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...
New Beer Releases
City-State Brewing Opens June 4, 2021!
by Jacob Berg
On Friday, June 4, 2021, the group of production breweries in Washington, DC grows by one, as Edgewood’s City-State Brewing open its doors to the...
From Brawling Bear to Bright Spot: True Respite’s New Brand
by Greg Parnas
On April 27, 2021, Rockville, Maryland’s True Respite Brewing Company announced the introduction of their Bright Spot Beer Co. brand. This is a re-brand and...
To-Go and Hi-XO: Anxo’s Beer and Cider Strategy
by Jacob Berg
“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...
Hellbender and Tim Bryson Support Black Businesses
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...
DC Brau Adds The Imperial, Monthly Can Committee Club
by Jacob Berg
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...
Ben Tolkan Lived the Dream, Honored With a Beer
by Jacob Berg
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,...
Where Have All the Flowers Gone: The 2020 Wet-Hopped Round Up
by Jacob Berg
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...
Other Half DC Opens Saturday – Order Today!
by Jacob Berg
At 10am on Saturday, October 17, 2020, Other Half Brewing will open their DC facility at 1401 Okie St NE for contactless curbside pickup. Here’s...
A Tale of Two Cities: Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr, and Canned German Imports
Are German imports better than American takes on German beer? It all depends on your point of view and I’ve heard it argued both ways....