God damn i need to stay in this thread more. First let me start with I like dark beers. So with that said here i go
Good friend of mine lives right next to the original Aslin and is constantly providing me with new releases, so as I travel around the country I pick stuff up for him. my birthday was the same weekend the brew house opened so I had a party down there, i havent had a chance to go back.
Port City is right in Alexandria as well, when i met my wife she lived about 3 miles from there (about 1 mile from new Aslin). She gives me all sorts of shit on a regular basis for making her move up to where I live north of Baltimore.
As far as other beers. If anyone is in Portland Maine area Barrelled Souls is an absolute fucking must. Apparently the Aslin owner and Barrelled souls owner know each other and their beer styles are pretty much the same. I was at Barrelled Souls last month and they told me they occasionally sell at Aslin events, so if you get a chance to pick them up, DO IT! If you are into IPAs and in that area go for Bissell brothers, their shit is absolutely on fucking point when it comes to IPAs. pretty difficult to find outside of portland though.
random shit i have laying around my basement i recommend. If you are flying through BWI outside of security at the southwest terminals there is DuClaw which as of last check still had Unicorn Farts on tap (told they will have more next year). Its a fruity sour. Any of the DuClaw Retributions are pretty good. This year their Day of retrobution is Nov 2nd. I will be there if anyone is going. DuClaw made a massive mistake in that they can only have occasional events at their brewery but this one is worth going to. make sure you show up early, the line is ridiculous.
I have A-Bomb from Prairie brewing in Oklahoma I like a couple of their other beers more (their sours are fucking amazing). IPAs pretty awesome as well.
The best god damn fucking beer i have ever had is called MILF/materfamilias by mothers brewing. Its a stout, that i ran across in Little Rock but is made in springfield, Mo. I couldnt find it in kansas city or st Louis. Seriously the shit is hard to find.
If you are even in Leavenworth, Washington (worth visiting, just google it), there is a dark beer there called Dark Persuasion described as this "Delicate dark chocolate with a whisper of coconut... You know you want it, go ahead and indulge. You can finally have German Chocolate Cake and drink it too. "
w00tStout 2019 just came out for those of you interested. I have multiple bottles still sitting around from every year going back to 2015. Inlaws told me its out so ill have to go find it. last year was okay but not normal standards.
If you are driving through wisconsin do yourself a favor and pick up some spotted cow. Its a damn unique beer that is pretty enjoyable.
there are my beer thoughts for the day