Let's talk good beer

[BDBohnzie]

Great beer weekend for me, as I was able to knock off 2 more breweries from my MD distribution list.

Every month, Flying Dog hosts a Happy Hour and Movie at a classic theatre in Frederick. This past Thursday they showed The Blues Brothers and were giving samples of their latest Brewhouse Rarity: Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout. Which I found a bit underwhelming. The spices used came and went very quickly, and the chocolate flavor wasn't up to par. During the hour before the movie, Flying Dog beers are $3 (They change each month, but they had K-9 Winter Ale, Pale Ale and Raging Bitch). After the movie, went to BWW and got an Antietam 1605 Red Ale and DuClaw's Dirty Little Freak. The red ale was good, while the DuClaw beer was ok. Took some getting used to, but enjoyed it. Still like Maui's Coconut Porter better.

Went to a great beer store Saturday night on my way to dinner with my wife and another couple. They have 12 beers on tap that can be purchased in samples/pints/growlers. Tons of different beers and wines. Glad I had a limited budget, as I could have spent hours and a ton more money in there.

Peak Organic was doing a tasting, so I tried 4 of their wares: Fresh Cut (Hoppy Pils), IPA, Nut Brown, and Hop Noir (Black IPA). All were tasty, with my fave being the Hop Noir. Ended up with a 6er of IPA and a 6er of Nut Brown. Also got bombers of Southern Tier's Creme Brulee, Lagunitas Cappuchino Stout, and a quart of Lagunitas Sucks.

After dinner (where I had a few Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Sumpin's), we went to a local brewpub, where I had their oatmeal stout. Tasty, with a nice toasty oat flavor. Then ran to another bar, where I had Sierra Nevada's Hoppy Lager. Awesome beer. Could have had many more of these.

Last night for the game, I had a few Peak Organic IPAs and a can of Red Shedman's Pump House IPA, which was tasty. Local vineyard that also does hop farming and brewing. Gonna have to go visit now after trying their beer.

At noon today, I'm running over to Flying Dog to get a few bottles of their bottle aged Gonzos. They did half in bourbon barrels and half in rum barrels.

And then I won't be able to buy beer for a while...