The Friday Question (Late Edition)
Wow, this is turning into some week …. it’s as if a swarm of beer hungry locusts has settled into the Ale House … kegs are popping with alarming regularity and I’m sweating as I see my stock depleting. Today is the first day of my first vacation since 2007 and guess what … I’m in the brewery!!! I know that being a brewer is a pretty cool job but sometimes it really sucks … somehow I have to brew 4 times during said vacation, cue much chin scratching.
I’ve been very pleased with the response to the Channel Crossing project, it’s selling well (only 1 keg left @ the Ale House) and it has started to appear around town (Max’s, T-Bonz, Baltimore Taphouse etc), seek it out, it won’t be around for long! Brian and I have already been knocking around some ideas for our Belgian Nut Brown hybrid which we’ll be brewing later this month or early July depending upon our schedules.
Batch # 2 of Strongman Pale Ale just went on tap @ The Ale House. It’s 8.6 % abv but has a reformulated hop addition and slightly higher IBU than batch # 1, now being brewed with Target Hops in addition to old favorites First Gold, Kent Goldings and Bramling Cross. I have to say I’m extremely happy with it, come try one!
Anyway, on to the business at hand. Last week I asked which beer I’d be using to “wet the babies head” as the old saying goes (at least where I come from!) when my son Jacob is born (any time now). The answer of course is Fuller’s Vintage Ale. I gave a clue on a recent brewery “tweet” when I thanked Barrett (Brewmaster of the District Chop House in DC) for his gift of a bottle of’ ’98 Vintage at our recent baby shower. So there it is, Fullers Vintage Ale 1998, which makes Graham the winner, congratulations.
On to this weeks question. You may be aware that I’m “fairly excited” about the forthcoming World Cup competition. I’ve brewed a beer to be released on the first day of the tournament, “Bulldog Bitter” a classic English Bitter, 4.3% abv, smooth and sessionable, the perfect beer to enjoy while watching the beautiful game! England of course start their campaign for glory against the USA on Saturday (come to the Pratt Street Ale House, Bulldog Bitter is $3/pint during every game!). What I want to know is what will be the final score of the England vs USA match and who scores first (if applicable)? Needless to say the competition closes prior to kick-off. The prize will of course involve a growler of Bulldog Bitter, a t-shirt and probably a bottle or 2 of something interesting. post your answer via the comment section below and good luck!
Tags: bulldog bitter, the friday question
USA wins 2-1. USA scores first.
U-S-A! U-S-A!
England to win 2-1 with Wayne Rooney, scoring the first goal!
US scores first match ends 1-1.
US scores first and wins 3-2
England scores first match ends 2-2
2-0 England. I don’t want the score to be this, but that is how I feel the game will end. (Lampard scores first goal)
England score first in a 3-1 England win.
0 – 0 draw!
England scores first, match ends 1-0
US first, 2-1 England
1-0 US over England. Obviously US scores first…
England scoring first with 4-2 result (favor of Eng)
US scores first; England over US 2 -1
1-1 Draw and the Times declares the Cup Over for England
Only because it hasn’t been selected yet, 2-0 USA victory.