Other Half DC Update
With construction, both commercial and residential, deemed “essential” by the District government, Other Half continues to make progress in their Ivy City brewery, located in...
Outside the DMV
New Belgium Ships Beer, Directly to You, DC Resident
by Jacob Berg
New Belgium Brewing Co. is testing out a new business model: shipping beers direct to the consumers in Washington, DC; Vermont; or Nevada....
Tis the Season: Harry’s Reserve and Crooked Run Collaborate on ‘Jolly’
by Jacob Berg
Harry’s Reserve Fine Wine and Spirits, in Navy Yard, worked with Leesburg, VA’s Crooked Run Brewing and Brooklyn, NY’s Widow Jane Distillery to create "Jolly"....
Founders Fallout: Local Bars and Shops React to Lawsuit
by Jacob Berg
We asked retailers about Founders Brewing Co. after discrimination allegations and the recent resignation of their director of diversity and inclusion....
Crush it: The Snallygaster 2019 Power Rankings
by Jacob Berg
It's the 4th annual DC Beer Snallygaster 2019 Power Rankings! Find out what our top 35 beer selections are, out of nearly 400 available!...
BlackMan Brewing and the Art of Getting Better with Age
Barrett Tillman of BlackMan Brewing has a passion for pulling complexity out of wild yeast. It comes through in his MVP Saison, a hoppy brew...
Switchback Brewing Company: Smokin’ In The Brewhouse
Vermont’s Switchback Brewing Company was a hit at SAVOR 2019. Founder/Brewmaster Bill Cherry talks about their approach to rauchbier in this interview....
SAVOR 2019 Top Twenty Beers
by Jacob Berg
Our team (Jacob Berg, John Fleury, Greg Parnas, Mike Stein, and Bruce Webster) looked at over 200 beers, the most in SAVOR history, and picked...
SAVOR 2019: Top Beer and Food Pairings
by Jacob Berg
SAVOR is about the beer, marketing aside. We assembled a crack team to come up with ten pairings from eight breweries that should absolutely be...
Savor 2019 Profile: Switchback Brewing
by Jacob Berg
Switchback Brewing focuses on unfiltered, flavorful beers. One collection, Flynn on Fire Smoked Beer Initiative, includes three SAVOR offerings....