Little Fish, Big Tale: How Fast Fashion Caught Its Own Hop
Please welcome Phil Runco back to DC Beer! John Segal hated the name. “Why don’t you just call the hop Shit?” the Segal Ranch owner...
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Brew for Ukraine: Area Breweries Join the Cause
by Jacob Berg
On Friday, March 25th, eight Northern Virginia breweries teamed up to brew Putin Huylo, a recipe from Ukraine’s Pravda Brewery. will go to both Pravda...
Strangebird Wins, Will They Fly South Again?
by Jacob Berg
We don’t normally cover Rochester and Western New York, but something interesting happened there last week. Strangebird Brewery, with roots in the DC-area, won the...
Love Thy Beer Festivals, Maryland Comes Through
by Jacob Berg
The Brewers Association of Maryland is throwing not one, but two beer festivals this spring. Let’s take these in order. First, and closer to most...
Pink Boots Brew Day in the DMV, 2022
by Jacob Berg
International Women’s Day was March 8th and breweries either brewed or packaged their Pink Boots beers. We’ve got an area rundown, but first, what is...
Shamrocks and Shenanigans: St. Patrick’s Day Stout Season 2022
by Jacob Berg
St. Patrick’s Day is upon us, which means it’s also stout szn, in particular, Irish-style dry stout snz, and yes, local breweries have you covered....
Meet Implexum, Jailbreak’s Wild Ale Brand
by Jacob Berg
“The idea for a larger scale wild ale program has been a priority since I started Jailbreak in 2013,” Founder and Chief Executive Officer Justin...
From Wilkes to Chocolate City to Sankofa: A Timeline of Black Brewing History
The history of Black people within the brewing industry is inherently important. As histories are written, and documentaries are made, we highlight the history and...
Embrace the Hop: Your New Hops Primer
by Jacob Berg
Consider the hop. Recent advances in brewing sciences have created a dizzying array of IPAs, with a nomenclature unto their own. Cryo? Incognito? Lupulin powder?...
Virginia Comes to DC: Solace, Crooked Run, Aslin in the District
by Jacob Berg
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...