In this edition of Publicanista!:
I. PUBLICAN'S CHOICE: LUPULIN LAND HARVEST HOP FESTIVAL 2006 BEGINS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13.
II. BISTRO NEW ALBANY, NEW ALBANIAN BREWING COMPANY, NORTH VERNON BEVERAGE CO., AND GOOD BEER DOWNTOWN IN NEW ALBANY DURING HARVEST HOMECOMING.
III. AL SUR MUSIC AND DANCE ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM AT PROST ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21.
IV. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
V. DRAFT BEERS: OUR LIQUID, DAILY BREAD, ON TAP AT RICH O’S AND SPORTSTIME.
VI. BOTTLED BEER NEWS: CHATEAU JIAHU, FOUNDERS BAD HABIT AND PODKOVAN DARK LAGER.
VII. EVENTS, HOURS AND RELATED FACTS.
I. PUBLICAN'S CHOICE: LUPULIN LAND HARVEST HOP FESTIVAL 2006 BEGINS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13.
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.
For a newly updated beer list, go here: UPDATED: Lupulin Land Harvest Hop Festival 2006 -- coming Friday, October 13.
I've been so busy with this and the Bistro's Harvest Homecoming beer garden (see next item) that the starting lineup for Lupulin Land won't be known until I drag into work on Friday morning and set the taps. For more information, go here: The Lupulin Land starting lineup won't be decided until Friday.
II. BISTRO NEW ALBANY, NEW ALBANIAN BREWING COMPANY, NORTH VERNON BEVERAGE CO., AND GOOD BEER DOWNTOWN IN NEW ALBANY DURING HARVEST HOMECOMING.
New Albany’s critically acclaimed Bistro New Albany is joining with the New Albanian Brewing Company and North Vernon Beverage Company to host a downtown New Albany beer garden to coincide with “booth days” at the city’s annual Harvest Homecoming festival.
The beer garden will be located on Bank Street adjacent to bNA’s outdoor patio, and opening hours will parallel those of the booths on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 12-14. The Bistro is located at the corner of Bank and Market Streets in downtown New Albany.
The New Albanian Brewing Company has brewed a special amber lager, which will be served exclusively at the Bistro’s beer garden. Other NABC microbrews (Croupier, Elector, Bob’s Old 15-B) will be served, as will a selection of craft and imported beers (Upland Wheat, Upland Oktoberfest, Sierra Nevada, etc), the latter courtesy of North Vernon Beverage Co.
A short menu of food (grouper sandwiches, pulled pork, chicken wings, etc) will be served daily in the Bistro’s beer garden, and musical entertainment will be provided on Friday and Saturday evenings (8:00 p.m.) with performances by Sativa Gumbo, NABC brewer Jared Williamson’s popular local four-piece band.
The Bistro’s beer garden is neither affiliated with Harvest Homecoming, nor is a sponsor of any officially sanctioned event during Harvest Homecoming, which is by far New Albany’s largest annual civic celebration, drawing tens of thousands of natives and visitors to the city.
NABC is overjoyed to help the Bistro and North Vernon Beverage in providing good beer to festival attendees, and we look forward to this birth of a vibrant new October tradition in New Albany.
III. AL SUR MUSIC AND DANCE ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM AT PROST ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21.
Submitted by Amy Baylor, co-owner of NABC.
Hi Everyone! I'm very excited to announce a special musical evening on Saturday Oct. 21st with Al Sur at Prost!, the banquet room next to Rich O's.
"Al Sur is a music/dance ensemble specializing in the performance of original and traditional Spanish Flamenco art forms. Featuring some of the finest performers in the region, . . . al Sur presents high-octane dance, vocal, and instrumental numbers firmly rooted in the rich Andalusian gypsy tradition. Most numbers are original works composed by the ensemble and feature timbre colors ranging from expressive, exotic vocals and traditional dance footwork to frenetic guitar, throbbing percussion, and the plaintive tones of the bowed contrabass."
If you've never seen this show you are in for an experience! I was fortunate enough to catch them at the Jazz Factory a while back and I must admit that I was truly moved. You can read more about the group at their web site: http://www.alsurflamenco.com.
The doors will open at 6:45 p.m. and the show will begin at 8:00 p.m. The cost to get in is only $10, but seating is very limited, so I am suggesting that you come early. We will have a few tables open in the back "15-B room" for those interested in eating before the show. Beer will be available throughout the show.
If you have any questions please call me at 502-821-4475 or Reva Young at 812-989-6178. Hope to see you there!
IV. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
Here are recently posted articles:
The Lupulin Land starting lineup won't be decided until Friday.
One week, two great beer events. Are we still in New Albany?
A Lupulin Land reminder: Love and hoppiness begin Friday, October 13.
Al Sur music and dance ensemble will perform at the Public House on Saturday, October 21.
The joys of Znojmo air conditioning.
Press release: BNA, NABC, NV and good beer in downtown New Albany during HH.
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.
V. DRAFT BEERS: OUR LIQUID, DAILY BREAD, ON TAP AT RICH O’S AND SPORTSTIME.
Our NABC beers (on tap during Lupulin Land 2006).
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.
Community Dark ... Based on English Mild, and our light-bodied dark quaffer. 5% abv.
Croupier IPA ... Jesse's homage to our casino employee clientele is modeled on the English interpretation, with a few American flourishes.
Elector ... Making Democracy pointless since 2002; English malt, American hops. 7.2% abv. Double Red?
Guests from near and far (on tap during Lupulin Land 2006).
Market pricing.
Staples:
Sprecher Root Beer (non-alcoholic)
Rotating (limited engagement -- most will be off tap at the beginning of Lupulin Land 2006).
Founders Red's RyeRegenboog t’Smisje Blond (spiced with Linden/lime blooms)
Regenboog t’Smisje Speciale (i.e., Halloween)
VI. BOTTLED BEER NEWS: CHATEAU JIAHU, FOUNDERS BAD HABIT AND PODKOVAN DARK LAGER.
In stock this week ...
750 ml bottles of Dogfish Head Chateau Jiahu. It is based on 9,000-year-old evidence of fermentables in China: "In keeping with historic evidence, Dogfish brewers used pre-gelatinized rice flakes, Wildflower honey, Muscat grapes, barley malt, hawthorn fruit, and Chrysanthemum flowers."
That's a tough act to follow, but also currently available is Podkovan Dark Lager from the Czech Republic, which is a low-gravity, sweetish lager according to the familiar Central European model, and Founders Bad Habit Belgian Quad (9.8% abv), another in a series of savory Founders seasonals, integrating the alcohol content quite well, and with loads of Belgian-style esters.
BBC Professor Gesser's Mind Numbing Ale
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.
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.
2006/2007 events: 
Weekly on Thursday evening @ 7:00 p.m.
Drinking Liberally (New Albany & Southern Indiana) meets in the Red Room each Thursday. Contact organizer Lacy Davis for details.
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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.
UPDATED: Previews: Lupulin Land & Saturnalia (2006) and Gravity Head (2007).
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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.
UPDATED: Previews: Lupulin Land & Saturnalia (2006) and Gravity Head (2007).
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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.
UPDATED: Previews: Lupulin Land & Saturnalia (2006) and Gravity Head (2007).
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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