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So it's official, I will be there tonight! I am going to try and see what kind of craft beer I can find to bring in regards to Octoberfest. I am also going to be bringing a few bottles of my first brew, an Imperial Pale Ale, because as a beginning brewer I need to hear that criticism! :cross:

I don't want to make any promises but a few weeks ago I signed up for their free trial issue...I haven't gotten it yet but when I do, if it includes the option to pay for the 2 for $28 subscription, I'll post it here!

As annoying as the hipsters may be, let them enjoy craft beer. For now, it's helping out the industry. Does it suck that these people are most likely drinking craft brews as a trend? Absolutely. Hopefully, however, it will force breweries to generate new ideas and new brews to keep this crowd...

My alma mater, Johnson & Wales University (pretty well known culinary program) has a club called J-Brew (a play off of what everyone calls the school - JWU..pronounced JWoo). They recently built a new facility that houses some commercial grade equipment but I don't think they offer classes. As...

Another trick similar to what cravej mentioned is wrapping your fermenter with a towel soaked in cold water (maybe twice a day...once in the morning, once in the evening). It may be a bit of a hassle but it's a good way to have some control over the fermenting temp Also, I brewed an Imperial...

Just read this thread from front to back and all I have to say is congrats! That's awesome and inspiring that you are able to follow your dreams and gives hope for the rest of us! Keep up the awesome work! I've always wanted to do a NW beer tour and Naked City just gives me another excuse!! :D

Hmmmm I don't know beats me! I guess only time will tell!

Not only that but I know where this is taking place as it's about 3-4 blocks away from where I work. It's a high-rise apartment building so this will obviously be a stove top boil...maybe he's only going to do a 3 gallon batch just for demonstration sakes???

Heh, thanks for the tip! I'll tell my manager about the place and see what he thinks. I know he was pretty keen on keeping things within NoVA and DC but maybe I can persuade him otherwise. I'm always down for a drinking lunch! There are also a ton of good happy hours around DC (RFD World of...

This whole project is incredible! Can't wait to see the finished product! Oh, and AWESOME logo!!!

Awesome! Yeah, I'm really trying to get to it especially because of the all grain demonstration. I'm a much better visual learner than I am at say reading instructions so I think it'll be really beneficial for me!

Haha thanks! I have a keen interest in pirates and have studied their lifestyle in my spare time! I read your reviews on the blog and they are pretty spot on! I was a little surprised to see how the Hennepin tasted after it had been aged. A lot of the people that taste it tell me that it's...

I haven't officially joined any of the local clubs yet. I was recently accepted into the Google Group for DCHomebrewers and know they have a meeting this coming Thursday so I'm going to try and make it to that.

Thanks all! I really look forward to learning more about the brewing process and hopefully switching over to all grain as soon as I can!

You should be seeing some more! JWU now has a club called J-Brew which is all about learning how to brew. I know they've gone on tours of the Newport Storm brewery and actually had Sam of DFH come speak to the students in Oct. 2009. They just recently built a new facility that houses some...

Haha I'm the exact opposite right now..I live in DC but head into NoVA for work (I work in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington). I'll definitely be sure to post any samplings I'm holding on the board in the "Brewing Events & Local Gatherings" section of the forum! I look forward to meeting you!

I believe I found your site through an article that was written about homebrewing on dcbeer.com

I'm JWU alum too (pretty recently actually)! I no longer live in the area though :(

Hello all! My name is Alex and I'm a new brewer living in Washington, DC (originally from Long Island, NY). I've been a reader of this site for quite some time and finally decided to actually register! I've read on here that a lot people dream of owning their own brewery/brewpub but I'm actually...

Yeah, this happened with my first brew (which wasn't too long ago). It was a Brewer's Best Imperial Pale Ale kit and it's definitely drinkable and have had several people tell me that. The problem is there isn't much flavor. At first I loved it, most likely because I was proud my first homebrew...