Life's too short to drink bad beer.

There’s something to be said for sitting at the bar

We have a local bistro that we love. The owners took a chance on an iffy neighborhood to open an upper-class bistro called Napa 1015. The menu is upscale. The wine list is on par with most joints east (or west) of Union Station, but with a really nice focus on some of the lesser [...]

My first post, be gentle with me…Red Hook Long Hammer

I have been drinking Long Hammer for about a year now. Next to Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, it is sort of my go-to beer. I tend to like hoppy, flowery, bitter beers. Over the last couple of months I have not enjoyed it as much as in previous months. It has an almost soapy taste.I [...]

I’d love to chat

but I can’t. I have laryngitis. Yup, it’s from standing in the freezing cold for 8 hours, then walking home to Northeast DC via the waterfront. Totally worth it.

44

I am so damned excited about tomorrow’s inauguration! I am ready to freeze my tuchas off, if I have to. I’ll be layered and swaddled, just so I can watch Barack Obama take the oath of office as our 44th president. Barack Obama was in our neighborhood this morning! Seriously, just blocks away. Mind you, [...]

What time is beer o’clock?

It’s a holiday. We’ve been cleaning house and anticipating guests for the inauguration of our 44th president (O BA MA! O BA MA!). No one is going to work tomorrow, but I have to be up at 4 to be on the Mall by 5 to greet the millions by 7. So I’m thinking 3:30 [...]

The Gift of Beer

Open it now? Or save it for later? Decisions…decisions…

Dominion Baltic Porter

A winter warmer for heart and soul!