Devils Backbone / Brewers Art / DC Brau – Beggars & Thieves Anti-Imperial Rye Lager – 2013 Craft Brewers Conference Beer

Today we get the first look at the 22oz bottle brewed by Devils Backbone, The Brewers Art and DC Brau called Beggars & Thieves Anti-Imperial Rye Lager.  This beer is brewed to commemorate the Brewer’s Association Craft Brewers Conference coming to Washington DC March 26-29.  Beggars & Thieves is a sessionable brew at 4.9% ABV and it is technically a “Burger Roggen Pils.”

Additional info from Craftbeercom:

This year, brewers participating in the brew decide to buck trends of ever growing strength and bitterness levels and create session beer for attendees. Maryland’s The Brewer’s ArtDC Brau Brewing Company and Virginia’s Devils Backbone Brewing Company collaborated to brew what was described in “Brewed on the mild side” in the Washington Post as being, “…a rye Pilsener clocking in at a non-punishing 5 percent alcohol by volume. It’s quite a step down in potency from last year’s symposium beer, a 10 percent West Coast hop bomb dubbed a ‘San Diego pale ale’.”
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