Neglect

The wom has been going through a period of serious neglect. I’ve had some busy times at work and I’ve also been getting another blog off the ground. You folks who have read the wom for beer might be happy, because now all my UNC Basketball related posts are going to be on another venture, The Rafters.

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So from now on, only beer related posts. Hopefully I will get into blogging mode here soon.

Really need some beer news? Check out dcbeer.com for DC area stuff, like how the new Birch & Barley and  Church Key are rumored to open up like now-ish!

You could have found out for yourself at dcbeer, but **SPOILER ALERT** I know I’ll be trying to snag a pint of the extra rare Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout.

Internet at the house!!

So I haven’t been very active on the posting front lately. A lot of that has to do with the fact that since the beginning of September, I haven’t had internet in my apartment. As of today, that is no longer. I should hopefully be able to get lots more content up now. And I am going to be contributing to DCBeer as well. So drink up!

New Arlington Brewpub!

It can certainly be argued that DC, while generally a very good beer town, is lacking in the brewpub department. There’s a couple of national chains in Rock Bottom and Gordon Biersch, and a local chain in Cap City. Rock Bottom also operates The District Chophouse.

“They all make great beer, Sam!” you say. “Why are you complaining?”

I’m not complaining as much as I’m just asking for some kind of independent establishment where I can feel more like “This brewpub is mine! People who don’t live here don’t know what they’re missing! Muhuahahahahaha!”

Yes, its true, not every Rock Bottom sells Ballston Brown, but the snob in me wants somewhere to go where you can only get the “experience” of it in that particular place. You know if you talk to your friend out in California and say “Oh, going to this great brewpub over here called Rock Bottom.” They can just reply, “Oh, I’ve been to one of those.”

Well with Mad Fox Brewing Company, there will be only one. Not one of many.  I was alerted to this via DCBeer.

Looking at their site, it seems they’re going local for most of the food (always a plus) and will have a nice stable of beers to try. Now I might actualy WANT to go to Arlington, again some snobbery at hand there. (Or maybe not snobbery as much as laziness. I tend to stay in the city closer to my apartment.)

DC Beer Week

I’ve been so lax the past two weeks I haven’t even written a word about DC Beer Week. Yeah, there was a DC beer week a while ago, but this one is different, and it even seems there’s more to do during this one. I think the last one coincided with American Craft Beer week so this one is DC’s own event. Some highlights include the not-affiliated-with-DC-Beer-Week “Brew at the Zoo,” which I plan on attending, and a hoppy beer tasting at Black Squirrel tonight, lead by DCBeer’s Mike Dolan. Unfortunately I will be signing a lease on a new apartment and not be able to attend the hoppy event. Other standouts to me would be the Allagash Beer Dinner at Granville Moore’s and the hitting for the cycle event at Marvin.  I just think the Marvin event is a clever idea for a great price.

Meanwhile, something I’ve come across since jumping into craft beer has been the “beer snob.” CityPaper’s Lagerheads help define the difference between snobbery and geekerie. While I often call myself a snob, I’d like to think I fall into the geekerie category. There are some folks though, who are a bit snobbish. If you come across one of these folks during Beer Week, it’s best to avoid a showdown of geek/snob knowledge and just get on with the drinking.