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They ran out of hot dogs in the 1st inning!

Looks like tonight could be the last day for this deal at Bluejacket.

How cooked are you when a fuckin brewery cancels your fundraiser? In this economy?

Dark Lord as soon as tomorrow!

These aren’t true fresh hop beers, and the use of cryogenics to flash freeze fresh hops means these aren’t wet hopped, but we drank them all the same.

Hops to the faaaaaaaaace!

Congrats to @lostlagers.bsky.social for the honorable mention in best business writing at @nagbw.bsky.social! Honorable Mention: Michael Stein. “The Bell’s Beer Conundrum.” Slate. February 5, 2026.

Made it

New hops ⬇️

Beer

We used to be a country, a proper country

Well see you at Other Half I guess

Wanderland not selling tickets at the door, though maybe they should, weather looks to be excellent. A+ autumnal vibes.

Genetically Engineered Military Dogs, 97 IBU old school West Coast IPA with Centennial, Cascade, Amarillo, and Glacier, 7.4% ABV, 14.99/4-pk.

Well, the industry sucks right now, so the least we could do is make it easier to do a little tax fraud?

New podcast! Plus: Festival etiquette and why pretzel necklaces do not belong in porta-potties

Beer n chili!

Well, the industry sucks right now, so the least we could do is make it easier to do a little tax fraud?

New podcast! Plus: Festival etiquette and why pretzel necklaces do not belong in porta-potties

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Wanderland in Columbia, Rustico’s 20th, and more!

Nooooooooooo!

Now becoming a regular cycle in 2026: Brewery puts up post with an AI image. Under 24 hours later after getting dragged in the comments, brewery removes post with an AI image. (Optional: brewery apologizes for post and makes commitment to support their local art community.)

ICYMI

Okay update: We’ll be seeing a generous amount of Dark Lord at Norm’s on Friday. Don’t know pricing yet but it’ll be in Thursday’s Newsletter.

We were told to expect them for next Friday, but we’ll take them sooner if possible. Updates as events warrant.

Fresh off bringing Dark Lord to Snallygaster, a few bottles will pop up in Virginia distribution as soon as tomorrow….

Hey Port City! Last call for two of our beloved beers. Bold & Bitterful and our German Pilsner will be gone soon, too. Thankfully, we still have a small amount of our Pilsner on draft. But once Bold & Bitterful is gone, it's gone. Stop by today and grab one! 🍻

We did have a case arrive on Friday, along with Black Tuesday standard 2026, One & Dunn (Rye BA Stout collab w/Boulevard), the 12 Days of Christmas Ale and a couple 12-packs of the old 12 Days beers advent-style.

Now available in NoVA retail. Pretty sure @radiofreenova.bsky.social has some!

Pretty good turnout!

A bunch of fun beer arrived this week, including these beauties from @americansolera @phasethreebrew @weldwerksbrewing #weekendbeer

Also Sapwood’s anniversary, Homecoming IPA release at Third Hill.

Thinking about when Victor Robles was telling the Praying Mantis on his cap how many outs there were 😭

Going out to watch college football, your favorite NFL team, or the Premier League this weekend? Washington Post readers say these are the 10 best sports bars in the D.C. area. Gift link: wapo.st/4Baptwo

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$4 locals beers at Joe’s Stone Crab 2:30-6pm every day. Currently pouring @portcitybrew.bsky.social, DC Brau, Evolution, Solace,…

That’s a GABF winner for $2!

Crooked Run, Red Bear, Eavesdrop, @henceforthdc.com!

Sam Calgione rn:

😢👎

“I Passed the Bar in China,” mou tai barrel aged mixed fermented saison with date honey, $17/500mL, club members get first dibs, 7.6% ABV.

In Django Unchained, Dr. King Schultz uses a beer engine (a hand pump) as if it were a keg tap to pour two beers.

So, how did we do?

Your area Great American Beer Festival recap. It was a good day!

One of the beers Cap City medaled with in '02 was Amber Waves. They also medaled for that beer in 2014, but had moved production to Shirlington, VA by then. This concludes your history lesson.