Rustico is hosting its “Dogfish Head Daze of Summer” again. They will be pouring rare Dogfish Head drafts and giving away free glassware with every beer purchase! The event goes from 6-9pm.
Check out their weird flyer for the event…
Tags: Dogfish Head, Rustico
Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest will be at Morven Park in Leesburg this weekend. There will be over 50 of breweries in attendance and a variety of food to go with the craft beers. Wild Goose, Widmer, New Holland, Left Hand, Victory, Stone, North Coast and Bells will all be in attendance. There will also be local and regional bands to entertain.
Tags: beer festival, bells, brewfest, New Holland, North Coast, northern virginia, Stone, Victory, Wild Goose
Tonight, head to Capitol Hill for another Belga Cafe beer dinner. Beer sommelier Jens Pifereon is guiding diners through a flight of Belgium’s summer white ales as well as a few cocktails. Executive Chef and owner Bart Vandaelewill will pair the beers with an as yet unrevealed entree and dessert.
At $49 per person it’s one of the cheaper beer dinners in town. For more information, go to www.belgacafe.com.
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Tags: Bart Vandaelewill, Beer Dinner, belga, Jens Pifereon, witbeir
Check out Gordon Biersch tomorrow for the tapping of their Sommerbrau. Along with the new beer to taste there will also be free hors d’oeuvres and a fund raiser for the Special Olympics.
The Sommerbrau is said to be a light kolsch style with a hint of fruit–which sounds like a pretty safe summer drinker to me. Check it out from 6 to 8 pm at the downtown DC location (near Gallery place metro.)
Tags: Gordon Biersch, Hefeweizen, Kolsch, Marzen, Schwarzbeir, Sommerbrau
While I can’t do full blog posts while I am at the Fest, I will be twittering a bit. If you are interested check it out at https://twitter.com/dcbeer and also follow my brother’s at https://twitter.com/brews.
Photo by Darrow Montgomery/Washington City Paper
Just outside favorite kickball league hang out, Adams Mill, movie vans have taken over the street. Some new movie starring Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd will apparently take place in Adams Morgan of all spots. Must be one of those underdog drinking sports films about a ragtag band of flip cup enthusiasts with a drunken kickball hookup turned romcom thrown in.
The other day, City Desk got some great paparazzi shots of Paul Rudd crossing the street on a beer run. Although it would have been really cool if he had a bomber of Cantillion under his arm, it’s nice to see that he at least sprung for the Guinness. I wonder what he chose to pair with the stout?
Tags: Adams Morgan, beer run, Cantillion, City Desk, Guinness, Paul Rudd
This Friday is the Beer Advocates’ American Craft Beer Fest in Boston, and I’m headed up there today to take part in the festivities. I’ll be at the Friday night tasting and might get a chance to take in Beer Wars as well–although that might take up precious drinking time when there are 300 beers to go through.
The beer list and brewery presence looks pretty good with some West Coast breweries making an appearance. 21 Amendment will be showcasing its two beer available on the East Coast now–Hell or High Watermelon and Brew Free or Die IPA. Bear Republic will also be there with a brewer’s choice beer which might be interesting. Deschutes from Oregon will be there with a nice lineup including their Black Butte Porter.
Greg Kitsock, Washington Post beer writer and a regular figure at the numerous beer events around the city, has written an article spotlighting craft beer in cans. It’s interesting to see that Blue Mountain Brewery down in Central Virginia is starting to can and is available now just outside the city…
Next month, the Blue Mountain Brewery in rural Nelson County will become the first Virginia microbrewery to can its beer. Using a hand-operated filler and seamer, owner Taylor Smack will package his Full Nelson Pale Ale in 12-ounce aluminum cylinders — at a laborious 20 cases per hour — and ship it to better beer outlets around the commonwealth.
Oskar Blues was the first craft canner, but recent upstarts are making it onto the scene.
Tags: Blue Mountain Brewery, Butternuts Porkslap Pale Ale, Full Nelson IPA, Greg Kitsock, Oskar Blues, Red Durby
My eyes have been glazing over every time I hear about the Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival at the National Harbor this Saturday–mainly because I suspected that half of the 40 beers they were advertising for this festival would be Bud, Budlight, Bud Ice, Bud Lime, etc. It turns out my fears were unfounded.
They’ve got Dogfish Head Raison D’etre and 90 Min IPA; Stone Brewing Company Levitation and Arrogant Bastard; Brewery Ommegang’s Hennepin, 3 Philosopher; Lancaster Brewing’s Hop Hog IPA. They’ve also got local guys like Flying Dog’s Doggie Style Pale Ale and Gonzo and Clipper City’s Pale Ale and Heavy Seas Loose Cannon. Just to drive this home… at 11:45AM they tap a freaking firkin from Clipper City.
They do have Heineken Light, which I guess is what I worried about, but they’ve also got Heineken Dark, haha–so go check that out.
Tags: 90 Minute IPA, Arrogant Bastard, bbq, bourbon, Clipper City, Dogfish Head, Doggie Style Pale Ale, Flying Dog, Granville Moore's, Heavy Seas Loose Cannon, Levitation, Stone Brewing Company, Teddy Folkman
There are a bunch of beer events coming your way for the next few months in the DC area. Lagerheads over at CityPaper have made my life easier and gone and compiled a list. One such gem is happening tonight…
Washington Wine and Cheese Beer Tasting at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church - Join special guest Greg Kitsock, Washington Post beer columnist, for nine samples representing a variety of light and dark beers. Snacks available, including smoked bluefish but seating is limited so get there early. 7:45-10pm, $20. First come first serve.
Lagerheads go on to spotlight a number of beer festivals including the Beer Bourbon and BBQ fest on June 20, the NOVA Brew Fest on June 27 & 28. We will do are best to remind you and cover these events as they come along of course. Which reminds us, that de Silly beer dinner at Brasserie Beck is tomorrow, get tickets!
Check out the whole Lagerhead list here…
Tags: Beer Bourbon and BBQ Fest, beer events, Lagerheads, Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest
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