DC BRAU + OSKAR BLUES = SEASONAL IPA THAT SMELLS LIKE FREEDOM

DC BRAU COLLABORATES WITH OSKAR BLUES ON SEASONAL IPA THAT SMELLS LIKE FREEDOM 

Brewery Uses Latest Release to Support Ongoing Fight for DC Home Rule 

Washington, DC – March, 2015 – On March 17th, DC Brau Brewing Company, in collaboration with Oskar Blues Brewing in Longmont, Colorado, will release its latest limited-edition seasonal brew, Smells Like Freedom. Only 120 barrels of the American India Pale Ale (IPA) were brewed for distribution, which will be offered in can only in the District of Columbia and on draft in greater circulation where DC Brau is available. 

“The Smells Like Freedom collaboration was a great opportunity for us to brew a cool, interesting beer with colleagues we greatly admire, while at the same time heightening the awareness about the need to establish Home Rule in the District that most people might not understand,” says Brandon Skall, CEO & co-founder of DC Brau Brewing Company.  

The two breweries have been looking for a joint project to work on together for some time. After the actions taken by Congress following last November’s elections in D.C., both felt Initiative 71 offered a unique opportunity to take a stand. Smells Like Freedom is a big, juicy hop-bomb of an IPA (7% ABV) with a nice medium body that is slightly dried out thanks to the addition of sugar the brewing kettle. The hop profile is huge. Notes include resiny, piney, earthy, sticky, cannabis and white pepper with aromas of cannabis, tangerine and sugar-coated ruby red grapefruit to entice the drinker. Smells Like Freedom drinks with a subtle punch of bitterness upfront that fades into a pleasant, palate-coating bitterness that attractively lingers and asks for another sip. This one is sure to please beer geeks and IPA fans with many layers of flavor upon flavor. 

DC Brau will officially release Smells Like Freedom at Meridian Pint (3400 11th Street NW, WDC; www.meridianpint.com) on Tuesday, March 17th starting at 5pm.

“The tagline stamped on the can says it all,” says DC Brau’s Head Brewer & co-founder Jeff Hancock. “Votes Should Count.” 

Founded as a brewpub by Dale Katechis in 1997, OSKAR BLUES BREWERY launched the craft beer-in-a-can apocalypse in 2002 using a tabletop machine that sealed one can at a time. In 2008, the makers of the top-selling pale ale in ColoRADo, Dale's Pale Ale, moved into a 35,000-square-foot facility in Longmont, ColoRADo. The brewery has since experienced explosive growth-from packaging 59,000 barrels of beer in 2011 to 149,000 barrels in 2014. In December 2012, Oskar Blues opened the doors to an expansion brewery in Brevard, North Carolina. Recently, Oskar Blues secured an additional 60,000 square feet at its Colorado location to expand its production footprint. Oskar Blues now distributes trail-blazing craft brews to 41 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., as well as parts of Canada, Sweden, and the U.K. 

Located in Northeast Washington, DC, DC BRAU BREWING COMPANY was established in 2009 by co-founders Brandon Skall and Jeff Hancock. Both DC locals, the pair shares a passion for brewing, complimented by years of experience in beverage distribution. DC Brau’s signature brews include: The Public (Pale Ale), The Corruption (IPA), The Citizen (Belgian style Ale), On the Wings of Armageddon (Imperial IPA) and Penn Quarter Porter (Robust Porter), with seasonal and special brews available throughout the year. For more information on DC Brau, visit http://www.dcbrau.com, and follow on Twitter @dcbrau.

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