Wet Hop DMV Autumn: The 2021 Fresh Hop Roundup
Let’s jump right into the good news: while it wasn’t a great hop growing and harvesting season over the last 6 weeks or so, the...
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Snallygaster 2021: DC Beer Staff Picks
by Jacob Berg
We asked the DC Beer team to tell us what they’re excited about at this year’s Snallygaster. Reminder: Tickets are still available and proceeds go to...
Get (Beer) Cultured Smithsonian’s Beer Histories Ships Beer To You!
by Jacob Berg
We’ve mentioned that shipping out of market beer has been on the uptick since the start of the pandemic, and for the second time, the...
Area Dinosaur Hates Craft Beer, Likes Wheatland Spring
by Jacob Berg
Ed: If you spend any time in the nebulous world of “Beer Twitter,” you may have come across the comic “T-Rex Hates Craft Beer.” It’s...
Death by Marzen, The DC Beer Oktoberfest Extravaganza
by Greg Parnas
Hark, fine denizens of the DMV, Octoberfest season is upon us! This time of the year conjures up images of perfect early fall afternoons, Americans...
All Virginia, All the Time: 2021 Great American Beer Festival Roundup
by Jacob Berg
As has become common around these parts, Virginia’s local breweries racked up a bunch of Great American Beer Festival medals this year, while DC and...
Oktoberfests Are Upon Us
by Jacob Berg
Maybe it’s because many of us have been cooped up for the last year and half or so, but we’ve noticed a lot more local...
Is Small Beer the New Pale Ale?
Will small beer overtake pale ale in popularity? Probably not, but I have noticed an uptick in beers that are 4% alcohol by volume and...
Trendspotting: “Pub Ale,” The British Invasion
by Jacob Berg
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...
The Czech is Still in the Mail: The Beer’s Here Newsletter and Retailers!
by Jacob Berg
About a year ago, we began compiling a list of breweries taking advantage of direct-to-consumer (DTC) laws to ship beer to Washington, DC and Virginia...