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The Mash-In Vol. 4: DC Beer Week, Moby Grape, and Amber Ale from Fossils

Welcome to The Mash-In! This feature is a hodgepodge of contributions from our staff that we hope you enjoy.

Save the Date!
DC Beer Week returns in 2014 from August 17-24Preliminary info here, watch DCBeer for more to come!

Upcoming Beers/New to the Area
Here are some new beers/breweries in the way too long interim since our last Mash-In

  • Lost Rhino is releasing Bone Dusters Amber Ale, “created using yeast from a fossilized whale bone by Lost Rhino’s Brewing Scientist Jasper Akerboom. Jason Osborne of Paleo Quest came up with the idea to swab some of the fossils he found on his diving trips. Not only was Jasper successful in extracting a yeast from the whale fossil, but it happened to be a strand that was able to ferment a beer.”

  • Flying Dog Dead Rise Old Bay Summer Ale was released (and created quite a flurry in the Old Line State)

  • Right Proper Brewing Company released a number of new beers including Kodachrome Dream(ing) (a Radler), Gotland (a smoked collaboration with brewer Mega

Source: DC Beer

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