An Assortment of Belgian Styled Beers (plus a few others!)

By Greg Bisonette (with commentary by Michael Mohammadi) - main image from wikipedia commons.

Mike had been searching for some interesting Belgian ales to try (or at least, Belgian styled ales), and had come across some really unique and varied beers from Kapittel brewery, brewed by Brouwerij van Eecke. Looking into their history, apparently the brewery was completely destroyed twice in their past: once during the French Revolution and once during WWII (who destroys a brewery?!??! I mean really!!). Currently, they produce some very fine Belgian abbey (not trappist, see the list of official trappist beers here) beers, here are our ratings! Read more

Day 4: Chinatown, RFD, Busboys & Poets, Saint-ex and Brickskeller

By Greg B. For lunch today, we ate at the Szechuan House (748 6th st NW Washington DC).  Minimal food to order from at first, though if you want there is a menu you can order from.  We opted to eat the lunch species, which were rather cheap (plate o’ food and a drink, $6).  Not bad Chinese, not amazing either, but a good quick meal.  Later on though, after yet another long day of science lectures, posters, meetings and chatting about grant money, post-doctoral research and various elements of methodology of research, I needed a beer.  So, I took a stroll with Gabi down to R.F.D., a bar I had seen while in China town that had a ton of beer taps in the window on display. Read more

A Rainy fall night at Max’s on Broadway

By Greg B. In the post collegiate years, I’ve drank in a good many bars.  But there is one bar that is the one my friends and I always fall back on, Max’s on broadway.  For years this bar has offered an enormous variety of beers to drink, has a staff that will get you your beers, tab, food, check, menu, etc very expediently, and an atmosphere this is a real mixing pot of social classes and age groups, something that happens rather uniquely in Fells pt.  Read more