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Beer of the Week: Birds Fly South Paper Airplanes Brett Pale Ale

WASHINGTON — You might not like flying, but your taste buds do!

WTOP’s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and Food and Wine Sommelier of the Year Greg Engert to talk about Birds Fly South Paper Airplanes Brett Pale Ale for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

Quick Facts:

Birds Fly South Ale Project, Greenville, South Carolina
Description: 100 percent Brettanomyces foeder fermented wild ale with Nelson Sauvin hops
ABV: 6.0 percent
Pairing suggestions: Seafood (oysters, crabs, sushi and wasabi); Thai and Vietnamese; spring veggies like asparagus and peas; green salads.

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Brennan Haselton

In 2000, Brennan Haselton took a job at WTOP 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.