The Beer Thread

Space wrote:

Yada wrote:

Space wrote:

Yada wrote:
Aslin hosted an outstanding beer fest this weekend.

I probably sampled roughly 30 (not even touching over half of the additional beers there) absolutely crushing the Space Ounce to Cost ratio.

I have no negative feedback about the event and what was nice, there were minimal below average beers at the event, so getting beer was simple. There may have only been two to three beers that actually had lines longer than 10 people.

A few highlights…

Bottle Logic - Fundamental Observation
Red Dragon - Slurricane
Triple Crossing - Citra Triangles

My (poorer than me so probably even on a more strict ounce to cost ratio) brother is planning on visiting and going to Snallygaster with me. I wonder if we should have chosen the Aslin Fest instead?  Of course we would have had to had a designated driver for the Aslin thing whereas we can do public transport for Snally (or just sober up in the city).

$50 all you can drink vs. $50 and picking out drink tickets for pours sounds like an easy decision in terms of fiscal responsibility,  however the beer list at snally may be a bit better.

Problem is, I don't know if i can drink $50 worth of beer. Though at Churchkey prices, that won't be a problem.

Yeah, you should be able to get five, 4oz pours for that price.

Space wrote:
Aslin moving their headquarters to Alexandria, 15 mins from my house. Woohoo. Also still planning a new Herndon location.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn8s71tDLLH/?utm_source=ig_embed

So… The same news that's been circulating for basically a year and no real updates, great!

Had these beauties land on the doorstep the other night.

Yada wrote:
Had these beauties land on the doorstep the other night.

no image…. your upload game is weak:

Img loaded for me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Julian, wrote:
Img loaded for me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yup… sweetcell's internet game is weak.

Yada wrote:

Space wrote:
Aslin moving their headquarters to Alexandria, 15 mins from my house. Woohoo. Also still planning a new Herndon location.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn8s71tDLLH/?utm_source=ig_embed

So… The same news that's been circulating for basically a year and no real updates, great!

I didn't know about the Alexandria location!  less than 5 miles from my house and kinda bikable

Yada wrote:

Julian, wrote:
Img loaded for me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yup… sweetcell's internet game is weak.

Sweetcell, I'll just describe the photo to you. There are 16 green glass bottles. They are not Perrier bottles. 12 of them had twist lids similar to Perrier bottles though. The other four have cheap-looking corks with cages like you'd see on champagne bottles. None of the bottles have been sabred though. There is also a mirror in the background which is slightly gauche and in the reflection in the mirror, is a light fixture which is full-on garish. Also the bottles have labels but you cannot read them. Oh, and the bottles are on a table which has a leaf.

Hope this helps. You are now up to date.

Julian, wrote:

Yada wrote:

Julian, wrote:
Img loaded for me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yup… sweetcell's internet game is weak.

Sweetcell, I'll just describe the photo to you. There are 16 green glass bottles. They are not Perrier bottles. 12 of them had twist lids similar to Perrier bottles though. The other four have cheap-looking corks with cages like you'd see on champagne bottles. None of the bottles have been sabred though. There is also a mirror in the background which is slightly gauche and in the reflection in the mirror, is a light fixture which is full-on garish. Also the bottles have labels but you cannot read them. Oh, and the bottles are on a table which has a leaf.

Hope this helps. You are now up to date.

You missed the walnut hardwood floor and white chair rail molding

Saboteur-hatch wrote:

Julian, wrote:

Yada wrote:

Julian, wrote:
Img loaded for me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yup… sweetcell's internet game is weak.

Sweetcell, I'll just describe the photo to you. There are 16 green glass bottles. They are not Perrier bottles. 12 of them had twist lids similar to Perrier bottles though. The other four have cheap-looking corks with cages like you'd see on champagne bottles. None of the bottles have been sabred though. There is also a mirror in the background which is slightly gauche and in the reflection in the mirror, is a light fixture which is full-on garish. Also the bottles have labels but you cannot read them. Oh, and the bottles are on a table which has a leaf.

Hope this helps. You are now up to date.

You missed the walnut hardwood floor and white chair rail molding

I was just trying to give him a sense, not write a goddamn book. Jeez!

What beers are they? I have small laptop screen and 51 year old eyes.

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SWEETCELL?? JAMES?? ANYONE ELSE WANT TO CRITIQUE MY DINING AREA??

Yada wrote:
[move]IS THIS BETTER[/move]

SWEETCELL?? JAMES?? ANYONE ELSE WANT TO CRITIQUE MY DINING AREA??

[left]unfortunately i am in no more of a position to comment on this picture than i am on the first: that hosting site is still timing out on me.  i'm on a 250 Mbps corporate connection, with redundancy… still no dice.  perhaps your images are too awesome to make it over the rockies?  the Mississippi wants to keep them for itself?[/left]

sweetcell wrote:

Yada wrote:
[move]IS THIS BETTER[/move]

SWEETCELL?? JAMES?? ANYONE ELSE WANT TO CRITIQUE MY DINING AREA??

[left]unfortunately i am in no more of a position to comment on this picture than i am on the first: that hosting site is still timing out on me.  i'm on a 250 Mbps corporate connection, with redundancy… still no dice.  perhaps your images are too awesome to make it over the rockies?  the Mississippi wants to keep them for itself?[/left]

Probably a time difference thing. Check again in three hours when the photo runs on the West Coast.

I like the table and mirror

Yada wrote:
[move]IS THIS BETTER[/move]

Much…you can actually read the labels now
so are you@beersnobing

Julian, wrote:

sweetcell wrote:

Yada wrote:
[move]IS THIS BETTER[/move]

SWEETCELL?? JAMES?? ANYONE ELSE WANT TO CRITIQUE MY DINING AREA??

[left]unfortunately i am in no more of a position to comment on this picture than i am on the first: that hosting site is still timing out on me.  i'm on a 250 Mbps corporate connection, with redundancy… still no dice.  perhaps your images are too awesome to make it over the rockies?  the Mississippi wants to keep them for itself?[/left]

Probably a time difference thing. Check again in three hours when the photo runs on the West Coast.

this reply doesn't quite meet POTW eligibility criteria, but damn it put a smile on my face.

sweetcell wrote:

Julian, wrote:

sweetcell wrote:

Yada wrote:
[move]IS THIS BETTER[/move]

SWEETCELL?? JAMES?? ANYONE ELSE WANT TO CRITIQUE MY DINING AREA??

[left]unfortunately i am in no more of a position to comment on this picture than i am on the first: that hosting site is still timing out on me.  i'm on a 250 Mbps corporate connection, with redundancy… still no dice.  perhaps your images are too awesome to make it over the rockies?  the Mississippi wants to keep them for itself?[/left]

Probably a time difference thing. Check again in three hours when the photo runs on the West Coast.

this reply doesn't quite meet POTW eligibility criteria, but damn it put a smile on my face.

Did it work?

sweetcell wrote:
that is an insane lineup.  not sure i've ever seen anything better.

203 (maybe half?) of the beers listed here:

https://untappd.com/v/snallygaster-2018/431529

A few times a year I hit Dominion Wine and Beer in Falls Church because they have a much more curated, organized beer selection than my local Total Wine.

I went there on Saturday and they were doing a soft opening of their tasting room. Liked it so much I went back with my wife Sunday. Nice little space with a dozen or so taps and wine by the glass. Saturday was better because they had the college football on mute and were playing classic rock. Sunday was the Washington Football Club game turned up loud (though the tv next to us had the Ravens game on, so it was a little weird be blasted with the play by play of a game that was not the one on display in front of you.).

Anyway, the tap selection was small but excellent. Maybe a dozen, and and included three Veil beers, two Aslin beers, KBS, and the aforementioned Citra Triangles.