Friday night’s storm (DCBeer meteorologist Nick Rakowski tells me that I should be referring to it as a “derecho“) wreaked havoc all across the DMV, leaving over a million people without power, a condition that persists today for many. Some of DC’s breweries have been affected by this outage and as of this writing continue to be.
Mad Fox Brewing Company got its power back yesterday and was able to open for dinner last night, albeit with a limited menu. Don’t worry, the beer here is fine, according to the brewpub.
@johnyorkwhit beer will be allright, just got power back #dcbrews
— Mad Fox Brewing (@MadFoxBrewing) July 2, 2012
We are open with our full range of beers and a short menu – pizza, burgers, chicken sandwich, wings, frickles,… fb.me/1xvsJkydY — Mad Fox Brewing (@MadFoxBrewing) July 2, 2012
Chocolate City Beer has had similar issues and has been without power since Friday night, necessitating the cancellation of Saturday’s growler hours. As of this writing they still do not have power and have not secured a generator. DC Brau kept power and was able to open on Saturday for its own growler hours.
Alexandria’s Port City Brewing Company also lost power on Friday night, and a number of its Twitter followers and area industry folks have voiced their support as the brewery has posted constant updates on Twitter. As of this writing, the brewery has a generator that is powering its glycol chiller and cold room, but the temperature on the beer in the fermenters has not been stabilized. The Pint Party that had to be canceled will be held today from 3-9pm at the brewery. Below is a collection of the tweets from Friday night through Monday night that tell the story of Port City’s struggles and the support that the community has thrown behind the brewery.
- Everything started out well on Friday night with Port City’s new tasting room.
- The tasting room was packed with folks ready to drink locally-produced beer.
- And so it begins…
- Our power is out. We are closed until further notice. Y’all stay safe!0
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comments - “@crashmaster007: @PortCityBrew I volunteer to drink all the beer before it goes bad. You know, for humanity & whatnot.” // thx! Let u know0
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comments - RT @jondagle: @PortCityBrew Do you think you’ll make it for tomorrow’s pint party?” // it all depends on Dominion VA Power…0
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comments - Word… RT @psubuzz: Today keeps getting worse. No power at @PortCityBrew. Had really looked forward to a growler of the pilsner too.0
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comments - The Pint Party that was supposed to commemorate the opening of the new tasting room.
- “@JMU_Nation: @PortCityBrew how does the power sitch look for tomorrow’s pint party? Cc: @jontremonte @veleszjt” // no change. Will update.0
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comments - Update: there is no change in our situation. We haven’t seen any progress at all. No trucks, no workers.
We will update here if any change0
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comments - @bjt @bigcheesetruck @DomVAPower still no power. We are closed until further notice. Sorry.0
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comments - Folks, we are still closed due to no power. We will reschedule our Pint Party soon. Thanks for your patience.0
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comments - Finally located a generator to hotwire our glycol chiller. #savethebeer @wtop0
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comments - C’mon @DomVAPower, @PortCityBrew needs some juice to #savethebeer. Get on it!0
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comments - Still trying to save 13,000 gallons of beer. #savethebeer0
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comments - Nooooooooo…. RT: @PortCityBrew: Still trying to save 13,000 gallons of beer. #savethebeer0
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comments - Good luck!! RT @PortCityBrew: Still trying to save 13,000 gallons of beer. #savethebeer0
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comments - DC friends, go help! Make merry ad call it #ImmanuelAle “@PortCityBrew: Still trying to save 13,000 gallons of beer. #savethebeer”0
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comments - Wonder how @ChocCityBeer is doing. RT @PortCityBrew: Still trying to save 13,000 gallons of beer. #savethebeer0
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comments - @kcivey @portcitybrew still looking for a generator to power chiller0
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comments - ok, so no power and dead homebrew isn’t the worst thing ever… “@PortCityBrew: Still trying to save 13,000 gallons of beer. #savethebeer”0
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comments - RT @PortCityBrew: Still trying to save 13,000 gallons of beer. #savethebeer0
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comments - Can we do ANYTHING to help? RT @PortCityBrew Still trying to save 13,000 gallons of beer. #savethebeer0
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comments - Seconded – RT @sarah_bernstein Can we do ANYTHING to help? RT @PortCityBrew Still trying to save 13,000 gallons of beer. #savethebeer0
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comments - Yikes! Anyone have a generator that can hook a brother up? RT @PortCityBrew Still trying to save 13,000 gallons of beer. #savethebeer0
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comments - Hey @DomVAPower. Help @PortCityBrew #savethebeer, and I’m sure they will give you a taste.0
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comments - “@amysample: Hey @DomVAPower. Help @PortCityBrew #savethebeer, and I’m sure they will give you a taste.” // unlimited keg stands!!0
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comments - Sirius/ sound system and coffee are now on the little generator. #savethebeer0
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comments - 🙁 good luck… RT @PortCityBrew: Still trying to save 13,000 gallons of beer. #savethebeer0
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comments - Good Thoughts and Positive Energy headed to @PortCityBrew! #SaveTheBeer0
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comments - http://mybeerbuzz.com: Despite The Portable Generator, Port City Brewing Remains Closed – http://tinyurl.com/895pdld #craftbeer #beer @portcitybrew0
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comments - @PortCityBrew congratulations! Was thinking about your power outage and what that means to your beer production! #savethebeer0
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comments - The beer is saved?? RT @PortCityBrew: Relief!! #savethebeer http://po.st/sQzpi30
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comments - @TheBeerRoad: The beer is saved?? RT @PortCityBrew: Relief!! #savethebeer http://po.st/sQzpi3” // not out of woods. We are still shut down0
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comments - RAMW members @PortCityBrew on mission to save 13,000 gallons of beer after power outage http://fb.me/1c4KZ8ITw0
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comments - #savethebeer! @dcist Power is out at Alexandria’s Port City Brewing Company, 13,000 gallons of beer are at risk: http://bit.ly/LfK74G0
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comments - @timothypmurphy @dcist Would a generator help? Or can we all go down and put the beer on ice and have a block party? cc: @portcitybrew0
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comments - @ahwahoo2006 @dcist @portcitybrew let’s go be heroes and save the beer by drinking it0
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comments - For the love of beer! @DomVAPower, please get power to @PortCityBrew before 13,000 Gallons spoils! http://dcist.com/2012/07/port_city_brewing_could_lose_13000.php0
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comments - Saddest story ever told: http://dcist.com/2012/07/port_city_brewing_could_lose_13000.php #SAVETHEBEER0
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comments - Good luck! RT @PortCityBrew Still trying to save 13,000 gallons of beer. #savethebeer0
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comments - @PortCityBrew OMG thats 26,000 Growlers that may go empty! #SaveTheBeer #Beer0
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comments - “@vtHokies98: @PortCityBrew has the beer been saved?” // not out of the woods yet. Working on getting generator hooked up. #savethebeer0
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comments - If @PortCityBrew doesn’t get power soon, I’m accepting sponsorships for Fourth of July Sloshball tourney. #savethebeer #betterthannatty0
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comments - HOLY FUCK we need to save @PortCityBrew beer! #community #yum0
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comments - .@PortCityBrew scrambles to save their beer amid power outage http://wapo.st/M1OVGW #dcstorm #mdstorm #vastorm0
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comments - @PortCityBrew Woah, hopefully the mission is accomplished! Pulling for a big success, yes! #borat #savethebeer0
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comments - Mom Nature is committing some serious alcohol abuse! MT @postlocal: @PortCityBrew works 2 save beer amid power outage http://wapo.st/M1OVGW0
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comments - RT @delraytaco: “@PortCityBrew: Still trying to save 13,000 gallons of beer. #savethebeer”
A noble cause indeed!0
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comments - SOS! warm beer will taste like “nail polish” RT @postlocal @PortCityBrew scrambles 2 save their beer amid power outage http://wapo.st/M1OVGW0
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comments - “@raveskdr: @PortCityBrew I tried to run extension cord from @RicksWine but ended up barely getting out of the parking lot :(” //Nice try!0
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comments - For the love of beer! @DomVAPower, please get power to @PortCityBrew before 13,000 Gallons spoils! http://dcist.com/2012/07/port_city_brewing_could_lose_13000.php0
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comments - Best wishes to our brewing brethren @PortCityBrew & @ChopHouseBrew0
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comments - “@lagunitasbernie: Best wishes to our brewing brethren @PortCityBrew & @ChopHouseBrew” // Thanks Bernie!0
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comments - @PortCityBrew how is beer doing? I don’t want a tragedy for DMV0
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comments - “@braujeff: @PortCityBrew how is beer doing? I don’t want a tragedy for DMV” // Thanks Jeff. Generator is now running cold room & glycol.0
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comments - Local brewery losses power, ALERT THE PRESS. Local brewery consistently brewing great beer, no one gives a damn.0
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