DC Area Nightlife, Entertainment and Recreation
Which is more American: microbrews, or small businesses? The correct answer is that they’re probably tied (along with mom and her apple pie), and the Boston Beer Company, which brews Sam Adams, proves it with its “Brewing the American Dream” (BTAD) microloan fund for small business owners. The fund is run in partnership with Accion,… read more »
Grocery shopping doesn’t have to feel like a chore. Bars, dining areas, wine tasting kiosks and even a beer garden are popping up at local grocery stores, creating a unique outing for customers instead of just a regular shopping trip. D.C. area grocers are revamping their image by bringing the bar/dining experience directly to their… read more »
Today, just as in days of old, beer is brewed in winter for summer drinking. Folklore corresponds to science with the simple fact that summer weather was too hot to brew beer the way it could be brewed in winter. Summer styles that we understand today like “saison,” the French word for season, simply meant… read more »
One man’s quest for good beer…a pint at a time! I’m a big kid at heart, but this month I don’t have to grow up, I get to GROWL UP! That’s right the DC government has changed the law to permit bars, grocery stores, brewpubs, or liquor stores to fill up jugs to 64 ounces… read more »
Greetings my Grog Guzzling Groganites! This month I got goosed! Twice actually. No, literally. The first time it was St. Patrick’s Day and I was enjoying a tasty Guinness when a three foot tall 87 year old silver fox decked in green face paint and horn rim glasses reached over and took the back of… read more »
By Jean Schindler, Adrianne Morris and MacRae O’Brien JENNIFER GLANVILLE Brewery Manager Boston Beer Company Tech and beer might seem like they’re worlds apart, but Jennifer Glanville knows otherwise. The Brewery Manager started off in technology sales before joining Sam Adams, and discovered that brewers are basically beer engineers. She had been laid off… read more »
As St Patrick’s Day rolls around, many folks will take part in activities they believe are inherently Irish such as watching parades, wearing green and hitting the pubs. But in actuality these traditions stem from the US rather than the Emerald Isle. According to National Geographic, colonial New York City hosted the first official St…. read more »
Guinness is the quintessential Irish beer, but it is also a perfect beer to mix with almost any other beer, or even liquor for that matter. Guinness has unique chemical properties that allow it to float atop other carbonated beverages. If you didn’t like chemistry in high school – you will now. Different from other… read more »
Holy Moly my beer buddies! I’m writing you from the depths of a beer tasting binge that, thanks to a little liquid courage has landed me both on crutches and with a super hot sexy Charlize Theron look-a-like date this Friday (this is your shout out Lauren—hopefully I haven’t blown it yet)—and while I can’t… read more »
By Bill DeBaun, www.dcbeer.com It’s got a new venue and new breweries, but the 9th Annual Brewer’s Ball presented by Airwatch has the same mission it always has: to serve up hope, one pint at a time. The annual gala event is run by the Metropolitan Washington, DC chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. This… read more »
