In this edition of Publicanista!:
I. RICH O'S, SPORTSTIME AND NABC WILL BE CLOSED ON JULY 4.
II. TONIGHT: CURMUDGEON AND CAFFE CLASSICO BEER TASTING.
III. LAMBIC BY THE GLASS -- AGAIN IN JUNE, 2007.
IV. NABC BREWERY NEWS: RETURN OF HOPTIMUS, OUTSIDE ACCOUNTS, AND RECIPES FOR OUR THREE GRUIT ALES.
V. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
VI. DRAFT BEERS: OUR LIQUID, DAILY BREAD, ON TAP AT RICH O’S AND SPORTSTIME.
VII. EVENTS, HOURS AND RELATED FACTS.
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I. RICH O'S, SPORTSTIME AND NABC WILL BE CLOSED ON JULY 4.
We will be open for normal business hours on Monday, July 3, and Wednesday, July 5.
II. TONIGHT: CURMUDGEON AND CAFFE CLASSICO BEER TASTING.
Be reminded that tonight -- Thursday, June 29th, at 7:00 p.m. -- I’ll be emceeing a beer and food pairing at Caffe Classico, Louisville’s bastion of continental-style coffee. It’s located at 2144 Frankfort Avenue in Louisville.
Owner Tommie Mudd offers elegant Italian-roast espresso, solid café food menu of soups, salads and paninis, short lists of beer (including Duvel and often Chimay) and wine, eclectic evening entertainment on weekends.
The price for 3- to 4-ounce samples of six different beers and accompanying appetizers is only $20. For further information:
June 29 Caffe Classico food & beer tasting and a digression about amber ale.
III. LAMBIC BY THE GLASS -- AGAIN IN JUNE, 2007.
Our annual "lambic by the glass" promotion was held last Saturday in the Prost special events area, providing attendees the opportunity to taste 16 different spontaneously fermented ales, four ounces at a time.
I'm happy with the results. We went through the equivalent of about 20 bottles (750 ml) of the various lambics, as well as helpings of fries and Carbonnade Flamande (cooked with Corsendonk Christmas Ale, no less).
The listings are here: Lambic by the Glass III at the Public House.
Don't worry, lambic fans: We'll do it again next year.
IV. NABC BREWERY NEWS: RETURN OF HOPTIMUS, OUTSIDE ACCOUNTS, AND RECIPES FOR OUR THREE GRUIT ALES.
Hop Head Notice: Hoptimus is back on tap.
For a listing of where our beers can be found, see NABC outside accounts in Southern Indiana.
Here is detailed information on the recipes of NABC's summertime "gruit" ale series, which have been brewed and are maturing:
Artemisia Ale ... brown ale brewed with 80% Simpson's Golden Promise two-row and molasses, and flavored with mugwort (the "dream herb," related to sagebrush and a cousin of wormwood), sweet orange peel and chamomile.
Strathpeffer Heather ... 90% Simpson's Golden Promise two-row and heather flower honey, with heather (i.e., a shrubbery) added throughout the brewing and maturation processes. Gold in color. Named for the town in Scotland where a Pictish eagle is famously carved into a large stone.
Jenever Rye ... 80% Simpson's Golden Promise two-row and rye, with crushed juniper berries in the mash and the hopback. Golden orange.
Remember to visit the events section below for updates on summer fests and coming attractions.
V. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
Here are recently posted articles:
From the 1997 archive: "Anheuser-Busch, Gone Home."
On irony and beer tourism, Czech-style.
Archives unearthed: Mitch Steele visits FOSSILS (from 1998).
Dream lineup of draft smoked beers.
Brise-BonBons & Printemps -- distinctive Wallonian ales from Fantome.
Anheuser-Busch the object of worldwide World Cup derision.
Rich O's medals in Rate Beer's "Best Beer Bars in the United States."
Rich O's Public House cracks the Top 20 in Beer Advocate rankings.
VI. DRAFT BEERS: OUR LIQUID, DAILY BREAD, ON TAP AT RICH O’S AND SPORTSTIME.
Our NABC beers.
Brewed in New Albany by NABC’s Jesse Williams, with assistance from Jared Williamson.
Bob's Old 15-B ... We're calling it a robust, brown Porter precisely because style definitions were meant to be bent.
ConeSmoker ... Elegant Franconian smoked malt, an above average “noble” German hops presence and warm fermentation -- new twists on an old style.
Croupier IPA ... Jesse's homage to our casino employee clientele is modeled on the English interpretation, with a few American flourishes.
Community Dark ... Based on English Mild, and our light-bodied dark quaffer. 5% abv.
Elector ... Making Democracy pointless since 2002; English malt, American hops. 7.2% abv. Double Red?
St. Radegund Bitter ... From the tap or the hand pump, classic English bitter.
Guests from near and far.
Market pricing.
Staples:
Sprecher Root Beer (non-alcoholic)
Rotating (limited engagement)
Bell's Kalamazoo Stout (DaveFest)
Rogue Chocolate Stout (DaveFest)
Rogue Smoke (DaveFest)
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barley Wine
Weihenstephaner Weissbier Dunkel
Bullpen:
VII. EVENTS, HOURS AND RELATED FACTS.
General business hours:
Sportstime Pizza opens at 11:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday. Rich O’s opens at 3:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and at 1:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. We are not open on Sunday except during special events. The same food and beer is available at all times in both rooms, so you may have lunch and a beer in the Sportstime Pizza dining area during those hours when Rich O’s isn’t open. The brewery is available for a look-see if one of us is around and we’re not busy.
Rich O's: The front dining rooms at Rich O's are designated as non-smoking areas. The bar area and Red Room are open for smoking (cigarettes, cigars, pipes). We strongly discourage clove cigarettes, which are divisive even among smokers.
Sportstime: Smoking is permitted in the entirety of Sportstime Pizza.
2006 events: 
Weekly on Wednesday evening @ 7:00 p.m.
Drinking Liberally (New Albany & Southern Indiana) meets in the Red Room each Wednesday. Contact organizer Lacy Davis for details.
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Thursday, June 29
Caffe Classico food and beer tasting
Advance notice: Beer and food pairing with the Curmudgeon at Caffe Classico, June 29.
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Sunday, July 16
Bastille Day Biere de Garde Dinner & Bike Ride
This event currently is being planned in conjunction with the Bistro New Albany, and it will take place at bNA and include a reservation-only multi-course French-themed meal with a fixed price that includes ample portions of Northern French ale: St. Sylvestre Gavroche, Thiriez Blonde, Amber and Extra, Jenlain, Cuvee des Jonquilles (Biere de Garde de L’avesnois), La Choullette de Noel and Les Sans Culottes.
On July 16 prior to the dinner and tasting, there'll be a bicycle ride for those willing. We're calling it the Tour de Garde, or something equally ridiculous.
Coming in July: Bastille Day, French cuisine and Bieres de Garde -- all at Bistro New Albany.
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Saturday, July 29
Brewers of Indiana Guild (BIG) Festival in Indianapolis
For details, visit the Guild's website.
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Saturday, August 12
Great Taste of the Midwest in Madison, Wisconsin.
It’s one the top three beer fests in the nation, a perennial box-office sell-out, and certainly the big event with the most relevance to NABC. Web site information is dated, but will be revised later in 2006.
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Saturday, August 19
SWIRCA Craft Brewer's Festival in Evansville, Indiana
The event is at the Casino Aztar, and NABC's participation is tentative owing to the already busy August festival.
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Saturday, August 26
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Friday, October 13
Lupulin Land Harvest Hop Festival
We’ll be exceeding OSHA’s legal limits on IBU’s per square foot of floor space when Lupulin Land 2005 begins on Friday, October 7. It is our fifth harvest hop celebration, and a good occasion for Kentuckiana’s hopheads to unite over a pint or two of America’s most bitter beer.
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Friday, December 15
Saturnalia MMVI
NABC, Rich O’s Public House and Sportstime Pizza pay tribute to the ancient pagan origins of Christmas with Saturnalia, a draft beer festival showcasing seasonal specialties and festive ales.
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Friday, March 9, 2007
Gravity Head 2007
The ninth edition of our annual festival celebrating the brewing world’s biggest and best will kick off from its customary March starting time.
Credits:
Thanks to Jim Bell for his photographic prowess, which we share with you from time to time.
Readers who aren’t as familiar with our business should go to http://www.newalbanian.com/ and http://www.richos.com/ for more information.
NABC is a member of the Brewers Association and Brewers of Indiana Guild.
Questions or comments about editorial content should be directed to Roger A. Baylor, who also writes The Potable Curmudgeon and NA Confidential blogs.
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