In this edition of Publicanista!:
I. PUBLICAN’S CHOICE: NABC POURING IN MADISON, INDIANA THIS WEEKEND.
II. STEVEFEST JUST AROUND THE CORNER: STARTS JUNE 1.
III. THE KEG'S FEST OF ALE WILL BE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 2.
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. MASSIVE BOTTLE LIST OVERHAUL COMPLETED.
VI. CALENDAR OF EVENTS, HOURS AND RELATED FACTS.
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I. PUBLICAN’S CHOICE: NABC POURING IN MADISON, INDIANA THIS WEEKEND.
Here's the scoop: 2nd Annual Ohio River Valley Folk Festival in Madison, IN, this weekend.
We'll have Elector, Jenever and Bob's Old 15-B. A late note: Both Ram and Browning's have cancelled, so it's NABC and Upland again this year. Looking forward to it!
II. STEVEFEST JUST AROUND THE CORNER: STARTS JUNE 1.
Our second consumer's choice festival honors Steve Hall. Read about it here:
III. THE KEG'S FEST OF ALE WILL BE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 2.
From Todd Antz:
11 Breweries, 2 Importers, 3 Craft Beer Distributors, over 100 craft and import beers, food and more!
Our Annual Fest of Ale celebrating the goodness that is craft beer on June 2nd from 2 - 6 pm.
We will have 10+ microbrewers on site to sample their wares, as well as food, music, and a charity silent auction to support the rebuilding efforts of Bridgepointe Goodwill services.
Brewers and Importers signed up so far are: Upland Brewing Company, New Albanian Brewing, Barley Island Brewing, Bluegrass Brewing Company, Warbird Brewing, Bells Brewing, Browning's, Thirsty Dog Brewing, New Holland Brewing, Spanish Peaks Brewing, Cumberland Brews, Belakus Beer Brokerage, and Eurobrew Importers (Xingu, St. Peters).
Also in attendance will be World Class Beverages, North Vernon Beverage, and Cavalier Distributing. Food will be available from Mark's Feed Store, Bistro New Albany, and Buckhead Mountain Grill.
Price is $25 in advance, and $30 day of the event (available at the Public House -- ask your server). For more information, check out our web page at:
http://www.kegliquors.com/festofale.htm
IV. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
Here are recently posted articles:
2nd Annual Ohio River Valley Folk Festival in Madison, Indiana.
Jolly Pumpkin drafts to be featured at the Public House.
Beer-related despair for yet another year at Louisville Slugger Field.
Sweet spot chronicles: Another tip of the cap to Jolly Pumpkin.
Connor's Place now open; party Monday night.
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.
For more information about NABC beers, go here.
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.
Elector ... Making Democracy pointless since 2002; English malt, American hops. 7.2% abv. Double Red?
Hoptimus ... Massive imperial IPA.
Jenever ... Juniper and rye; part of last year's "gruit" crop, brewed fresh for 2007.
Kaiser 2nd Reising ... Think of it as your great-grandfather’s pilsner.
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.
(Both currently are on tap, but Alpha King will now often be rotating with Bell’s Two Hearted Ale . Why? Go here)
Sprecher Root Beer (non-alcoholic)
Upland Wheat
ON TAP NOW: Rotating selections (limited engagement).
Avery Thirteen (Weizen Doppelbock)
Brooklyn Brewery “Brewmasters Reserve” Antwerpen Ale
Browning's Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout
Clipper City Below Decks Barleywine
Great Divide Old Ruffian Barley Wine
Rogue "John's Locker Stock" Dad's Little Helper
Shmaltz Bittersweet Lenny's RIPA
In the bullpen (ready for duty when called upon to serve).
Jolly Pumpkin Bam Bier Firkin (40-liter firkin)
Jolly Pumpkin Madrugada Obscura (Dark Dawn) Stout
VI. MASSIVE BOTTLE LIST OVERHAUL COMPLETED.
I won't have a chance to change the .pdf on the website until Sunday at the earliest, but the bottle list update is complete. Finally.
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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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, Browning's and Ram/Bighorn (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.
THE END.
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