This is the first article in a series of articles about opening a small brewery in Hyattsville, MD a stone’s throw from DC If you’d like me to answer a specific question about opening a small brewery, tweet @JonCetrano or shoot me an email at jon.cetrano@streetcar82.com, and I’ll do my best to write about it. I’m opening ...
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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 @DrinksTheThi ...
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In August, we brought you the news about The Bruery opening a store in Union Market, the brewery's first location outside of California. Now we're bringing you the news that on Friday, January 19, The Bruery Store at Union Market in Washington, D.C. will celebrate its grand opening. There will be special in-store giveaways and experie ...
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The Winter Edition of Restaurant Week in the District is upon us. From January 22 through 28, you can enjoy three-course, prix-fixe meals at over 100 of the best restaurants in the DMV, all priced at $22 for lunch and brunch and $35 for dinner. But, as a discerning craft beer drinker, we know you wouldn’t reserve your Restaurant Wee ...
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The DC Homebrewers, DC's largest homebrewing club, hits the big 1-0 this weekend (they grow up so fast) and is celebrating with the release of a collaboration beer brewed with Right Proper Brewing Co. The beer, a dry-hopped Berliner weisse, will be available for sale around the region starting in mid-January. The club began in 2008 when Mike Do ...
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On December 1, we learned that Red Bear Brewing will be the latest craft brewery to join the DC market. Brought to you by the team of Bryan Van Den Oever (front of house and marketing/public relations), Simon Bee (brewmaster), and Cameron Raspet (operations), the three Seattle natives are hoping to bring a taste of the Pacific Northwest to the ...
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I am many things, but Captain Ahab I am not. I don’t chase whales. Never did and don’t see the appeal in it. I am however, a barleywine aficionado. When I saw DC Brau was doing a limited release barleywine, I had to go. These types of beers aren’t done often by small-/regional-sized breweries, and I wasn’t going to ...
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Over the last few years, the widely-accepted definition of what constitutes “craft beer” has changed dramatically. Part of this is because the Brewers Association (BA), a trade association that uses the term “craft brewer,” altered its definition. First, the BA increased the number of barrels a brewery can produce annual ...
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Occasionally punctual, sometimes off work for a month, 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 @ ...
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DC Brau is jumping into the new year with a bold and boozy barleywine that will commemorate an "unpredictable series of beers" that will be brewery-only releases. Sleeping Standing Up is a barrel-aged English-style barleywine that has been aged for three months in barrels that held DC's One Eight Distilling's Rye Whisky. The beer ...
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