The Beer Thread

Space wrote:

Stollen-Hatchıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl wrote:

Space wrote:
Commonwealth Brewing to open an Old Town Fairfax location.

I can thi of a number of others I'd prefer, but I'll gladly take it.

That’s awesome, one of my favorite breweries

Labor Day Weekend

https://www.ffxnow.com/2023/08/18/new-brewery-on-tap-to-arrive-in-old-town-fairfax-on-labor-day-weekend/

Finally happening tomorrow.

Soft Opening hours Fri: 11am-10pm

Regular hours after tomorrow
Mon-Thurs: 11am-10pm
Fri & Sat: 11am-Midnight
Sun: 11am-10pm

Space wrote:

Space wrote:

Stollen-Hatchıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl wrote:

Space wrote:
Commonwealth Brewing to open an Old Town Fairfax location.

I can thi of a number of others I'd prefer, but I'll gladly take it.

That’s awesome, one of my favorite breweries

Labor Day Weekend

https://www.ffxnow.com/2023/08/18/new-brewery-on-tap-to-arrive-in-old-town-fairfax-on-labor-day-weekend/

Finally happening tomorrow.

Soft Opening hours Fri: 11am-10pm

Regular hours after tomorrow
Mon-Thurs: 11am-10pm
Fri & Sat: 11am-Midnight
Sun: 11am-10pm

that Fairfax location…I remember it used to be a live music venue in the basement
I am pretty sure Hutch and I saw emmit swimming there, but only thing I can remember is watching OJ's white bronco on the TVs there

hanky/lanky-Hatchıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl wrote:

Space wrote:

Space wrote:

Stollen-Hatchıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl wrote:

Space wrote:
Commonwealth Brewing to open an Old Town Fairfax location.

I can thi of a number of others I'd prefer, but I'll gladly take it.

That’s awesome, one of my favorite breweries

Labor Day Weekend

https://www.ffxnow.com/2023/08/18/new-brewery-on-tap-to-arrive-in-old-town-fairfax-on-labor-day-weekend/

Finally happening tomorrow.

Soft Opening hours Fri: 11am-10pm

Regular hours after tomorrow
Mon-Thurs: 11am-10pm
Fri & Sat: 11am-Midnight
Sun: 11am-10pm

that Fairfax location…I remember it used to be a live music venue in the basement
I am pretty sure Hutch and I saw emmit swimming there, but only thing I can remember is watching OJ's white bronco on the TVs there

Went last night.

In advance, my thought was…I'd rather it be a Fairfax location for the Veil, Triple Crossing, the Answer, Wheatland Spring, or maybe even Ocelot. But I like (not love) Commonwealth, so I'll take them.

Space (the place, not me) was nice (big!), beers (5 oz, 10 oz, 16 oz pours for everything except the 14.5% stout, which you don't want a pint of anyway)) were good (and noticeably cheaper than the beers are nearby High Side…which is the other good craft beer option in Old Town Fairfax)…food was pretty good, staff were friiendly and helpful. 15 min drive from my house, I'll definitely go there again. Better than Aslin Alexandria, which is about 15 mins from my house as well.

I asked if they'd be brewing beer there…apparently not because there's a business underneath…all beer will be shipped from VA Beach location.

Seems like they're going to need to sell a lot of beer for that big space. Hope they do.

This seems like a not-so-subtle way of introducing a new Space metric: quality vs. distance.

Heilung4eva wrote:
This seems like a not-so-subtle way of introducing a new Space metric: quality vs. distance.

Maybe that would also help explain why I've never been to Fillmore Silver Spring, but have been to Union Stage multiple times.

They don't book the same acts, so its not really a fair comparison.

Heilung4eva wrote:
They don't book the same acts, so its not really a fair comparison.

irrelevant metric.  we need to look at if they serve the same beers, and if so at what price.  background noise is irrelevant.

Last time I went to FSS, I ordered a bourbon. Bartender picked up Jim Beam and asked if that was OK, saying it's all they had. I spotted the Maker's Mark over her shoulder and requested that instead…

So yeah, FSS has its problems, but the Breeders aren't playing Union Stage any time soon.

Heilung4eva wrote:
Last time I went to FSS, I ordered a bourbon. Bartender picked up Jim Beam and asked if that was OK, saying it's all they had. I spotted the Maker's Mark over her shoulder…

Maybe you looked poor.

Heilung4eva wrote:
Last time I went to FSS, I ordered a bourbon. Bartender picked up Jim Beam and asked if that was OK, saying it's all they had. I spotted the Maker's Mark over her shoulder and requested that instead…

So yeah, FSS has its problems, but the Breeders aren't playing Union Stage any time soon.

Aside from their two or three hits songs, the Breeders are pretty unlistenable. And now they're 30 years past their prime. But that wasn't my point.

The point was that for me, Union Stage is a much closer distance, and their schedule offers the occasional (like a couple times a year) quality performer to justify the 20 minute drive and price of admission. The Fillmore Silver Spring has never offered anything worth driving 45 minutes (probably a lot more on a weeknight) and pay the price of admission for.

Space wrote:

Heilung4eva wrote:
Last time I went to FSS, I ordered a bourbon. Bartender picked up Jim Beam and asked if that was OK, saying it's all they had. I spotted the Maker's Mark over her shoulder and requested that instead…

So yeah, FSS has its problems, but the Breeders aren't playing Union Stage any time soon.

Aside from their two or three hits songs, the Breeders are pretty unlistenable. And now they're 30 years past their prime. But that wasn't my point.

The point was that for me, Union Stage is a much closer distance, and their schedule offers the occasional (like a couple times a year) quality performer to justify the 20 minute drive and price of admission. The Fillmore Silver Spring has never offered anything worth driving 45 minutes (probably a lot more on a weeknight) and pay the price of admission for.

I'm sorry you have such sour feelings about missing The Breeders. How many hits does Joy Oladokun have?

Heilung4eva wrote:

Space wrote:

Heilung4eva wrote:
Last time I went to FSS, I ordered a bourbon. Bartender picked up Jim Beam and asked if that was OK, saying it's all they had. I spotted the Maker's Mark over her shoulder and requested that instead…

So yeah, FSS has its problems, but the Breeders aren't playing Union Stage any time soon.

Aside from their two or three hits songs, the Breeders are pretty unlistenable. And now they're 30 years past their prime. But that wasn't my point.

The point was that for me, Union Stage is a much closer distance, and their schedule offers the occasional (like a couple times a year) quality performer to justify the 20 minute drive and price of admission. The Fillmore Silver Spring has never offered anything worth driving 45 minutes (probably a lot more on a weeknight) and pay the price of admission for.

I'm sorry you have such sour feelings about missing The Breeders. How many hits does Joy Oladokun have?

I'm not sure what a hit is in basketball, but did you know he's the only player to ever have more than 200 blocked shots and 200 steals in the same season?

Don't know if any of Y'all still drink the stuff, but Churchkey and Shelter have to go four packs of Heady Topper and Focal Banger for 16 plus tax.

Space wrote:
Don't know if any of Y'all still drink the stuff, but Churchkey and Shelter have to go four packs of Heady Topper and Focal Banger for 16 plus tax.

It's only $12 in vermont… probably worth the savings to drive there and back.

Yada wrote:

Space wrote:
Don't know if any of Y'all still drink the stuff, but Churchkey and Shelter have to go four packs of Heady Topper and Focal Banger for 16 plus tax.

It's only $12 in vermont… probably worth the savings to drive there and back.

13 at the brewery.

the National Museum of American History's annual beer-focused public program

Last Call: American Beer in a Changing Climate
Friday, November 3, 2023, 6:30-9:00 pm
Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
12th and Constitution Aves. NW
Washington, DC, 20560
>>>> Tickets: $40; can be purchased HERE <<<<
>>>> Use code FRIENDSFAMILY for $5 off!! <<<<
From field to glass, American beer is vulnerable to the varied effects of a changing climate. Nevertheless, creative thinkers are making American beer resilient, responsive, and environmentally and socially sustainable.
Join us for a conversation that I will moderate with:
Andrea Stanley, founder of Valley Malt in Holyoke, Massachusetts, which is creating a local malting supply chain for New England farms, breweries, and distilleries; working with grain varieties that improve soil and water; and sourcing 100% renewable hydroelectric power.
Victoria Garza, Latin America Sales Manager at Yakima Chief Hops in Yakima, Washington, and co-founder of the annual “Sesiones del Migrante” beer collaboration, which honors the labor and expertise of migrant Mexican hop workers in the Pacific Northwest.
Denise Ford-Sawadogo, co-owner of Montclair Brewery in Montclair, New Jersey, whose beers feature a rich range of ingredients–many drawn from Denise and her husband Leo’s West African and Caribbean heritages—including fonio, sorghum, baobab, and hibiscus, which are well adapted to warmer climates.
Morgan Owle-Crisp, co-owner of 7 Clans Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina, whose woman-owned and Cherokee-owned brewery’s beers are rooted in Cherokees’ harmonious relationship with their homeland and feature ingredients such as cornmeal, sassafras, honeynut squash, muscadine grapes, and chestnut.
During the event, attendees will enjoy:
8 5-oz. tastes of beer, poured by:
7 Clans Brewing, Asheville, NC
Montclair Brewery, Montclair, NJ
DC Homebrewers, Washington, DC - pouring 2 beers that feature the hops grown in the Victory Garden at the American History Museum
A DMV farm brewery, stay tuned
Small bites
An Objects Out of Storage display showcasing artifacts and records collected from historic Anchor Brewing Co. in San Francisco, days before its liquidation
After-hours access to exhibitions, including FOOD: Transforming the American Table, with "Brewing a Revolution," showing artifacts from early homebrewing and microbrewing history donated by Fritz Maytag, Charlie Papazian, Michael Lewis, Ken Grossman, Kim Jordan, Jack McAuliffe, Bill Owens, and others
​Theresa McCulla, PhD
Curator, American Brewing History Initiative
Division of Work and Industry
National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC
mccullat@si.edu | (202) 633-7599

My wife and I enjoyed our first visit to Elder Pine Brewing last weekend after a nice mellow hike at the Rachel Carson Conservation park, conveniently located adjacent to the brewery.  The New Zealand style pilsner was great as was the pulled pork sandwich.  It was a little chilly  so we hung inside.  Too bad, because the pine forest setting in back of the brewery was extremely inviting!

Bagley wrote:
My wife and I enjoyed our first visit to Elder Pine Brewing last weekend after a nice mellow hike at the Rachel Carson Conservation park, conveniently located adjacent to the brewery.&nbsp; The New Zealand style pilsner was great as was the pulled pork sandwich.&nbsp; It was a little chilly&nbsp; so we hung inside.&nbsp; Too bad, because the pine forest setting in back of the brewery was extremely inviting!

Won't be having the pulled pork, but can confirm the rest.

Ender Pine does a lot of styles well, and the forest is lovely.

Anyone been to this place, in Alexandria?

https://www.miezabeer.com/

Space wrote:
Anyone been to this place, in Alexandria?

https://www.miezabeer.com/

based on their "on tap" menu, this place has definite potential.  if anyone hits this place, please post a review!