Year in Review, Beer in Review: 2017 at DCBeer

Did you know the number of breweries in the US has doubled since 2013? Just four years ago! There are breweries in Columbia, MD and Sterling, VA we’ve never heard of! Here’s a look back at local and national trends and news 2017 from the DCBeer staff.

The Haze

Tony Budny: New England IPA is growing up and it’s not going away. I have seen an increase in quality offerings from breweries that made their names off of this beer and an increase in capacity, such as the good people at Aslin, as they attempt to expand next year. This has also put pressure on breweries to find better ways to get product on the shelves fresher, which will continue to be a problem as long as there are three tiers, and to get beer to their customer in taprooms. The beer style is here to stay, so detractors still calling it a fad better get used to its existence.

Nick Rakowski: Jooce, milkshake, NEIPA is sometimes bad, sometimes fine, and sometimes good. When the Jooce is bad, it’s not necessarily the Jooce-specifi