I. PUBLICAN'S CHOICE: BREW AT THE ZOO THIS SATURDAY.
II. NABC BREWERY NEWS: A FEW MORE REMARKS FROM THE GREAT TASTE OF THE MIDWEST.
III. SANDKERWA NA BEGINS FRIDAY, AUGUST 31.
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. NEW BOTTLED LIST IS ON THE STREET.
VII. CALENDAR OF EVENTS, HOURS AND RELATED FACTS.
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I. PUBLICAN'S CHOICE: BREW AT THE ZOO THIS SATURDAY.
It's that time again: Brew at the Zoo is Saturday -- here are the facts.
I also wrote about it in this week's LEO: Mug Shots: Gulp with the gators, slurp with the sloths
(August 22, 2007).
II. NABC BREWERY NEWS: A FEW MORE REMARKS FROM THE GREAT TASTE OF THE MIDWEST.
It's a pleasant, lingering glow. I found a couple of Madison media references to NABC here:
http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=8139
http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=8205
III. SANDKERWA NA BEGINS FRIDAY, AUGUST 31.
The real thing is underway in Bamberg as I write, but ours had to be moved forward a week to accommodate Brew at the Zoo. Currently most of the beers that were able to be scrounged are on-site, with three additional kegs arriving next week.
Sandkerwa NA, an homage to Bamberg’s beers, begins Friday, August 31.
We'll be debuting a New Albanian Brewing Company beer in honor of the occasion: Happy Helmut, named for a merry trinket salesman with whom I once drank numerous half-liters of Spezial in Bamberg. There's a percentage of smoked malt from Bamberg's Weyermann malting house, and some rye in the grist. California Common yeast is used, and Tony's working on the artwork.
IV. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
Brew at the Zoo is Saturday -- here are the facts.
Coming September 12: Grassroots Festival, on the patio at Stratto's (Clarksville).
Perhaps not the best promo for Brew at the Zoo: "Bears eat man at beer festival."
Tonight: Stone Brewing co-founder and CEO Greg Koch (and his beers) at Rich O's.
SWIRCA fest in Evansville, August 18.
Merriment at the Seven Footer's blog.
Sandkerwa NA, an homage to Bamberg’s beers, begins Friday, August 31.
Update: Beer hunting by motor coach in the Pacific Northwest.
V. DRAFT BEERS: OUR LIQUID, DAILY BREAD, ON TAP AT RICH O’S AND SPORTSTIME.
Our NABC beers.
NABC began brewing in 2002, and we’re proud to be New Albany’s first active brewery since 1935. From very deep within the confines of NABC’s garage brewery, Jesse Williams and Jared Williamson conjure 8-barrel batches of regulars, old favorites and new formulations.
Always check the blackboards to see what’s on tap. 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 dedicated to the workers at the Caesars Indiana riverboat casino in nearby Harrison County.
Elector ... Making Democracy pointless since 2002; English malt, American hops. 7.2% abv. Double Red?
Hoptimus ... Massive and assertive. Stern. Double IPA. Silver medal winner at the 2007 St. Louis Microfest.
Mt. Lee ... California Common ("Steam"), named for the Hollywood mountainside with the famous sign. First brewed in 2006. It has been lightened in gravity and a.b.v. by roughly 10% for the current first summer of 2007 batch.
St. Radegund ... English-style ESB, brewed as Beak's Best in its original incarnation in 2002, then reformulated as St. Radegund in 2005.
Guests from near and far (market pricing).
ON TAP NOW: Everyday staples.
(Alpha King will now often be rotating with Bell’s Two Hearted Ale . Why? Go here)
Sprecher Root Beer (non-alcoholic)
ON TAP NOW: Rotating selections (limited engagement).
Rogue "St. Rogue" Dry Hopped Red
Stone India Pale AleStone Smoked Porter
Weihenstephaner Hefe
In the bullpen (ready for duty when called upon to serve).
Alpha King
BBC (Main & Clay) Hefeweizen
Browning's Brewery She-Devil India Pale Ale
Dark Horse Crooked Tree IPA
Ommegang Hennepin
Rogue Dead Guy
Rogue "John's Locker Stock" Anniversary Ale - Brewer 2007 (redux)
Rogue "John's Locker Stock" Glen Ale 2007 (redux)
Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine
Stone Ruination IPA
Stone Imperial Russian Stout
Stone 07.07.07 Vertical Epic Ale.
VI. NEW BOTTLED LIST IS ON THE STREET.
The new, updated bottled beer list has been published and can be viewed here. Note the expanded Belgian and French sections.
By next week, I hope to have a new listing of non-list blackboard specials and one-offs.
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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Saturday, August 25
Brew at the (Louisville) Zoo
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. Read more here: Sandkerwa NA, an homage to Bamberg’s beers, begins Friday, August 31.
We'll be debuting a New Albanian Brewing Company beer in honor of the occasion: Happy Helmut, named for a merry trinket salesman with whom I once drank numerous half-liters of Spezial in Bamberg. There's a percentage of smoked malt from Bamberg's Weyermann malting house, and some rye in the grist. California Common yeast is used, and Tony's working on the artwork.
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Thursday, October 11 through Sunday, October 14
Harvest Homecoming
New Albany's annual celebration, now featuring three downtown restaurants/pubs serving NABC beer.
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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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