Overheard at Savor 2012

Dear Client: This weekend marked the Brewers Association's fifth Savor beer and food pairings event. DC's National Building Museum held 74 participant breweries (60 selected from a lottery of 160 total entrants, plus 14 event supporters) pouring 149 beers and representing 32 states for the event. More than half of those breweries were new to the occasion, and some 2,000 attendees turned out each night. It's the kind where craft aficionados linger to ask questions during their pours - and