In this edition of Publicanista!:
I. PUBLICAN’S CHOICE: BUSINESS HOURS AND SPECIALS FOR THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE THIS SATURDAY.
II. NABC BREWERY UPDATE: PREVIEW OF THE REMAINING "BREWER'S BEST FRIEND" BEERS (MALCOLM AND ELSA).
III. GRAVITY MADNESS 2007: AN UPDATE AS WE WIND DOWN.
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. CALENDAR OF EVENTS, HOURS AND RELATED FACTS.
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THE PUBLICAN INADVERTENTLY ERASED THE PUBLICANISTA! ENTRY FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 12. APOLOGIES TO COMPLETISTS.
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I. PUBLICAN’S CHOICE: BUSINESS HOURS AND SPECIALS FOR THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE THIS SATURDAY.
On Saturday, April 21, Sportstime will observe normal business hours, but Rich O's will not open until 5:00 p.m. Daytime pub trade is slow on the day of Louisville's annual Thunder Over Louisville. In this week's LEO, I wrote these words:
Thunder Over Louisville, our annual celebration of steroidal fireworks, pirouetting jet aircraft and impossibly loud over-indulgence, is the sort of exuberant exercise at which Americans typically excel.
Thunder’s popularity seems perfectly fitting given our proclivity for hyperbole, which in terms of ubiquitous marketing-driven culture, always must be expressed in escalating, superlative terms: bigger, better, super-sized and new & improved.
In my column, the intent was to contrast the bombast of Thunder Over Louisville with the relative serenity of Kommon ale, the city's oldtime low-gravity beer favorite. Seeing as Curmudgeonship has its rewards, I'll be reversing course now in announcing that given the many barley wines currently on tap as Gravity Head winds down (see below), we'll be running a Saturday carry-out special on the 21st: $12 growlers of barley wines still pouring on Saturday.
II. NABC BREWERY UPDATE: PREVIEW OF THE REMAINING "BREWER'S BEST FRIEND" BEERS (MALCOLM AND ELSA).
Before departing for vacation, NABC’s Jared Williamson submitted this preview of upcoming attractions.
The final two beers of our "Brewer’s Best Friend” series have finished fermenting.
Malcolm's Old Setters Ale
Elsa Von Horizon Imperial Pilsner
Malcolm’s has already been placed half in firkins and half in barrels (all with oak chips) for secondary fermentation in the barrel. Most of the old ale we will try to sit on for a year (Gravity Head 2008, maybe one for 2009), but some will be released in limited amounts this year.
The plan: Some time this summer, when the Elsa is ready, all three will be on tap at the same time (a firkin of Malcolm’s, a pin of Jasmine sweet stout, and Elsa through Randall*).
Maybe I’ll bring Jasmine in for a meet the mastiff session; she is a crowd pleaser (the other two dogs are not so people friendly).
Currently we are brewing Jenever, true to the original recipe from last
year. Hoptimus is in kegs and will be back on tap soon. We will be doing a keg of Oaktimus from this batch for Lupulin Land 2007.
* Randall is NABC’s “dry hopping from the tap” machine, as invented and sold to us by Dogfish Head.
For more information about NABC beers, go here.
III. GRAVITY MADNESS 2007: AN UPDATE AS WE WIND DOWN.
See above for Saturday's gravity special.
All available listed selections have now appeared on tap, or were scratched owing to a variety of reasons. "Encores" are beginning to appear. I'm continuing to provide Gravity Head "lineupdates" each Monday at the Potable Curmudgeon blog. Each day of the week following, the posting is updated (if necessary) to reflect the current tap status. Here is the most recent:
Gravity Head lineupdate: Monday, April 16.
Download the complete Gravity Form 2007 here (.pdf)
IV. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
Here are recently posted articles:
As promised: Delirium Tremens sling art.
Soon adding more Wetten imports to the beer list.
How dry I've been ... coming to an end, soon.
"Support Your Local Brewery" -- from the Brewers Association.
Another Gravity Head review hits the Web.
Review: "Decompressing after Gravity Head orbit."
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.
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?
Jasmine the Mastiff ... Heightened sweet stout (circa 7% abv) honoring the mastiff, the gentle giant of English-bred dogs.
Kaiser 2nd Reising ... Think of it as your great-grandfather’s pilsner.
Mt. Lee ... California Common ("Steam"), named for the Hollywood mountainside with the famous sign.
St. Radegund ... Successor to Beak's Best; all-English, ESB territory, circa 5.5% abv.
Guests from near and far (market pricing).
ON TAP NOW: Everyday staples.
Sprecher Root Beer (non-alcoholic)
Note: Alpha King's future status as an everyday draft is being debated. There have been more than a half dozen wholesaler "out of stocks" since the first of the year.
ON TAP NOW: Rotating selections (limited engagement).
Bayrischer Bahnhof "Berliner Style" Weisse
Gravity. See: Gravity Head lineupdate: Monday, April 16.
In the bullpen (ready for duty when called upon to serve).
Rogue "John's Locker Stock" Black Brutal 2007
Partials: Anchor Steam, De Ranke XX Bitter, Ridgeway Santa’s Butt, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barley Wine
VI. 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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March 9 - ???
Gravity Head 2007 rolls on
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.
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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 will be doing so again along with friends from Upland and possibly Ram (Indianapolis).
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Friday, June 1
(Your name here)Fest begins ... Steve Fest 2007.
It's SteveFest 2007. Read more: Steve Hall is the winner ... and Steve Hall's winning "SteveFest 2007" essay.
To prep for 2008, read the rules for entering: Here are the contest rules for (Your name here)Fest in May, 2007.
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Saturday, June 2
2nd Annual Keg Liquors Fest of Ale
From Todd Antz at Keg Liquors: "It's back! We are just starting our early planning stages, but our successful Craft Beer Festival will be held on June 2nd this year. Already signed up for this year's festival are: New Albanian Brewing, Bluegrass Brewing Company, Upland Brewing Company, World Class Beverages, Cavalier Distributing, and many more to come. Stay tuned for more information on this event."
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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 21 (changed from the 28th)
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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