towards lager I always lean towards The 1500 South Cap Lager. At 4.7% alcohol by volume, it’s stronger than Pilsner Urquell (4.4%) and weaker than Budweiser (5%). Billed as a Helles Lager, this pale beer is ...

Let’s get right to it, shall we? New BeerNinja Sauce it’s finally here!!! @AtlasBrewWorks new summer seasonal is a Belgian style Pale Ale made with American hops(Mosaic) and Belgianyeast. Light bodied and well balanced, it’s the perfect summer beer! Look out for it everywhere starting this week!!! pic.twitter.com/QABMCStd ...

Saturday, May 4th is the twenty-second anniversary of National Homebrew Day, and the American Homebrewers Association is celebrating with a Big Brew. In the District, head over to 3 Stars Brewing, which is home to DC’s only homebrew shop. Festivities start at 9 am, with demonstrations, a homebrew bottle share, raffles, and giveaways. And ...

Starting on Friday, May 3rd, beer lovers in DC will get the opportunity to frequent another watering hole with locally made beer, Valor Brewpub. Located on Barracks Row, Valor opened last October on the lower floor of Ugly Mug. Since that time, Valor has been serving up elevated brewpub food from Chef Ryan Hackney. The food is excellent and on ...

The North American Guild of Beer Writers promotes “Beer Writing for and by Beer Writers”. The Guild, with support from craftbeer.com, issues Diversity in Beer Writing Grants. They issued two awards this year to Cynthia R. Greenlee, Ph.D., and Beth Demmon. Demmon’s work “will report on the cross-section of enthusiasm ...

Forbidden Planet has been on Bluejacket‘s menu since the brewery opened in 2013. Born as a Kolsch-style beer, a German style of beer brewed in Cologne, and now called a blond ale, this beer has the refinement of an old-world Kolsch with the floral fragrance of wildflowers. The composition of this beer is a testament to the brewing prow ...