WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Ocelot Home IPA

By Brennan Haselton
August 21, 2026 | 6:07 AM

WTOP/Brennan Haselton Ocelot Home IPA is WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

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WTOP's Beer of the Week: Ocelot Home IPA

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

Brewery: Ocelot Brewing Co., Dulles, Virginia

Description: An IPA brewed with Freestyle Nelson Sauvin and Citra hops, featuring a distinct dankness with notes of orange citrus zest, melon and tropical fruit salad

ABV: 6.7%

Pairing suggestions: Seafood, such as raw oysters, pan-seared scallops and grilled shrimp with garlic butter; pesto pastas; green veggies, such as asparagus, kale and green beans

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

By John Domen
Luke Lukert
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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

WTOP's Beer of the Week: Ocelot Home IPA

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