DC/MD/NoVA Beer Updates (2017)

Some nice brews at Sovereign right now - Perrenial BA Sump & 5th Anniversary along with Allagash Little Sal. The 5th drinks extremely well.

 

I honestly though the 5th was the best beer of the night. Then Sump. Then Sail. Then Josephine. And easy crowd no one there really at all.

 

Unfortunately missed the Josephine, tried the Allagash Map 40 and De Ranke Noir De Dottignies as well - good but the others were much better. With the small crowd, I imagine most of those beers are still available today.

 

Nope, unless they have drastically improved there beers I wouldn't buy them. Their beers sit and age on the shelf in New England beer stores.

 

Left Calvert Woodley a little while ago with some good stuff on the shelf-Paradise Bomb! And Bday Bomb (took the last on shelf but might have more) Agresric Bretta Rose and some good IPAs in the fridge

 

A lot of beers have caught up to Hopslam but it's still a deadly delicious pounder for the 10%.
Anybody else a fan of Avery Maharaja? That's become a steady mover at Whiskey's, especially cause of the price...

 

love me some Maharaja!
Avery's 24th Anniversary DIPA is pretty awesome as well, had it at Wet City on draft over the weekend

 

Has anyone seen the Pride Pils around stores from DC Brau? They are not selling them at directly at the brewery and I am headed to a pre-parade BBQ on Saturday and would love to show up with a couple sixers.

 

Saw a big stack of it at WF Foggy Bottom yesterday-- across from the growler/coffee bar, heading toward the exit, on the floor.

 

Thanks, and DC Brau just tweeted the P Street Whole Foods has a bunch. I should be good. Thanks for the help.

 

I will be visiting Ocean City the weekend of June 22 through the 25th for a wedding of a high school friend in Berlin. If anyone out there who was getting beers from Burley Oak this weekend was looking to do a trade, shoot me a message. I would be interested in a 4 pack of Mexi Trip and a 4 pack of Argyle Socks from this weekend's Sour Festival release if someone out there was willing to part with that.

I am coming in from Pittsburgh by the way.

Thanks.

 

A more self-awarely hipsterdom-embracing craft beer I have yet to hear of...

 

Stickee Monkee at Arlington Brew Shop, 2 per @ 10.99

 

Stickee Monkee at TW Alexandria and Springfield as of around 9ish tonight.

 

Anyone hitting Burley Oak Saturday? I'll in the area and was hoping to stop in for the release, specifically the bottles. With 250 bottles @ 1/pp will these be available after the initial line/crowd?

 

If they do make it through the initial line, keep in mind that they are doing their sour festival starting at 2 and sold a couple hundred tickets for that. not sure how early those people will get there too.

 

I'll be at Burley Oak for both the release, and then back for the Sour Festival. I read they are keeping the bar open all day for patrons, so I am assuming the festival is outside? I've never been to it before, but I really cannot believe they sold so many more tickets after the initial wave sold out. Does anyone know if they did this many tickets last year?

 

So if I got in line without tickets for the release early, then that is a way to get the entire allotment (cans + bottles)?

They did indicate that only 50 tickets will be sold on premise for the sour festival. I am assuming this will be likely sold by the people standing in line at the release earlier in the day?

 

Anyone seen any 12 packs of 2-hearted around lately?

 

Harrison Teeter in Admo, love the two hearted love, I think I'll open one right now!