In this edition of Publicanista!:
I. TONIGHT: "A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF NEW ALBANY" BOOK SIGNING AT RICH O'S.
II. SPEAK EASY ART SHOW THIS SATURDAY AT THE PUBLIC HOUSE.
III. FROM THE HAND PULL: NABC ST. RADEGUND ENGLISH BITTER IS BACK.
IV. LAST WEEKEND'S BIERES DE GARDE DINNER WAS A BLAST.
V. NABC BREWERY NEWS: ARTEMSIA ALE AND JENEVER RYE.
VI. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
VII. DRAFT BEERS: OUR LIQUID, DAILY BREAD, ON TAP AT RICH O’S AND SPORTSTIME.
VIII. BOTTLED BEER NEWS: BALTIC PORTER WAVE.
IX. EVENTS, HOURS AND RELATED FACTS.
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I. TONIGHT: "A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF NEW ALBANY" BOOK SIGNING AT RICH O'S.
Gregg Seidl, a 2006 IUS graduate majoring in American History, has written a book called A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF NEW ALBANY. Gregg will be at Rich O's Public House from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., drinking Spaten and selling/signing his book.
II. SPEAK EASY ART SHOW THIS SATURDAY AT THE PUBLIC HOUSE.
A conscious blending of local art and local beer will take place on Saturday, July 22, when the first ever Speak Easy Art Show is held from 1:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Prost special events room at Rich O's Public House.
NABC artist-in-residence Tony Beard is among the organizers of the show, which will feature art from Tony as well as other current employees and their friends.Thanks to Tony, Kevin, Whitney, Josh, Misty and everyone else who has taken the initiative to plan the event and/or display their artwork on Saturday.
Inquiries should be directed to Tony Beard.
III. FROM THE HAND PULL: NABC ST. RADEGUND ENGLISH BITTER IS BACK.
On the hand pull now: Cask-conditioned NABC St. Radegund Bitter.
For more information on cask-conditioned ale:
Horse Brass Pub (where our friend Biscuit works when not skipping town)
Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)
Warm, Flat and Boring -- the Truth About Cask Ale, from Rate Beer.
IV. LAST WEEKEND'S BIERES DE GARDE DINNER WAS A BLAST.
In 2006, Bastille Day came two days late … to New Albany, but a hardy group of 26 revelers beat the heat at the Bistro New Albany yesterday and celebrated French cuisine and fermentation science.
See: Recap: Bastille Day Bieres de Garde dinner at Bistro New Albany.
V. NABC BREWERY NEWS: ARTEMSIA ALE AND JENEVER RYE.
The first two of NABC's summertime "gruit" ale series have been released and are on tap now:
Artemsia 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. 4.5% abv.
Jenever Rye ... 80% Simpson's Golden Promise two-row and rye, with crushed juniper berries in the mash and the hopback. Golden orange. Circa 7% abv.
See: Tony's artwork for NABC Artemsia, Jenever.
Yet to come (ETA the week of July 20):
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. Circa 8% abv.
Remember to visit the events section below for updates on summer fests and coming attractions. Next up is the annual Brewers of Indiana Guild (BIG) Festival in Indianapolis on July 29. For details, visit the Guild's website.
For a listing of where our beers can be found, see NABC outside accounts in Southern Indiana.
VI. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
Here are recently posted articles:
Speak Easy Art Show this Saturday, July 22, at the Public House.
Tony's artwork for NABC Artemsia, Jenever.
Browning's is in the ballpark, just not in the ballpark.
Dave, on the conclusion of DaveFest 2006.
Good local beer in Louisville Slugger Field? Now as before, don't count on it.
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.
VII. 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.
Artemsia 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. 4.5% abv.
Bob's Old 15-B ... We're calling it a robust, brown Porter precisely because style definitions were meant to be bent.
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?
Hoptimus ... Brewed with Simpson's Golden Promise malt; Northern Brewer, Fuggles and Cascades hops; and the house London yeast. Dry hopping with Fuggles and Cascades. 9% abv.
Jenever Rye ... 80% Simpson's Golden Promise two-row and rye, with crushed juniper berries in the mash and the hopback. Golden orange. Circa 7% abv.
St. Radegund Bitter ... Cask conditioned; all English ingredients (very limited time).
Guests from near and far.
Market pricing.
Staples:
Sprecher Root Beer (non-alcoholic)
Rotating (limited engagement)
Rogue JLS Release #15 Alt Bier
Weihenstephaner Weissbier Dunkel
Bullpen:
VIII. BOTTLED BEER NEWS: BALTIC PORTER WAVE.
Don't forget to check the chalkboard in the front room at Rich O’s for bottled specials and seasonals. These are the bottled beers not carried on the everyday bottled list, and represent a wide variety of flavors and textures for your tasting enjoyment.
There have been a few new entries, which are surveyed here: Baltic, Russian and Ukrainian bottled beer blast: Porter and more.
Here is the remainder of the current lineup of rotating guest bottled beers:
***Microbrews
Bluegrass Brewing Company
BBC Professor Gesser's Mind Numbing Ale (750 ml; 7.1% abv)
BBC Homewrecker Double IPA (750 ml; circa 10% abv)
Formerly sold as Ultra (on draft). I know these bottlings are from the pub on Shelbyville Road, and the recipes are pub brewer Jerry Gnagy’s. Beyond that, I’m not sure about the genus of the program, although I’m guessing that BBC Shelbyville Road is free to sell bottled beers that aren’t the same as the line offered by the production brewery downtown. I’ve sampled the Homewrecker, and it is spritzy, lethal, and veering toward a barley wine.
Golden Dogfish Head Golden Shower Imperial Pilsner (750 ml; 9% abv)
This “extreme” makeover is one of the better executed, sans adjuncts, and including all noble hops.
Founders Curmudgeon Old Ale (12 oz; 9.3% abv)
Founders Imperial Stout (12 oz; 10% abv)
Two excellent seasonal specialties from a brewery that seemingly can do no wrong.
Stone Imperial Stout
Stone’s is one of my favorite versions of one of my favorite styles. Black liquid sipping delight irrespective of the weather.
Three Floyds Rabbid Rabbit Saison (22 oz; 7.4% abv)
It’s been too long since we had Rabbid Rabbit on tap, and this is a measure of how difficult it has become to score those few specialty items that Three Floyds makes available for general distribution.
Imports
De Glazen Toren Jan de Lichte (750 ml; 7.5% abv)
Listed as “Imperial Wit,” or to me, another way of saying “Grand Cru” in the Belgian sense of the usage. A higher gravity spiced White.
De Glazen Toren Ondineke (750 ml; 8.5% abv)
Tripel from Aalst. No spices are used.
Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel
Chouffe suspended its seasonal specialty program a few years back, but has returned in a big way with this much-anticipated hybrid. What is it like? Just remember that the magic hop cone is rendered “houblon” in French, and it all makes sense.
Le Baladin Wayan (Italy; 750 ml; 5.8%)
Nothing has been as surprising, and gratifying, than the recent arrivals of high-quality Italian microbrews. From the maker of Super Baladin and Nora comes another: Wayan, a clean Saison true to the Belgian style.
IX. 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.
2006/2007 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, July 20
New Albany book signing
Gregg Seidl, a 2006 IUS graduate majoring in American History, has written a book called A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF NEW ALBANY. Gregg will be at Rich O's Public House from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., drinking Spaten and selling/signing his book.
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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 2006 begins on Friday, October 13. 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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