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Homebrew DC: $12 (or so) Cream Ale
Brewing Cream Ale courtesy of timomcd This is another in a series of articles about homebrewing in the DC area by Carl Weaver of RealHomebrew.com. Want to learn about making your own beer? Keep an eye out for Friday homebrew features. I wrote about cream ale before. It is a good beer for the coming [...]
More »Homebrew DC: Dry Stout Recipe
Love the full, roasty flavor of Guinness Stout? Make your own! @RealHomebrew teaches us how in this week’s #Homebrew DC.
More »Homebrew DC: Coffee Porter
Homebrew DC encourages speedballing. Make a coffee porter with this recipe and put some caffeine buzz in your alcohol!
More »Homebrew DC: American Cream Ale
Learn how to brew your own cream ale at home. Not part of the #homebrewing revolution yet? Get on the train!
More »Homebrew DC: Bacon Beer, a Stout Lover’s Breakfast
Black Thai courtesy of Samer Farha This is another in a series of articles about homebrewing in the DC area by Carl Weaver of RealHomebrew.com. Want to learn about making your own beer? Keep an eye out for Friday homebrew features. Not so long ago, @brew_thusiast tweeted his disappointment with a particular homebrew bacon beer, [...]
More »Homebrew DC: Uniquely American
Next up in our home brewing technique series: how to craft uniquely American ales.
More »Homebrew DC: Kölsch, Springtime’s True Delight
Try a kolsch homebrew recipe! A great summertime beer with crisp maltiness and light hops.
More »The Environmental Impact of Kegging vs. Bottling
Starting up a new Friday tradition here at @welovedc, our first home brewing column by @carlweaver!
More »Mystery Object Found in Shirlington
I was waiting on a friend in Shirlington the other day when I saw this contraption. Anybody have an idea what it is? It is rather reminiscent of things I remember from history class, like stocks and pillories. In fact, the first thing I thought when I saw it was a photo I recalled from [...]
More »Don’t Crap Your Snow in the Street
My neighbor crapped his snow into the street Originally uploaded by carlweaver My neighbor decided that the snow-clearing job at his house was not good enough, so he crapped some into the street for good measure. Because that’s where it belongs or something, I guess. I don’t know why. It’s just plain annoying. People, if [...]
More »Fire Escapes Need Shovel Love Too
Fire exit? Really? Originally uploaded by carlweaver I saw this while walking to lunch yesterday. A building at Thomas Jefferson St. NW and the Canal in Georgetown has a set of stairs marked from the outside “Fire Exit. Not an Entrance.” Good idea. People in the basement need to get out when there’s a fire, [...]
More »Yes, I want a $250 ticket
Parking in the snow route Originally uploaded by carlweaver Okay, people. It says “snow route” on the sign and the radio stations are warning people that there’s a snow emergency in the District. Even our very own lovable Tom Bridge warned us that parking here could lead to some heavy fines. Is $250 worth the [...]
More »Thanks, Mollytics, for renewing my faith in DC
Love Heart by Photos8.com Originally uploaded by Photos8.com Molly of Mollytics just renewed my faith in DC’s humankind. Yes, even amid rants and warnings about how you are about to die, my heart is warmed by this tweet: mollytics http://twitpic.com/131ufa – Know who is amazing? @WillBlog4FoodDC b/c he shoveled out my car & let me [...]
More »Top Five Ways to Get Killed After a Craptacular Snow Storm
Walk in the street. Walk in the street two abreast. Drive too fast on slick roads. Ride your bike like a jackass in these conditions. Cross the street against the light. Let’s be careful out there, folks. Safety is a shared responsibility. I have seen blatantly stupid behavior out there. If you are driving, slow [...]
More »Drive like an ass, just like this guy
Notice how all that snow is piled on top of this person’s car? Don’t be like that. When you can get out and drive, be sure to clean the snow off your entire car. Two things can result from this type of halfway done snow removal. First, big chunks of ice and snow can fall [...]
More »Be a Good Egg and Dig out your Fire Hydrants
fire hydrant Originally uploaded by Allee574 Sure, some of the fire hydrants in the district don’t work and we don’t necessarily know which ones, but emergency responders will need to know where these are and have quick access to them in the event of a fire. Don’t the local governments pay people to do this? [...]
More »Want a donut? Not so fast there, Skippy.
Krispy Kreme closed Originally uploaded by carlweaver My lovely wife and I had lunch in Alexandria today and afterward had a hankering for a doughnut. Of course, I thought, let’s go to Krispy Kreme. For those of you who never leave DC, there are hot doughnuts now on Rt. 1 south in Alexandria. When we [...]
More »Ugly Weather Officially Dampening the Joy of Pants-Optional Friday
no pants metro ride Originally uploaded by laurarotondo Have you been outside yet? Lovely Wife called me at 10:30 from the Weaver Compound in Arlington to say it was snowing somewhat heavily. We had not yet seen flake number one over in DC where I work. Now it’s a different story, of course. My office [...]
More »Haven’t Gone Shopping Yet? You’re Kinda Screwed.
This is a mad house! Originally uploaded by carlweaver This was the scene last night in the produce department at the Safeway on Lee Hwy. Lots of thing were still available, but probably not the things you would care to eat if you had a choice. Beets, radishes, papayas and kale were still there. On [...]
More »Line at Trader Joe’s pretty freaking crazy
Trader Joe’s line too damned long Originally uploaded by carlweaver Were you in line at Trader Joe’s on 25th and L Street today? When I realized what was going on I turned tail and left. Those folks on the left in the photo are in line for the register. The folks on the right are waiting in [...]
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