COVID-19: The Pivot to Package
Breweries, bars, and restaurants pivot to packaging food and dring for delivery and to-go as a result of COVID-19....
Michael Stein
Guinness Crosslands Clover Honey Ale
A complex aroma wafts from Guinness’ Crosslands Clover Honey Ale, with a unique yeast bouquet and mild hop character....
Gordon Biersch Closes Four Area Locations
Gordon Biersch has closed four area brewpubs and its parent company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy....
Three Centuries of Black Brewers in DC
People like Peter Hemings are getting their due, but there are still countless black brewers whose work remains largely unwritten, unknown, and uncelebrated....
Celebrating Flagship February, 2020!
What sometimes gets lost amid the constant stream of special releases are the beers that paved the way for today’s remarkable global beer market, or...
Hopfest 2020!
Hopfest tickets can be yours for $45 (VIP tickets are $75). And those Hopfest tickets directly benefit the DC Brewer’s Guild, not some out of...
Denizens’ Bottles: Chapless Horseman & Call Waiting
Denizens Brewing Company is releasing two new barrel-aged beers in bottles, Chapless Horseman and Call Waiting, their first beers in glass since 2015....
Canned Weissbier: 600 Years in the Making
For the first time in their 603-year history, Hacker Pschorr Weissbier is in cans. Not just any cans, but 16.9 oz cans....
Devils Backbone Loves Baseball
Devils Backbone's World Series commemorative Earned Run Ale, or ERA, is “the official craft beer of the Washington Nationals” according to the brewery. We spoke...
Rauchbier Roundup 2020
We love rauchbier, that smokey German lager! Rauch means “smoke” in German and several local breweries have finally turned their attention to this style....