Eric Axelson

Recent Actions

• Posted Magic Hat: Feast of Fools to DCist
  Magic Hat’s winter variety pack is in stores now with a mix of their standards and seasonals. (I picked mine up from the Giant in Columbia Heights.) With the name on the box, you might expect the Feast of Fools Stout to be inside, but no such luck. The variety is a good mix for parties, covering a range of pale to dark with four distinct flavors. And with most of the mix coming...
• Posted DC Beer Week: Chimay Night @ Birreria Paradiso to DCist
  Photo by Samer Farha The title of this event, "Chimay Vintage Beer and Cheese Tasting," was only partially misleading. There was some "vintage" Chimay to be had - one six-liter bottle of 2007 Chimay Grand Reserve (the blue label). And there was Chimay cheese to taste, if you ordered the special pizza with Chimay cheese. Good thing I read the full description on the DC Beer Week Facebook page, and ended up getting what...
• Posted DC Beer Week Highlights to DCist
  Call up your favorite designated driver and break out your iCal - DC Beer Week is only a week away. With at least two events per night, a determined beer geek could fill every evening with multiple tastings across the city. But why run around when you’re trying to enjoy some good beer and stay out of the heat? The most in-depth calendar for Beer Week lives on their Facebook page, but here are...
• Posted Obama, Gates & Crowley to Crack Open Some Brewskis to DCist
  According to CNN's politicalticker blog, President Obama will meet this week with Officer James Crowley and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. over a beer to discuss the false home invasion arrest fiasco in Boston from last week. The beers chosen by each man? Budweiser for Obama, Blue Moon for Crowley, and undetermined for Gates (Gates may not even drink beer, as it turns out). Maybe Bud is Obama’s beer of choice, but being the president,...
• Posted In Stores Now: Summer Beers to DCist
  There are two new big bottle standouts on beer shelves across D.C. this summer. The Lagunitas is a seasonal, but that doesn’t mean it’ll be the same batch this time next year. Track them down before they’re gone: Harpoon’s latest installment in their “100 Barrel Series” is the Helles Blond Bock. This rich and malty bock is smooth and creamy, like an alcoholic vanilla milkshake. Vaguely sweet with a touch of hops, a lovely...