WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Schönram Heller Bock

By Brennan Haselton
July 24, 2026 | 4:41 AM

So how does one get a job at this brewery?

WTOP’s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and James Beard Award nominee Greg Engert to talk about Schönram Heller Bock for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

Brewery: Landbrauerei Schönram, Schönram, Germany

Description: A fruity heller bock brewed by master brewers in such a way that it remains easily drinkable.

ABV: 7.8%

Pairing suggestions: Ham, sausage and pork knuckles, barbecue, grilled steaks, fried seafood, crab cakes and smoked trout dip

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New rules, new schools greet students returning to class in Montgomery, Prince George’s counties

By John Domen
Luke Lukert
August 25, 2026 | 4:27 PM

Students headed back to class in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties Tuesday, starting a new school year with everything from a stricter cellphone policy to renovated athletic facilities and newly opened schools. At James Hubert Blake High School in Montgomery County, Maryland, students streamed in with sleep still in their eyes and phones in their hands, ready for another academic year. Meanwhile, students at Frederick Douglass High School in Prince George’s County gathered on a newly renovated football field to start the year. Elsewhere in the county, students were welcomed into two new elementary schools. Cellphones go away in Montgomery County

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