Virginia Comes to DC: Solace, Crooked Run, Aslin in the District
We’re two weeks into the year and we already have a trend: Virginia breweries are moving into DC, be it via smaller brewing facilities or...
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Phil Runco’s Beer in Review, 2021
by DCBeer
What beers did you love drinking over the past twelve months? Each year, that’s the question I ask the people who make my favorite beers....
Solace Outpost Sole Local Brave Noise Brewer… For Now
To date, Solace’s Falls Church location is the only local brewery to brew Brave Noise, a pale ale “collaboration with a big goal: a safe...
Snallygaster 2021: DC Beer Staff Picks
by Jacob Berg
We asked the DC Beer team to tell us what they’re excited about at this year’s Snallygaster. Reminder: Tickets are still available and proceeds go to...
Urban Garden Brewing Becomes DC’s Third Black-Owned Beer Brand
The last time we talked to Eamoni Collier, aka The Vibe Queen, she said “there’s a lot more to come, I’m actually in the works...
All Virginia, All the Time: 2021 Great American Beer Festival Roundup
by Jacob Berg
As has become common around these parts, Virginia’s local breweries racked up a bunch of Great American Beer Festival medals this year, while DC and...
Oktoberfests Are Upon Us
by Jacob Berg
Maybe it’s because many of us have been cooped up for the last year and half or so, but we’ve noticed a lot more local...
Is Small Beer the New Pale Ale?
Will small beer overtake pale ale in popularity? Probably not, but I have noticed an uptick in beers that are 4% alcohol by volume and...
DC’s First Black-Owned Brewery Produces Beer at Allagash
When Woven in Time is released–the collaborative beer Allagash Brewing Co. and Sankofa Beer Co. brewed– it will be the first time a DC brewery...
Trendspotting: “Pub Ale,” The British Invasion
by Jacob Berg
Beer spotters are no strangers to new styles and nomenclature that may or may not stick. Witness this year’s “Cold IPA,” which is just hoppy...