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Beer of the Week: DC Brau Brau Pils

DC Brau's Brau Pils is a straightforward Pilsner with a light body, moderate carbonation and an assertive yet restrained hop character. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Brennan Haselton)

WASHINGTON — Who says you need something dark and heavy to enjoy a crackling autumn fire?

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and James Beard Award nominee Greg Engert to talk about DC Brau Brau Pils for the latest edition of ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Beer of the Week.

Quick Facts: 

  • µþ°ù±ð·É±ð°ù²â:Ìý Brau Pils, Washington, D.C.
  • Description: Brau Pils is a straightforward Pilsner with a light body, moderate carbonation and an assertive yet restrained hop character. Aromas of earthy, spicy noble hops are chased by a rich, cracker-like note backed up with clean, malty notes and a neutral lager yeast profile.
  • ABV: 4.5 percent
  • Greg’s pairing suggestions: Anything fatty and fried (salty seafood, oily fish, briny oysters)

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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