Decided to check out Black Flag Social House today. Had to come get a Barleywine (bottom right of the pic) in honor of a friend who passed 2 years ago, as it's his birthday today. Should be fun at work tonight once the buzz wears off 🤣
K-Pop chicken sandwich was 🔥. Really nice new spot! Definitely worth checking out if you're in Maryland
Plans got royally thrown for a loop this weekend. Ended up taking my dog to the groomers today instead of tomorrow. So now hitting up breweries closer to me than going in to Baltimore as originally planned.
Currently at Cushwa & Rad Pies trying a bunch of IPAs.
Went out to Pherm Brewing in Gambrills, MD earlier today. They had a new Mango Habanero IPA out, and I wanted to try out the Pho Wheels food truck too.
I had a few small pours, and a full pour of the Caspian (mango habanero IPA that I wish had a bit more heat) and their Forbin (American IPA).
Pho Wheels was down right fantastic. I got their Banh Mirria (Banh Mi and Birria fusion), and their tacos with a fried egg on each.
@Zarf joined me on the latter half of the visit. Great times.
Beer from last night. Drank the new Elder Pine Lord Maris, The Otter - Barleywine - 15.7%
So this beer has been getting major hype, even outside of Maryland. I've seen people calling this beer as having whale quality. Going to be honest here. It's great, but a bit overhyped.
I've liked other Elder Pine barleywines even better than this one, so don't overpay if you chase beer whales.
Drinking a Waredaca Brewing Company Geedie - Belgian Style Tripel Ale - 9%
Tripel and quads tend to be the only Belgian style beers I like, so I snagged this one when I saw it. This tripel is really good. Hitting the spot right now
Went to Peabody Heights Brewery in Baltimore, MD today for another drag show. The show was amazing. So much fun with the queens today.
The beer was overall very good. The base Astrodon Hazy IPA was really good, but all the variants of it were somehow lacking compared to the base. Their Belgian beers on tap happened to be better than their IPAs, and that's unheard of for me lol.
Got a preview of their upcoming arcade space. Definitely keep an eye out for that come March.
Drinking a Cushwa Brewing Glen - Mixed fermentation Grisette aged in Big Cork Vineyards white wine barrels with Sauvignon Blanc grape must and dry hopped with whole cone Citra - 5%
White wine and citra both come together for a nice flavor on this one.
Drinking a Cushwa Brewing Dun - Mixed fermentation Grisette aged in Big Cork Vineyards white wine barrels with Viognier grape must and dry hopped with whole cone Amarillo - 5%
Another beer and vinyl pairing with Record Club Vinyl. This vinyl is paired with Sapwood Cellars' Wrath of Grapes (Double Barrel-Aged Dark Sour with Syrah Grapes Added).