The Beer Thread

here's a nice lil' beer-fun-in-the-sun event for ya.  not a huge craft beer selection but the price is cheap and it's kid-friendly.  as of right now, no homebrew will be served - DCHB is dealing with licensing issues and it's not looking good. 


DC Homebrewers and Sam Adams BBQ
Saturday, August 24, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Kastles Stadium, Washington, DC

Greetings homebrewing enthusiasts!

The DCHB BBQ was so popular last year that we're proud to announce a bigger and better event this year! We will host the 2nd Annual DCHB BBQ on August 24th, in partnership with Sam Adams and this year's charity, Common Good City Farm! We are moving outdoors and tripling our space to allow more homebrewers, family and friends to participate (this is a kid-friendly event).  Be ready. If last year is any indication, this event will sell out quickly.

DCHB BBQ Summary
Price: $15
August 24th, 2013 from 2-6 pm

Kastles Stadium, 800 Water St. SW DC
Near L'Enfant and Waterfront Metro stations. Bike and car parking will also be available.
Kids 10 and under are free

Ticket price includes admission, a heaping plate of BBQ (vegetarian option will be available), 2 sides, hand-crafted soda, Sam Adams beer and an additional beer ticket for one of several craft beers we will have on tap. Additional beer tickets will be available for $5. All proceeds will benefit Common Good City Farm.

Beers:
Sam Adams
Sierra Nevada
Boulevard
3 Stars
Flying Dog
Duvel
DC Brau
and more!

During the event we will have educational seminars presented by DCHB Club Members, Washington Nationals Natmobile for the kids, various vendors, games, and a raffle to help raise funds for the CGCF.

Raffle item highlights:

Hat signed by Danny Espinosa
Ball signed by Wilson Ramos
Certificate good for 4 infield box Nationals tickets
Adam LaRoache personally donated signed and bat and ball
Gift certificates to bars, stores, and restaurants all over the DC metro area.

Tickets on sale on Friday August 9th: http://dchbbbq2013.eventbrite.com/

Cheers!

sweetcell wrote:
here's one which is very unique, if you're into sours:

New Belgium Sour Blending Workshop at The Black Squirrel– It?s Sour, It?s Funky, It?s Alive

this sounds awesome and I didn't see this so I'm glad you posted
Love me some sour beers!

It is nice that it is a ticketed event as all these beer week events tend to be butts to nuts packed and makes it hard to enjoy some beer when it takes 30 mins to put in an order

Workers at Milton's Dogfish Head brewery discovered a 300-gallon tank was leaking nitric acid about 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7. The spill was under control about 4:02 p.m. Six workers in the area were exposed to the chemical but were not injured; everyone within a 500-foot radius of the spill has been evacuated. An extensive cleanup effort is continuing at the site.

http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/chemical-leaks-at-dogfish-head-in-milton/1041103

what the hell is going on with october fest and pumpkin beers already out.  huh.  what up with that.  and why arent i using question marks.  i see them in the stores and laugh.  are you kidding me.  really.  fall already.  really.  is this the, "christmas everywhere by halloween" for the beer community.

walkonby wrote:
what the hell is going on with october fest and pumpkin beers already out.  huh.  what up with that.  and why arent i using question marks.  i see them in the stores and laugh.  are you kidding me.  really.  fall already.  really.  is this the, "christmas everywhere by halloween" for the beer community.

I love Marzen's and the Pumpkin beers.  But they must be using canned pumpkin as I doubt they can find ripe pumpkins when they brewed the beer.

I need to jump out of lurker mode and crowd source for a moment.

I'll be in San Diego for 6 days next week. Are there any recommendations beyond what turns up in the normal google search? I have a vist to stone and green flash planned. Is there a Senor Spielbergo non-union Mexican equivalent of 930 or Velvet Lounge?

mo' beer week events - at the Big Hunt

DCBW- Flying Dog Celebrates The Big Hunt-er S. Thompson!
August 12 @ 4:00 pm - August 13 @ 1:00 am
We?re pouring Backyard Rarities such as Belgian Devil and Pineapple Saison, as well as favorites Snake Dog and Gonzo! Come out early for this one, we?re also doing a Hunter Thompson look alike contest, along with other wacky surprises!

DCBW- Allagash Spotlight!
August 13 @ 4:00 pm - August 14 @ 1:00 am
Awesome rarities from Maine! We?re pouring Midnight Brett (midnight wheat, raw wheat, and rye malt, plus brett of course), James Bean (Curieux with wood roasted cold press coffee), Fluxus (saison wit hybrid with green and pink peppercorns), Confluence (ale with brett and dry hopped), and of course delicious White!

DCBW- 3 Stars Brewing Pairing with Jerkface Artisanal Jerky!
August 14 @ 4:00 pm - August 15 @ 1:00 am
3 Stars is doing a couple special brews for DCBW, one of them being Harvester of Sorrow (Peppercorn Saison aged in Cabernet barrels) and local DC Jerkface is pairing ?Cabanero? (spicy wine jerky) with it! We?re also pouring Born Sinner (Southern Belle aged in Makers Mark barrels, blended with Pandemic Porter) and Zombie Date Night (Pandemic with vanilla bean and cocoa nibs). NOT TO BE MISSED!

DCBW- Blue Mountain Barrel House Spotlight!
August 15 @ 4:00 pm - August 16 @ 1:00 am
We?re gonna have a bunch of these fine beers from Afton, Virginia: Full Nelson Pale, Summer Haze, The DIPA, Dark Hollow with Chocolate and Coffee, and Local Species. Good times, even better beers.

mo' info: http://thebighunt.net/events/

Mmm….Having Hill Farmstead Susan with my dinner tonight. Will post more of my NY/QC/VT/PA beer trip later…

Oh hey if anybody lives out my way….Quench (in Colesville) is opening a craft beer bar with growler fills….

From their FB page:

As some of you know, we are getting ready to open a taproom at Quench! very soon. The taproom features a 25ft bar with a 20 tap draft system that will be dedicated to craft beer. The bar will also feature great wines from our extensive collection.

The icing on the cake however is our brand new, state of the art, counter pressure growler filling system. We are proud to announce that we are the first and only business in Montgomery County, and the 5th in all of Maryland, DC, and Virginia to have this system.

We will share the opening date with you just as soon as we are done polishing up! This should be around the 3rd week of August.

Our team is uber excited to host you :)

In my continuing quest to find the perfect IPA, I was turned on to Maine Beer's Lunch at the Georgetown Pizza Paradiso over the weekend.  Exquisite!

grateful wrote:
Oh hey if anybody lives out my way….Quench (in Colesville) is opening a craft beer bar with growler fills….

From their FB page:

As some of you know, we are getting ready to open a taproom at Quench! very soon. The taproom features a 25ft bar with a 20 tap draft system that will be dedicated to craft beer. The bar will also feature great wines from our extensive collection.

The icing on the cake however is our brand new, state of the art, counter pressure growler filling system. We are proud to announce that we are the first and only business in Montgomery County, and the 5th in all of Maryland, DC, and Virginia to have this system.

We will share the opening date with you just as soon as we are done polishing up! This should be around the 3rd week of August.

Our team is uber excited to host you :)

Nice… thanks for the info, will have to check that place out.

walkonby wrote:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/08/10/top-15-craft-beer-breweries-in-usa/2637493/?csp=travel

can't argue too much with that list.  i might not 100% agree but it's a solid list.  they did a nice job of choosing breweries that people can buy the products of, as opposed to a long list of small breweries that don't distribute beyond a very limited range. 

I drank plenty of Pliny the Elder over the past week and I have to say it's nippin' at the heels of Heady Topper…but Heady is still better.

Yada wrote:
I drank plenty of Pliny the Elder over the past week and I have to say it's nippin' at the heels of Heady Topper…but Heady is still better.

yeah, i still prefer HT but really at that point you're arguing about who is more perfect.  it's not a debate i'm willing to spend a lot of time on… they're both stellar.

Sidehatch wrote:
Any one have some suggestions for DC Beer week

DC Beer Week: The best events, dinners and tap takeovers: http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/dc-beer-week-the-best-events-dinners-and-tap-takeovers/2013/08/08/65941780-fe18-11e2-bd97-676ec24f1f3f_story.html

DC Beer Week calendar http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/search/DC%20Beer%20Week/sortSpecifier_Date.html (complete listing of all events)

DC Beer Week: Where to drink on Monday http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2013/08/12/dc-beer-week-where-to-drink-on-monday/ (daily updates, obvs)

walkonby wrote:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/08/10/top-15-craft-beer-breweries-in-usa/2637493/?csp=travel

solid list - they did misspelll Tom Bobaks name though

The  "A Rabbi, a Priest and a Minister Walk into a Bar…" at Granville Moore's was a great event last night was great (never been upstairs there, what a great space)
All the Omengang you could drink!

The Witt, Rare Vos, and Abbey Ale were very good
only got a small taste of Ommegang XV and that was really good.
Adoration was good, but nothing to write home about

I didn't really like the 3 Philosophers and Hennpin

But really the talk and the conversations that commenced after were really great.
I was pleasantly surprised a few Atheists showed up too, so I was not alone in my lack of god love
But I love some good tales about beer, so you can't go too far back and it's dominated by the church.
There was lots of great quotes from the Talmud and beer (wine seems to dominate most quotes, but surprisingly there were lots of talk of beer too)

Of course the Rabbi had the best jokes…

The Holy Grail — LUNCH ON TAP!


6:00 PM - The Maine Beer Company Draft Showcase - ChurchKey - 1337 14th Street NW
9 Maine Brews on Tap: Lunch, Nøgne Ø & Bluejacket Collabs + Much More
?Maine Beer & Bluejacket Collaboration Time II
?Maine Beer & Nøgne Ø Collaboration Time III
?Maine Beer Lunch
?Maine Beer Zoe
?Maine Beer King Titus
?Maine Beer MO
?Maine Beer Peeper
?Maine Beer Mean Old Tom
?Maine Beer Mean Old Tom (Nitro
- See more at: http://www.dcbeer.com/event/dc-beer-week-2013-tuesday-august-13-events#sthash.Xy1ryovg.dpuf