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Beer of the Week: Fat Orange Cat Vito the Beer Whale Cat IPA

WASHINGTON — Maybe you don’t like cats. But what about one that’s served in a glass?

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 Fat Orange Cat Vito the Beer Whale Cat IPA for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

Quick facts:

Brewery: Fat Orange Cat Brewing Co., East Hampton, Connecticut
Brewery description: The hop combination of Azacca and Simcoe creates a unique and intense mix of tropical fruit flavors up front, with a creamy mellow finish.
ABV: 8.0 percent
Greg’s pairing suggestions: Grilled shrimp, halibut and rockfish; pork of all kinds (BLTs); classic pepperoni pizza; flank steak and fajitas.

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.