The Beer Thread

[stevewizzle]

merry christmas to me.  box from bressner on the left, de garde stash on the right.

[brennser]

merry christmas to me.  box from bressner on the left, de garde stash on the right.

enjoy my friend :-)

[sweetcell]

fresh back from 2 weeks in Baja.  nothing but Corona, Tecate, Dos Equis and Pacifico - AKA a beer wasteland.

got home and immediately knocked back a Westie 12, Allagash Farm to Face, Almanac Dogpatch Sour and a homebrewed chocolate imperial stout while catching up on (american) football.

all is good now.

swung by de garde brewing on sunday

cool story, bro (no, seriously, sounded like a very cool experience!).

brennser hookups are the best.

[sweetcell]

some beer readings for yaz:

Flying Dog plans to open brewery in Leesburg, Virginia
http://www.wusa9.com/story/money/consumer/2014/12/30/flying-dog-to-open-brewery-in-leesburg-va/21039753/ (note typo in last sentence )

Craft Brewers Are Running Out Of Names, And Into Legal Spats
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2015/01/05/369445171/craft-brewers-are-running-out-of-names-and-into-legal-spats

[grateful]

Wow.

https://www.beermenus.com/places/18255-dominion-wine-and-beer

Wow, wow, wow.

[sweetcell]

Wow.

https://www.beermenus.com/places/18255-dominion-wine-and-beer

Wow, wow, wow.

good selection.  i would skip the Mephistopheles and Raison D'Extra, doubtful that either of those are great fresh.  i'd be all over that Flower Power.  if i was buying a growler for the masses, Mirror Pond and Pale 31 would be my choices.

[sweetcell]

more beer readings:

for stevewizzle: Jack?s Abby Brewing Is Building a Massive New Brewery
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/blog/2014/12/17/jacks-abby-brewing-building-massive-new-brewery/

Wasted: How the craft-beer movement abandoned Jim Koch (and his beloved Sam Adams)
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/article/2015/01/05/jim-koch-sam-adams-beer/

[Yada]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jXIR2J0lk0&feature=youtu.be

[stevewizzle]

for stevewizzle: Jack?s Abby Brewing Is Building a Massive New Brewery
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/blog/2014/12/17/jacks-abby-brewing-building-massive-new-brewery/

nice. hoponious union for everyone.

[vansmack]

I just got back from a bunch of breweries in NoCo.  Supposedly the beer's pretty good there, but I wouldn't know.

Oskar Blues
Left Hand
Big Beaver
Grimm Brothers

Are the one's I can remember.

[Yada]

http://draftmag.com/americas-100-best-beer-bars-2015/

[stevewizzle]

i always like this list. 

happy proleteriat gets a feature. i love that place.

i live a block or two from both pine box and stumbling monk, life is good. the omission of brouwers is by far the most egregious i can note for this years list.  it may be the best beer bar in the country, period, and yes, i realize toronado is also not listed.

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and yes, i realize toronado is also not listed.

for shame!

[sweetcell]

I just got back from a bunch of breweries in NoCo.  Supposedly the beer's pretty good there, but I wouldn't know.

Oskar Blues
Left Hand
Big Beaver
Grimm Brothers

Are the one's I can remember.

nice!

so, how many of those places did you walk in and ask to see the wine list?

[Rogue Riderhood]