Beerneuring BAFS 2019

[rumipumi]

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At Maryland Meadworks

[lordofthemark]

Beerneuring #2 Maryland Meadworks (Meadeneuring, or BEEneuring)

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Gwen

Gwen was hazy yellow, had flowery aromas, maybe hibiscus, tropical fruit. The taste was nicely tart, with the advertised apple and papaya notes. The mouthfeel was light and nicely “petillant” (as we discussed). All in all a nice mead.

This was the first time I had visited a meadery (sorry Rumi, the place we visited in Richmond was a cidery, I misremembered). It was a lovely cozy place (even if Route 1 is not particularly cozy) Ken was happy to explain about the meads. The place is VERY bike friendly, and we should go there and support it.

Today’s ride led by Jessica was lovely – I don’t think I had ever ridden up the ART in winter, and I had not been to Lake Artemisia.

[lossomes]

#3 – Port City, Alexandria, VA

Resilience Butte County Proud IPA

I don’t usually like IPAs, but this was very drinkable. Also supports a great cause in an innovative way. 10/10 will buy again.

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[smb9600]

Beernuering Stop 1: Mad Fox- I had Ornery Like a Fox New England IPA. Good beer, good company & learned they’ll serve a half pour at Mad Fox!

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[smb9600]

Stop 2 on the beer tour: Audacious Aleworks! I had the Belgian Tripel. Great space, good popcorn & great debate (what percentage of Americans have run a half marathon, ever???)

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[smb9600]

Beer tour, stop 4: Settle Down Easy. I felt like something lighter, so went with the 2Cloud 9. It was light, fruity, & yummy.

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[smb9600]

Beer tour final stop: Caboose Commons – recommended by Boomer. I didn’t know Caboose had a Merrifield location! TheHop on Board IPA was good – the grilled cheese was amazing

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[Steve O]

Saturday was the coffee-brewery-brewery-distillery-brewery-brewery ride, and I hung to the bitter end!

First stop: Mad Fox
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I had the 80 shilling, a Scottish-type ale. It was not yet noon, and I found this to be an excellent late morning winter choice. Not light, not too heavy and with some nice flavors.
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[Steve O]

2nd stop was at Audacious Aleworks, where, in addition to beer, they gave us free hot dogs!

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I got the 7 Evil Exes sour
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I have really been enjoying sour beers lately. Not sure why I had never tried them much in the past. I tasted their other sour, which I found to be a bit too fruity. This one was better, although it could have been even more sour for my taste.

[Steve O]

After chilling at the FC Distillery (see spiriteuring post elsewhere), we headed to Settle Down Easy. I had never even heard of this place (thanks, smb9600!).
I got their Virginia Creeper
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I enjoyed this little sentence from the description: ” …but East Kent Golding, Cascade, and El Dorado hops still make their presence known as they creep on to the pallet with a lasting finish.” I went out back and looked at their pile of pallets but saw no hops.

Not a bad choice, a malty, red ale. Goes fine with chips and queso.
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[Steve O]

Lastly, Boomer forced smb9600 and me onward to Caboose Commons in Mosaic. I did not know Caboose had another location, and they brew on site as well.

Schwarzbier was my final choice.
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Perfect for the last one of the day. Richer, darker with some chocolate hints.

What a great time! I enjoyed every minute of the ride and the hanging with bikey friends. We should do this again!

[SarahBee]

@lordofthemark 186583 wrote:

Beerneuring #2 Maryland Meadworks (Meadeneuring, or BEEneuring)

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Gwen

Gwen was hazy yellow, had flowery aromas, maybe hibiscus, tropical fruit. The taste was nicely tart, with the advertised apple and papaya notes. The mouthfeel was light and nicely “petillant” (as we discussed). All in all a nice mead.

This was the first time I had visited a meadery (sorry Rumi, the place we visited in Richmond was a cidery, I misremembered). It was a lovely cozy place (even if Route 1 is not particularly cozy) Ken was happy to explain about the meads. The place is VERY bike friendly, and we should go there and support it.

Today’s ride led by Jessica was lovely – I don’t think I had ever ridden up the ART in winter, and I had not been to Lake Artemisia.

This was a fabulous ride. Wonderful riding with you today Ken and Team 9. I also cannot say enough wonderful things about Maryland Meadworks. I had the Bitter Bee, which was delicious. They also have growlers to go. I packed up the Gwen Tart and it made it the entire ride back to Falls Church no problem. Everyone should check this place out.

[Sunyata]

Man, I am really slacking on this beerneuring thing. In fact, I have been to two LoCo breweries, but can not count them since I did not “ride to the brewery” but was driven there after a gravel ride.

I joined in on the SMB9600 Falls Church Booze Tour on Saturday. It was really great to see everyone and have a chance to relax and catch up.

First stop was Mad Fox. I had the Saison Farmhouse Ale, which was not bad for a saison, but less floral than I would have liked.
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[Sunyata]

Next stop was Audacious Aleworks. They do have a cool venue, but their beer leaves a lot to be desired.

I had the Clan MacLeod Immortal, which was their newest beer, a Scottish Ale. Surprisingly it was not bad. Not great, but not bad. Not enough boozy hints for me, and a little light on the malts. It had also not been entered into UnTappd, so I got the honour of entering it in and being the first to check it in. So, there is that.

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[Sunyata]

Ahh. Cheers, where everyone knows your name.

Oh wait. I mean Settle Down Easy. This is the area’s newest brewery and has only been open two months. Their beer is seriously on point and the space is pretty amazing, too. Plus, they have tacos and nachos in house and you can order anything on the El Tio menu (from inside the brewery) and it will be delivered in less than 10 minutes. Or you could bring your own food.

They had a new beer on tap, the Nautical Nonsense, which was a pineapple pale ale. It was, like all their beer, rather tasty. Fresh with just a hint of pineapple.

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