In this edition of Publicanista!:
I. PUBLICAN'S CHOICE: FOSSILS PUNGENT & FUNKY APPETIZER COMPETITION AND MEETING THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 AT PROST.
II. CALENDAR WATCH: CHILI, ART SHOW, SUPER BOWL AND FIRST QUARTER BEER DINNERS AT STRATTO'S, CLASSICO AND THE BISTRO NEW ALBANY.
III. NABC BREWING NEWS: BEN FRANKLIN'S OLD LIGHTNING ROD ON TAP NOW.
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: LIMITED SUPPLIES OF BBC BEARDED PAT'S, BROOKLYN MONSTER, BROOKLYN WINTER ALE, FOUNDERS DEVIL DANCER AND N'ICE CHOUFFE.
VII. CALENDAR OF EVENTS, HOURS AND RELATED FACTS.
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I. PUBLICAN'S CHOICE: FOSSILS PUNGENT & FUNKY APPETIZER COMPETITION AND MEETING THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 AT PROST.
For those who don't know, FOSSILS (Fermenters of Special Southern Indiana Libations Society) has been in operation since September, 1990. In 1994, the much beloved culinary institution known as the Pungent & Funky Appetizer Competition came into being, and ironically, it was held that first year in the office suite that now, 13 riotous years later, has been remodeled into Prost - NABC's special events and banquet area.
And that's where the January FOSSILS meeting and cooking contest will be held this Saturday evening. Following are pertinent factoids as gleaned from the current club newsletter. If you are not a member of FOSSILS, there's no better time than now to get involved. It isn't necessary to be a homebrewer. It's plenty enough to love beer and cherish fine people and good times.
Get Pungent & Funky with FOSSILS on January 20
Remember, this marks our switch to a Saturday meeting schedule in 2007.
Date: Saturday, January 20
Time: 6:30 p.m. ~ Gathering and homebrew sharing (and contest check-in, see below)
7:15 p.m. ~ Meeting and announcements
Location: Prost! Room at Rich O’s Public House
Pungent & Funky
Trek into the culinary abyss with the ever-creative and courageous members of FOSSILS as we bravely voyage beyond customary hors d'oeuvres ... far, far beyond the world of mozzarella sticks and potato skins. Entries should embody the spirit of pungency and funkiness in which this contest was fashioned by the founding members of FOSSILS, yet be edible (by most, anyway). Interesting presentation may net additional points.
Awards will be presented in four categories:
Most Pungent
Funkiest
Brew Food (pungent, funky & beer as an integral ingredient)
Best of Show
This year's panel of guest judges includes Courier-Journal Food Editor Sarah Fritchner, Capriole Farms owner Judy Schad, resident food expert Maggie Oster and 2006 P&F winner Bob Capshew. Judging will begin promptly at 7 p.m., so please sign in with your entry/entries before then.
January Guests
Members from two Cincinnati-area homebrew clubs will be in town visiting local breweries on Saturday and they have been invited to join our FOSSILS meeting. It will be a great opportunity to share news of brewing competitions and festivals as well as quality watering holes and shopping stops in our respective communities.
II. CALENDAR WATCH: CHILI, ART SHOW, SUPER BOWL AND FIRST QUARTER BEER DINNERS AT STRATTO'S, CLASSICO AND THE BISTRO NEW ALBANY.
Monday, January 29: “Stratto's Beer Dinner with the Publican”
Thursday, February 1: Jeffersonville Main Street Chili & Beer Tasting
Sunday, February 4: NABC/Sportstime Super Bowl opening hours, 4:00 p.m. until the game's over.
Saturday, February 10: Caffe Classico Belgian Beer & Appetizer Pairing
Scroll down to the end of this week's edition (CALENDAR OF EVENTS, HOURS AND RELATED FACTS) for further information.
III. NABC BREWING NEWS: BEN FRANKLIN'S OLD LIGHTNING ROD ON TAP NOW.
Last week I got the order reversed. That's because earlier this week, the second annual batch of Old Lightning Rod ("that Ben Franklin beer") hit the taps for a limited engagement. NABC's next release will be Kaiser 2nd Reising, our pre-Prohibition pilsner, which will begin flowing upon the demise of the first of two Saturnalia seasonals. Batches of St. Radegund and Hoosier Daddy have been put to bed. Look for them on tap soon.
IV. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
Here are recently posted articles:
Monday, January 29: “Stratto's Beer Dinner with the Publican.”
Beer menu: L & N Wine Bar & Bistro.
(Your name here)Fest entry deadline was yesterday.
January progress toward preliminary keg orders for Gravity Head 2007.
A blast from the past: Belgo-Gaelic dazzling.
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.
Brewed in New Albany by NABC’s Jesse Williams, with much 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.
Bonfire of the Valkyries ... Black lager meets smoked lager, and the Publican is happy.
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?
Hoptimus ... Massive.
Naughty Claus ... Winter warmer with orange peel and cinnamon.
Old Lightning Rod ... For Ben Franklin's 301st birthday, the return of a popular Colonial era formulation that the Founders might recognize.
Guests from near and far (market pricing).
ON TAP NOW: Everyday staples.
Sprecher Root Beer (non-alcoholic)
ON TAP NOW: Saturnalia MMVI listed selections.
Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout
Kiuchi Hitachino Nest New Year Celebration Ale 2006
Regenboog Wostyntje Mustard Ale
Shmaltz Monumental Jewbelation 5766
Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Xmas Porter
ON TAP NOW: Rotating selections (limited engagement).
Rogue JLS Imperial YSB (Younger's Special Bitter)
In the bullpen (ready for duty when called upon to serve).
Anchor Christmas Ale (“Merry Christmas & Happy New Year”) (Saturnalia)
Bell’s Hell Hath No Fury (Saturnalia)
Kiuchi Hitachino Nest Red Rice (Saturnalia)
Ridgeway Lump of Coal (Saturnalia)
Ridgeway Santa’s Butt (Saturnalia)
VI. BOTTLED BEER NEWS: LIMITED SUPPLIES OF BBC BEARDED PAT'S, BROOKLYN MONSTER, BROOKLYN WINTER ALE, FOUNDERS DEVIL DANCER AND N'ICE CHOUFFE.
Limited supplies of a handful of very special beers meant to help provide some small measure of holiday cheer are currently available.
BBC (Main & Clay) Bearded Pat’s Barley Wine (12 ounce; circa 10% abv)
Brooklyn Winter Ale (12 ounce; 6% abv)
Brooklyn Monster Barley Wine 2006 (12 ounce; 10.8% abv)
Founders Devil Dancer Triple IPA (12 ounce; 13% abv)
N'Ice Chouffe (750 ml; probably the last 12 bottles this year)
Held over:
Aventinus Eisbock 2005 (11.2 oz; 6 bottles remaining)
Three Floyds Behemoth Barley Wine (22 oz; 3 remaining)
Three Floyds Dreadnaught IPA (22 oz; 3 remaining)
De Dolle Extra Special Export Stout (11.2 oz)
Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard (12 oz)
Stone Double Bastard (22 oz)
Spezial Rauchbier (16.9 oz)
Remaining stocks of previously listed bottles (many running very low):
Farsons Lacto Milk Stout (11.2 oz)
Hambleton Toleration Ale (gluten-free; 16.9 oz)
BBC Professor Gesser's Mind Numbing Ale (750 ml)
Le Baladin Wayan (750 ml)
North Coast Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale (750 ml)
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. CALENDAR OF 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.
Smoking.
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.
Wi-Fi.
Both dining areas are hotspots. Please observe proper etiquette when using our Wi-Fi service, and do not disturb or offend others with the Anheuser-Busch web site or other examples of web-borne smut.
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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Monday, January 29
“Stratto's Beer Dinner with the Publican”
Four course meal, seven beers (beginning complexity), including two from NABC. The price is $30 per person. Stratto's is located on Lewis & Clark Parkway in Clarksville. Call 945-3496 for information and reservations, or contact Roger at NABC.
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Thursday, February 1
Jeffersonville Main Street Chili & Beer Tasting
A fundraiser at Kye's, with NABC pouring samples alongside BBC (Main & Clay) and Upland Brewing Company. 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
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Friday & Saturday, February 2 & 3
Anonymous Pirates Art & Music Show
It’s official: Our second art show in the Prost special events wing has been scheduled for Friday and Saturday, February 2 and 3, 2007. It will be called the Anonymous Pirates Art & Music Show, and run from 3:00 p.m. to midnight both days. As with the previous effort, the Speak Easy Art Show last July, the forthcoming event is being conceived and organized entirely by NABC’s staff, their friends and fellow travelers.
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Sunday, February 4
Super Bowl opening hours
As in previous years, Sportstime will be open for Super Bowl Sunday, with hours from 4:00 p.m. until the game's over.
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Saturday, February 10
Caffe Classico Belgian Beer & Appetizer Pairing
Stay tuned for further details.
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Monday, March 5
Extreme Belgian @ Bistro New Albany
Six courses, eight top beers - all influenced by traditional Belgian cuisine and brewing, with twists offered by Chef Dave Clancy and the Publican. Stay tuned for further details.
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Friday, March 9
Gravity Head 2007 begins
The ninth edition of our annual festival celebrating the brewing world’s biggest and best will kick off from its customary March starting time. This year's theme is Gravity Madness, celebrating the fact that at NABC, March isn't just about basketball any more.
January progress toward preliminary keg orders for Gravity Head 2007.
Preliminary keg orders for Gravity Head 2007.
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Friday & Saturday, May 18 & 19
2nd Annual Ohio River Valley Folk Festival
Along the Ohio River in Madison, Indiana. NABC poured beer in 2006, and hopes to do so again.
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Friday, June 1
(Your name here)Fest begins
(Your name here)Fest is a consumer’s choice beer fest, with the Publican attempting within reason and various distribution constraints to assemble an annual contest winner’s ideal draft lineup. The first was DaveFest, named for Dave Siltz, which took place earlier in 2006.The next (Your name here)Fest will be held in late May, 2007, and the competition has started.
(Your name here)Fest entry deadline was yesterday.
To read the rules for entering: Here are the contest rules for (Your name here)Fest in May, 2007.
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Saturday (TBA), June (TBA)
Lambic by the Glass
A one-day sampling of Belgian lambic, with the Publican as host.
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Saturday, July 28
Indiana Microbrewers' Festival
Annual funfest in Indianapolis, and a required stop on the NABC summer brewery fest tour.
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Saturday, August 11
Awe inspiring, annual one-day brewery fete in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Saturday, August 25 (tentative)
With Hoptimus, you really can "talk to the animals."
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Friday, August 31
Sandkerwa NA begins
Our first all-German draft festival, inspired by an annual street party in Bamberg, Germany.
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Friday, October 19
Lupulin Land Harvest Hopcoming begins
Love and hoppiness, in all their myriad forms, as dispensed from all available taps.
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Friday, December 14
Saturnalia MMVII begins
Our fourth celebration of the winter solstice, with seasonal and holiday drafts.
Credits:
Thanks to Jim Bell for his photographic prowess, which we share with you from time to time, and which features prominently at the NABC web site.
Readers who aren’t as familiar with our business should go to http://www.newalbanian.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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