2020: The Beer in Review
DC-area breweries pick their favorite beers and trends of 2020....
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DC Brau’s New Weissbier Delivers a “Kristall” Clear Message
“The most important thing we can do is to vote. So, let’s do it, and let’s have a nice kristallweizen waiting for us at home.”...
Brews of Summer: 3 Stars’ Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise has a mind of its own, but the popular mango-guava beer has paved the way for a series of sour beers....
“We’re Swinging for the Fences:” In the Face of COVID-19, Silver Branch Expands
A Silver Spring brewery has doubled down – on aluminum cans, on a wholesale business model, and on itself – during the pandemic....
A Year on Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery, with More Good Days to Come
With a citrus witbier, John and Bonnie Branding continue breathing life into their vision of land beer....
Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Reign: The Solace Expansion Begins in Falls Church
Working alongside BlackFinn Ameripub and H2 Collective, Solace Brewing has reimagined the old Mad Fox space. But is the Sterling brewery just getting started?...
The Brews of Summer: Port City Helles
Jonathan Reeves shares the personal origins of his flawless blonde lager....
The Brews of Summer: Ocelot’s Sunnyside Dweller
The story of the unclassifiable pilsner that broke Ocelot's business model and launched one of the area's premier lager programs....
The Brews of Summer: Astro Lab’s Fresh As
“One-third of these hops have to travel by plane from New Zealand to Silver Spring... In the end, we think it’s worth it.”...
The Brews of Summer: Crooked Run’s Coast
Crooked Run's Coast is the entryway into the world of New Zealand pilsner....
The Brews of Summer: Bluejacket’s Pattern Skies
Ro Guenzel's weissbier is the culmination of painstaking process, two decades of brewing experience, and one wild ride....
The Brews of Summer: UNION Craft’s Old Pro
Once an endangered style, gose made an unlikely comeback last decade, with Kevin Blodger and UNION Craft's Old Pro at the front of the pack....
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2019: The Beer in Review
DC-area brewers and beer directors pick their favorite beers, bars, and trends of 2019....
Freshly Tapped: Death Becomes Devils Backbone’s Sparkling Ale
Devils Backbone Brewmaster Jason Oliver is on a mission to make low-alcohol beer cool. His latest effort: a 4% fruited "sparkling ale" for the Death Becomes Us true crime festival....
Freshly Tapped: Solace and Lost Dog Café Collaborate on 2019 Rescue Ale
The Virginia restaurant group enlists one of the DMV's premiere IPA producers for its annual beer to benefit the Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation....
