We’re meeting a bunch of friends out for beers tonight, and felt like a trip to a good beer bar was in order.
Andrea’s friend from school Laura will be dropping by with her new hubby Ben, to round out the posse.
The offerings tonight are somewhat interesting. Lenore is having Sierra Nevada’s Harvest Ale (as am I) — a viscous pale ale with loads of wet hops. Andrea is trying the Kulmbacher Pils, which is a rare treat on draft.
The saying “when it rains, it pours” certainly applies to air traffic in Atlanta. To wit, my return from a DC business trip will be delayed by about 12 hours (!!!) on account of crummy weather in Atlanta.
Awesome.
After going in and out of security *3* times, I finally found a place to drown my soggy sorrows — Foggy Bottom Brew Pub. It’s a little off the beaten path (for Delta fliers anyway), since it’s down by Continental at gate 12.
To call it a brewpub might be a bit of a misnomer, since there is very clearly no beermaking on the premises. The entire footprint of the pub holds 15 or so 2-tops and a bar that seats a dozen. Combine that with the airport location (high rent and transient customer base), and you get what should be properly called a bar. Granted, there are the eponymous Ale and Lager options that are made in the District, but there are Dominion beers from VA on tap as well. At best, this is a timid attempt at being a better beer bar.
FWIW, The Foggy Bottom Ale is an OK choice. Cheers!
Sean and I are making some fall beers in wintry conditions. Tonight’s low temps are going to be close to freezing — so we are having some of my super-tasty Phat Tyre-like brew to speed things along.
I’m making a twist on the Belgian Saison style, just in time for T’giving. It will be spiced with star anise, coriander, ginger and orange peel. Mmmmm.
Sean is rustling up another Fall Fest with cluster hops — code-named ClusterFest. It too will be tasty, and help replace the depleted Fall Fest from this weekend.
Our breakfast tour of the LOU concludes today at Courtesy Diner.
It is a classic working diner, and a perfect place to have an unshowered morning-after breakfast.
The coffee is hot and plentiful, and the counter folks are friendly. My 2 eggs with a side of oatmeal will hopefully make the reparations process move along more quickly.
