WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin DIPA

By Brennan Haselton
August 14, 2026 | 2:13 PM

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 Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin DIPA for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

Brewery: Bluejacket Brewery, D.C.

Description: Brewed in collaboration with Richmond, Virginia’s The Veil Brewing Co., this double IPA is double dry-hopped with New Zealand Cascade, Citra, Citra Cryo and Mosaic Cryo hops — and a small dose of house made tater tots

ABV: 8%

Pairing suggestions: Stuff with tomatoes (panzanella and Caprese salads, BLTs), pork chops, flatbreads with prosciutto and gorgonzola

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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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