Posts Tagged ‘beer’

We Love Drinks: Memorial Day BBQ

‘Beer and burger’ courtesy of ‘Magnus D’ I hope that you’ll grill this weekend. To me, that’s what Memorial Day is all about. I don’t dream of stepping on any family tradition or intruding in any masculine domain by suggesting what you should grill and how you should grill it. That’s counter productive, in my [...]

Drinks Smackdown! Beer vs. Wine 2

‘Glorious Cheese’ courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’ When last we met for an epic drinks smackdown back in March, fellow WLDC author Kirk and I had our preconceived notions of which paired better with food – wine or beer – challenged and in some cases totally overthrown. I left with a heightened appreciation for beer and [...]

Give me that Prohibition Beer

‘Interior of saloon, Everett’ courtesy of ‘UW Digital Collections’ This is a shameful moment for me.  Coors, the brewer that brought us the swill that’s “as cold as the Rockies” has developed a beer that I’m a touch excited about.  Maybe excited is too strong a word.  I’m intrigued. Batch 19, a new lager from [...]

Cheers to Cherries

We Love Drinks: Thor Cheston

‘Thor, Over Processed’ courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’ We Love Drinks continues our series where we look behind the bar, profiling the many people – from mixologists to bartenders, sommeliers to publicans – who make your drinks experience happen. When I sat down with Thor Cheston, the beer director at Brasserie Beck, our conversation centered on [...]

Friday Happy Hour: Guinness

‘christmas eve’ courtesy of ‘volcanojw’ I know that St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until next week, but let’s be honest, it’s on your mind.  So, why drink anything other than Ireland’s finest: Guinness Stout. I don’t feel like I need to expound upon the flavor and richness of Guinness as I’m sure that everyone has tried [...]

Drinks Smackdown! Beer vs. Wine

Thor Cheston is the beer director for Brasserie Beck, while Leah Dedmon is the wine director for BRABO. They may both work for Robert Wiedmaier (Rammy’s Chef of the Year last June), but they are passionate rivals on the merits of beer vs. wine, especially when it comes to which will pair best with food. Oh, [...]

Friday Happy Hour: Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier

‘Weihenstephaner’ courtesy of ‘yto’ Welcome to the Friday Happy Hour, your single drink primer for the weekend. I’ve been trying to come up with some sort of seasonal or circumstantial justification for recommending the Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier, but I really can’t.  The best thing I can think of is that you might die tomorrow and it [...]

Getting Home

” courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ So, I’m at work.  I decided to skip the trains and made it in with little hassle via Metrobus.  But, now I’m starting to worry about the commute home.  Granted, it’s still five hours off, but thinking about the mess that the Metro has been this morning [...]

Time for a Beer

Friday Happy Hour: Founders’ Dirty Bastard

’50/365′ courtesy of ‘tinney’ Welcome to the Friday Happy Hour, your single drink primer for the weekend. On icy weekends, such as the one we’re facing, you can’t stand for a cool, fruity, refreshing drink.  It just doesn’t fit.  Instead, you need something warm and robust that will ward off the cold; something that you [...]

We Love Drinks: Greg Engert

‘Beer Master Greg Engert’ courtesy of ‘snapzdc’ We Love Drinks continues our series where we look behind the bar, profiling the many people – from mixologists to bartenders, sommeliers to publicans – who make your drinks experience happen. Greg Engert views the world through the bottom of a beer glass. This is not a statement [...]

Friday Happy Hour

‘spruce goose’ courtesy of ‘rabid_c’ Welcome to the first ever Friday Happy Hour, your weekly, single-drink primer. In the Christmas spirit, I’m going to recommend a beer the bears the taste of the season.  Well, it bears the taste of your Christmas tree, anyways.  Spruce Goose, by Steamworks Brewing Co., is a strong ale brewed [...]

Saloon Flea Market

‘The Saloon, U Street’ courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’ Commy, owner of the Saloon, is hosting a flea market this Sunday at his famed, U St. pub.  He promises to offer “many unique items” for sale, the proceeds from which will benefit his international school building efforts.  On top of the interesting goods and the worthy [...]

DC Omnivore 100: #58, Beer above 8% ABV

‘the cask’ courtesy of ‘volcanojw’ It’s time for another item from the DC Omnivore 100 list of the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives. Finding a beer above 8% alcohol by volume isn’t the challenge that it once was.  The emergence of the craft beer movement [...]

DC Beer Week ’09

‘Maryland Game’ courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’ In two weeks, the DC area is having its third major beer event of the summer (suck it, Rob Kasper).  “Hoppy” Jeff Wells and Teddy Folkman, Chef at Granville Moore, will be hosting around 10 breweries during the first annual DC Beer Week.  The event will kick off at the Rock and [...]

Savor In Review

‘savor’ courtesy of ‘needlessspaces’ The buzz inside the National Building Museum Saturday night was near deafening. Glasses clanked, people’s discussions echoed through the great hall, and music floated through the air. From jeans and tee shirts to high heels and cocktail dresses, the crowd at the American Craft Beer & Food Experience known as Savor [...]

New Lost Dog Café Opens in S. Arlington

As a big fan of Lost Dog Café, which has drawn crowds in Westover for years, I was thrilled to see a “now open” sign at its new location this weekend, across from the Arlington Cinema ‘n’ Drafthouse. Like the original, this one has a menu with scores of specialty pizzas, 50-odd sandwiches, and more [...]

A Treasure Map, For Beer

‘Maryland Game’ courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’ BE STILL MY BEATING HEART, while I introduce to you the best thing I’ve seen in a long while: The DC Beer Map. I just spotted this glorious thing on Young & Hungry and could not contain myself. Let’s review: It is a map. Of beer. With color coding, and [...]

DC Omnivore 100: #78 Snails

‘Brasserie Beck’ courtesy of ‘webjedi’ Originally, this Omnivore update was for another topic, which was “Beer above 8%” (and will show up soon), but after taking a look at the menu at Brasserie Beck, the Belgian-styled gastropub downtown, I figured I’d better shift focus. So you ask, “snails?”, what is the most joked about cuisine [...]