To-Go and Hi-XO: Anxo’s Beer and Cider Strategy
“We only really did this because DC’s COVID relief measures allow for to-go sales,” says Sam Fitz, co-founder and co-owner of Anxo. “This” is partnering...
Jacob Berg
Still Trill: Trillium Comes to DC, With a Catch
Early in the pandemic, both the District of Columbia and Maryland saw an increase in the number of breweries shipping to (and in the case...
Meridian Pint Sold to Crafthouse, is Open Under New Management
Yes, the header photo is of the Columbia Heights location. No, we’re still not over it. In early February John Andrade announced that he had...
Brewery Cats? Brewery Cats!
No, not Love Cats, although yes, also love cats. In an effort to keep it positive in the new year, DC Beer is proud to...
DC Brau Adds The Imperial, Monthly Can Committee Club
Two pieces of news from DC Brau for you this week. We’ll start with a new addition to the Brau flagship family. The Imperial is...
2020, the Year We Did Our Part
We masked up. We stayed home. When we drank at breweries, we did so outside, or in taprooms operating at 50% capacity or less. We...
Gifting Guide: Local Brewery Memberships for 2021
Tis this giving season, and what better way to give than with the gift of beer. Sure, a 4- or 6-pack works, but let’s set...
Ben Tolkan Lived the Dream, Honored With a Beer
In the mid-to-late-aughts, before Churchkey, we know, we know, beer-centric bars and restaurants were few and far between. One of them was Georgetown’s Pizzeria Paradiso,...
Stoutsgiving: What to drink with those pies
Over on the podcast we discussed why Saison Dupont is the ur-Thanksgiving beerpairing, though hey, dark lagers, other saisons, and even sours work well. Cider,...
Where Have All the Flowers Gone: The 2020 Wet-Hopped Round Up
Let’s get the bad news out of the way: a summer that was alternately abnormally hot and abnormally wet lead to abnormally smaller hops yields...