In this edition of Publicanista!:
I. PUBLICAN'S CHOICE: POST HOLIDAY HANGOVERS & RESOLUTIONS.
II. THIS IS NOT ABOUT BEER, BUT ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN NEW ALBANY, YOU ARE INVITED TO PEEK IN.
III. FROM THE HAND PULL: NABC STRATHPEFFER NEARING DEPLETION.
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: RARE ITEMS FROM DE DOLLE, THREE FLOYDS AND STONE STILL ON THE BOARD, SOME JUST BARELY.
VII. EVENTS, HOURS AND RELATED FACTS.
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I. PUBLICAN'S CHOICE: POST HOLIDAY HANGOVERS & RESOLUTIONS.
We're finally past Christmas and New Year's, past Louisville's bowl game story of the century, and past the year 2006, which itself was a fairly good one as years go.
It's always hectic at the beginning of a new year. Just like individuals, businesses have to-do lists of resolutions and projects. Earlier in the week, I repaired a half-dozen picture frames that had been damaged over the preceding months; began to seriously consider the choices for Gravity Head; and took a long, hard look at the bottled beer list with an eye toward the complete revamp promised here earlier this winter.
I hope we can afford an outdoor walk-in for the brewery as an aid in increasing brewing production, and that some money will be left over to begin work on the long-delayed outdoor seating area. We need audio-visual equipment for Prost. And so it goes.
Saturnalia continues, and its list has been folded into the usual draft list below. Don't forget the (Your Name Here)Fest contest deadline of January 15. If you intend to enter, be sure and submit your essays before then. If you don't know what I'm talking about, scroll down to the calendar section and follow the link.
Happy 2007 from all of us at NABC.
II. THIS IS NOT ABOUT BEER, BUT ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN NEW ALBANY, YOU ARE INVITED TO PEEK IN.
I'm mentioning this in the NABC newsletter solely as a means of reaching some New Albanians who might have missed my reports of news on the civic front, as provided in my "other" blog. Read on, and be aware that while I'm not trying to exclude anyone, the gathering described is designed to be for those with an interest in the condition that the city of New Albany's condition is in.
On January 8 at 7: 00 p.m., it's "Confidentiaholics Identified."
This is being designed as a very informal meet 'n' greet for readers and friends of the Publican's side project, NA Confidential blog, and by extension, the New Albany blogosphere itself.
However, you're not required to have a computer to attend. There'll be no set agenda beyond getting to know one another, widening the circle of faces to names, and chatting about local issues. All citizens are welcome. Tribune forum readers, owners and readers of other local blogs, sincere political hopefuls, innocent bystanders, whatever; we’ll be in the Prost banquet room, and there’s enough room for 50 or more.
It wasn’t my intention to have the gathering at my place of business, but this was the wish of those initially responding to the idea. If it looks like something we’ll try to do again, and I think we should, and often, then we can spread the wealth to other establishments in New Albany with no objections from me.
Bring a friend or a neighbor if you please. See you on the 8th.
III. FROM THE HAND PULL: NABC STRATHPEFFER NEARING DEPLETION.
As part of the ongoing Saturnalia festivities, NABC Strathpeffer (heather/gruit ale) is on the hand pull. It may be gone by the time you read this. If you missed a taste, make your own resolution: Never again doubt the wisdom of the Publican. It is/was very good.
There also are two cask-conditioned English ales on order from B. United International, but I'm learning from the past and will wait to preview them until the firkins are in my grubby little hands.
For more information on cask-conditioned ale:
Horse Brass Pub (where our friend Biscuit used to work)
Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)
Warm, Flat and Boring -- the Truth About Cask Ale, from Rate Beer.
IV. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
Here are recently posted articles:
Velocity returns with more on the wonders of light beer ... c'mon, is Miller paying for this?
Mr. Funt, can I have an MPEG of the whole spectacle?
Another year in beer, and a mighty good one at that.
Pants Down Port Drinkers on December 28: A recap.
Saturnalia MMVI: On tap today (12/29/06) at NABC.
Part 2: A few random Saturnalia notes and observations, and the Scratch Report.
Part 1: A few random Saturnalia notes and observations.
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.
St. Radegund Bitter ... Classic British character in the ESB range.
Guests from near and far (market pricing).
ON TAP NOW: Everyday staples.
Sprecher Root Beer (non-alcoholic)
ON TAP NOW: Saturnalia MMVI listed selections.
Anchor Christmas Ale (“Merry Christmas & Happy New Year”)
Hambleton Nightmare Yorkshire 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).
Browning's Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout
Kiuchi Hitachino Nest New Year Celebration Ale 2006 (Saturnalia)
Kiuchi Hitachino Nest Red Rice (Saturnalia)
Regenboog Wostyntje Mustard Ale (Saturnalia)
St. Feuillien Cuvee de Noel (Saturnalia)
Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Xmas Porter (Saturnalia)
Young's Winter Warmer (Saturnalia)
VI. BOTTLED BEER NEWS: RARE ITEMS FROM DE DOLLE, THREE FLOYDS AND STONE STILL ON THE BOARD, SOME JUST BARELY.
Limited supplies of a handful of very special beers meant to help provide some small measure of holiday cheer are currently available.
Aventinus Eisbock 2005 (11.2 oz)
Three Floyds Behemoth Barley Wine (22 oz)
Three Floyds Dreadnaught IPA (22 oz)
De Dolle Extra Special Export Stout (11.2 oz)
De Dolle Stille Nacht Special Reserva 2005 (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)
Podkovan Dark Lager (16.9 oz)
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.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.
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.
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, 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.
Preliminary keg orders for Gravity Head 2007.
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May, 2007 (TBA)
(Your name here)Fest
(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.
To read the rules for entering: Here are the contest rules for (Your name here)Fest in May, 2007.
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August, 2007
Sandkerwa NA
Coming in August, 2007: Sandkerwa NA. Here's the scoop.
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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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