Finishing July #399-414

Well, the year is more than half over (7/12) and I am still less than half way to my goal (414/1000).   I am somewhat encouraged by the progress even through the lean months of March, April and May with stay at home orders and virtually all on-premise beer unavailable.

Here is how I finished July with an array of beers I had at home including crossing the 400 mark!

#399 - Rogue Paradise Pucker

#400 - Tree House Passionfruit & Hibiscus Tart

#401 - Aslin Chili Status

#402 - Oskar Blues Death by King Cake

#403 - Wicked Weed Lieutenant Dank

Already had Foxy earlier this year but didn't remember!

#404 - New Realm Lime of the Party

#405 - New Realm Hazy Like a Fox 

#406 - New Realm Hoptropolis 

#407 - New Realm Sunset Passion

#408 - Port City Rivershed Ale

#409 - Elysian Space Dust IPA

#410 - Kona Big Wave Golden Ale 

#411 - Dogfish Head Sunday Feels Beermosa Sour

#412 - Evil Genius Flyin' Hawaiian Tropical Punch Pale Ale
#413 - Elysian Dayglow IPA
#414 - Monocacy Brewing Riot Rye Pale Ale

Finishing Feb & Starting March #192-206

To finish off the month of February we traveled to Connecticut and Massachusetts to visit family and also visit one of our favorite breweries to stock up a bundle and fill our suitcases for the trip back home!

Also 20% DONE for the year....

We were upgraded to first class on the trip so my first beer of the day was actually the first first class beer of this blog, though it was one I have already had and blogged for this year (Goose IPA)...

We flew to the airport outside of Hartford Connecticut and went to lunch in Vernon, CT where I had the first new beer of the trip!

#192 - Thomas Hooker #nofilter IPA

Then we headed to Tree House in Massachusetts to stock up....and we actually had a pretty short line!
We stocked up on an array of awesome beers and I was also able to have three beers from their draft line as well!!!

#193 - Tree House All That Is and All That Ever Will Be
#194 - Tree House Cachet Double IPA
#195 - Tree House Shimmer

Back closer to home, we went out to Labyrinth Brewing in Manchester, CT and I was able to work through a few beers there and take a 4-pack home.

#196 - Labyrinth Turbo Love Juice
#197 - Labyrinth Hesperia IPA
#198 - Labyrinth Champion of the Sun
#200 - Labyrinth Scorpio's Sting

Visiting family and relaxing at home with a brew in the evening led to a couple more to try...

#201 - Tree House Outlier
#202 - Alvarium Phresh IPA
#203 - Alvarium Hurricane Cocktail Style Sour
#204 - Tree House Punch

And on our final day, we went up to Springfield Massachusetts to check out the MGM casino there since the Basketball Hall of Fame was closed for renovations...and then off to the airport to return home...

#205 - Stony Creek Big Cranky Double IPA
#206 - Counterweight Headway IPA

So while the last two were in March (on  3/1)...I finished February with 204 beers on the journey to 1000!  Already 20% done!

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

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

10% done!!! #98-100 (and #106)

After coming back from Boston I was closing in on #100 and reaching the 10% mark for the year.  

At home I had #98 and #99 in the afternoon of 1/20 (seen below is also #107)

#98 - Natty Daddy

#99 - Icehouse Edge

#106 - Narragansett Lager

And....drum roll please....#100 on January 20th - 10% down in only 20 days, well on pace for the year!

#100 was a special beer that we got when we visited Tree House Brewing in Massachusetts in November last year!

Image from Insurance Beer Guy Blog

#100 - Tree House Jjjuliusss