Are you a hophead? Or maybe you love those fruited sours.
Either way, you鈥檒l find plenty of both 鈥� and other styles 鈥� to taste when returns Saturday.
鈥淢issing it in 2020 was a true bummer,鈥� said Greg Engert, beer director for the Neighborhood Restaurant Group, which puts on the festival. But this year鈥檚 version, he said, could make a beer lover鈥檚 head spin.
鈥淚n years past, we had about 150 brewers. This year, we have 200 [and] we鈥檙e pouring 450 beers from all over the globe,鈥� he said.
Snallygaster 2021 will be held on a closed-off stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue near the National Gallery of Art. Proceeds benefit , a nonprofit dedicated to a more equitable and sustainable food system in the D.C. area.
Engert sees the festival鈥檚 return as a good sign for the craft beer industry in a world turned upside-down by the COVID-19 pandemic.
鈥淭hings are looking up. I think a lot of brewers were able to pivot to packaged beer and retail. Draft beer is coming back, as bars and restaurants have reopened and business levels get back to normal,鈥� he said.
The festival will take place from noon until 6 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are still .
