Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Perfect Places IPA


WASHINGTON — Batter up! If it’s time for baseball, it’s time for beer.

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 Bluejacket Perfect Places IPA for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

Quick Facts:

  • Brewery: Bluejacket Brewery, Washingon, D.C.
  • Brewery description: A hazy IPA brewed exclusively with Nelson Sauvin hops (from New Zealand).
  • ABV: 7 percent
  • Matt’s pairing suggestions: All sorts of grilled fish, raw or steamed shellfish, spring vegetables (snap peas, asparagus, artichokes), Thai food (especially curries).

See more Beer of the Week columns from previous weeks.

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.

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