{"id":173,"date":"2007-04-11T19:53:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-11T19:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/wordpress\/?p=173"},"modified":"2008-03-15T17:32:15","modified_gmt":"2008-03-15T22:32:15","slug":"a-visit-to-graceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/11\/a-visit-to-graceland\/","title":{"rendered":"A visit to Graceland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/ianpost.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Graceland for beer drinkers that is.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/dfhsign.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This past Saturday, Brace and I ventured out to Gaithersburg, MD to visit the new Dogfish Head Alehouse. Upon arriving, we saw a shiny new brick building, branded with all types of DFH logos and signs. Walking in, I was surprised to see that it was more of a restaurant than an a bar. The bar itself probably seated 20-25, with an additional eight bar tables with stools.<\/p>\n<p>The tap list was located in two different places, displaying such beauties as the 90 Minute IPA, Black &amp; Blue, Alehouse 75 (a blend of 60 and 90 Minute), Aprihop, Indian Brown, and Shelter Pale Ale.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/taplist.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I started off with a pint of 60 Minute, and Brace dove right in with a sampler, which included 60 Min, 90 Min, Indian Brown, Shelter Pale, and Chicory Stout. After those, I got a pint of Aprihop, and Brace moved on to a Black &amp; Blue. I followed that up with a bottle of Midas Touch, then a bottle of Red &amp; White, and we both got samples of the Alehouse 75 and their Lawnmower Light, that weighs in at an anemic 3.5% abv. Needless to say, I was feeling pretty toasty when we left there a few hours after we got there. We also ordered an appetizer of rings, fries, and chips. Brace quickly worked on the rings, and I consumed the fries, and both were excellent. They had a good selection of pub food, and the upscale menu choices were pricey but appeared worth it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/redandwhite.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The downside was that our bartender Dayna, while very efficient and friendly, was not even a fan of beer. I can&#8217;t understand why Dogfish would allow someone to bartend at their Alehouse that doesn&#8217;t like beer. However, if any brewery is going to win someone over as a beer fan, it will probably be them.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re in DC area and are in the mood for some DFH, it&#8217;s definitely worth the trek. It was about a 30 minute drive, but from what I was told, that can easily turn into over an hour depending how you hit the traffic. Fortunately, they&#8217;re constructing another Alehouse in Falls Church, VA, which will be much closer to DC and Alexandria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graceland for beer drinkers that is. This past Saturday, Brace and I ventured out to Gaithersburg, MD to visit the new Dogfish Head Alehouse. Upon arriving, we saw a shiny new brick building, branded with all types of DFH logos and signs. Walking in, I was surprised to see that it was more of a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,37,28,95,88],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ianpost37.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}