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Beer of the Week: Bluejacket The Chimmer IPA

WTOP's Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and James Beard Award nominee Greg Engert to talk about Bluejacket The Chimmer IPA for the latest edition of ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½'s Beer of the Week. (Courtesy Brennan Haselton)
Quick Facts onÌýBluejacket’sÌýThe Chimmer IPA Brewery: Bluejacket Brewery, Washington, D.C. ABV:Ìý6.6 percent Description:Ìý describes this beer as “a complex, fruit-forward and well-rounded IPA.” It possesses hints of cantaloupe and sweet berry Ìýand soft resin on the pine. And the name? Well, the brewery explains that comes from Washington Capitals player — and beer geek — Jason Chimera. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/ÌýBrennan Haselton)
They shoot. They score. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and James Beard Award nominee Greg Engert to talk about Bluejacket The Chimmer IPA for the latest edition of ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Beer of the Week. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/ÌýBrennan Haselton)
This Mar. 17, 2014 photo shows a sweet and tangy shrimp taco in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Want to pair this beer with something tasty? Here are Greg Engert’s best pairing suggestions: Anything with limes Shrimp tacos, quesadillas Bacon and eggs Greek food, such as souvlaki and kebabs Indian cuisine such as tandoori chicken (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
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WTOP's Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and James Beard Award nominee Greg Engert to talk about Bluejacket The Chimmer IPA for the latest edition of ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½'s Beer of the Week. (Courtesy Brennan Haselton)
This Mar. 17, 2014 photo shows a sweet and tangy shrimp taco in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Brennan Haselton

In 2000, Brennan Haselton took a job at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ as reporter and anchor, and that's where he has been ever since (with the exception of a brief return to Seattle in 2005). He is a two-time winner of the national Edward R. Murrow Award, and winner of the National Headliner Grand Award.

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