WBAS Bethesda Pub Crawl

31 March 2007

This was our first pub crawl venture into Bethesda. Shannon and I did a recon of possible stops the previous week and came to the realization that Bethesda really needs a good beer bar with 20+ taps of good micros. While the selections we saw were satisfactory, nothing really compared to bars we've seen in DC, Baltimore and NYC.

First stop was The Barking Dog, 4723 Elm St. (www.thebarkingdogonline.com). We sampled the Backdraft Brown, Red Hook ESB and an order of soft pretzels with spicy mustard. Michele arrived just as we were going to order another beer, unfortunately, a private party was scheduled to take over the bar. The owner was very nice about it and discounted our tab.

On tap at The Barking Dog: Sam Adams Boston Lager, Sam Adams White Ale, Harp Lager, Backdraft Brown, Hookand Ladder Ale, Red Hook Copper Hook, Red Hook ESB, Bass Ale, Blue Moon Ale, Smithwick's, Guinness

................................The Barking Dog................................................................................Scott and Bill looking thirsty

 

Our second stop was Parker's, 4824 Bethesda Ave., where we were joined by Shannon. It was Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA for everyone.

On tap at Parker's: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Shiner Hefeweizen, Sam Adams Boston Lager, Stella Lager, Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, Yuengling Lager, Guinness

.............Michele, Bill, and Shannon........................................................Shannon and Michele

 

Our third stop was RiRa, 4931 Elm St. A nice atmosphere and a decent tap list.

On tap at RiRa: Guinness, Bass Ale, Carlsberg, Smithwick's, Pilsner Urquell, Amstel, Hoegarten, Boddington's Stella, Sam Adams White Ale, Harp, Magner's Cider

......Michele, Scott and Shannon at Ri Ra.........................................Hey - who is getting the next round?

.....................................The Taps at Ri Ra........................................................................Guinness and Bass at Ri Ra

 

Stop 4 was at Union Jack's, 4915 St. Elmo St. Bill left the crawl and we were joined by Nick. We sampled their Guinness and Newcastle.

On tap at Union Jack's: Boddington's, Stella, Guinness, Harp, Newcastle, Blue Moon, Strongbow Cider, Yuengling Lager, Union Jack's (made by Michelob)

.................... ..................Union Jack's....................................................................Michele, Shannon and Nick at Union Jack's

 

Our last stop was at Rock Bottom Brewery, 7900 Norfolk Ave. We tried everything except the Lumpy Dog. I recommend their deluxe nacho plate to share.

On tap at Rock Bottom: Lumpy Dog Light Lager, Rock Creek Pale Ale, Raccoon Red Ale, Brown Bear Brown Ale, Stillwater Stout, Fire Chief Alt, Belgian Style Dubbel

...................................... Rock Bottom.................................................................Michele, Nick and Shannon at Rock Bottom

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................What do you mean it's over? I just got started.

 

 

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