Metro DC Brewery Discussion Thread

Agreed. Aslin and Ocelot are within 15 minutes of each other. It's like Duke vs. UNC - arguably two of the best breweries in NoVA though they are incredibly different in what they focus on.

 

Ocelot is also a much better experience in my opinion. That's a place you can go and hang out for a while.

 

Was able to make it to Right Proper this evening after dropping bags at hotel. Cool vibe, enjoyed a cheese plate and the meatball sub. Had the Raised by Wolves and Humulus Lycanthropus, was hoping for more of the hop goodness in description of beer but a caramel malt very noticeable in both. Good, but was hoping for little better. Enjoyed the Bird of Passage wild ale. Still hope to drop by Aslin before trip is over, pick up couple crawlers for home.

 

Right Proper has no idea how to work with hops. Every hoppy offering I've had by them is overly malty and with a strange harsh mustiness to the bitterness. Their yeast driven beer and berlinners are where they shine.

 

I wouldn't say they don't know how to work with hops--Astral Weeks, Songlines, and all of their berliners/goses have great hop character. That said, i do agree that their takes on traditionally hoppy styles don't stand out as much as their 'farmhouse' beers. Some batches of Range Life have been good, and there was a stretch right before the Brookland facility opened up where Raised by Wolves was really light and juicy. It's been a mess since they started brewing larger batches, though. Way too heavy on the caramel malts.

 

Time for the beer traders to get in there with a few mules to get as many crowlers as possible.

 

is that what happened? when we came to look for apts we went to Right Proper and raised by wolves was this amazing juice bomb or so my Untappd says, and I just had it and was like wow was I drunk wtf.

 

There was always some batch variation at the Shaw location and I definitely recall the early batches there being darker and more malt-forward, but at its best, it was light and hoppy and completely unlike the current version from the Brookland facility. I think they'll dial it in eventually, their new system is huge compared to the brewpub.

 

I'm a fan. Definitely maltier than Ontario and Neutrino (the only others I've had). Still very juicy and good dry hopped nose. Carbonation seemed fine. The crowler machine is up and running at $14 / 32oz. More IPAs released next week they say.

 

I thought it was good, not great. They still have a lot of potential, but I haven't loved anything yet. The carbonation problem was greatly improved from Neutrino.

 

Seems very pricey

 

It's a little pricey, but it's in line with growler prices for other premium beers with in the area. If they continue to sell out in a day or two then they can justify it.

 

lol, if they told you they'd probably tell anyone who talked them. thanks for the info, i mean hype.