imbecile
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 05, 2012 at 12:52 PM UTC
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K8teebug wrote:
James wrote:
Oh, I didn't realize that's what she was referring to.
Been there a couple of times, even though I live in NoVA.
Found the beer to be a bit overpriced and the food a bit meh. But it's Columbia, so I reckon it's slim pickings for places with good beer.
Darth wrote:
Frisco Grille in Columbia, MD.
http://www.friscogrille.com/beers.php
Actually, there's a bunch of really great places for beer in Columbia. Frisco's, Victoria Gastropub, River Hill Grill, Judge's Bench. That's where I usually go. But, I live here, so it's a little easier for me :)
This is good to know. I work in Columbia and have been to Frisco and Victoria. They both have decent enough selections, but just weren't working for me for some reason. I'll certainly check out the others, as I was with the general consensus here that Columbia was a beer desert.
Who am I kidding though, I have a dog who I have to go home and let out everyday, so I don't get to happy hour anymore.
StoneTheCrow
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 05, 2012 at 02:33 PM UTC
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atomicfront wrote:
Victoria's gastro pub sucks balls.
Agreed. Beer list is ok but the food is overpriced and generally so-so.
K8teebug
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 05, 2012 at 02:34 PM UTC
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I love Victoria Gastropub. Clearly you did not have the duck fat fries. Their burger is good too. I have never had a bad experience there and I've been going since it opened. They also have a great brunch. I will say that I typically go there to have a beer or two and get some fries. I don't often go there for dinner because their food is more on the pricey side.
My favorite place these days is Judge's Bench. I like the dive-ness of it, and it's always good people watching.
sweetcell
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 05, 2012 at 03:37 PM UTC
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stevewizzle wrote:
DC blog about experimental fermentation: http://www.themadfermentationist.com/
becoming one of my favorite reads.
he's a little over the deep end in terms of wild fermentation for me (i'm just not
that into sours), but his site is an amazing resource. probably the single best online resource for sour brewing.
my saison is just about done. i'll be putting 2 gallons into jugs and pitching matilda (brett B) dregs. won't touch it again until my birthday in february. my first experiment with da funk.
imbecile
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 05, 2012 at 04:00 PM UTC
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stevewizzle wrote:
sweetcell wrote:
stevewizzle wrote:
DC blog about experimental fermentation: http://www.themadfermentationist.com/
becoming one of my favorite reads.
he's a little over the deep end in terms of wild fermentation for me (i'm just not that into sours), but his site is an amazing resource. probably the single best online resource for sour brewing.
my saison is just about done. i'll be putting 2 gallons into jugs and pitching matilda (brett B) dregs. won't touch it again until my birthday in february. my first experiment with da funk.
love it! saison+brett = match made in heaven.
Attempting a sour beer is somewhere on my short list of homebrewing, but I have read exactly nothing on the subject thus far. Anyway, I'll certainly be checking out that page for some info to get me started whenever i get to it.
This weekend (tomorrow before FreeFest actually) I'm going to brew the Pliny the Elder recipe in the new IPA book from Mitch Steele. What a pain it was trying to find Centennial and Amarillo, ugh. Maybe after this hop bomb (if it remotely turns out) it'll be time to get busy on a sour.
sweetcell
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 05, 2012 at 09:01 PM UTC
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imbecile - nice to hear we have another brewer on here. that brings us up to four, as far as i know. anyone else?
on the off chance you didn't already know: homebrewtalk.com is another site you should check out for info. there is a sub-forum dedicated to wilds & sours (
link). folks are really helpful when you ask questions. another great resource.
James Ford
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 15, 2012 at 03:39 PM UTC
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Had one of these on draft last night. Perhaps the first Sam Adams beer I've ever thouroughly enjoyed.
Yada
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 15, 2012 at 04:12 PM UTC
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Had a few great beers at Snallygaster this weekend… specifically the casked Harvest Ale by Founders.
showlistdc
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 15, 2012 at 04:28 PM UTC
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anyone going to the nova brew fest this weekend?
http://novabrewfest.com/fall
StoneTheCrow
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 16, 2012 at 11:49 AM UTC
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K8teebug wrote:
I love Victoria Gastropub. Clearly you did not have the duck fat fries.
My favorite place these days is Judge's Bench. I like the dive-ness of it, and it's always good people watching.
Have had the duck fries and while they taste good I imagine they do much damage to one's arteries.
Judge's Bench is my favorite place in Ellicott City. Watched Chris Davis beat the Red Sox there.
nkotb
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 16, 2012 at 01:42 PM UTC
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Yesterday I saw one of the worker's at Rick's at a bar drinking…MILLER LITE :o
i am gay and i like cats
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 16, 2012 at 01:52 PM UTC
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on a list for founders backwoods bastard and harvest ale. here's hoping. as much as i hate breweries that release once a year brew . . . these two i will make an exception for.
James Ford
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 16, 2012 at 02:41 PM UTC
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They're making lists for Backwoods Bastard these days? I've always found that one pretty easy to come by. And with the staff from Rick's now drinking Miller Lite, it seems that maybe the whole craft beer thing is coming to an end….so should continue to be easy to get.
sweetcell
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 16, 2012 at 03:41 PM UTC
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stevewizzle came over to my place a week and a half ago for the first boardee homebrew tasting. wizzle's saison was amazing, no wonder it scored so well at a recent competition. it was better than most commercial saison i've had. he also brought some 6-year-old mead which was mind-blowing. his pale ale tasted solid, but it wasn't carbonated yet so needed a little more time (he had just bottled it that morning). i poured my homegrown hop IPA, a dark belgian and my pseudo-soured breakfast stout.
gonna have to do it again. i'll be bottling a belgian blond and a saison this weekend so i'll be ready in a few weeks. any other interested parties?
Yada
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 16, 2012 at 06:21 PM UTC
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stevewizzle wrote:
Yada wrote:
Had a few great beers at Snallygaster this weekend… specifically the casked Harvest Ale by Founders.
damn, jealous you snagged that, sold out before I could get it (1:45pm I think?)
the pumpkin lambicus was my favorite from snally.
Basically the main reason I wanted to attend was that brew.
Another notables:
Wet and Wyld by Unita
Wookey Jack by Firestone Walker
On The Wings Of Armageddon by DC Brau (wow, what an amazing beer, would put it just under some of the notables like Hopslam, Pliney, Heady Topper)
