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Tony Budny pens SCREAMING INTO THE VOID and looks at the best in writing and social media conversation around the biggest issues in beer. If you feel something should be included, have a tip, or just want to sound off, feel free to look him up on Twitter @DrinksTheThings or email DCBeer. The Void is back (The Void is back) I could no longer s ...

There’s a sad irony in the Maryland beer scene. Maryland breweries have seen tremendous growth resulting in not only more beer but also better beer flowing within and being exported from the state. Unfortunately, there has also been a fair bit of policy and political turmoil around the brewing industry in that same period. DCBeer has docu ...

The federal government’s latest partial shutdown is now the second longest in history and will likely break the 21 day record of the 1995 shutdown. This has had negative consequences throughout the DC metro region and the country as a whole and for those people who directly work for the government as employees or contractors. The shutdown ...

Whoa, somehow it is 2019 already. Can you believe it? It doesn’t actually matter if you do or not, these are the facts. It will not surprise any diligent readers of this site to know that we have takes. Below, some of our staff reflect on 2018, look ahead to 2019, and throw thoughts and opinions around all willy-nilly. Have takes of your ...

Join us for our 9th Annual, Barleywine Festival. This is hands down, the largest Barleywine Festival in the Mid-Atlantic. We will be showcasing 30+ Barleywines from around the region and across the county. This is a two day event. Saturday the 23rd will be broken into 2 sessions with a shift between 3-3:30pm. Doors open at 11am. Their will be d ...

Come enjoy a Mad Fox tradition as we celebrate the birthday of Scotland's national poet Robbie Burns with a tribute night that includes a live bagpiper and poetry readings. We will be featuring Scottish-inspired food specials as well as our award-winning Mad Fox beers including our 80 Shilling Scottish Ale and Wee Heavy Strong Scottish Ale. Pre ...

Join ChurchKey on Wednesday, January 23rd as we celebrate the 23rd anniversary of our good friends at Heavy Seas Beer. On this extraordinary day, we will feature 15 incredible draft & cask selections from the Baltimore institution.  Headlining the event is Heavy Seas 23 Triple IPA! This bold brew is triple dry-hopped with Simcoe, Citra ...

Join us this winter at Denizens Brewing Co. as we begin a series of special tastings of our barrel-aged beers.  Each night we'll feature special flights of beer from our reserves to showcase the flavor profiles and complexities that barrel-aging can offer.  A member of our brewing team will be on hand to answer questions and lead disc ...

On Tuesday, January 15th, Churchkey will host the fine folks from Tröegs Independent Brewing. In what has become an annual tradition, we will once again showcase the inimitable Tröegs Nugget Nectar 7 different ways on both draft and cask!  Released once a year, every January, Nugget Nectar is an excessively dry-hopped Imperial Am ...

This article by Erika Goedrich is reprinted by permission from the Jan. 2, 2019 Craft Beer Cellar DC newsletter. You can subscribe to that newsletter here. During the shutdown they will be offering a 5% discount to furloughed federal employees (and contractors). The partial shutdown of the U.S. government is running into its ...