The Beer Thread

Ah, my second favorite IPA,  after Heady.

Make sure you try the equally amazing imperial porter from Ballast Point, Victory at Sea.

Bagley wrote:
Just found out that Ballast Point is now available in Maryland.  Too me, that could only mean one thing…….  SCULPIN!

Max's, please move to DC.


June 21-23, 2013

MAX'S RARE & OBSCURE PART 6
JUNE 21-23, 2013
11AM-2 AM EACH DAY
NO ENTRANCE FEE

We will have 30 Drafts Friday the 21st, 30 More drafts Saturday 22nd and 20 more drafts Sunday the 23rd.
Also featuring over 40 Rare bottles

These drafts and bottles will be from all over the world and may never be seen again.

THE DRAFT LIST: We will add more drafts as they come in….
Alvinne Morphues Wild Undressed
Amager/Mikkeller Hr Frederikson Voesel Brunch
Bad Attitude The Dude
Blue Mountain Coffee Chocolate Dark Hallow
Bourganel Biere Aux Myrtilles
De Dochter Peat Embrasse Arbeg
De Glazen Toren Jan De Lichte Zymatore
De Witte Amarillo Sun
Dieu Du Ciel Blanche Du Paradis
Dunham/Kisseyer Leo's Early Breakfast
Firestone Walker Parabola
Firestone Walker XVI Anniversary
Gales Conquest Masterbrew Zymatore in Pinot Noir Barrels
Harviestoun Ola Dubh 12 Yr
Harviestoun Ola Dubh 21 yr
Het Nest Oak Aged Kleveretien
Magic Rock/Kissmeyer Salty Kiss
Naparbier Pumpkin Tsar
Struise Weltmerz
Struise Ypres
Thornbridge/Terrapin Coalition
Trou Du Diable Dabai Pillee
Trou Du Diable Mactavis
Trou Du Diable P'Tite Butuese
Wadworth 6X
LambrickX
Bahnhof Berliner Weisse w/ barley & Oats
Bahnhof Berliner weisse w/ Barley & Potatoes
Elysian Dicks Pick #2
Evil Twin/Westbrook/Local Option Plastic man
La Socarrada
Emelisse Innovation series: Creme Brulee Stout
Emelisse innovation Series: Smoke Coffee Porter
Omnipollo Agamemnon
Local Option Schmetterling Gose
Allagash Golden Brett
CASKS
Union Duckpin w/ Earl Grey Tea
Union Duckpin w/ Lapsang Souchong Tea
Union Duckpin w/ Darjeeling Tea
Union Duckpin w/ Oolong Tea
Union Duckpin w/ Jasmine Green Tea
Plus many More to come……………………………………………………..

stevewizzle wrote:
i had a duckpin pale ale, and flying dog in-heat wheat (?). it was raging bitch right before that, but i just missed the last pour.  $11 and $10, respectively.  both were purchased over on the right side at a beer truck.

i saw a goose island stand which was not operating. not likely it would have interesting offerings, but who knows. 

they had tha GI IPA and a summer ale of some sort.  i tried the IPA, disappointing.  all bitterness, very little hop flavor or aroma (or anything else for that matter).  the lack of hop character made it boring.  i might give this one another try if i'm short of options in the future, but not rushing back.

after i bought my IPA i noticed a hand-drawn sign on a stand that said "raging bitch".  might have went for that had i known, then again i wanted to try the GI.

Shemp wrote:
They had Duckpin and DC Brau 24 oz-ers for $11 at the National show.  Across from the pinball machines if I recall correctly. 

i saw the Duckpin, i'll be trying when i'm back there for B&S.  which DC Brau did they have?  i didn't see any on offer.

this festival isn't nearly as interesting at the blowout at Max's, but it is closer:


Drink the District: American Beer & Wine Festival
East Lawn at Yards Park ? Washington, DC

    Saturday, June 29 ? 12:00PM, 6:00PM
    Sunday, June 30 ? 12:00PM

What you get

    4 Hours of Unlimited Tastings of 100+ American Wines & 50+ American Beers
    Full Pours of 4 Select Wines & 2 Select Beers
    Live Music, Lawn Games & More Than a Dozen Food Trucks

Celebrate the coming Fourth of July with more than 100 wines and 50 beers all made right here in the USA at Drink the District: Red White & Brew, held on Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30 at the East Lawn of Yards Park.

Between unlimited tastings and a few full pours of patriotic beverages, dive into DC's most delicious food trucks, and enjoy awesome lawn games and live music on the main stage. 

Tickets are currently $30 at https://livingsocial.com/events/cities/1709-washington-d-c-citywide/716692-drink-the-district-american-beer-wine-festival
The price for general admission tickets will go up as it gets closer to the event ($50 day-of).

Breweries revealed so far: Bold Rock Hard Cider | Redd's Apple Ale | Brewery Ommegang | Boulevard Brewing Company | Starr Hill Brewing Company | Sierra Nevada | Goose Island Beer Co. | Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. | Magic Hat Brewing Company | Devils Backbone Outpost Brewery |

http://drinkthedistrict.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DrinkTheDistrict

coincidentally and serendipitously I will be spending saturday sunday and monday in Baltimore :-)

James wrote:
Max's, please move to DC.


June 21-23, 2013

MAX'S RARE & OBSCURE PART 6
JUNE 21-23, 2013
11AM-2 AM EACH DAY
NO ENTRANCE FEE

We will have 30 Drafts Friday the 21st, 30 More drafts Saturday 22nd and 20 more drafts Sunday the 23rd.
Also featuring over 40 Rare bottles

James wrote:
Ah, my second favorite IPA,  after Heady.

Make sure you try the equally amazing imperial porter from Ballast Point, Victory at Sea.

Bagley wrote:
Just found out that Ballast Point is now available in Maryland.  Too me, that could only mean one thing…….  SCULPIN!

but Heady's a double…….

Bagley wrote:
Just found out that Ballast Point is now available in Maryland.  Too me, that could only mean one thing…….  SCULPIN!

I've yet to find it for under $16.99 a six pack in MD. It's good, but not that good IMO.

If you go to Max's get there EARLY.  I used to go to their Belgian festival before it got way too crowded to attempt.

Consider yourself lucky. For some reason, a dollar or two more than that in VA. Yet, $15.99 in NYC, DC, and Chicago.

That's still cheaper than OTWOA, and Sculpin is better than OTWOA, IMO.

Yada wrote:

Bagley wrote:
Just found out that Ballast Point is now available in Maryland.  Too me, that could only mean one thing…….  SCULPIN!

I've yet to find it for under $16.99 a six pack in MD. It's good, but not that good IMO.

James wrote:
Consider yourself lucky. For some reason, a dollar or two more than that in VA. Yet, $15.99 in NYC, DC, and Chicago.

That's still cheaper than OTWOA, and Sculpin is better than OTWOA, IMO.

Yada wrote:

Bagley wrote:
Just found out that Ballast Point is now available in Maryland.  Too me, that could only mean one thing…….  SCULPIN!

I've yet to find it for under $16.99 a six pack in MD. It's good, but not that good IMO.

What's the big deal?  A dollar more for a six pack is nothing. 

K8teebug wrote:
If you go to Max's get there EARLY.  I used to go to their Belgian festival before it got way too crowded to attempt.

Will this be as crowed as the Belgian Festival?  I would think that would be a much bigger draw.  Of course every time I go to Max's most of the people are drinking cheap domestics.

I read on a beer advocate forum that typically it's not as crowded as the Belgian Fest, but still crowded.

You are right about most people there drinking the cheap domestics. What a shame. I guess if it helps keep them in business and they keep the good stuff going as well, then bravo.

atomicfront wrote:

K8teebug wrote:
If you go to Max's get there EARLY.  I used to go to their Belgian festival before it got way too crowded to attempt.

Will this be as crowed as the Belgian Festival?  I would think that would be a much bigger draw.  Of course every time I go to Max's most of the people are drinking cheap domestics.

Final list for this weekend at Max's.

Atomic, you have no excuse. You must go to this.

DRAFT LIST:

ON CASK

Union Duckpin w/Earl grey tea

Union Duckpin w/Oolong Tea

Union Duckpin w/Jasmine Green Tea

Union Duckpin w/Darjeeling Tea

Union Duckpin w/Lapsang Souchong Tea

ON DRAFT

Alvinne Morpheus Wild Undressed

Allagash Golden Brett

Amager/Mikkeller Hr Frederikson Voesel Brunch

Bad Attitude The Dude

Bad Attitude Kurt

Bahnhof Berliner Weisse w/ Barley & Oats

Bahnhof Berliner Weisse w/ Barley & Potatoes

Ballast Point Fathom

Beer Here Harwood

BFM Abbaye Saint Bon Chien 2012

Blue Mountain CCDH

Blue Mountain Barrel Aged imperial IPA

Burley Oak Delight

Boulevard Saison Brett

Bourgandel Biere Aux Myrtilles

Bruxton Axe Edge

De Dochter Peat Embrasse Arbeg

De Glazen Toren Jan De Lichte Zymatore

De Witte Amarillo Sun

De Proef Flemish Primitive Surly Bird

De Ranke XXX Bitter

Djaevlebryg Schopenhauers Vilje

Dieu Du Ciel Blanche Du Paradis

Dunham/Kissmeyer Leo?s Early Breakfast

Elysian Dicks Picks #2: Woodroff Maibock

Emelisse Innovation Series: Crème Brulee Stout

Emelisse Innovation Series: Smoked Coffee Porter

Evil Twin/Westbrook/Local Option Plastic Man

Evolution Fall Migration

Firestone Walker Parabola

Firestone Walker XVI Anniversary

Flying Dog Pineapple Saison

Gales Conquest Masterbrew Zymatore in Pinot barrels

Harviestoun Ola Dubh 12 yr

Harviestoun Ola Dubh 21 Yr

Het Nest Oak Aged Kleveretien

Het Nest Dead Man Wine Barrel

Het Nest Dead Man Bourbon barrel

Hofstetten Granit Bock Zymatore

Hook Norton Flagship

Kissmeyer/Moonlight Foreign Influence

La Soccarada

LambrickX De Troch

Local Option Schmetterling Gose

Magic Rock/Kissmeyer Salty Kiss

Mikkeller/Crooked Moon Tattoo

Mikkeller SpontanCherry

Mikkeller 1000 IBU

Mikkeller Mexas Ranger

Naparbier Pumpkin Tsar

Nogne O Global Pale

Nogne O Pumpkin

Omnipollo Agamemnon

Qhilika Mead Zymatore aged in Shiraz barrels

Sierra Nevada Fungoo

Sierra Nevada Barrel Aged Narwhal

Silly Sour

Struise Weltmerz

Struise Ypres

Struise Cuvee Delphine

Struise Rye Triple Reserva

Struise/Three Floyds Shark Pants

Struise AA Blonde

Thornbridge/Terrapin Coalition

To Ol Fuck Art: This Is Advertising

To Ol Fuck Art:Lets Dance Red Wine Barrel

Trou Diable Dabai Pille

Trou Diable Mactavis

Trou Diable P?tite Butese

Trou Diable Epoque Opaque

Wadworth 6X

Plus a Few More???????????????




BOTTLES:

Fifty Fifty Beige Berheim Wheat

Fifty Fifty Black Evan Williams

Fifty Fifty Blue Old Fitzgerald

Fifty Fifty Green Rittenhouse

Fifty Fifty Purple Elijah Craig

8 Wired Burmaye

8 Wired Mighty Imperial Ale

Allagash Confluence 2009

Allagash FV 13

Apostel Historic Roggenbier

Au Baron Cuvee Des Jonquilles

Avery Beast 2008

B.Nektar Episode 13:B.Nektar Strikes Back

Beer Here Hoptilus

Blaugies/Hill Farmstead la Vermontoise

Bluegrass BBC Barleywine 2002

Boulevard Love Child #3

Cambridge Audacity of Hops

Cambridge Sgt Pepper

Cambridge Tripel Threat

Carnegie Stark Porter 1997

Celestial Mead Blue Ridge Harlot

De Dues Original

De Dues Tocatta

De la Senne/Dieu Du Ciel Kuro Oni

De Molen Spanning & Sensatie

Djaevlebryg Hjul & Stejle

Epic Message in a Bottle

Evil Twin 9th Symphony

Evil Twin Aun mas Café Jesus

Evolution Nouveau Rouge

Evolution Winter Migration 2012

Firestone Walker Sucaba

Firestone Walker XV Anniversary

Harviestoun Ola Dubh 1991

Harviestoun Ola Dubh 30Yr

Hitachino Nest Red Rice 2003

Hofbrouwerijke Anarkriek

Hofbrouwerijke Hofnar Triple

Marble Dobber

Marble/Fullers Old Manchester

Mikkeller Ah Hvad

Mikkeller AK Alive

Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel

Mikkeller Black Tie 2010

Mikkeller Funky E Star Chardonnay barrel

Mikkeller Funk E Star Sauternes Barrel

Mikkeller Sally Fields

Mikkeller Spontanframboos

Naparbier Janis Porter

Naparbier ZZ Amber

North Coast/Rogue/Deschutes Class of 88

Orkney Dark Island Reserve Vintage

Ribelacider

Sam Adams Infinum 2002

Samichlaus 2004

Schalfly 21st Anniversary Single Malt Scottish

To Ol Black Maria

To Ol Udder Means

To Ol Goliant Coffee Stout

To Ol Liquid Confidential Imperial Chili Stout

Trois Dames L?Amoureuse Blanche

Trois Dames L?Amoureuse Rouge

Upright Oyster Stout

Victory Oak Horizontal

Victory White Monkey

Yeastie Boys Gunnamatta

Boulevard Terra Incognita 2012

Bouleavrd Terra Incognita 2013

just how many beers can one person try at these things?  thats why i question big beer selections at any one place in time.  i want to try too many of them, and then i get all drunk in the city and the beers dont taste the same as just enjoying one or two at your sitting and then i forget how many blocks it is back to the hotel, loving the architecture of dc as i continue.

walkonby wrote:
just how many beers can one person try at these things?  thats why i question big beer selections at any one place in time.  i want to try too many of them, and then i get all drunk in the city and the beers dont taste the same as just enjoying one or two at your sitting and then i forget how many blocks it is back to the hotel, loving the architecture of dc as i continue.

Yeah that is what I was thinking.  I am going to stop by Union Craft Brewing to do a tasting of their beers.  I could go down to Max's afterwards but how many beer would I drink?  A couple?  And it is crowded it will be a pain.  And if I like a beer odds are I won't be able to drink it again.  The cask thing is cool but as I will be hitting union they probably have casks to try there I would think.

tommy fresh… make us proud with your two bachelor degrees and go to max's.

you can do tasters.  there's a couple belgian beers.  there's a couple german beers.  i guarantee you'll masturbate in the bathroom after tasting a few of them.

well thats an advertisement, if ive ever heard one

Says who? Heady is 8.0 ABV. Might as well call it an IPA.

Bagley wrote:

James wrote:
Ah, my second favorite IPA,  after Heady.

Make sure you try the equally amazing imperial porter from Ballast Point, Victory at Sea.

Bagley wrote:
Just found out that Ballast Point is now available in Maryland.  Too me, that could only mean one thing…….  SCULPIN!

but Heady's a double…….

I've been to Union Craft. You get some decent free beer and you can buy the cool glass. You can do it any Saturday. That beer list at Max's, that doesn't come along just any Saturday. (Neither does my daughter's birthday, so I'll be drinking a Heady Topper at my daughter's birthday party.)

James wrote:
I've been to Union Craft. You get some decent free beer and you can buy the cool glass. You can do it any Saturday. That beer list at Max's, that doesn't come along just any Saturday. (Neither does my daughter's birthday, so I'll be drinking a Heady Topper at my daughter's birthday party.)

I have been to Max's a million times. It is fun if you are single but my wife frowns upon it when I talk to other girls. I would rather go to Union Craft.