cask news
Cask ale seems to be alive and well in D.C. thanks in no small part to the recent opening of Birch & Barley (1337 14th St. NW) which has 5 (yes! 5) beer engines along with 50 regular taps. I spoke with Greg there yesterday who told me that the cask ale is flying out and then promptly ordered every cask that I had available so expect to see Oliver Ales on the beer engines in the very near future (7 firkins ship out on Wednesday). It looks like an amazing place, check out the photos and review in the archive at the Yours For Good Fermentables blog, can’t wait to get over there for a beer.
Also check out Bertha’s in Fells Point who are going to start a regular(ish) cask on the bar type thing. We’re shipping out a pin (that’s a 5.4 gallon cask) of Blackfriar Stout with vanilla beans in the cask on Wednesday … could be on the bar that evening … I’ll keep you posted!