Looks to be a new brewery coming to the DMV. Name: Rhino Chasers, after surfers who are in search of “the big wave.” Both brewers(and owners) are of the recently sold Old Dominion stock. I have always enjoyed OD beers, though I don’t think they push the envelope too much.
In my oh-but-so-humble opinion:
Their Millenium Barleywine was really estery and nice if I remember correctly. I also had their Spring Bock, which was OK. Other than that, the regulars you’d expect from any brewery (pale ale, lager, amber) were middle-of-the-road examples, well made but not standing out in any respect.
That, I would assume, had a lot to do with whatever the company OD wanted with its beers, so it doesn’t mean that these guys won’t break out and make something unique. At least I’m assuming they will make their own beers under this “Catoctin Brewing Company” brand. Now it looks as though they will be reviving the Rhino Chasers brand, because it had already existed once in California, and marketing beers under Catoctin. I will most certainly give Rhino Chasers a try, although much like Chris at BeerActivist I’m not sure what the surfer reference means to DC. I wish them well and hope to be drinking their stuff soon.
