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Drew McCormick

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DC Beer’s Richard is joined by Drew McCormick, Executive Beverage Director at Pizzeria Paradiso, which is a top restaurant in the DC with five locations in the DMV area. Drew talks about her beer program at Pizzeria Paradiso and her efforts to support the local community.Drew’s Evolving Role in the Pizzeria Paradiso Beer ProgramOriginally from Maine, Drew has worked with Pizzeria Paradiso for seven years. She began as a server and worked her way up the ranks to her current position as Executive Beverage Director. She is responsible for coordinating the beverage options across all five locations, constantly seeking to provide customers with a balanced selection of craft beer. Drew is building upon a rich beer legacy at Pizzeria Paradiso, which opened its first bar in the basement of its Georgetown location in the 1990s. Today, Pizzeria Paradiso has a dynamic beer program, with a diverse offering of beers from both inside and outside the DC area. Each location offers a unique drink list consisting of at least a dozen beers on draft and over 200 packaged beers at any time. Pizzeria Paradiso only sells beers made by breweries that fit the definition of an Independent Craft Brewery as defined by the Brewers Association. Drew’s work to provide customers with a balanced selection of good beer has not gone unnoticed. Pizzeria Paradiso’s beer program has been nominated as the best beer program by both the Maryland Restaurant Association and the Restaurant Association of Washington.Drew’s Take on Recent Beer TrendsRecently, Drew has noticed that many craft breweries are focusing on providing more approachable beers with lower ABVs and fewer calories. She is excited about the low-ABV lager movement that gives drinkers a crisp and clean taste. She also sees breweries expanding their offerings of low-ABV IPAs. Drew and Richard agree that this trend allows breweries to attract a broader customer base.Drew, however, is not sold on the recent Seltzer craze, which still lacks the craftsmanship seen in small, independent breweries. Time will tell if the beer community will begin to experiment with more creative and complex Seltzer offerings.Upcoming Holiday Events at Pizzeria ParadisoDrew highlighted several events and offerings coming up at Pizzeria Paradiso that will give you a chance to help your local community. It is partnering with DC Brau to offer a “brewers’ grain crust” for its pizzas from November 29th through December 24th, with all proceeds going to Bread for the City. It will also be holding a “Give a Can, Get a Can” event at its Dupont location on December 12th and its Hyattsville location on December 20th, where you can get a free can of beer if you bring a can of non-perishable food for Martha’s Table. Lastly, each location has adopted a family through the Healthy Babies Project, where you can join the staff and fellow customers at any location to donate gifts to a local family for the holidays.Catch up on all the DC Beer Show episodes here, and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, the DC Beer Weekly Pour. Thanks to our monthly supporters  Brad Stengel Matt Winterhalter Bill and Karen Butcher Jordan Harvey Brandy  Justin Broady Thor Cheston Stephen Claeys Matt B Julie Verratti Bill DeBaun 

DC Beer’s Richard is joined by Drew McCormick, Executive Beverage Director at <a href="https://www.eatyourpizza.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pizzeria Paradiso</a>, which is a top restaurant in the DC with five locations in the DMV area. Drew talks about her beer program at Pizzeria Paradiso and her efforts to support the local community.Drew’s Evolving Role in the Pizzeria Paradiso Beer Program Originally from Maine, Drew has worked with Pizzeria Paradiso for seven years. She began as a server and worked her way up the ranks to her current position as Executive Beverage Director. She is responsible for coordinating the beverage options across all five locations, constantly seeking to provide customers with a balanced selection of craft beer. Drew is building upon a rich beer legacy at Pizzeria Paradiso, which opened its first bar in the basement of its Georgetown location in the 1990s. Today, Pizzeria Paradiso has a dynamic beer program, with a diverse offering of beers from both inside and outside the DC area. Each location offers a unique drink list consisting of at least a dozen beers on draft and over 200 packaged beers at any time. Pizzeria Paradiso only sells beers made by breweries that fit the definition of an <a href="https://www.brewersassociation.org/independent-craft-brewer-seal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Independent Craft Brewery</a> as defined by the Brewers Association. Drew’s work to provide customers with a balanced selection of good beer has not gone unnoticed. Pizzeria Paradiso’s beer program has been <a href="https://www.eatyourpizza.com/media/double-craft-beer-honors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nominated</a> as the best beer program by both the Maryland Restaurant Association and the Restaurant Association of Washington.Drew’s Take on Recent Beer Trends Recently, Drew has noticed that many craft breweries are focusing on providing more approachable beers with lower ABVs and fewer calories. She is excited about the low-ABV lager movement that gives drinkers a crisp and clean taste. She also sees breweries expanding their offerings of low-ABV IPAs. Drew and Richard agree that this trend allows breweries to attract a broader customer base.Drew, however, is not sold on the recent Seltzer craze, which still lacks the craftsmanship seen in small, independent breweries. Time will tell if the beer community will begin to experiment with more creative and complex Seltzer offerings.Upcoming Holiday Events at Pizzeria Paradiso Drew highlighted several events and offerings coming up at Pizzeria Paradiso that will give you a chance to help your local community. It is partnering with DC Brau to offer a “<a href="https://www.eatyourpizza.com/events/eat-your-brewers-grain-pizza-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brewers’ grain crust</a>” for its pizzas from November 29th through December 24th, with all proceeds going to <a href="https://breadforthecity.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bread for the City</a>. It will also be holding a “<a href="https://www.eatyourpizza.com/events/at-pizzeria-paradiso-the-holidays-mean-give-and-get" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Give a Can, Get a Can</a>” event at its Dupont location on December 12th and its Hyattsville location on December 20th, where you can get a free can of beer if you bring a can of non-perishable food for <a href="https://marthastable.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martha’s Table</a>. Lastly, each location has <a href="https://www.eatyourpizza.com/events/pizzeria-paradisos-holiday-families" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">adopted a family</a> through the <a href="http://www.healthybabiesproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Healthy Babies Project</a>, where you can join the staff and fellow customers at any location to donate gifts to a local family for the holidays.Catch up on all the DC Beer Show <a href="https://dcbeer.com/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">episodes here</a>, and <a href="https://mailchi.mp/f0be3a32ee91/theweeklypour" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to our weekly newsletter</a>, the DC Beer Weekly Pour. Thanks to our monthly supporters <ul> <li>Brad Stengel</li> <li>Matt Winterhalter</li> <li>Bill and Karen Butcher</li> <li>Jordan Harvey</li> <li>Brandy </li> <li>Justin Broady</li> <li>Thor Cheston</li> <li>Stephen Claeys</li> <li>Matt B</li> <li>Julie Verratti</li> <li>Bill DeBaun</li> </ul>

Crushing it with Drew McCormick of Pizzeria Paradiso 

These are the Dialogues of a Peculiar Character. In each episode I sit down with people working in the beer industry to learn more about what called them to beer and brewing. In this Dialogue, I am joined by the Drew McCormick of Pizza Paradiso. Theme music is “Slow Burn” Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Direct download MP3 or Ogg Vorbis files. Audio sources and other formats are available from the Internet Archive.

<a href="http://peculiarcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_6200.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>These are the Dialogues of a Peculiar Character. In each episode I sit down with people working in the beer industry to learn more about what called them to beer and brewing. In this Dialogue, I am joined by the Drew McCormick of <a href="https://www.eatyourpizza.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pizza Paradiso</a>. Theme music is “Slow Burn” <a href="http://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kevin MacLeod</a>. Licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0</a> Direct download <a href="https://archive.org/download/2018-07-05Dialogues/dopc_2018-07-05.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MP3</a> or <a href="https://archive.org/download/2018-07-05Dialogues/dopc_2018-07-05.ogg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ogg Vorbis</a> files. Audio sources and other formats <a href="https://archive.org/details/2018-07-05Dialogues" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">are available from the Internet Archive</a>.

S3E5 Drew McCormick of Pizza Paradiso