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DC Blogger Happy Hour, June 2009

June 24, 2009
By Clever Dude
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Ahhh, beer. That was the focus of this evening’s DC Personal Finance Blogger happy hour, since we held the event at Brickskeller in downtown Washington, D.C. While I’m not a big beer fan, I do like to try out-of-the-ordinary foods and beverages, so I opted for:

– a Young’s Double Chocolate Stout and
– (after trying a bit of Mapgirl’s) a Duchesse de Bourgogne

I realized I had the Young’s in Pittsburgh earlier this year, and it was still just as tasty (I don’t normally like dark beers, much less stouts). As for the Duchesse, I’m surprised I ordered one after tasting it, but it grew on me. It basically tasted like A) cider or B) balsamic vinagrette. But it had a smooth flavor and no bite.

Attendees

The usual suspects were in attendance, but we did have a new face (and a second appearance):

  • Mrs Micah (who organized the event)
  • J Money from Budgets are Sexy (sporting the mohawk as usual)
  • Mapgirl from Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge
  • Craig from Budget Pulse blog (honest, I’ll try your company’s budget software one day!)
  • and making a new appearance, with only a week of writing under his belt, was Brian from Building Wealth Together. Let’s give him a round of applause for lasting so long!! ๐Ÿ™‚

It was good to have a small group because at most we only had 2 conversations running at a time, and we really learned from each other. Even though two of us (Mapgirl and I) have passed the 3 year mark on our blogs, we can still get rejuvinated by the new bloggers, with their fresh minds and go-get-em spirit.

Thank you fellow bloggers for a great night out. It was worth the 2 hour commute to hang out with all of you!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Brian says

    June 25, 2009 at 8:51 am

    Clever Dude,

    The happy hour was great last night. I am excited and anxious to learn the ways of the “blogger” from everyone. It was a really good time and i am glad you made the lengthy trek to the Brickskeller. It was a pleasure meeting you.

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  2. mapgirl says

    June 25, 2009 at 9:00 am

    It was great seeing you again! Do you want to host the next one? *hint hint*

    The conversation is always enlightening. I’m definitely not leveraging the blog like I could be. ๐Ÿ˜€

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  3. Clever Dude says

    June 25, 2009 at 9:02 am

    @Mapgirl, if I offer up our home for a PF Blogger pool party, it will definitely be a select group of bloggers who we’ve already vetted in person! I don’t think I’ve met anyone shady at any of these gatherings though.

    Reply
  4. Brian says

    June 25, 2009 at 9:16 am

    @Clever Dude & @Mapgirl… that sounds like a lot of fun.

    Needs to be *walking* distance for me. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  5. Clever Dude says

    June 25, 2009 at 9:19 am

    @Brian, don’t worry, remember I’m “Walking distance” from a metro, right?

    Reply
  6. Craig says

    June 25, 2009 at 9:51 am

    Good times as always, really did like that new beer at the end. I never will remember the name but it was solid. Fun conversations all around.

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  7. Cooc says

    June 25, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    Ahh a new fan of the Duchesse! I hope you were able to get it on tap… its good from a bottle too but on tap its even better.

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  8. J. Money says

    June 25, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    I’m totally down! we could all bring our own case of beverages to try out ๐Ÿ˜‰ I know some prefer the pink ones w/ umbrellas in ’em so I’d be sure to not forget those…

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