Beerneuring – BAFS 2020

[josh]

If I don’t win this, I’m willing to be the winner’s proxy to pick up the prize (for a commission).

[lossomes]

Any requirement on the size of the beer? Would a 4oz pour still count? Or does it have to be 12-16oz?

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[reji]

Jan 1, starting the year off right! Caboose’s Juicy McJuice Face, a New England IPA. Got some faint peach notes and a good bit of pineyness.
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[secstate]

@lossomes 195448 wrote:

Any requirement on the size of the beer? Would a 4oz pour still count? Or does it have to be 12-16oz?

Some of us have only one liver

[lossomes]

(1) Caboose Tavern, Vienna, VA

Schwarzbier (German Black Lager)

Reminds me of Guinness Foreign Extra. Dark, but light and easy to drink.

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[lordofthemark]

@secstate 195544 wrote:

Some of us have only one liver

There must be 50 ways to love your liver.

[TimmyD]

#1 – Caboose Tavern

Got the Fog – a hazy New England IPA. It’s a solid go-to NE IPA, now available in cans to go.

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[reji]

Jan 2 at Aslin in Alexandria. Had Cat Theory, a west coast style IPA. Floral and faint grapefruit. Ok, though not as much of a west coast style as I’d like.
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[Boomer Cycles]

#BAFS2020beerneuring 001 – Aslin Beer Company (combined with #FS2020tacoloco 001)

I tasted the Doch (amber larger with notes of Carmel & Malt) and the Padrino (imperial stout conditioned on espresso, vanilla and lemon — the later to allegedly “tease your senses”, which worked, because I went back for a 2nd round. Beeradvocate.com rates the Padrino “outstanding” with a score of 92!

I wanted to try the “The Fragile Kind” (the only Pilsner on tap), as I was feeling vulnerable after trying to unsuccessfully navigate Holmes Run Trail in the dark, but it was tapped out!

Aslin is the place to go for IPAs, which don’t tickle my feather as I’m not about the hop.

Note: all thanks due to @cbganimal and @reji who extended the invitation to join their families to go biking [emoji468] and drink beer [emoji481] (and eat tacos [emoji895]). They also safely steered me home and AWAY from the Holmes Run Trail!!

Additional note: Aslin (Alexandria) is not located in a very bike friendly hood (off of Pickett, off of Van Doren!:-0), but are súper bike friendly once you get there as you can bring your bike right inside the cavernous tasting room … which is great, since there is zero bike parking outside (useless you use their exterior railing, which then obstructs other’s access to the tasting room).

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[reji]

Day 3, Beerneuring 3 at Lost Boy Cider. It’s practically in my work backyard and this is my first time visiting. Cool vibes and lots of dry ciders. I had the Hazy Hopped and really liked it. Tart, crisp green apple with a touch of happy hoppiness on the finish. Goes down delightfully easy and at 6.9%, could be dangerous.
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And yes, that’s Andre the Giant in the background.

[Boomer Cycles]

#BAFS2020beerneuring 002 – Lost Boy Cider
Speaking of Andre the Giant, ciders and getting Lost….

I, too, partook in tonight’s beerneuring mission to Lost Boy Cider. I shared w/ @CBGanimal 2 flights of 8 of the 16 ciders available, which was constituted of the first two top rows of ciders on the board behind the bar counter.

There were so many ciders, and at an average ABV of 6.9%, it did not take long to get confused. The 2 I most remember are the Pixie Dust as it was a funky color because of the combination of butterfly pea flower and citrus, and the Hazy Hopped, which tasted like an IPA beer.

Lost Boy Cider is located in a slightly better bike friendly location than Aslin, but has no bike rack, though we hung & locked four bikes to the railing alongside the exterior delivery/shipping bay

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[reji]

Jan 4 at Phase 2 Brewing in Ashburn. I had the ESB on cask. Slightly sweet and malty and delicious! Super friendly folks too.
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[reji]

Jan 4 at the Bike Lane. Fxbooks met me there and it would have been rude to not have a drink with her, right? I had the Ryed or Die, a rye IPA. (Ryde… I see what you did there.) Easy to drink, slightly bitter and not overly hoppy. Ryde on!
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[lordofthemark]

Beerneuring #1 Settle Down Easy

The challenge of getting there was the dual detour on the W&OD. West wasn’t bad but I missed the turn onto Hollywood, which meant navigating sidewalks and service lanes and parking lots on Lee Highway in classic Fairfax County style. The brewery was nice though, if the bike parking lacking. No flight price, so I just got 3 tasters and saved some up for Caboose.

2 Cloud 9 – NEIPA

Hazy light yellow white head. Aroma is mango peach, soft pine, quite strong. Taste has a bit more pine, still lots of soft fruit, some sweetness. Little bitterness, very drinkable.

Sour Raspberry Ramble
Purplish red, I guess crimson. Strongly sour, odd candied berry taste comes in and out. I guess honey notes. Aroma is subtle, hints of berry and honey. I think they tried to do too much with this

Le Grand Chocolat

Almost black, tan head. Taste starts with an interesting coffee cocoa note that quickly resolves to a blander milk chocolate. The bourbon overtones are noticeable. Aroma is milk chocolate without the bourbon. Mouthfeel is definitely creamy. I think maybe they overdid the lactose? Not unpleasant though.

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[lordofthemark]

@reji 195777 wrote:

Jan 4 at the Bike Lane. Fxbooks met me there and it would have been rude to not have a drink with her, right? I had the Ryed or Die, a rye IPA. (Ryde… I see what you did there.) Easy to drink, slightly bitter and not overly hoppy. Ryde on!
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Bike Lane, or BikeTrale?

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