Welcome to Women’s History Month. With snow two days ago and weather into the 70s by the weekend, it feels a bit like the long history of women in brewing. Where women once dominated the brewing space, the industrial revolution all but wiped out women brewers in urban centers. We pay our utmost respect to the daughters, mothers, and grandmothers making beer today. Women are continuing the millennia-old traditions of brewers the world over today.

It’s a full month with some wee traditions of our own making. DC Beer co-owner Brandy Holder is hosting the annual Womxn’s Panel at Other Half on Thursday, March 19, 2026. The Womxn in Craft Beverage: Excellence in Industry Panel runs from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Tickets here.

Sunday March 22 is the DC Beer March Beer Share at Bluejacket. Common People, our collaboration beer with Bluejacket honoring our decade-plus bringing you DC brews news you can use, is available in cans. Reserve your spot here. Get some cans of Common People while you’re there!

As we continue to support women in beer, Jasmine is recovering well, but the Liquid Instrusion duo continue to deal with hospital bills. The Genetically Unapologetic Shirt Fundraiser for Jasmine is still going, so grab a shirt and support!… and support Black-owned breweries all month, and all year, long.

What beer news have you heard? Check out some of our upcoming events and some other noteworthy brew events this month. 👇

 DC Beer Events Spotlight

Tuesday, March 10th: Jake and Brandy will be speaking on a panel about social media at the CraftCon Conference in Silver Spring.

Wednesday, March 18th. 6:30-9pm - Capital Trivia x DC Beer @ Other Half Brewing, Ivy City - Come party with Jordan, listen to good music, enjoy some hazies, and play trivia. It’s seriously fun, but not too serious.

Thursday, March 19th, 630-830pm -WOMXN’S BREW CULTURE CLUB EVENT

Meet and learn from 6 amazing women in the craft beverage industry. This awe-inspiring curated collection of panelists, composed of 6 women, will represent different roles in craft beverage, with the goal of creating a well-balanced view from the entirety of the collective. Guests and attendees get to meet, greet, ask questions and have a more personal connection than a traditional panel. The $38 tickets also includes two 12oz draft beers from Other Half, 2 slices of Andy’s Pizza, and a donation to The Pink Boots Society.

Sunday, March 22th, 1pm-330pm - Join us in person at Bluejacket for the March Beer Share – great brews and good vibes! Bring your favorite beers to share or just come thirsty and ready to chat. This one is a members only…but you can join for as little as $5, which is a darn good deal considering how much rare and incredible beer we drink for 3 hours each month… just saying.

BEER OF THE MONTH: Red Miata from The Veil

Our Beer of The Month at the Brew Shop is Red Miata IPA from The Veil. Happy 10th birthday to them and check out our podcast with Elinor Reina.

Articles:

What are we reading? Mike and Jake have some DMV brew news.

If you missed, Urban Garden Brewing is coming to Shaw! We called it on February 20, but it was confirmed thanks to UGB. It feels like a dual celebratory event for us closing out Black History Month and starting Women’s History Month.

So we’re choosing to celebrate friend Eamoni Collier and Lindsay Castillo but it’s still weird out there. Stay safe and we’ll see you at Other Half and Bluejacket.

Staff Picks: Local Events & Beer Spotlight

Happy anniversaries to our friends at Silver Branch (7th) and Fair Winds (11th) on March 7th!

Speaking of celebrations, High Side’s 8th anniversary is this weekend. Go help them celebrate.

Thursday, March 5th at Lost Dog Cafe - Alexandria, Vermont beer! Extended happy hour until 8 including some of Vermont's finest beverages. Featuring The Alchemist, Lawson’s Finest, Von Trapp, Foam Brewers, Zero Gravity, and Shacksbury Cidery.

Friday March 6th: Port City releases their hop saturated Maniacal DIPA. Check it out.

Saturday, March 7th: Atlas hosts Ponzi Day. They’ll have a Ponzi firkin and $5 pints from 3-5pm.

Also Saturday is District Beer Fest at Dock 5.

Tuesday March 10th: Craftcon, A Mid-Atlantic Craft Beverage Conference. Silver Spring, come see our editor Jake Berg and keen eye, big hearted Brandy there. They are speaking on a panel about social media, and we bet you’ll see a bunch of awesome MD Brewers and Womxn in Craft Bev there. 

Sunday March 15th: Greg Engert leads a guided tasting of Belgian beers in Georgetown at The Sovereign.

If you’re into March Madness specials, Bluejacket has you covered. Upset specials means they’re pouring free beers for everyone in the bar with each upset (Lost Weekend half pints). A burger and beer combo “the Baller Combo” will be a Bluejacket double and their immaculate Helles lager For The Company won’t run you more than $20 and $10 liters will flow.

Podcasts: 

Tune in to the The DC Beer Show for our latest episodes with Allagash owner, Rob Todd, and The Veil’s taproom manager extraordinaire, Elinor Reina.

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Cheers, The DC Beer Team