DC Beer Week Casts Off Today!

[Updated on 8/13/12 with list of beer selection]

IT’S HERE! IT’S HERE! IT’S FINALLY HERE! We sincerely hope your liver is prepared for this. If you are one of the lucky craft beer fanatics who will be casting off with us on the 3rd annual DCBW Craft Beer Cruise & Dinner, here is what you might need to know before heading down to the docks this afternoon:

Tickets are no longer on sale & will not be available at the door. Current ticket holders, please note: Your name will be on a cruise manifest at the Will Call table at the top of the gangplank. Stop there first before heading down the ramp to receive your ticket. If you purchased multiple tickets under a single name, the purchaser’s name will be listed more than once (For example, if Joe Coors purchased 2 tickets, his name will be on the manifest twice). Be sure everyone in your party brings a picture ID (and is of legal age to consume alcohol)! If you purchased tickets through the WCP’s pre-sale, please bring a printed copy of your receipt (thanks!).

Boarding & beer starts at 5 PM. The cruise leaves dock at 6 PM and will return to the marina at 9 PM. The Odyssey docks at the Gangplank Marina at 6th and Water Streets, SW. The closest metro stop is Waterfront SEU station (green line).

Once you’re on board The Odyssey, you’ll enjoy unlimited tastings of more than 40 of your favorite craft beers from across the US and around the world, along with a few you’ve never before! The cruise also marks the debut of the Solidarity Saison – a special session ale crafted from a blend of Saison style beers created by 7 local DC breweries especially for DC Beer Week. So, start hydrating…NOW.

Also included in the cost of admission is a full dinner buffet, DJ, dancing and a 3-hour cruise along the Potomac with the entire Odyssey luxury yacht to ourselves as we pass the majestic skyline of the nation’s capital. The Odyssey does offer a cash bar for wine & spirits, but with all that free-flowing beer, why go to the bar? Regardless, bring a bit of pocket change in case the mood moves you.

Attire: Be comfortable but dress up a little. After all, this is a party!

The participating breweries want to surprise you, so we won’t give away any of the delicious beers they’re planning to pour. However, here’s who will be on board in case you want to play a game of “guess the beer we’ll be drinking” on the way over to the Gangplank Marina [updated on 8/13 with the 80 beers that were offered]:

3 Stars Brewing Co.
- Pandemic Porter
- Urban Farmhouse Saison

21st Amendment Brewing Co.
- Back in Black
- Bitter American

Abita
- “Save Our Shores” (aka, SOS) Pilsner
- Amber

Allagash Brewing Co.
- White
- Black
- Confluence

Belukus Marketing
- Blanche de Bruxelles (Lefebvre Brewery – Belgium)
- Strawberry Lambic (Timmermans Brewery – Belgium)
- Wells Banana Bread (Wells & Young’s Co – England)
- Belhaven Scottish Stout (Belhaven Brewery – Scotland)

Bluejacket
- Sidewalk Saison
- Washington O.C. (Quad w/ Plums)

Breckenridge
- Agave Wheat
- 471 IPA

Brooklyn Brewery
- Lager
- Oktoberfest
- Sorachi Ace

Cap City Brewing Co.
- Oatmeal Stout
- Summer Bock

Chimay
- White
- Blue

Chocolate City Brewing
- 1814 ESB
- Cornerstone Copper Ale

DC Brau
- Oaked Penn Quarter Porter
- Public Pale Ale

District Chophouse
- Ellie’s Saison
- Pale Lager

DuClaw
- Hellrazer IPA
- Mysterium

Evolution
- Lot No3 IPA
- Summer Session

Flying Dog
- Single Hop Chinook
- Single Hop El Dorado

Flying Fish
- HopFish IPA
- Farmhouse Summer Ale

Founders
- Red’s Rye PA
- Dirty Bastard

Gordon Biersch
- Kölsch
- Schwarzbier

Harpoon
- Harpoon IPA

Lagunitas
- Lagunitas IPA
- Lagunitas Pilsner

Lost Rhino
- RhinO’fest
- Rhino Chasers Pils

Mad Fox Brewing Co.
- Kölsch
- Molotov Hoptail Double IPA

New Belgium
- 2012 La Folie Sour Brown

North Coast Brewing Co.
- Brother Thelonious
- Grand Cru

Oliver Brewing Co.
- Ironman Pale Ale
- Cherry Blossom Ale

Ommegang
- Art of Darkness
- Biere d’Hougoumont

Peak Organic
- Peak Organic IPA
- Fall Summit

Port City Brewing Co.
- Monumental IPA
- Porter

Sam Adams
- Verloren
- Norse Legend

Sierra Nevada
Beer Camp Series
- Imperial Pils
- Floral IPA
- Oatmeal Stout
- Imperial Red
Sierra Nevada also poured the Ovila Abbey Saison

Sixpoint
- Resin Imperial IPA
- The Crisp Lager

Troegs Brewing Co.
- Dreamweaver Wheat
- Perpetual IPA
- Sunshine Pils

Uinta Brewing Co.
- Wyld Organic Pale Ale
- Punk’N
- Labyrinth Black Ale

Victory Brewing Co.
- Festbier
- Headwaters Pale Ale
- Hop Devil
- Prima Pils

DC Coalition of Local Brewers also presented the Solidarity Saison – the official beer of DCBW 2012!

HUGE THANKS GO OUT TO ALL OUR CRUISE SPONSORS FOR MAKING THIS EVENT HAPPEN: The Odyssey; DOPS, Inc.; Hop ‘N Wine; Legends, Ltd; Premium; the coalition of the DC Local Craft Breweries; and Washington City Paper.

Check out our photo album on the Facebook page to see how much fun we had!

For more information about The Odyssey, visit www.odysseycruises.com.