No sirens blared outside Red Bear Brewing Co. last week. No caution tape closed off the patio outside the bar. No cops roamed, no evidence was gathered, no patrons were turned away.
Yet a crime had occurred.
By the time The Washington Post arrived to investigate, a day after the scandal broke, the brewery looked as it usually does — millennials, mostly, sipping craft beers at sticky wooden tables, happy hour buzzing under the shadows of fermentation tanks. It’s a neighborly joint — the kind of place that stages Madonna vs. Gaga drag brunches and bingo nights hosted by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. But as patrons tipped back pints, the staff seemed on edge.
