Throughout the Washington area — and especially now that chilly weather has made boozy ales appropriate — brewers and consumers are recognizing whiskey’s affinity for its lower-alcohol cousin. They are appreciating the nuances that only barrels can impart, which include vanilla and oak. What’s more, as whiskey-barrel beers, often thick porters and stouts, become common locally, brewers are moving beyond these craft-beer mainstays, hoping to dabble in barrels used to age wine, gin, and even mezcal and tequila.

DC Brau Brewing Company is pleased to announce "The Rider" red ale, the next brew in its line of limited-release draft-only beers.

DC Brau Brewing Company, the first production brewery in the District of Columbia since 1956, announced its 2012-2013 production expansion plans of today. This marks the second production expansion of 2012 and the brewery will be more than doubling its capacity again, with the addition of 5 new 60 barrel fermentation tanks and 1 new 60 barrel Brite Tank to its production line.

In celebration of Halloween, DC Brau Brewing Company cranked up the Misfits and brewed a Belgian Quad in their honor. The beer, named Ghoul's Night Out after the Horror Punk progenitors famous song, was brewed with 68 pounds of raw honey from Burnside Farms in Haymarket, Virginia.