WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Japas Neko IPA

By Brennan Haselton
June 19, 2026 | 8:50 AM

WTOP's Beer of the Week: Japas Neko IPA

Raise your paw if you’d like to try this beer!

WTOP’s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and Food and Wine Sommelier of the Year Greg Engert to talk about Japas Neko IPA for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

Brewery: Japas Cervejario, based in Brazil but nomadically brewed

Description: West Coast style IPA brewed in Louisville, Kentucky, with Pacific Northwest hops

ABV: 5.7%

Pairing suggestions: Japanese fried chicken and gyoza pork dumplings, spicy tuna rolls, tempura rolls, other sushi, grilled steak

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Bowie mother shot in the head while holding her baby, another child tried to intervene, police say

By Thomas Robertson
August 21, 2026 | 8:29 PM

The Bowie, Maryland, mother who was shot in the head by her romantic partner Thursday was holding the couple’s 2-month-old baby as they argued about school supplies, according to charging documents. The woman was rushed into surgery and, as of Friday afternoon, remained in critical condition, police said. Her partner, Kimball Hinton Jr., 41, has been charged with first- and second-degree attempted murder, first- and second-degree assault, three counts of reckless endangerment and other firearm-related charges in connection with the shooting. One of the couple’s six children, who were all in the house on Myrtle Avenue in Bowie when the shooting happened, called police at 4:16 p.m. Thursday and said her mother had just been shot by her father, the documents state. Hinton himself called police two minutes later, according to the documents, and admitted shooting her.

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