In this edition of Publicanista!:
I. PUBLICAN’S CHOICE: LATE OPENING FOR THE PUBLIC HOUSE ON DERBY DAY, AND NEXT TUESDAY IS AN ELECTION.
II. PUBLICAN BUFFING AND POLISHING HIS PRESENTATION.
III. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
IV. DRAFT BEERS: OUR LIQUID, DAILY BREAD, ON TAP AT RICH O’S AND SPORTSTIME.
V. CALENDAR OF EVENTS, HOURS AND RELATED FACTS.
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I. PUBLICAN’S CHOICE: LATE OPENING FOR THE PUBLIC HOUSE ON DERBY DAY, AND NEXT TUESDAY IS AN ELECTION.
Two advance notes for local readers:
(1) Rich O's Public House won't open until 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, which is the first Saturday in May, which in turn is a Louisville area holy day known as Kentucky Derby. So many employees have called out festive that we have no one to work the afternoon shift. Sportstime Pizza will be open from 11:00 a.m. as usual.
(2) Next Tuesday, May 8, steel yourself for the annual nastiness of election day (municipal elections in New Albany), which means that the taps don't open until the polls close at 6:00 p.m. As is our long custom in recognition of the futility of being a fine beer bar that can't serve during the daytime hours on election day, Rich O's will open at 6:00 p.m. Sportstime will be open from 11:00 a.m. for a long, uninvitingly dry lunch.
II. PUBLICAN BUFFING AND POLISHING HIS PRESENTATION.
A massive bottle list overhaul is underway. The Publican apologizes for the time it has taken to implement these changes, which will include dropping a few non-performers, streamlining storage areas, and adding good brands like Gouden Carolus, Kasteel, Grotten Brown and eventually the Malheur and Maredous lines (all from Belgium), as well as more specialized American microbrews -- many in bombers (22 0z). The basic idea is to transform the bottle list into a collection of beer better suited for the bottle, as in the case of bottle-conditioned ales, while reserving other selections for pouring on draft.
Accordingly, I'm changing the way that draft beers for the guest taps are selected and ordered. The idea is for you not to notice much in the way of change, but to make it easier on the Publican's end by formalizing the rotation so that we see as many brands as possible in the course of the year .
III. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
Here are recently posted articles:
LEO on the "import invasion," and another "Mug Shots" article archive.
Beer, wine and music festival news from French Lick.
Come help celebrate Bistro New Albany's one year anniversary on Monday night.
A few beer travel photos from Benelux.
IV. 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.
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 imperial IPA.
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.
Alpha King OR Bell’s Two Hearted Ale (rotating)
Sprecher Root Beer (non-alcoholic)
GRAVITY HEAD 2007 LISTED BEERS:
Avery Thirteen (Weizen Doppelbock) 9.3% abv (encore keg)
Bluegrass Brewing Co. (St. Matthews) Mephistopheles Metamorphosis circa 10% abv
Clipper City Below Decks Barleywine 11% abv
Great Divide Old Ruffian Barley Wine 10.2% abv
Ridgeway Criminally Bad Elf (UK) circa 10.5% abv (encore keg)
Schlafly Reserve Oak-Aged Barley Wine 10.6% abv
Shmaltz Bittersweet Lenny's RIPA 10% abv
ON TAP NOW: Rotating selections (limited engagement).
Bayrischer Bahnhof "Berliner Style" Weisse
Browning's Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout
Left Hand Oaked Imperial Stout
Rogue "John's Locker Stock" Black Brutal 2007
Rogue "John's Locker Stock" Dad's Little Helper
In the bullpen (ready for duty when called upon to serve).
V. 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 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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