February Alexandria Outings...#141-152 & #182-187

It has been a busy month while I wound down one job and started another, and also spent a weekend traveling to Charlottesville, VA (future post coming soon)...so I am a bit behind with the blog posts....here is to catching up!

In between all of that has been a few trips out to some of our favorite places in Alexandria and of course a few new beers too!  Including a bit of a Pro Re Nata take over of some taps at one of our super faves...Lost Dog Café!

#141 - Maine Beer Lunch

#142 - Firestone Walker Thrilla in Sarsparilla

#143 - Firestone Walker Mind Haze IPA

#144 - Two Roads Persian Lime Gose

#145 - Firestone Walker Flyjack 96

#146 - Fairwinds Quayside Kolsch

#147 - Ocelot Gorgeous & Alone IPA

#148 - O'Connor Anglers End Double IPA

#149 - Pro Re Nata Hop Drone

#150 - Pro Re Nata Go Johnny Gose (my poor notes didn't catch the specific version as they have made about 6 different versions...oops)

#151 - Pro Re Nata Buddha Kind

#152 - Pro Re Nata Scarlet Letter

#182 - Left Hand Hard Wired Nitro Porter

#183 - Einstok Icelandic Toasted Porter

#184 - New Realm Hazy Like a Fox IPA

#185 - Reason Beer Pale Ale

#186 - Parkway Triple A Amber Ale

#187 - Ardent Saison

Catchup Post...#130-140

As February has started, I have been on a tear trying new beers at home during the week and going out on weekends...here is a catchup of the beers tried at home so far!!!

First we had a quick trip to Waldorf, MD while shopping for furniture and while I tried two new beers there, the best part of the trip was the flight of mini pizzas that we ordered!!!

#130 - Devil's Backbone Capit-Ale

#131 - Goose Island Goose IPA

#132 - Genesee Ice
#133 - Old Ox Golden OX
#134 - Old Ox Alpha OX
#135 - Center of the Universe Pocahoptas
#136 - Natural Ice

#137 - Bud Light Lemon Tea

#138 - Omission Gluten Free Pale Ale

#139 - Tree House Brighter than Starlight

#140 - Evolution Liger Sour IPA

First DC Adventure of 2020 #120-129

We started February by heading into DC to attend a snow and ice winter festival by the Navy Yard...while it was about 60 degrees and sunny!  There were ice sculptures and polar plunges and music and drinks and such.

Before the festival, we had a bite to eat and some fun beers at Bluejacket.  

#120 - Bluejacket Lost Weekend 

#121 - Bluejacket Perfect Places 

#122 - Bluejacket Freak Scene

#123 - Bluejacket Distant Morning

#124 - Bluejacket Open Window 

#125 - Bluejacket The Rainbow

Then we attended the festival and a couple places afterward....

#125 - Devil's Backbone Eight Point IPA

#127 - O'Connor El Guapo

#128 - Gordon Biersch Giganticus Double IPA

#129 - Gordon Biersch Lord Juicy

January Finished...#107-119

Even though I am writing 4 days late, the finish for my first month of a 1000 Beer Year really closed out strong!

119 beers in 31 days (really 32 since I counted NYE)!  While I am on pace for over 1400 beers for the year, I am sure it will even out a bit in a few months!

Not only finished strong...finished BIG...I had a couple large cans up to 32 oz each!

#107 - Miller High Life
#108 - Milwaukee's Best Ice
#109 - Yeungling Golden Pilsner

Some more beers at home before the 1/31 deadline included: 

#110 - Keystone Light

#111 - Narragansett Del's Shandy

#112 - Solace Suns Out Hops Out 

#113 - Sierra Nevada 40th Hoppy Anniversary Ale

And a few more....

#114 - Lost Rhino Rhino Chasers IPA

#115 - Dogfish Head Slightly Mighty Lo-Cal IPA

#116 - Lost Rhino Face Plant IPA

#117 - Tree House Hurricane IPA

Then on Friday 1/31 we went out into Alexandria for a quick dinner and a couple beers!

 

#118 - Old Busthead Vixen Irish Style Red 

#119 - Clucking Juicy Hen Quarter House IPA