I’m Just a Bill: The 2021 DMV Brewery Legislative Round-Up, Part 2, Maryland and Virginia

Greg ParnasFebruary 17, 2021February 18, 2021

by Greg ParnasFebruary 17, 2021February 18, 2021

At the start of 2020, the outlook for local breweries was generally very bright. The Maryland and Virginia brewers’ guilds had significant legislative victories in 2019. The...

I’m Just a Bill: The 2021 DMV Brewery Legislative Round-Up, Part 1, DC Brewers’ Guild

Greg ParnasFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 2021

by Greg ParnasFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 2021

At the start of 2020, the outlook for local breweries was generally very bright. The Maryland and Virginia brewers’ guilds had significant legislative victories in...

Hellbender and Tim Bryson Support Black Businesses

Michael SteinFebruary 11, 2021February 12, 2021

by Michael SteinFebruary 11, 2021February 12, 2021

This weekend Hellbender Brewing Company will release a second collaboration with Tim Bryson. We covered the first, Amplify Black Voices, when it was released in...

Hellbender Honors the Navajo, Cans Code Talker American Pale Ale

Michael SteinAugust 13, 2020September 16, 2020

by Michael SteinAugust 13, 2020September 16, 2020

August 14 is National Navajo Code Talkers Day. Hellbender Brewing Company honors Navajo Code Talkers by brewing and releasing its third iteration of Code Talkers...

Hellbender and Tim Bryson Amplify Black Voices

Michael SteinAugust 6, 2020September 16, 2020

by Michael SteinAugust 6, 2020September 16, 2020

“We’re making a beer called Amplify Black Voices…100% of the proceeds will go to Capital Partners for Education, a DC-based mentoring program,” Hellbender CEO and...

Right Proper Brings Back a Familiar Face

Jacob BergJuly 15, 2020July 20, 2020

by Jacob BergJuly 15, 2020July 20, 2020

Barrett Lauer, formerly of District Chophouse, will assume the title of Director of Brewing Operations at Right Proper Brewing Company. In doing so, he’ll take...

Black is Beautiful: Local Breweries Answer the Call from Weathered Souls

Michael SteinJuly 9, 2020August 18, 2020

by Michael SteinJuly 9, 2020August 18, 2020

Created by Weathered Souls’ Head brewer and co-owner Marcus Baskerville, Black is Beautiful is a beer that aims to “raise awareness for the injustices people...

Anxo and Capitol Cider Innovate in a New Climate

Greg ParnasJuly 7, 2020July 20, 2020

by Greg ParnasJuly 7, 2020July 20, 2020

Adapting to new circumstances is essential to keeping the craft community afloat. Two area cideries, Capitol Cider House and ANXO, are doing just that. Starting...

Right Proper Says Their Names, Donates 100% of Proceeds to Black Lives Matter DC

Michael SteinJune 12, 2020July 17, 2020

by Michael SteinJune 12, 2020July 17, 2020

On Wednesday, June 4, Right Proper announced #SayTheirNames, a Kellerbier, donating 100% of the proceeds to Black Lives Matter DC. The bottled beer sold out...

Listening to Soul Mega

Michael SteinJune 5, 2020July 20, 2020

by Michael SteinJune 5, 2020July 20, 2020

On Monday, Jahi Wartts, President of Soul Mega, one of DC’s Black-owned breweries posted his thoughts on the murder of George Floyd on Instagram. We...

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