Going through Union Station would easily get the job done. Once you make it to the College Park Metro station there is a free shuttle that runs every 10 minutes or so that will drop you a few blocks from the stadium. As for the Metro trip that will likely take you about 30 minutes assuming you can hit the transfers reasonably and cost $3-$4 each way (plus $2 to purchase the fare card).
I have no experience with buses from New Carrollton so I can't speak to that.
The last option would be to grab an Uber/Lyft from New Carrollton Metro up to the stadium. This is likely the quickest option but also the priciest unless you are splitting it.
Sadly they are seasonal but Nerds Jelly Beans top the list for me. They got rid of watermelon (green) this year which was a terrible decision, up there with skittles swapping lime for apple, but they still easily top my list.
Exiles Bar - Exiles will be the main UMDC bar this Saturday. There are two floors and a back patio if the weather is good, all with TVs.
Ivy & Coney* - Ivy is where we see many of you for Michigan game watches. It is a cash-only venue and will also draw Loyola-Chicago fans since it's a Detroit-Chicago bar.
The Good Silver*
Midlands Beer Garden - Great beer garden in Petworth. The patio will be open if the weather is nice.
Ventnor Sports Cafe - Long-time supporter of Michigan basketball and hockey game watching, Ventnor is a family-friendly venue.
Bar Bao - Our main Virginia location and family-friendly.
A group of us watched the 2013 final at Ventnor and it was a great experience. Not overly crowded but definitely full of an engaged crowd.
Watch parties these days have been at http://www.ivyandconey.com/ down in DC and can be reached by Uber/cab or metro from Bethesda. People used to watch at Tommy Joe's in Bethesda but they moved a few years ago and those seem to have stopped. There might still be some contigent that meets up there but I have no idea.
We all start somewhere. I have made great beer with my simplest setup and suspect beer with my current rig. One thing I have always loved about the hobby is how easy it is to get into and how quickly rewarding it can be. I have slowly pieced together an ever evolving system but a lot of what that has been good for is easier setup and cleanup to make my brew days smoother.
The DIY nature of it all is definitely one of my favorite aspects of the hobby. I started with a basic kit from Midwest years ago. I still use some items from that kit today along with a collection I have built up over the years. I love hunting out cheap parts and used equipment to improve my setup without breaking the bank.
Agreed completely as well. I was brewing sporadically for a long time after I got tired of the time and mess associated with bottling. Once I invested in a kegging setup my dedication to the hobby really blew up.
And, for those living in South East Michigan, Adventures in Homebrew on Jackson consistently has some of the best prices on used kegs around. I live down in Maryland now but have bought all my kegs from them while visiting family in Chelsea.
Maryland Homebrew in Columbia also does all sorts of classes and workshops to get you into the hobby. Probably a bit farther from Mount Airy but they might offer other classes and what not of interest.
Future topic ideas: hop growing, beer/homegrown hop exchanges, brew day meetups
Other: I started brewing with a simple kit 12 years ago in a house on Packard after late night drunken purchase. I have refined my equipment and skills quite a bit since those days but there is something I miss about trying to boil on a crappy electric stove top and cool a kettle in a bath tub of ice.
I take it you are in the Frederick area. As a brewer for the past 12 years I can highly recommend getting into the hobby as long as you have the time to dedicate to brew days and a desire to drink good beer. I find it a great way to hang out with friends who are into it as well and very rewarding to be able to drink my own product in the end.
As for visiting the Flying Barrel to try brewing a batch that can definitely be a useful way to test out the hobby. I don't know the cost or type of equipment they use there but it should give a great introduction to the process.
I live down in Olney and try to get up to Flying Barrel when I can as I enjoy the store quite a bit. If you do get into the hobby, feel free to reach out if you want some info on local resources for supplies and what not.
I don't think this is so much about in game use as it is to make practice more efficient. It looks like the most beneficial place it can be used is for scout team players. This should allow them to easily see and understand their assignments when trying to run an opponents scheme they are not familiar with. Seems like this should let them get in more higher quality reps in during practice if the coaches aren't spending time breaking down an opponents scheme and trying to make sure scout team players are getting all their assignments spot on.
Maryland is clearly the winner for best state flag. I am ot sure about the gratuitous use of it across sports paraphanalia but as a straight up flag it wins in my book. I also like Colorado quite a bit.
I am another recent cord cutter and have the same problem as everyone...sports.
I have found it to be a bit of a benefit in a different way. Since cutting the cord I have found myself to be...
a) More social. I have found myself watching more games with friends and family either at their houses or out at bars. It has given me back a bit of what made me really enjoy watching sports in the days before HD and DVR.
b) Watching only the sports I care about. Now that anything live is appointment viewing for me I have had to make choices about what I actually care about watching and what I can miss. I used to watch anything Michigan related that I could record on the DVR along with any DC professional sports. Now I can only catch games live so I am not wasting away hours in the night watching a game that happened hours ago and means nothing to a long season.
While I miss the DVR and being able to watch everything I have felt some relief from not being so connected to my TV and having less option.
I was not a huge fan of their beers until I tried Hop Stoop Ale last weekend and that turned me into a belive. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes hoppy beers with a good bit of citrus aroma and taste like Centennial IPA and Humma Luppa Licious. Too bad I moved away from Chicago a year ago!
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Going through Union Station would easily get the job done. Once you make it to the College Park Metro station there is a free shuttle that runs every 10 minutes or so that will drop you a few blocks from the stadium. As for the Metro trip that will likely take you about 30 minutes assuming you can hit the transfers reasonably and cost $3-$4 each way (plus $2 to purchase the fare card).
I have no experience with buses from New Carrollton so I can't speak to that.
The last option would be to grab an Uber/Lyft from New Carrollton Metro up to the stadium. This is likely the quickest option but also the priciest unless you are splitting it.
No matter what enjoy the game!
Sadly they are seasonal but Nerds Jelly Beans top the list for me. They got rid of watermelon (green) this year which was a terrible decision, up there with skittles swapping lime for apple, but they still easily top my list.
U of M Club of DC just sent this out:
Exiles Bar - Exiles will be the main UMDC bar this Saturday. There are two floors and a back patio if the weather is good, all with TVs.
Ivy & Coney* - Ivy is where we see many of you for Michigan game watches. It is a cash-only venue and will also draw Loyola-Chicago fans since it's a Detroit-Chicago bar.
The Good Silver*
Midlands Beer Garden - Great beer garden in Petworth. The patio will be open if the weather is nice.
Ventnor Sports Cafe - Long-time supporter of Michigan basketball and hockey game watching, Ventnor is a family-friendly venue.
Bar Bao - Our main Virginia location and family-friendly.
A group of us watched the 2013 final at Ventnor and it was a great experience. Not overly crowded but definitely full of an engaged crowd.
Watch parties these days have been at http://www.ivyandconey.com/ down in DC and can be reached by Uber/cab or metro from Bethesda. People used to watch at Tommy Joe's in Bethesda but they moved a few years ago and those seem to have stopped. There might still be some contigent that meets up there but I have no idea.
We all start somewhere. I have made great beer with my simplest setup and suspect beer with my current rig. One thing I have always loved about the hobby is how easy it is to get into and how quickly rewarding it can be. I have slowly pieced together an ever evolving system but a lot of what that has been good for is easier setup and cleanup to make my brew days smoother.
The DIY nature of it all is definitely one of my favorite aspects of the hobby. I started with a basic kit from Midwest years ago. I still use some items from that kit today along with a collection I have built up over the years. I love hunting out cheap parts and used equipment to improve my setup without breaking the bank.
Agreed completely as well. I was brewing sporadically for a long time after I got tired of the time and mess associated with bottling. Once I invested in a kegging setup my dedication to the hobby really blew up.
And, for those living in South East Michigan, Adventures in Homebrew on Jackson consistently has some of the best prices on used kegs around. I live down in Maryland now but have bought all my kegs from them while visiting family in Chelsea.
Maryland Homebrew in Columbia also does all sorts of classes and workshops to get you into the hobby. Probably a bit farther from Mount Airy but they might offer other classes and what not of interest.
# of batches:
Brewer? Yes
# of batches: Twice a mont for the past few years, once or twice a year before that. Somewhere around 70 batches at this point.
Batch size: 5 gallon but have done some 10 gallons batched with friends on their equipment
Method: all-grain
Recipe software: Beersmith, Brewtarget sometimes...
Future topic ideas: hop growing, beer/homegrown hop exchanges, brew day meetups
Other: I started brewing with a simple kit 12 years ago in a house on Packard after late night drunken purchase. I have refined my equipment and skills quite a bit since those days but there is something I miss about trying to boil on a crappy electric stove top and cool a kettle in a bath tub of ice.
I take it you are in the Frederick area. As a brewer for the past 12 years I can highly recommend getting into the hobby as long as you have the time to dedicate to brew days and a desire to drink good beer. I find it a great way to hang out with friends who are into it as well and very rewarding to be able to drink my own product in the end.
As for visiting the Flying Barrel to try brewing a batch that can definitely be a useful way to test out the hobby. I don't know the cost or type of equipment they use there but it should give a great introduction to the process.
I live down in Olney and try to get up to Flying Barrel when I can as I enjoy the store quite a bit. If you do get into the hobby, feel free to reach out if you want some info on local resources for supplies and what not.
I don't think this is so much about in game use as it is to make practice more efficient. It looks like the most beneficial place it can be used is for scout team players. This should allow them to easily see and understand their assignments when trying to run an opponents scheme they are not familiar with. Seems like this should let them get in more higher quality reps in during practice if the coaches aren't spending time breaking down an opponents scheme and trying to make sure scout team players are getting all their assignments spot on.
Sounds like a win to me.
Maryland is clearly the winner for best state flag. I am ot sure about the gratuitous use of it across sports paraphanalia but as a straight up flag it wins in my book. I also like Colorado quite a bit.
Do it to it Lars!
I am another recent cord cutter and have the same problem as everyone...sports.
I have found it to be a bit of a benefit in a different way. Since cutting the cord I have found myself to be...
a) More social. I have found myself watching more games with friends and family either at their houses or out at bars. It has given me back a bit of what made me really enjoy watching sports in the days before HD and DVR.
b) Watching only the sports I care about. Now that anything live is appointment viewing for me I have had to make choices about what I actually care about watching and what I can miss. I used to watch anything Michigan related that I could record on the DVR along with any DC professional sports. Now I can only catch games live so I am not wasting away hours in the night watching a game that happened hours ago and means nothing to a long season.
While I miss the DVR and being able to watch everything I have felt some relief from not being so connected to my TV and having less option.
1) Computer / Electrical engineer
2) 2002 Subaru WRX that I bought sophmore year of college
3) No social pressure but a personal goal of replacing it with a Tesla Model 3 or whatever they call it if it is cheap enough when the WRX dies...
Down Georgia Avenue for me in Olney drinking a Heady Topper homebrew clone while brewing a Centennial IPA.
It could even be part of the reason I married a woman from Chelsea...
Also always loved Connor's for trivia when we wanted something a step up from what they offered at the Arena.
GRIII's dad got the nickname The Big Dog while playing at Purdue so this seems like a sensible extension of that.
I was not a huge fan of their beers until I tried Hop Stoop Ale last weekend and that turned me into a belive. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes hoppy beers with a good bit of citrus aroma and taste like Centennial IPA and Humma Luppa Licious. Too bad I moved away from Chicago a year ago!
This is the type of land shark I worry about.
Always remember it isn't a dolphin no matter how polite it is.