Belgian Beer Fest 2010
Max’s had there annual Belgian Beer Fest last weekend starting on Friday a work day. Well I couldn’t miss the first day off this fantastic drinking extravaganza so I had to take the day. I’m certainly glad I went it was a fantastic day with great beer, food & people.
10:15 am – The cab arrives
Since I was going to spend the day drinking I thought it was best if I was not driving. Luckily Brad of BeerInBaltimore.com & another beer/Twitter enthusiast Chris live out in the county by me. We decided to share a cab downtown (thanks for setting that up Brad) and get a ride uptown with a significant other.
The roads where covered with ice but our Sedan driver didn’t seem to give a damn. The driver was a nice old man who had a heavy foot, foul mouth, laid back demeanor but aggression on the road and a good sense of humor; I liked him. On the drive we discussed the great (and not so great) breweries that have come and gone from Baltimore.
11:00 am – The doors open
When we arrived at Max’s there was a decent sized line to get in. The doors opened and there was mad rush by everyone to get a table for the day and get a few beers for the morning.
We hauled ass upstairs to the Mobtown Lounge dropped our stuff at the table closest to the upstairs bar and then headed down to the main bar where the cask beers were kept. There was a short wait to get the first round of beers but man was it worth it.
- Beer 1 – Brewers Art Green Peppercorn Triple Cask
- Beer 2 – Stillwater Artisanal Ales Stateside Saison Cask(New local brewer and absolutely amazing)
- Beer 3 – The Bruery Two Turtle Doves Cask
12:00 pm – Round 2
- Beer 4 – Cantillon Gueuze
- Beer 5 – Cantillon Iris
- Beer 6 – Cantillon Rose De Grambrinus
12:45 pm – Round 3 and lunch
- Beer 7 – Duvel Green
Lunch – Trappist Burger marinated in Westmalle Dubbel – with onions, sliced leeks, Chimay Grand reserve cheese, baby spinach, and an Orval ketchup. Served with Pomme Frites, twice fried served with a spicy Aioli Mayo. I would love to see Max’s Tap House keep this on the menu as a standard meal. The burger was amazing and the fries and spicy aioli mayo can rival most of the local restaurants in the area.
3:00 pm – Round 4
- Beer 8 – Stillwater Artisanal Ales Stateside Saison (so good I had it twice)
4:00 pm – Round 5
- Beer 9 – De Regenboog Guido
5:00 pm – Round 6
- Beer 10 – De Proef Van Twee
Another year another great Belgian Beer Fest. I got to drink many great beers, eat great food and meet some great people. Anyone who likes good beer is alright in my book. My only complaint about the day was I couldn’t try more beers than I did; I can’t wait until next year.
I still have dreams about your mustache.
Kidding. It was nice meeting you!
Comment by Siana — February 20, 2010 @ 4:58 pm
Siana and her dreams of mustache rides. Awesome!
Good time indeed. Can’t wait ’til next year.
And of course, American Craft Beer Week coming up!
Comment by Brad — February 20, 2010 @ 7:34 pm
Don’t feel bad lots of people dream about my mustache. Sometimes my mustache dreams about itself too, he is a little full of himself.
American Craft Beer Week in May, can’t wait.
Comment by DesignByBlake - Dan — February 20, 2010 @ 9:24 pm
I thought your complaint was that the burger took too long and you wanted the burger served to the table behind us.
Comment by Jason — February 20, 2010 @ 9:34 pm
Well in my defense, I’m not sure if I was drunker than I was hungry or hungrier than I was drunk. All I know is that burger was fantastic, I would gladly eat that everyday until I die of a heart attack.
Comment by DesignByBlake - Dan — February 20, 2010 @ 9:44 pm