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BAGLEY
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Re: The Beer Thread May 10, 2016 at 07:59 PM UTC #
I wonder what type of brew Trump drinks?
hutch
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Re: The Beer Thread May 10, 2016 at 08:06 PM UTC #
Bagley wrote:
I wonder what type of brew Trump drinks?



um, Trump Beer….
sweetcell
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Re: The Beer Thread May 10, 2016 at 08:14 PM UTC #
for anyone looking to get their hop on this saturday:

D.C. Hopfest 2016
May 14 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$50

http://www.hellbenderbeer.com/event/d-c-hopfest-2016
tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dc-hopfest-2016-tickets-24820976208

HOPFEST is back ? the only D.C. beer festival by local brewers and for local brewers! This year 17 local DC, MD & VA breweries will pour over 20 of the hoppiest, local craft beers to raise money for the D.C. Brewers Guild! Brews on tap will include old favorites, rare hard-to-finds and one-offs brewed just for HOPFEST. Guests will receive a complimentary tasting glass and unlimited pours. Plus, the Arepa Zone food truck will be on site to serve their award winning arepas.

Participating Breweries:

Hellbender, Atlas, DC Brau, 3 Stars, Right Proper, District Chophouse, Blue Jacket, Adroit Theory, Caboose, Capital City, Port City, Flying Dog, Denizens, Gordon Biersch, Handsome, Calvert Brewing & Lost Rhino.
Yada
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Re: The Beer Thread May 10, 2016 at 08:29 PM UTC #
sweetcell wrote:
for anyone looking to get their hop on this saturday:

D.C. Hopfest 2016
May 14 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$50

http://www.hellbenderbeer.com/event/d-c-hopfest-2016
tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dc-hopfest-2016-tickets-24820976208

HOPFEST is back ? the only D.C. beer festival by local brewers and for local brewers! This year 17 local DC, MD & VA breweries will pour over 20 of the hoppiest, local craft beers to raise money for the D.C. Brewers Guild! Brews on tap will include old favorites, rare hard-to-finds and one-offs brewed just for HOPFEST. Guests will receive a complimentary tasting glass and unlimited pours. Plus, the Arepa Zone food truck will be on site to serve their award winning arepas.

Participating Breweries:

Hellbender, Atlas, DC Brau, 3 Stars, Right Proper, District Chophouse, Blue Jacket, Adroit Theory, Caboose, Capital City, Port City, Flying Dog, Denizens, Gordon Biersch, Handsome, Calvert Brewing & Lost Rhino.


Interesting the best hoppy brewers in the DC area aren't included.
sweetcell
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Re: The Beer Thread May 10, 2016 at 08:43 PM UTC #
indeed.  maybe the new guys don't feel like giving away beer - why would they, they're selling everything they make.
bob72
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Re: The Beer Thread May 11, 2016 at 01:07 PM UTC #
FYI… stay away from Guiness' Nitro IPA. Quite possibly the worst IPA on the market
Yada
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Re: The Beer Thread May 11, 2016 at 01:24 PM UTC #
bob72 wrote:
FYI… stay away from Guiness' Nitro IPA. Quite possibly the worst IPA on the market


sweetcell
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Re: The Beer Thread May 11, 2016 at 04:34 PM UTC #
another beer fest for ya: America On Tap / DC on Tap

SATURDAY MAY 21, 2016
5PM ? 8PM
DC Convention Center

http://americaontap.com/washington-dc/
Sidehatch
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Re: The Beer Thread May 11, 2016 at 04:46 PM UTC #
bob72 wrote:
FYI… stay away from Guiness' Nitro IPA. Quite possibly the worst IPA on the market

meant to ask if anyone has tried the Sam Adam's Nitro offerings that are out?
Sidehatch
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Re: The Beer Thread May 11, 2016 at 04:49 PM UTC #
sweetcell wrote:
indeed.  maybe the new guys don't feel like giving away beer - why would they, they're selling everything they make.

I totally agree, but other than this board….are people really talking about them
they get like zero press

They have been leaking some photos of them at Pizza Paridiso and Meridian Pint
methinks they will be on tap in DC soon?

    aslinbeerco (Instagram profile) 
Thanks to @MeridianPint and Jace for hosting @aslin_andrew and @aslinkai afternoon. #BigThingsComing
Sidehatch
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Re: The Beer Thread May 11, 2016 at 04:50 PM UTC #
I know this is a lot to ask…but I wish they'd say not only what Brewery was coming…but what they planned to bring
makes a big difference
Yada
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Re: The Beer Thread May 11, 2016 at 05:29 PM UTC #
Sidetoast wrote:
sweetcell wrote:
indeed.  maybe the new guys don't feel like giving away beer - why would they, they're selling everything they make.

I totally agree, but other than this board….are people really talking about them
they get like zero press

They have been leaking some photos of them at Pizza Paridiso and Meridian Pint
methinks they will be on tap in DC soon?

    aslinbeerco (Instagram profile)   
Thanks to @MeridianPint and Jace for hosting @aslin_andrew and @aslinkai afternoon. #BigThingsComing


any self proclaimed local beer dork knows about these guys… They're startin' to get some interest outside of the area too.
sweetcell
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Re: The Beer Thread May 11, 2016 at 06:03 PM UTC #
Sidetoast wrote:
sweetcell wrote:
indeed.  maybe the new guys don't feel like giving away beer - why would they, they're selling everything they make.

I totally agree, but other than this board….are people really talking about them
they get like zero press

BeerAdvocate average rating for Aslin: 4.28.  Ocelot: 4.09.  people are noticing.  and they sell outta beer - clearly someone is paying attention to them…


Sidetoast wrote:
They have been leaking some photos of them at Pizza Paridiso and Meridian Pint
methinks they will be on tap in DC soon?

    aslinbeerco (Instagram profile)  
Thanks to @MeridianPint and Jace for hosting @aslin_andrew and @aslinkai afternoon. #BigThingsComing

yes please!
Space Freely
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Re: The Beer Thread May 11, 2016 at 06:08 PM UTC #
Sidetoast wrote:
sweetcell wrote:
indeed.  maybe the new guys don't feel like giving away beer - why would they, they're selling everything they make.

I totally agree, but other than this board….are people really talking about them
they get like zero press

They have been leaking some photos of them at Pizza Paridiso and Meridian Pint
methinks they will be on tap in DC soon?

    aslinbeerco (Instagram profile)   
Thanks to @MeridianPint and Jace for hosting @aslin_andrew and @aslinkai afternoon. #BigThingsComing


To echo Yada and Sweetcell:

http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/metro-dc-brewery-discussion-thread.391379/
Space Freely
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Re: The Beer Thread May 11, 2016 at 06:11 PM UTC #
We shared six half pours at Right Proper before the show Monday night. Five of the tart variety and one hoppy. All of them pretty damn good. Probably the best collection of beers I've had from them in any one visit.
Sidehatch
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Re: The Beer Thread May 12, 2016 at 02:15 PM UTC #
So a local new brewery wins gold at World beer cup

Has anyone been to Crooked Run yet

Leesburg is just such a hike :(



The wins by Lost Rhino and Crooked Run were part of a good night for the Old Dominion: Devils Backbone won gold medals for Schwartz Bier and Reilly's Red Ale, and Pale Fire Brewing took bronzes for its Salad Days Saison and Red Molly Irish Red Ale. Lickinghole Creek won a silver medal for Coconut Delight, its "Coconut Infused Rum Barrel Aged Belgian-Style Quadrupel Ale"; Hardywood took a bronze for Ruse, an imperial milk stout aged in red-wine barrels; and Norfolk's O'Connor Brewing won bronze for its O'Connor's Dry Irish Stout. Virginia won the fifth-most medals of any state

VA is becoming quite the beer state…just wish more of it was inside the beltway!
BAGLEY
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Re: The Beer Thread May 12, 2016 at 02:24 PM UTC #
Help me please beer friends-

I've got a clamp down stainless steel growler.  I had it filled at Aslin and wasn't able to use for 8 or 9 days.  To my dismay, it was good but not anything like I had at their place in Herndon.  Do I typically need to drink it within 2 or 3 days to get the most out of it?
Space Freely
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Re: The Beer Thread May 12, 2016 at 02:26 PM UTC #
Bagley wrote:
Help me please beer friends-

I've got a clamp down stainless steel growler.  I had it filled at Aslin and wasn't able to use for 8 or 9 days.  To my dismay, it was good but not anything like I had at their place in Herndon.  Do I typically need to drink it within 2 or 3 days to get the most out of it?


I don't have a fancy growler like that, but one of the guys at Aslin told me the quality is best if you drink it within 2-3 days of getting it filled.
Yada
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Re: The Beer Thread May 12, 2016 at 02:55 PM UTC #
Bagley wrote:
Help me please beer friends-

I've got a clamp down stainless steel growler.  I had it filled at Aslin and wasn't able to use for 8 or 9 days.  To my dismay, it was good but not anything like I had at their place in Herndon.  Do I typically need to drink it within 2 or 3 days to get the most out of it?


Based on my personal history of drinking their beer over the past few months, that liquid needs to either be drank on premise or pretty darn quickly after it being pour in a crowler/growler. I did drink a two week old crowler last week and it was delicious, however, a few weeks before that I drank maybe a 5 day old crowler and it was pretty bad.
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