DC/MD/NoVA Beer Updates (2019)

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  1. lazyjc22

    lazyjc22 Aspirant (281) Feb 12, 2010 Virginia

    Found some at my local bottle shop here in Haymarket. Also grabbed a four pack of Easy Peasy. Have thoroughly enjoyed both.
     
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  2. KEA

    KEA Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2019 District of Columbia

    Where?
     
  3. hoppytobehere

    hoppytobehere Pooh-Bah (1,982) Aug 10, 2012 District of Columbia
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    Ton of it at WF H St for $20.99. CBC H St also should have it, not sure on price there.
     
  4. RKP1967

    RKP1967 Savant (1,126) Sep 26, 2010 Virginia

    I think someone in NoVA had it at $20, maybe Norm's. Doesn't sound any cheaper.
     
  5. BikeChef

    BikeChef Pundit (912) Dec 27, 2007 District of Columbia
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    Just when I thought I was done with Hopslam, these ultra-fresh cans pulled me back in again. Really good, even in these NEIPA days.

    Had Cheat Day on tap at MP and loved it. Who has cans in DC proper?
     
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  6. ItchyMitch

    ItchyMitch Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2014 District of Columbia

    Delicious beer for sure. Good luck with cans, I'd call CBC or D'Vines as a starting point. The small store I run, which happens to be a block from MP, sold 5 cases in like 3 days which doesn't happen often. The snowstorm certainly helped this and I tried to re-up for the beginning of that week but the distributor has sold through. Happy hunting, new Solace/ Manor Hill IPA collab hitting stores this week!
     
  7. BikeChef

    BikeChef Pundit (912) Dec 27, 2007 District of Columbia
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    Impressed by Astro Lab on my first visit. They’re making some very nice juicy IPAs.
     
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  8. Slack

    Slack Pooh-Bah (1,974) Feb 14, 2012 Virginia
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    Not in DC but Arrowine in Arlington did have Cheat Day earlier this week. May want to call and confirm.
     
  9. BrueryDC

    BrueryDC Devotee (355) Aug 22, 2018 California

    *Full Disclosure* - I am an employee of The Bruery

    The Bruery Store at Union Market is having our 1 Year Anniversary event at the shop today. We'll be giving away 3 Free bottles of beer to the first 100 people in line and 2 Free bottles of beer to the next 100 people. Anyone who signs up for the Preservation Society or spends over $100 will receive a Free Offshoot Beer Co. 4-pack. Cheers!
     
  10. Slack

    Slack Pooh-Bah (1,974) Feb 14, 2012 Virginia
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    4 packs of KBS at Safeway in Arlington for $22 each yesterday
     
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  11. RKP1967

    RKP1967 Savant (1,126) Sep 26, 2010 Virginia

    Sampled Easy Peasy yesterday. Not sure what they were going for yesterday, but not good. How Solace would be mentioned in the same sentence as Aslin or Ocelot is beyond me.
     
  12. hoppytobehere

    hoppytobehere Pooh-Bah (1,982) Aug 10, 2012 District of Columbia
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    I don't drink fruited lactose IPAs so I'm not sure about that one, but Cheat Day is up there with some Aslin and Ocelot stuff I've had. No question.
     
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  13. Sheppard

    Sheppard Grand Pooh-Bah (3,282) Mar 16, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Solace does get points for, you know, actually having cans widely available. You have to go to the brewery or find it on draft for the other two. While I like the other two better, it's nice to have a pretty good to good IPA producer with availability throughout the Greater DC Metro area.

    I'd also say making the leap from having their session IPA and using that as why it shouldn't be compared to Ocelot or Aslin is a strange to me.
     
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  14. Beers-es

    Beers-es Pooh-Bah (1,751) Oct 30, 2015 Virginia
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    Yep, yep and yep.
     
  15. RKP1967

    RKP1967 Savant (1,126) Sep 26, 2010 Virginia

    I had Easy Peasy. Since when is a 7% abv beer with lemons, vanilla and lactose considered a "session IPA?"

    I'd call that a milkshake IPA, and it was definitely a below average milkshake IPA.

    Since making that post, I also had a can of Party Cloudy, which I'd saw was slightly above average.



    Easy Peasy: Brewed with Lemondrop and Amarillo hops, lemons, vanilla, and lactose. Lemony, vanilla, and slightly sweet, 7% abv
     
  16. Sheppard

    Sheppard Grand Pooh-Bah (3,282) Mar 16, 2013 Massachusetts
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    My mistake. I confused Easy Peasy for Suns Out, Hops Out.
     
  17. Auburn_tigers

    Auburn_tigers Aspirant (228) Feb 28, 2015 Virginia

    Any chance Pliny the Younger gets any closer to us than Philly?
     
  18. LanguedocRocks

    LanguedocRocks Zealot (678) Aug 21, 2014 Virginia
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  19. hoppytobehere

    hoppytobehere Pooh-Bah (1,982) Aug 10, 2012 District of Columbia
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    Yeah and it's called Ocelot Talking Backwards
     
  20. jacewg

    jacewg Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2012 District of Columbia

    Thursday at Meridian Pint on draft. Can release Friday at Ocelot!
     
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