Brickskeller Items

Down there in D.C. ...

Flying Dog/Wild Goose Tuesday May 26th, format to be announced but they'll have the brewer on-stage presenting a selection from both brands.

Stoudts (w/Carol Stoudt) Thursday May 28th, tasting offered at a "very special" price and with news about new areas the brewery is entering.

In honor of all thats going on and only while SAVOR etc. is going on, the Brick will be offering "a rare beer list of sample portions of some of our rarest and scarcest beers. 21 year old Thomas Hardy Ale is just a hint of the samplings".

Lupulin Reunulin Friday May 29th at RFD back room (!!!!!!!) Tomme Arthur (Port/Lost Abbey), Vinnie Vilurzo (Russian River), Adam Avery (Avery), Rob Tod (Allagash), Sam Calagione (Dogfish Head).

"Every year this tasting lineup is the most astonishing and highest quality selection of beers presented in the city" Tickets go on sale online this week and will sell out.

Stone Brewing Monday June 1 at Brickskeller with Greg Koch.

Doors open at 6 PM, events sometime around 7 PM.

SAVOR Tickets Now On Sale

I didn't make this last year, probably won't make it this year but it still sounds way cool.

SAVOR is one of the beer community's biggest events and is returning to Washington D.C. It brings together some of the best breweries in one giant room at the National Building Museum as they offer samples of their brews along with gourmet food. It is held around the same time as American craft beer week (I've mangled the title but we'll get it right soon enough) so there will be other events going on at the same time here in Maryland as well as the entire Mid-Atlantic/Chesapeake region.

They also hold various salons but literally everything is sold out but one hosted by Maryland's own Hugh Sisson, head man at Clipper City.

Here's the link to purchase the ticket$$$

Russian River at SAVOR

Summer of Beer Steve loves Russian River. Can't blame him.

Anyway, he passes along this bit of information from their newsletter:

We are participating in Savor, a food and beer pairing event, in D.C. May 16th & 17th.

More information and tickets available at www.savorcraftbeer.com. Vinnie and/or I will be there pouring Pliny the Elder and Supplication.

Those are two great beers, I suggest you go if you can.