behold the power of BEER

[acroyear]

So I'm at the dominion beer fest with this "82%" chance of rain hanging over us and the day went without a hitch so we KNOW it's going to rain tonite and ruin everything and the clouds are already thickening in fairfax, tysons, manassas, and yada yada yada.

And it didn't rain.

Rule #3: Beer is good.

(btw, Rule #1: Don't take shit from inanimate objects, and Rule #2: Don't take shit from anything else. -- Marc Lamb, Foggy Bottom and Ablemarle Morris musician -- and with stoplights, I keep violating rule #1.  *sigh*)

Breweries represented: Dominion (ok, well, duh), Cap City, Clipper City, Troegs, Stone (only Bastard), Sierra Nevada, Victory, Sam Adams/Boston, Charleston (SC), at least 3 from Colorado, and too many others I can't recall, but go see the web site.

My Tuppers Hop Pocket was poured and served to me by Bob Tupper himself.  He's still a MDRF regular visitor and he actually knew who "Cat & The Fiddle" was!  (be afraid, thatliardesmond - we have fans in high places ;-) )

I made the other Stone Brewery fans jealous by saying I'd actually been to their new brewery in Escondito. :D

I also thanked the owner of Clipper City for his support of Team Wench's Privateer Feast.

If Beer retains the power to hold off the worst of the rains up here, I'll go back tomorrow.