The political scene is less than inspiring. But all is not doo and gloom. Greg Kitsock reports another brewery is opening! See his January 2, 2012 Washington Post bit at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/all-we-can-eat/post/dc-is-fermenting-a-brewery-culture/2012/01/02/gIQAMZzWWP_blog.html.