Heavy Seas Cask Lab
Columbia Firehouse Restaurant

Wednesday, April 20, 2011
5:30pm - 9:00pm
Columbia Firehouse Restaurant & Barroom
Cask-Conditioned Ale is NOT flat, warm, or cloudy.
It IS living, fresh beer.


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Cask-Conditioned Ale
will be the topic on Wednesday evening, 20 April, 5:30 - 9pm,
at Columbia Firehouse, in Alexandria, Virginia.


Stephen Marsh,
the Cellarmaster for Heavy Seas Brewing of Baltimore, Maryland,
will present an informal class on cask-conditioned Real Ale:
how to brew it, how to serve it, AND how to enjoy it.


Heavy Seas Brewing Company


Marsh will tap and serve from a firkin (10.8 gallon cask) of
Dubbel Cannon (7.25% abv),
a 'Belgian-style' IPA, a new beer just released by the brewery.


The firkin is tapped at 5:30. The event continues through 9pm:

· fresh cask-conditioned Dubbel Cannon
· a display of a cellarmaster's tools
· complimentary hors d'oeuvres
· one souvenir glass per participant, while supply lasts.


    There is no admittance fee; simply pay for the beers you order.
    At the main bar, the brewery's flagship beer —3 Loose Cannon Hop3 IPA—
    will be poured, handpulled through a traditional beer engine.


    p>Stephen Marsh has been the Cellarmaster for Heavy Seas Brewing (originally known as Clipper City Brewing) since 2005.He has become well-regarded for his innovative yet tradition-honoring cellar techniques. An accomplished home farmer, he grows many of the hops and herbs he infuses in the brewery's casks. Among many awards, he received silver for a cask of Loose Cannon at the 2010 Great British Beer Festival.



    Columbia Firehouse Restaurant & Barroom
    Wednesday, April 20
    5:30pm - 9:00pm
    109 S. St. Asaph Street
    Old Town, Alexandria, VA 22314
    703.683.1776
    www.columbiafirehouse.com
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    · This page is NOT the official webpage for Columbia Firehouse or Heavy Seas Brewing.
    · To learn more about Real Ale, visit Cask Ale USA.