Bottoms up, D.C. drinkers. It was on this day in 1934 that alcohol again became legal in the District, some 16 years after Congress had decided that alcohol prohibition would be a good idea. more ›

Yay! It's Repeal Day, the day on which we celebrate the 1933 constitutional amendment to abandon the wrong-headed policy of prohibition. Everywhere but in the District, that is. more ›

If yesterday's Ward 5 town hall on the District's controversial new i-Gaming platform is any indication, it's not really the idea of online gambling that has residents put off -- but rather how the idea came to be and where the money it's supposed to generate will go. more ›

December 15: it's a bigger day in American history than you might think. more ›

When I got an email invitation to taste a new brew called Batch 19, my friend Tammy of the Lagerheads told me to bring "at least two or three other MillerCoors offerings." I laughed, thinking that was funny, since she leans toward Belgians and small American craft brewers. I wrote back something about bringing some Bud Ice Lime Light Dry Ultra, or some such buzzword beer. But on the walk over, I called to check in and found out that she wasn't kidding: she wanted some lighter macrobrews for comparison to the new Coors release. more ›

This week as you enjoy your poison of choice at your favorite watering hole, raise your glass to the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition. This Friday, December 5, celebrates the end of 13 years of mandated teetotaling. And it has become increasingly apparent that the products of artisanal distilling and brewing that were squelched by the introduction of Prohibition are starting to make a return. Liquors that have not seen these shores in years - genever gin, sloe gin, and absinthe - are making their way into stores or being produced domestically. more ›