Trendspotting: “Pub Ale,” The British Invasion
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...
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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...
Still Trill: Trillium Comes to DC, With a Catch
by Jacob Berg
Early in the pandemic, both the District of Columbia and Maryland saw an increase in the number of breweries shipping to (and in the case...
I’m Just a Bill: The 2021 DMV Brewery Legislative Round-Up, Part 2, Maryland and Virginia
by Greg Parnas
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
by Greg Parnas
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...
2020, the Year We Did Our Part
by Jacob Berg
We masked up. We stayed home. When we drank at breweries, we did so outside, or in taprooms operating at 50% capacity or less. We...
Gifting Guide: Local Brewery Memberships for 2021
by Jacob Berg
Tis this giving season, and what better way to give than with the gift of beer. Sure, a 4- or 6-pack works, but let’s set...
Stoutsgiving: What to drink with those pies
by Jacob Berg
Over on the podcast we discussed why Saison Dupont is the ur-Thanksgiving beerpairing, though hey, dark lagers, other saisons, and even sours work well. Cider,...
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...
2020 Great American Beer Festival: Virginia’s Vienna’s Victorious, Silver Branch’s Superlative Saison
by Jacob Berg
The Commonwealth of Virginia nearly completed a sweep of the Vienna-Style Lager category, with Ashburn’s Lost Rhino RhinO’fest taking gold, and Alexandria’s Port City Oktoberfest...