Monday, October 17, 2011

Best New Beer In DC



No, it is not from New Belgium, Its from Troegs Brewing Company. These two brothers have been turning our quality, very drinkable beers for over a decade now and they've just knocked another one out of the park with the Dead Reckoning Porter. While I find many porters too malty and sweet this one is perfectly balanced. Dead Reckoning starts off toasty, has good mouth feel, and the hops provide the perfect finish that leaves a pleasant aftertaste. Do yourself a favor and go grab one of these before the end of the run for this season.

As a side, I think Troegs, Stoudts, and Victory are waaaaayyyy underrepresented in DC. I have several of beers from all three, all located within 100 miles of each other and yet, apart from the varieties everyone knows about (Stoudts pils & APA, Victory Hop Devil) there are several great brews that don't exist or are incredibly hard to find here.