TWIB – “Finally’s”

This Week in Beer (TWIB) is a feature where I’ll highlight some craft beers I had during this past week mixed with some related (and unrelated) thoughts. Yes, it’s a play on the name of the show This Week in Baseball which I grew up on and loved.

This Week in Beer is all about “finally’s” — finally drinking some elusive beers and meeting a big influence in my beer journey.

Pinecones in a Glass

Finally, my first Stone Enjoy By IPA!

A few days ago I received a tweet saying,

Got some cool new stuff tapped and a bunch of interesting stuff on the way. @ShortOnBeer @BeerLovesNova @NoVA_Beer @dcbeer @Taplister

— Glass Half Full DC (@GHF_DC) August 29, 2013

Needless to say, days later I was sitting at Glass Half Full finally enjoying my very first Stone Enjoy By IPA. Since I’m in suburbian Northern Virginia, some 2,700 miles from the brewery in Escondido, CA that prides itself on delivering fresh beer, I’ve had a difficult time finding this beer. Incredibly, Glass Half Full had the Enjoy By 09.13.13 on tap. So I ordered one up and indeed enjoyed the piney-goodness. I guess I like eating pine cones more than Tom Aguero.

So that's what eating an entire pine cone tastes like — Drinking a Stone Enjoy By 09.13.13 IPA @ Ertel Off Ramp — http://t.co/JkVdqmZtWw

— Tom Aguero (@Tom_Aguero) September 3, 2013

I’ll buy you a round the next time Glass Half Full has some if you haven’t had one yet. Maybe I’m a sucker for the hype but it’s a beer every beer-lover should have at least once.

TWIB – Missing In Action

This Week in Beer (TWIB) is a feature where I’ll highlight some craft beers I had during this past week mixed with some related (and unrelated) thoughts. Yes, it’s a play on the name of the show This Week in Baseball which I grew up on and loved.

Phew. Life has been flying by at a million miles an hour the past couple of weeks. Fortunately I’ve been having fun along the way and more importantly, have been drinking some good beers.

Inaugural SOB Dinner

Over the weekend I hosted the inaugural Short On Beer Dinner. The crowd consisted of 11 people, including myself. I served Port City Derecho Common, 21^st Amendment Bitter American, New Belgium Hoppy Bock, Stone IPA and RJ Rocker’s Son of a Peach. I had everyone rate the beers on different qualities. I’ll tally up the results and posts some awesome pictures next week. My wife slaved over the decorations and dinner. It was a mini crafting sweatshop for the few days leading up to the event. She even etched glasses with Short On Beer on them (she’s a keeper). More on this next week complete with a photo gallery!

**Note — I’d like to host a SOB dinner each season. Contact me if you’re interested in joining in on the fun.**