Starting tonight: Max's Rare & Obscure Fest. Yes, yes, by national beer standards, one could easily make the case that every day is "rare and obscure" day at Max's Taphouse. But tonight through Saturday is an extended weekend for those who insist on trying to max out their tasting sheets or records for bragging rights. A reminder that all of the following will be parceled out over the next three days, and survivors may linger through Sunday and the early part of next week, if crowds or other events conflict with your desires:
CASKSFlying Dog Barrel aged Gonzo dry Hopped w/ Chipotle & Vanilla BeansFlying Dog Woody Creek Wit dry Hopped w/ El DoradoDuClaw Five Hail MaryFirestone Walker Velvet MerlinHeavy Seas Greater Pumpkin 2011DRAFTS21st Amendment Lower De BoomBlack Diamond Brandy Grand CruBlack Diamond Dried Up GeezerBlue Point Old Howling BastardDe Dolle Dulle TeveElysian ArborealElysian Poison DwarfElysian Slight ReturnElysian PerfesserElysian The DreadHantversbryggeriet MunkenHopfenstark FaustHopfenstark Captain SwingL'Olmaia KarkadeSmuttynose Brett & ISmuttynose Smuttonator 2011Alvinne Morpheous Wild UndressedBFM Spike & JeromeDe Struise Pannepot Reserva 2008De Struise Pannepot Special Reserva 2009DuClaw Oak Aged Old FlameEvil Twin an Uncommon IPAEvil Twin Hop FloodEvil Twin Nurse PepperEvil Twin Imperial Biscotti BreakEvil Twin Monks Suffers Serious Sugar Rush On BarbadosEvolution Petit HoublonFlying Dog Barrel Aged GonzoFlying Dog Horn DogHambleton NightmareHebrew Funky JewbelationHitachino Nest 3 DaysHofstetten Kubelbier Zymatore Aged in Whiskey BarrelsL'Qhilika African Dry Mead Zymatore Aged in Mourvedre BarrelsAllagash Old HLTCrispin MarvinDe Glazen Toren Zymatore Aged in Zinfandel BarrelsEmelisse Black & TanGeorge Gales Conquest Masterbrew 2000 Aged In Whiskey/Pinot BarrelsGeorge Gales Prize Old Ale 2001 Aged in Whiskey/Pinot BarrelsOlivsholt LavaOskar Blues Gordon Aged in Wine BarrelsSchneider Brooklyner Hopfen Zymatore aged in Gin/Pinot BarrelsStillwater Bri Witter WeisseThornbridge Kipling Zymatore Aged in Belgian Owl Whiskey BarrelsTroegs Scratch # 57-WeizenbockTroegs Scratch #56-Single Hop paleTroegs Scratch #59-Mighty Moose MIldTroegs Scratch #60-Spring Fest LagerWilliams Bros Profanity StoutPlus Maybe one or two more.......you never know......BOTTLESBrew Dog Nuclear PenguinBrew Dog Sink the BismarkBrew Dog Paradox Speyside 2009Brew Dog/Mikkeller Divine Rebel 2009De Molen Bommen & Granten 2010De Molen Heaven & hell 2008Del Ducato/3 Fontenien Beersel MattinaEvil Twin 9th SymphonyEvil Twin DiscoEvil Twin Hoekerens Jubilaeums OlFirestone Walker SucabaFirestone Walker XV AnniversaryFull Sail Top Sail Bourbon Barrel PorterGeorge Gales Jubilee 2002George Gales Prize Old Ale 1996Goose Island Night Stalker 2010Haandbryggeriet KrokkebicHopfenstark Ostalgia BlondeJW Lees Harvest Ale in Calvados 2003La Trappe Oak Aged Isid'orLa Trappe Oak Aged Quad Batch 6Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch WeaselNogne O Dark Horizon 3rd EditionNorth Coast Old Rasputin Barrel Aged XIVOrkney Dark Island Reserva 2007Saint Bock SacrilegeSam Smiths Stingo 2008Samichlaus 2010The Bruery Coton 2010The Bruery Cuir 2011The Bruery/Cigar City Marron AcidifieThomas Hardy Ale 2004Unibroue 15Vapeur D'Antan 1996
In Annapolis, Saturday, April 28th: MD Drafts and Laughs: 50+ craft and imported beers while enjoying the region's funniest comedians. Beer seminars throughout the evening in private tasting rooms. Food and wine is available though not included in the fee. $35 in advance, $40 at the door, $60 VIP. Details at 443-926-1464 or www.mddraftsandlaughs.com.The Casks
- Brewdog – Paradox (Isle of Arran)
- Brewers Alley – Oatmeal Stout
- Brewers Art – Tiny Tim (VIP Cask)
- Brewers Art – Monument Pale Ale
- DuClaw – Bourbon Barrel Aged Old Flame
- Evolution – Lot 3 IPA (Dry Hopped W/Citra)
- Evolution – Rise Up Stout (VIP Cask)
- Firestone Walker – Velvet Merlin
- Yards – ESA (Extra Special Ale)
- Oskar Blues – Deviant Dales Pale Ale (Double Dry Hopped)
- Weyerbacher – Blanche
- Flying Dog – TBA
- Old Dominion – Oak Barrel Stout
- Heavy Seas – Plank II (w/poplar, eucalyptus, and liberty hops)
- Oliver Breweries – Jacobs Winter (Oak Barrel W/ Juniper)
- Oliver Breweries – James Brown Ale (Red Oak Aged)
- Oliver Breweries – Ape Must Never Kill Ape
- New Belgium – Ranger IPA (Double Dry Hopped)
- Flying Dog – TBA
- Flying Fish – Hopfish (Dry Hopped W/Simcoe)
- Dog Brewing – Blue Corn Triple
- Still Many More To be Announced!!
As if that's not enough for one weekend, consider the following for those for whom a Guinness doesn't taste right without an Irish music session in front of it: The first Baltimore Irish Trad Fest will be held at several locations in Baltimore over the three-day weekend, including J. Patrick's Irish Pub in Locust Point, James Joyce in Harbor East, and Liam Flynn's in Station North. More info here.
May 5th: Heavy Seas Blues at the Brewery, Halethorpe: International blues artist Deanna Bogart will be performing with her band. Heavy Seas beer, and food concessions from Koopers Chowhound Wagon, will be available onsite for purchase. $20. 7:30-11pm. www.hsbeer.com/blues-brewery.
Frederick Beer Week: May 12-19th. Enough said?
May 26-27: The Maryland Zoo's Brew at the Zoo. Go early to see the zoo animals (including beer-name animals like otters, rhinos, ruddy ducks, and elephants--and maybe a raven), them stick around to have the beer and eats.
Down in Millersville, Hellas Restaurant is holding an Ommegang-d'Achouffe Beer Dinner on May 30th, $65 per person:
Reception Course
Greek Poppers with Tzatziki
Marinated artichoke hearts and fire roasted red peppers
stuffed with feta cheese and Panko breaded
Paired with Ommegang Witte
First Course:
Lamb Chop Salad
Grilled Lamb Porterhouse Chops atop a bed of local lettuce,
blue cheese, pine nut , golden raisin and pomegranate
vinaigrette
Paired with Ommegang Aphrodite Ale
Second Course:
Zucchini Slippers
Zucchini halves baked with ground beef and rice stuffing and
topped with zesty light tomato sauce and shaved Greek
Cheese (Keffalo-Gravyera)
Paired with Houblon Chouffe
Third Course:
Smokey Bison Sliders
Gunpowder Trading Co (Monkton, MD) Bison sliders
char-grilled with coffee rub, topped with bacon, Hawk Hill
Creamery (Street, MD) Smoked Cheddar, frizzled onions
and chipotle aioli—served on mini-brioche rolls with sweet
potato fries
Paired with Ommegang Three Philosophers
Dessert:
Waffle with Berries n Cream
Homemade waffle topped with homemade ice cream, fresh
local berries and hand whipped cream
Paired with a Two Year Verticle Pour of 2010 N’ice Chouffe
and 2011 N’ice Chouffe
Way down the pike in the future, at Victoria Gastro Pub in Columbia:
American Craft Beer Fest at Victoria Gastro Pub
Saturday, June 23, 2012 12 pm - 4 pm
Featured Breweries: Sierra Nevada, Flying Dog, New Belgium, Stone, Dogfish Head, Oliver’s, Lagunitas, Sixpoint, Oskar Blues, Peak, DuClaw, Goose Island, Heavy Seas, Evolution, Boulder
$50 per person, $40 for Beer Club Members
Includes Beer Tasting from Each of the Participating Breweries,
Tasting Glass & Passed Hors D’oeuvres
Advance Purchase ONLY!
Pick up your ticket at the Pub, call 410-750-1880 or email heather@victoriagastropub.com
Way off in the District of Columbia in June, Sushiko, one of Washington’'s premier Japanese restaurants and sushi bars, will offer its first pairing event of Japanese cuisine and craft beers. The six-course menu will be presented by owner and creative director of Sushi-ko, Daisuke Utagawa, together with beer expert Jocelyn Cambier. Priced at $85, all inclusive, the menu features >Edamame paired with Port City pale ale; Lobster and Asparagus Suimono (clear soup) with Brasseurs Illimites double porter; Flounder Carpaccio with White Soy and Truffle Sauce complemented by a surprise beer of Brasseurs du Monde; Honey and Soy Roasted Duck with A l’Abri de La Tempete Corps Mort; Spicy Broiled Mussels and Coronado Islander IPA and a final course of Nigiri Sushi paired with Brasseurs Illimites Imperial Stout.This dinner will be Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 7 PM, limited seating is available. For tickets please contact Gabriella Geerman & Andrea Thompson at Sushiko (301) 961-1644
4 comments:
Would love to do both the cask festival and Max's on Saturday, but that's just too much alcohol and too much coin. Besides, it's not as if the cask beers on offer at Max's are anything to sniff at.
Count me in for Max's on both Friday and Saturday.
I can only imagine what Max's will charge for bottles of Brew Dog's Nuclear Penguin and Sink The Bismark as I saw them for upwards of $100 at Well's liquor store last fall.
Yikes.
@ tacoparty2011
In the past, Casey has often sold super expensive beers like Nuclear Penguin or Sink the Bismark at close to normal retail mark-up (sometimes even a bit less). In fact, at the brewdog event I attended a couple years back, he was selling bottles of the Atlantic IPA at his cost. It was still ridiculously expensive, and I kick myself for being so stupid as to buy a bottle, but at least I didn't feel as if I was getting ripped off by paying normal bar mark-up.
I'm sure those two beers will still be over the top expensive (I don't plan to any this time around), but I blame that on brewdog, not Max's and Casey.
@ tacoparty again.
Was at the event yesterday evening and can now confirm the price. $150 and $200 a bottle respectively. I assume this will likely cause a stampede, with everyone running down to Max's to get a bottle or two of Sink the Bismark and Nuclear Penguin before they run out.
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