WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Common People Kentucky Common Ale

WTOP's Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Common People Kentucky Common Ale
How can an uncommon beer be common?

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 Common People Kentucky Common Ale for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

Brewery: Bluejacket Brewery, D.C.

Description: Brewed in collaboration with D.C. Beer, this darker, more robust cousin to cream ale features gentle notes of toasted grain, caramel and cocoa.

ABV: 5%

Pairing suggestions: Brisket, corned beef, Reubens, pastrami, stews and chilies, French cuisine (such as duck confit, cassoulet, French onion soup), sausages and bacon cheeseburgers

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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.

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