Beckapolozza

Glen Beck put on a sermon on the mall. Always entertaining.

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Jen's b-day and brunch with Ben

Ben was in town for work and he stayed the weekend to enjoy DC for a couple nights. We stopped by Scott's place on Friday for Jen's birthday. Scott had some alcohol in him and was talking up Teri and her golf. We had brunch on Saturday and did the tourist thing with Ben

DC Beer Week Kick-off Brunch

I think DC had two DC Beer Weeks last year. And I think that confusion rolled in to this year but there were a ton of events throughout this week but that is a good thing. Ben joined Teri and I for this brunch at Pizzeria Paradiso in Dupont. Ben had a tight schedule with a flight right after brunch. This brunch had a mix of breweries rather than featuring just one. The menu...

Hot Pepper Jelly & Peach Goat Cheese Crostini

w/ local peaches & thick cut bacon

Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Sumpin'

Coddled Egg w/ Roasted Local Summer Squash

w/ roasted local carrots, radishes & Asparagus in an ale hollandaise

Kiuchi Hitachino Nest Nipponia Ancient Ale

Local Soft Shell Crab, Heirloom Tomato, Roasted Corn Pizza

BFM La Douze

Coconut Rice Pudding w/ Toasted Coconut & Lime Shavings

Three Floyds Stay In School

Dark Chocolate Pecan Coffee Cake

w/ Maple Ice Cream

Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout

The crostini was decent. I'm a fan of Little Sumpin' Sumpin'. The Nipponia Ancient Ale was brewed with a malt that came from three seeds from some ancient seed bank. It also had that familiar sorachi ace hop taste. The La Douze was brewed with flowers of salt of Guerande from Switzerland. It had a salty aftertaste. The Three Floyds Stay In School was strong at 10%. And the Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout of course had a big coffee taste that I'm not found of. Ben had to eat the last course quick and boogie. I'm not a fan of coconut or coffee. Not a bad way to start a Sunday though.

Phish @ Jones Beach

Teri and went up to Jones Beach outside of NYC for the end of the Phish tour. It was a great venue on a beach on Long Island. The sound was excellent. The venue had it's own beach. It was a nice set up. We had awesome seats the second night down on the floor. Some guy freaked out and jumped off the balcony during the set break. It wasn't too fall of a far luckily for him. It was a fun end to the tour.

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Birch & Barley and Trombone Shorty

I got word it was going to sell out so we did like Galactic and got tix before hand then headed to 14th street for some fine food and drink. At Birch & Barley they said it was an hour wait and that fit perfect with our schedule so we put in our names and headed up to ChurckKey for some fine swill. We got called in 30 minutes. After ordering the risotto balls upstairs as an appetizer they gave it to us complementary at our table downstairs. We got the duck egg again and it was great. The bread was awesome as usual with cornbread and pretzel bread. I had the halibut. Can't go wrong with such excellent food and beer.

The show was awesome. Being sold out it was of course packed. We hung out in the back of the floor the whole time but we could see being a tall couple. Shorty would play sweet short little distinct bursts on his trombone which were cool. He could sing well too. It was another good show.

Old Rag hike

After visiting the breweries the previous day we did a Monday hike of Old Rag. This is the most popular hike in Virginia and the DC area. It has great views and some rock scrambling. It's a nice hike if you can avoid the crowds.

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Starr Hill & Devils Backbone Breweries

Matt and I met up with Mandy and another old Perrysburg alum, Doug, for a tour of some Charlottesville breweries. We got a tour of Starr Hill which was interesting. They had a little tasting bar set up in the warehouse style brewery. I got to hold a Great American Beer Festival medal which I thought was cool. We didn't get a tour of Devils Backbone but we did have lunch.

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Galactic @ 9:30 Club

Teri and I ate at Bar Pilar which is a place Lee had recommended previously. They have some great food and decent beer. The show sold out and although he came to the venue from Maryland Matt didn't make it in. Teri and I hung out on the floor while Lee was up on the balcony with some friends. It was a great show. Cyril Neville of the Neville Brothers and Corey Henry from the Rebirth Brass Band joined the tour. Teri found a new band she likes.