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Beer of the Week: Cigar City Jai Alai IPA

WASHINGTON — You don’t have to play it in order to drink it.

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 Cigar City Jai Alai IPA for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

Quick Facts:

Brewery: Cigar City Brewing, Tampa, Florida
Brewery description: Bold hop flavor and aroma from six different hop varietals is front and center in this flavorful American IPA
ABV: 7.5 percent
Greg’s pairing suggestions: Cuban and Caribbean food (such as Cubano sandwiches); empanadas and tamales; cheesy enchiladas, tacos and burritos; Jewish deli food (like pastrami on rye and corned beef Reubens)

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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.