The Best Mid-Atlantic Brewery You’ve Never Heard Of
Matt “Heff” Heffernan is the Tavernkeeper at the Smoke and Barrel and writes about beer and food pairings at @BeerPairing. Our region scored just one...
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Odell Giving Away Tickets to SAVOR This Saturday at Smoke and Barrel
by Bill DeBaun
Let me be up front with you right now and get this out of the way. This is a bit of a homer post. I...
SAVOR Week Nightly Preview: Monday, June 4
by Bill DeBaun
Well, SAVOR Week is here and already has been for two days. If you’ve already been out and about at Saturday and Sunday’s events, we...
Sierra Nevada Presents a Progressive Beer Dinner Down AdMo’s 18th Street
These days, there are a staggering number of beer events throughout the area in any given week. 4 years ago when DCBeer.com got started, not...
Reminder: Burley Oak DC Debut TODAY
It’s finally here! Burley Oak Brewing Company debuts in the District tonight. Owner/brewer Bryan Brushmiller and his crew are coming to town in the Burley...
Burley Oak Brewing Co.’s DC Debut – May 2nd at Scion and Smoke & Barrel
Since reading our interview with Burley Oak Brewing Company founder Bryan Brushmiller, you’ve doubtlessly been aching to try their many tasty beers. Why oh why,...
Meet David Walker of Firestone Walker at Smoke and Barrel Tonight
by Bill DeBaun
Sorry for the short notice on this event, folks, but even though there isn’t a lot of lead time, this is still a pretty exciting...
Smoke and Barrel Has Hill Farmstead, Other Vermont Beers, Tonight
by Bill DeBaun
Smoke and Barrel Tavern Keeper Matt Heffernan hails from the Green Mountain state, and so when he took a recent vacation back to his homeland,...
Dress Like Bigfoot, Get Beer. What Could Be Simpler?
Let’s get this out of the way. Bigfoot is real. There’s no way Sierra Nevada would name its epically delicious barleywine after some piece of...
Looking for Somewhere to Take Your Special Someone on Valentine’s Day?
by Bill DeBaun
Let’s get this out of the way: if you haven’t started planning for Valentine’s Day yet, you’re behind the curve. You’re going to wind up...