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Beer of the Week (‘Best-of’ Edition): RaR Lecter Nectar American IPA

WASHINGTON — Forget the fava beans and a nice Chianti, Clarice.

WTOP’s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and James Beard Award nominee Greg Engert to talk about RaR Lecter Nectar American IPA for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

Quick Facts:

Brewery: RaR Brewing, Cambridge, Md.

Description: An India pale ale brewed with blood oranges and lactose milk sugar.

ABV: 6.6 percent

Greg’s pairing suggestions: Salads of all kinds (arugula, watercress, spinach, kale), roast chicken, pork tacos, beets.

Be sure to check out previous Beer of the Week videos on wtop.com.

This edition of Beer of the Week was originally published in February 2017.

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.