Washington had four breweries operating in the early 20th century before the city was dried up by Congressional fiat in 1916. With a little luck, we should exceed that mark in the coming year, as 3 Stars Brewing Co . joins DC Brau , Chocolate City Beer and the Gordon Biersch and District ChopHouse brewpubs. Read full article > >
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D.C. is fermenting a brewery culture
The beer is good, but the 12-ounce can is a real hoot. Collaborators Shaun O’Sullivan and Nico Freccia of 21st Amendment Brewery in San Francisco and Jamie Floyd of Ninkasi Brewing Co . in Eugene, Ore., have photo-shopped their faces unto the famous picture of Churchill , Roosevelt and Stalin seated at the Yalta Conference in 1945. The side of the can is designed to resemble a 1940s-era newspaper with a banner headline screaming, Allies Win the War! (which happens to be the name of the beer). Read full article > >
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Allies Win the War!: A beer for the greater good?
Santa Claus might be a Dutch invention, but it’s another Low Country, Belgium, that’s provided inspiration for Christmas offerings from several of the area’s newest breweries. If you’re interested in variations on a yeast, compare Tidings from Port City Brewing Co . in Alexandria with RhiNoel from Lost Rhino Brewing Co . in Ashburn. Lost Rhino brewer Favio Garcia borrowed the Belgian yeast strain from Port City (craft brewers are neighborly about such things) to ferment his first-ever winter seasonal: a strong, dark ale that’s “a little sweeter than traditional Belgian dubbels but not super-sweet.” Garcia added dark candy sugar, which bumped the alcohol up to 7.5 percent by volume, but no spices. RhiNoel is available in kegs and 750-milliliter bottles; the bottles are conditioned with a dollop of fresh yeast, making them suitable for cellaring. Read full article > >
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Seasonal beers to make your Christmas very merry
Editor’s note: Were you in suspense after reading Saturday night’s article about Lance Cpl. Matthew Rodgers on PostLocal.com? Here’s the rest of the story. The proclamation was in the mayor’s hands. The marching band, all warmed up. The firetruck and police cars stood on call. And Pinky and Pepe Rodgers were in their beer and wine store in the Kentlands shopping complex, wondering why their store was suddenly so crowded. Read full article > >
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For Gaithersburg Marine, a surprise homecoming
Craft beers are taking off in the hometown of Anheuser-Busch.
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Heads Up: For Beer, St. Louis Thinks Smaller
Craft beers are taking off in the hometown of Anheuser-Busch.
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Heads Up: For Beer, St. Louis Thinks Smaller
In a revival of an attraction said to date to 1824 in New York City, there are now more than 50 beer gardens scattered in its neighborhoods.
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Beer Gardens Everywhere
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was chided for saying on Monday that he likes beer on ice, but drinking suds on the rocks is common in Southeast Asia.
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City Room: In Thailand, Bloomberg Would Fit In
As one microbrewer sees it, outdated government rules have helped make many Greek companies uncompetitive.
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What’s Broken in Greece? Ask an Entrepreneur
LAS VEGAS — I spotted this at the otherwise forgettable Oscoo booth. It’d make a great stocking stuffer for the nerd in your life. Although if you decide to include the beer, I can think of a few better choices than Bud Light Lime.
A panel tasted 20 German lagers made in the dunkel style: straightforward and direct, made to refresh.
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Beers of The Times: Dunkel, a Brew Ideal for Long Debates
The 27-year-old girlfriend of August Busch IV, the former chief executive of Anheuser-Busch, was found dead in Busch’s St. Louis home this week. It’s not clear what caused her death or whether the beer scion was home at the time. Said Busch’s lawyer,…
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Dead Woman At Home of Bud Heir
After a decades-long relationship with Budweiser, Major League Baseball reneged on a deal to extend the brewer’s sponsorship, a lawsuit alleges.
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Anheuser-Busch Sues Baseball Over Sponsorship
The Rangers’ ginger-ale parties are providing an example to baseball as it tries to limit alcoholic celebrations.
Anchor Steam helps celebrate Sierra Nevada’s 30th with a delicious collaborative stout While brand collaborations range from unholy to made-in-heaven, it’s rare to see two direct competitors join forces with pitch-perfect results like Fritz and Ken’s Ale . The upshot of an alliance between two of Northern California’s most respected brewers, Anchor Steam and Sierra Nevada , the partnership—while celebrating the latter’s 30th anniversary and steeped in heritage, longstanding mutual admiration and a deeply shared passion for beer-making—ultimately comes down to the delicious malty brew. With a taste best described as somewhere between chocolate milk and black tea, I became a fan after recently enjoying the ale in its native land. While the dark stout has a nice, creamy head, it surprisingly isn’t too thick, making it easy to drink all night (though with a 9.2% alcohol content, you may want to take it slow) or enjoy with a meal. The drinkability comes directly from the beer’s origin, which itself goes back to Anchor Steam founder and “godfather of microbreweries” Fritz Maytag’s early forays in beer. As the story goes, when Sierra Nevada’s founder Ken Grossman approached Maytag about co-crafting something to celebrate Sierra’s 30th anniversary, the two met up over beers (naturally). At that meeting, they came up with the idea of basing the new product on the first beer that really spoke to Maytag—a stout he would drink with dinner at a local restaurant after brewing his own all day. Fritz and Ken’s was the first to launch the series of four beers all limited to 1,000 barrels each and created in collaboration with other local “pioneering brewers” as part of the Sierra 30 project. For best results, we recommend following their lead and drinking them all with a friend.
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