Metro DC Brewery Discussion Thread

Got 6 crowlers of juice bombs at Aslin, pretty sure one of the owners served me. Gave 10%, which, if you know how much they cost, is more than fair IMO. Cheers.

 

Is that the one in Shirlington?

 

I'll never understand why new breweries (or any brewery, really) think they can pass off an infected beer as a 'sour'. Bad quality control is no way to build a loyal following. Denizens did the same thing, unless they really set out to brew a sour wee heavy or a "brett IPA" that tasted like straight vinegar.

 

And I'll make a mental note never to come back to your establishment.

 

Very fair.

 

i (should/should not) bring my dog to aslin and ocelot today

 

Had Fair Winds Barley wine yesterday. It was terrible. These types of polls are won by the businesses that push their customers on social media to vote for them. I wouldn't doubt it if every employee and their families are required to log in once a day and vote.

 

I agree. Their saison is ok but everything else I had from them was forgettable. I'm interested to try their bourbon barrel aged stout when it comes out, but expectations are low.

 

I've seen dogs at Ocelot most times I go. Not sure about Aslin. I think I remember seeing them promoting a bring your dog day before. Hopefully someone else knows or give them a call to be sure. Aslin is small so it can get crowded and noisy.

 

Both Ocelot and Aslin allow dogs.

 

zooey dogschanel will make an appearance.

 

They have the barrel aged barleywine (My Sweet Virginia) on tap right now, its awesome.

 

my goodness Stellar Parallax is great!

 

Anyone know what hops are used in Stellar Parallax?

 

I think is it a blend of Galaxy, citra, and simcoe? Not 100% sure though. Excited to try it today!

 

Just stopped by for the first time to have a flight -- Stellar Parallax was my favorite by far; looking forward to enjoying my crowler this week.

 

Went on Sunday and tried everything. I was kind of expecting good to great hoppy beers and bad to decent other styles, but I was really impressed with both the Kolsch and farmhouse. The smores stout was sweet, but done well. Both Bringing Sexy and Stellar Paradox were fantastic, Stellar being my favorite. I got a crowler of both and cannot wait to try some of the other hoppy creations in the future. The place was also nicer for hanging out than I expected.
For those who have had all their hoppy offerings, how do you rank them?

 

Prob gonna hit up Aslin between a wedding and reception this Sat. Who has a wedding at 2, then reception start at 5? Just seems like a big gap. But to the important part. With Aslin, are IPAs only crowler fills now? No growler (32 or 64)? And it's 2pp per IPA? $13 per crowler? That does seem on the high side, but cheaper than driving to tree house.

Thanks in advance

 

This is a near impossible task. The profiles of their IPA/IIPAs are very similar, and there is some batch variation.

The best one is always the one in my glass.