WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Schönram Heller Bock

By Brennan Haselton
July 24, 2026 | 4:41 AM

WTOP's Beer of the Week: Schönram Heller Bock

So how does one get a job at this brewery?

WTOP’s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and James Beard Award nominee Greg Engert to talk about Schönram Heller Bock for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

Brewery: Landbrauerei Schönram, Schönram, Germany

Description: A fruity heller bock brewed by master brewers in such a way that it remains easily drinkable.

ABV: 7.8%

Pairing suggestions: Ham, sausage and pork knuckles, barbecue, grilled steaks, fried seafood, crab cakes and smoked trout dip

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By Heather Gustafson
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This story is part of WTOP’s 2026 Back to School coverage. The wheels on the bus will soon be going round and round again in Fairfax County, Virginia, and some of its young riders are learning what to do if there’s an emergency on the way to school. The annual Safety Patrol Training Camp, hosted by Fairfax County Public Schools' Office of Transportation Services, combined hands-on exercises with classroom lessons to teach students how to keep calm during emergencies on buses. The training can feel remarkably realistic, with overturned school buses on their side or completely upside down in the middle of the county bus depot. Other buses, right side up, fill with smoke that is water-based but mimics the intensity of a bus overheating.

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