Growing up I saw Pearl Jam twice; once when I was 14 (at Bender Arena here in DC), as part the Red Hot Chili Peppers “Blood Sugar Sex Magic” tour, which also included theSmashing Pumpkins (who were awful and supposedly got mad because Ian Mackaye would not meet with them). I then saw them as part of the second, and my last,
A couple of weeks ago New Belgium began distributing its stable of brewin the DMV. I went to a “release party” and subsequently saw posters advertising New Belgium from DC to Fairfax (and beyond). Out of its stable of beers Fat Tire may be the most familiar, anticipated and, from what I’ve found from reading tweets and blogs, its most maligned. Continue reading
Picture yourself at your favorite local beer store and you see an unfamiliar bottle that peaks your interest. Maybe it’s a style you’re very familiar with or maybe it’s a type you’ve never had before, either way you don’t know what the inside of that bottle tastes like and you sure want to try it.
Now ask yourself if you’d rather buy a six pack, or a box of 53 bottles of this beer you’ve never had? Continue reading
DC Folks, don’t miss today’s GROUPON at Wagner’s Liquor: 2 sixpacks of craft beer for $11!!!
This blog and our associated brewing sessions started with the best of intentions, but (and I’ll take responsibility on this one) a lack of planning, documentation and follow through caused it to die on the vine. Brady opened a twitter account about the same time we started the blog and while the blog collected dust, he built a decent following through regular care and feeding.
We’ve been saying for months that we needed to kickstart the website, dive into the beer experiments we’ve been talking about and take advantage of twitter to reach out to local breweries, bloggers and beer venues. Step one was to continue work on our logo, it’s still not where I’d like it to be, but that’s to be expected since I’m not a designer by nature.
Step two was to invest in some equipment to extend our brewing capabilities and enhance our homebrewing education while building this site into what we’d like it to be.
Flying Dog – Raging Bitch Belgian IPA
This exchange got me into a little trouble during the tasting:
James: Now here comes the Raging Bitch
Me: Hey; that’s what my wife said right after we got married.
Everyone else (aka the Peanut Gallery): Boooo!
Me (to my wife): Um, I love that new shirt you’re wearing tonight.
High and Mighty Brewing Co. – Purity of Essence
Before I begin, we have had a few technical difficulties, but I promise we will begin adding content in a more timely manner.
*Warning: Forced Analogy*
