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Occasionally punctual, sometimes factual, almost never as funny as he thinks,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 @DrinksTheThin ...

From a press release: Homebrewers in the D.C. area and across the country are invited to enter the fifth annual DC Homebrewers Cherry Blossom Competition. This year’s competition is expected to reach up to 300 entries. Although not officially associated with the National Cherry Blossom Festival, the competition will be held on March 24 to ...

Via a kickass press release from former DCBeer editor and all-around nice guy, Chris Van Orden: On March 31, Port City Brewing Company will host Malt Madness, a day of spirited competition and malt-forward beers.  Whether opting for tournament-style match-play or friendly ‘pickup’ games, players can enj ...

It seems these days that breweries arrive into the DC market on a weekly basis to try to carve out their niche. Breweries young and old alike see the robust beer scene largely built over the last decade and think, “My beer should be there.” The newest arrival is Harrisonburg, Virginia’s Pale Fire Brewing Company. The brewery, ...

Among beer nerds in the DC area, there’s a question that arises annually: is SAVOR dead? Inevitably we kick the question around endlessly for the weeks leading up to SAVOR and continue the debate while drinking at the awe-inspiring list of events put on by area beer bars during “SAVOR Week”, attending the big show itself, bein ...

ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar and Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (PPMW) celebrate International Women’s Day with “A Wild Night: The Story of Basandere,” an evening of ciders, cocktails and women’s health initiatives tomorrow, Thursday, March 8 from 7-9PM. ANXO is located at 300 Florida Ave. ...

Tomorrow on International Women's Day, 15 breweries will collaborate on 15 Shades of Grisette at Solace Brewing Company. The collaboration, organized through the Pink Boots Society, will involve brewers, cellar staff, and employees from 3 Stars, Beltway, Bike TrAle, Black Hoof, DC Brau, Dirt Farm, Lake Anne Brew House, Lickinghole Creek, Lost R ...

As Washington braced for Bluejacket’s first-ever cans of beer to hit the shelves last week, just across town, President Trump was announcing that he would place a 10-percent tariff on aluminum imports to go into effect as early as this week. The beer industry is very concerned. The Brewers Association, which has long advocated against tar ...

Occasionally punctual, sometimes factual, almost never as funny as he thinks,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 @DrinksTheThin ...

Bluejacket is getting in on the weekly release canning game and will kick things off tomorrow with their all-Citra IPA, Lost Weekend. Every Friday, the Navy Yard-based brewery will release 100 cases of a new canned beer starting at 12pm in their bottle shop.  A press release notes that, "Fans of the Navy Yard brewery can expect plenty ...