Metro DC Brewery Discussion Thread

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  1. hoppytobehere

    hoppytobehere Pooh-Bah (2,046) Aug 10, 2012 District of Columbia
    Pooh-Bah

    Any other losers driving out to Aslin today?

    Crowlers in stock?
     
    #521 hoppytobehere, May 15, 2016
  2. mblackie

    mblackie Devotee (360) Sep 19, 2010 California

    Was there yesterday and they had crowlers.
     
    #522 mblackie, May 15, 2016
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  3. jacewg

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

    Aslin collab coming. Should be released in mid-August.
     
    #523 jacewg, May 16, 2016
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  4. SlothB77

    SlothB77 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2012 Virginia

    Apparently 3 Stars has a new, super hazy juice bomb:

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    #524 SlothB77, May 16, 2016
  5. hoppytobehere

    hoppytobehere Pooh-Bah (2,046) Aug 10, 2012 District of Columbia
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    Is it hitting distro? Any good?
     
    #525 hoppytobehere, May 17, 2016
  6. Drew031482

    Drew031482 Initiate (0) Dec 21, 2014 District of Columbia

    How's Master of Karate from Aslin this batch? Delicious as usual? I had a random person from Cali PM me asking if I had any to trade.
     
    #526 Drew031482, May 19, 2016
  7. hoppytobehere

    hoppytobehere Pooh-Bah (2,046) Aug 10, 2012 District of Columbia
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    Haven't had the new batch but got some crowlers this past weekend and a few weren't properly sealed. I would check before sending out for a trade.
     
    #527 hoppytobehere, May 19, 2016
  8. SlothB77

    SlothB77 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2012 Virginia

    Seconded.

    I have sent four crowlers out for trade. I had one leaker. It wasn't punctured, just leaked from where they sealed it is our best guess. Luckily, I used zip lock bags. On the plus side, I opened a Champion/ Sun that was filled on 4/29 last night and the carbonation was excellent. Multiple latte's worth of suds. Three weeks, no problem.
     
    #528 SlothB77, May 19, 2016
  9. SlothB77

    SlothB77 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2012 Virginia

    i've seen multiple people say it is better than the last batch. i've seen no one say it is worse than the last batch. i just hope they are still doing crowler fills on saturday.
     
    #529 SlothB77, May 19, 2016
  10. grover37

    grover37 Pooh-Bah (1,744) Nov 14, 2007 District of Columbia
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    Is Champion of the Sun always sub-par or just the last batch (that was released right around the Home* bottle release)?
     
    #530 grover37, May 19, 2016
  11. hoppytobehere

    hoppytobehere Pooh-Bah (2,046) Aug 10, 2012 District of Columbia
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    Enjoyed the last release a lot. It's little more bitter than their other IPAs, but it's damn good, especially after it warms up a little.
     
    #531 hoppytobehere, May 19, 2016
  12. SlothB77

    SlothB77 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2012 Virginia

    Aggregating scores, this is what I see:

    Master of Karate is the best
    Orange Starfish is second best
    Astro Zombie third best

    then Mind the Hop and Small Town/ Ontario and Stellar Parallax next tier

    then Bringing Sexy Back/ Champion of the Sun next tier

    Neutrino is probably their worst.

    (limited to just their ipas and dipas.)

    some may disagree, of course.
     
    #532 SlothB77, May 19, 2016
  13. matthartman11

    matthartman11 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2015 Virginia
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    Master of Karate is the best.

    Ontario and Mind the Hop are 2-3.

    Orange Starfish is way down the list (imo).
     
    #533 matthartman11, May 19, 2016
  14. GeuzeInTheHouse

    GeuzeInTheHouse Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2016 District of Columbia

    IMO all are very good, but will differ from person to person due to each beer having huge hop falvors. Example: If you don't like Neutrino, then you probably don't like Galaxy hops or single hopped galaxy beers.

    Their stouts and berliners are starting to be next level too.
     
    #534 GeuzeInTheHouse, May 19, 2016
  15. Beers-es

    Beers-es Pooh-Bah (1,825) Oct 30, 2015 Virginia
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    The initial batch of Mind the Hop was my absolute favorite Aslin beer. This recent batch was good, but a little different. Orange Starfish is up there for me as well. But all their IPAs are more similar than different.

    In Ocelot news, I just had my last bottle of Wicked Garden. Amazing beer, totally love it.
     
    #535 Beers-es, May 19, 2016
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  16. DammitMike

    DammitMike Devotee (387) Nov 28, 2014 Virginia

    I was there last night and had Master of Karate for the first time (can't compare it to previous batches). I thought it was great and the carb was normal. Having 3 of their IPA's side by side, they were all very similar with a few minor differences. Karate seemed surprisingly boozy next to Dunley Place (only 0.4% ABV difference). I ranked them:

    1) Orange Starfish
    2) Master of Karate
    3) Dunley Place

    Really splitting hairs though, I would be happy to see any of these on tap the next time I make it out there.
     
    #536 DammitMike, May 19, 2016
  17. hoppytobehere

    hoppytobehere Pooh-Bah (2,046) Aug 10, 2012 District of Columbia
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    Favorite IIPA: Master of Karate
    Favorite IPA: Orange Starfish
     
    #537 hoppytobehere, May 19, 2016
  18. SlothB77

    SlothB77 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2012 Virginia

    I forgot that one! They have so many! I'd put that in the same tier as Mind/ Hop, Small/ Ontario, etc. And i'd be willing to bump Astro Zombie down to that tier too. They are all very close. I think one reason Neutrino is last is because of the carbonation problems they have been having with that. I think they had carbonation problems with two separate batches of neutrino; definitely the one time I got it it was flat.
     
    #538 SlothB77, May 19, 2016
  19. beernuts

    beernuts Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2014 Virginia

    All of Aslin's IPAs taste so similar that it seems kind of crazy to talk about tiers. Its basically the same beer every time with slight variation.
     
    #539 beernuts, May 19, 2016
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  20. SlothB77

    SlothB77 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2012 Virginia

    Karate debuts at #234.
     
    #540 SlothB77, May 19, 2016
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