So it started with the Black Squirrel dropping Fat Tire on us for a whole week–along with a whole bunch of other New Belgium beers–and it looks like their secret beer hook up continues. Starting tonight they have a few more to hard to find beers within the DC borders. What did these modern day bootleggers smuggle in this time? Check it out:
SKA Modus Hoperandi – a 7% ABV IPA with 70 IBU’s. This bad boy comes in a can!
Mad River Steelhead – Golden hued Extra Pa
le Ale of medium body with a spicy floral hop character and a very mild bitterness at 5.6% ABV.
River Horse Hop-a-lot-amus - Drink Perle, Cluster, Cascade, and Amarillo hops in this double IPA with 8% ABV.
River Horse Hop Hazard – 5 hops, 5.5% ABV American Pale Ale — Hop-a-lot-amus’ little brother.
Lost Abbey 10 Commandments – Holy moses, Lost Abbey!? This is Pizza Port’s super strength 9% ABV Belgian style in a 750 ml bottle.
Keep it up Black Squirrel. You started just kicking the pants off most every other Adams Morgan bar with your beer list, but now you are rubbing it in.
P.S. I’ve been trying to get this bar to put in some Skeeball. I would like to ask all readers to begin pestering them about this ASAP. Thanks.
Tags: Adams Morgan, Mad River, River Horse, Ska Brewing, the black squirrel, The Lost Abbey
Thanks for posting this! Must try the Lost Abbey 10 Commandments right away. I’ve heard great things. Always good to know what to order before you get to a bar. Go Black Squirrel! You’re one of my favorite bars but some Skeeball would definitely propel you to the top of my list. Pestering to begin now…
Hops, hops, hops. There are a lot of IPAs out there and many are very good, but I hope Black Squirrel can bring the funky now and then.
I say no to the skeeball. Don’t get me wrong–I love me some skee, but skeeball lanes means less room for beer and beer lovers. No thanks! (Unless their original plan for the basement bar is being rethought…)
Oh, I missed the skeeball comment. No, please. This bar has done a marvelous job of catering to something other than the typically Adams Morgan weekend crowd. Skeeball would be a big move in the wrong direction in that regard.
i think drinking good beer and playing skeeball would be a form of heaven. why can’t both happen at the same time? as long as Black Squirrel doesn’t start slinging 3 dollar coronas and dollar jello shots i think the riff raff will stay away. skeeball isnt THAT popular.
i’d also settle for a table top ms pacman.
Lost Abbey is to die for! Great post…how about darts instead of skeeball?