The DC Beer Show

Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated recording artists Nappy Roots chats with Richard, in this episode of the DC Beer Show. You may be asking yourself why are rappers on the DC Beer Show? The Nappy Roots artists are the owners of the Atlantucky Brewery out...

Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated recording artists Nappy Roots chats with Richard, in this episode of the DC Beer Show. You may be asking yourself why are rappers on the DC Beer Show? The Nappy Roots artists are the owners of the Atlantucky Brewery outside of Atlanta, GA, and were in town on their Great American Beer Run tour across the US. Atlantucky Beers They share with Richard their evolution...

DC Beer Week kicks off September 8 through September 15, 2019. DC Beer Week is an annual celebration of the craft beer culture and industry that is in DC. The celebration is in its 11th year, and serves as a fundraiser for the DC Brewers’ Guild and is ...

DC Beer Week kicks off September 8 through September 15, 2019. DC Beer Week is an annual celebration of the craft beer culture and industry that is in DC. The celebration is in its 11th year, and serves as a fundraiser for the DC Brewers’ Guild and is full of beer events at many different breweries in the DC area.  DC Beer Week is a great chance to take friends out and experience beer if they aren...

DC Beer Show hosts Adam and Richard find themselves in Columbia, Maryland at Hysteria Brewing Company and are joined by Director of Sales Ty Kreis. The three discuss how Hysteria’s start is different than a typical brewery, and the path that Ty took to...

DC Beer Show hosts Adam and Richard find themselves in Columbia, Maryland at Hysteria Brewing Company and are joined by Director of Sales Ty Kreis. The three discuss how Hysteria’s start is different than a typical brewery, and the path that Ty took to join the Hysteria team. From Production to Canning Hysteria Brewing Company is a production brewery that runs a 20-barrel system but will soon be u...

Adam and Richard find themselves back at Dynasty Brewing Company, but not to talk about Dynasty. Instead, they are talking to Alex Lynch, from Mieza Blendery. In 2011, Alex began focusing on sour and saison beers in his unfinished basement, which is wh...

Adam and Richard find themselves back at Dynasty Brewing Company, but not to talk about Dynasty. Instead, they are talking to Alex Lynch, from Mieza Blendery . In 2011, Alex began focusing on sour and saison beers in his unfinished basement, which is where he fell in love with the mixed culture fermentation beers. What is a Beer Blendery? Mieza Blendery contracts out the wort production process of...

Adam and Richard sit down with Favio Garcia, Partner and Director of Brewery Operations at Dynasty Brewing Company, in Loudoun County. As one of the “Godfathers of DMV Brewing” Favio worked at various breweries in the DC area before opening Dynasty Bre...

Adam and Richard sit down with Favio Garcia, Partner and Director of Brewery Operations at Dynasty Brewing Company, in Loudoun County.  As one of the “Godfathers of DMV Brewing” Favio worked at various breweries in the DC area before opening Dynasty Brewing Company . When he got his start in the brewing industry many years ago, it was still referred to has micro-brewing. At that time, beer was not...

Adam and Richard visit DC Brau, the first production brewery in DC since 1956. They sit down with brewery founders, Jeff Hancock and Brandon Skall, to discuss the history surrounding the brewery and brewery legislation that had to take place in order f...

Adam and Richard visit DC Brau , the first production brewery in DC since 1956. They sit down with brewery founders, Jeff Hancock and Brandon Skall, to discuss the history surrounding the brewery and brewery legislation that had to take place in order for beers to be served in the brewery itself. Brewery Market Evolution When DC Brau opened its doors in 2011, there were only 1,500 breweries open c...

For the first time ever, the DC Beer Show episode highlights a yeast business. Jasper Yeast is located next to Ocelot Brewing Company in Dulles, Virginia. Adam and Richard visit with the team - Jasper Akerboom and Travis Tedrow. They discuss how the co...

For the first time ever, the DC Beer Show episode highlights a yeast business. Jasper Yeast is located next to Ocelot Brewing Company in Dulles, Virginia.   Adam and Richard visit with the team - Jasper Akerboom and Travis Tedrow. They discuss how the company was established and the experience that each team member brings to the company.  What exactly does Jasper Yeast do? Yeast is one of the most...

The DC Beer Show heads to Ocelot Brewing Company for this episode. Adam and Richard visit with Adrien Widman, owner and founder. Previously an IT guy, Adrien began brewing beer after a trip to San Diego where he got hooked on craft beer. Ocelot Brewing...

The DC Beer Show heads to Ocelot Brewing Company for this episode. Adam and Richard visit with Adrien Widman, owner and founder. Previously an IT guy, Adrien began brewing beer after a trip to San Diego where he got hooked on craft beer. Ocelot Brewing Company is a 15-barrel brewhouse and unlike a lot of other breweries, it does not have a flagship beer. Rather, Ocelot is known for its special and...

The DC Beer Show visits Sapwood Cellars in Columbia, Maryland, where Adam and Richard speak with owners Scott Janish and Michael Tonsmeire. Scott has recently released the book The New IPA: Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor. Michael is the autho...

The DC Beer Show visits Sapwood Cellars in Columbia, Maryland, where Adam and Richard speak with owners Scott Janish and Michael Tonsmeire.   Scott has recently released the book The New IPA: Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor. Michael is the author of American Sour Beers . These two styles — hoppy IPAs and sour barrel-aged beers – define the majority of the beers the team is creating. Sapwo...

Fall is always a busy season for craft beer festivals and this episode serves as a preview of what’s on the horizon for the Fall Festivals in the DC area. DC Beer Week will be taking place September 8 - September 15, 2019 this year. It is an eight-day ...

Fall is always a busy season for craft beer festivals and this episode serves as a preview of what’s on the horizon for the Fall Festivals in the DC area. DC Beer Week will be taking place September 8 - September 15, 2019 this year. It is an eight-day fundraiser event put on by the DC Brewers Guild. Each day there will be marquis and spotlight events, plus smaller events taking place at various br...

In this episode, Richard is joined by Barrett Lauer, Head Brewer of District ChopHouse. Barrett has been brewing beer for 23 years and has been at District ChopHouse for 15. He is one of the few brewers in the DC area who we could consider an “original...

In this episode, Richard is joined by Barrett Lauer, Head Brewer of District ChopHouse . Barrett has been brewing beer for 23 years and has been at District ChopHouse for 15. He is one of the few brewers in the DC area who we could consider an “original” based on his professional experience and length of brewing knowledge. Richard and Barrett discuss the classic style of beers including light lage...

In this episode, Mike Stein sits down with the President of the DC Homebrewers Club, Omar Al-Nidawi. The DC Homebrewers Club started in 2008 and meets once a month where its members share their homebrewed beer and upcoming recipe ideas. Omar tells Mike...

In this episode, Mike Stein sits down with the President of the DC Homebrewers Club, Omar Al-Nidawi. The DC Homebrewers Club started in 2008 and meets once a month where its members share their homebrewed beer and upcoming recipe ideas. Omar tells Mike how the purchase of a Mr. Beer Kit began his journey in homebrewing. Since purchasing the kit, Omar has honed in his skills and has gone on to beco...

Greg Engert is a leader of the craft beer experience in the DMV and in this episode, he visits with the Brew Daddies to talk about how he started and shaped some of the region’s top venues and events, including Churchkey, The Sovereign, Bluejacket, and...