I. PUBLICAN'S CHOICE: OPERATION PROGRESSIVE PINT IS CLANKING FORWARD.
II. CASK-CONDITIONED REPORT: NABC FIRKINS APLENTY.
III. NABC BREWERY NEWS: OLD LIGHTNING ROD IS BACK ON TAP.
IV. NABC'S (YOUR NAME HERE)FEST 2008 ESSAY CONTEST IS UNDERWAY.
V. ITINERARY FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST BREWTOUR '08 RELEASED.
VI. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
VII: DRAFT BEERS: OUR LIQUID, DAILY BREAD, ON TAP AT RICH O’S AND SPORTSTIME.
VIII. NEW BOTTLED "SPECIALS" LIST.
IX. CALENDAR OF EVENTS, HOURS AND RELATED FACTS.
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I. PUBLICAN'S CHOICE: OPERATION PROGRESSIVE PINT IS CLANKING FORWARD.
Consequently, future growth will have to occur elsewhere, and I’m an advocate of a revitalizing downtown in New Albany.
Read the rest here: Operation Progressive Pint: Current progress.
II. CASK-CONDITIONED REPORT: NABC FIRKINS APLENTY.
Now pouring: NABC Jasmine the Mastiff (03-08-07)
After Jasmine is gone, the following cask-conditioned NABC firkins will be poured with the hand pump in the order listed. The date at left indicates when the beer was brewed.
04-05-07 Malcolm's Old Setters Ale
11-10-07 Phoenix Kentucky Komon
12-19-07 Old Lightning Rod (Poor Richard’s Ale) (oaked)
11-20-07 Bonfire of the Valkyries (oaked)
11-10-07 Phoenix Kentucky Komon
12-19-07 Old Lightning Rod (Poor Richard’s Ale) (oaked)
Note also that a cask-conditioned firkin of WinterCoat Vildmose (Denmark) is being shipped to us to replace the standard keg that proved to be unavailable for Saturnalia. It may be inserted into the preceding rotation as circumstances dictate.
For more information, go here: NABC cask-conditioned firkins aplenty in coming weeks.
III. NABC BREWERY NEWS: OLD LIGHTNING ROD IS BACK ON TAP.
NABC unveiled its first version of Poor Richard's "Old Lightning Rod" Ale on January 17, 2006. It was Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday, and more than 100 breweries nationwide joined the celebration by brewing a colonial-era Old Ale recipe based on an award-winning formulation.
Our third annual glimpse into the flavor profile of the 18th-century may be the best one yet crafted by Jesse and Jared. Owing primarily to the ample opportunities to educate, this has become one of my favorite seasonal unveilings. For the story of how all this came about, go here:
NABC's third annual batch of Old Lightning Rod is on tap now.
IV. NABC'S (YOUR NAME HERE)FEST 2008 ESSAY CONTEST IS UNDERWAY.
The third installment of (Your name here)Fest, to be held at NABC, Rich O's and Sportstime, will come in late May, 2008.
The first was DaveFest, named for Dave Siltz, which took place in 2006. In 2007, it was SteveFest, in honor of Steve Hall.
The (Your name here)Fest is a consumer’s choice draft beer fest, with the Publican (that’s me) attempting within reason and various distribution constraints to assemble an annual contest winner’s ideal draft lineup.
As in 2007, there’ll be a month-long essay contest to select the 2008 (Your name here)Fest winner. Naturally, contestants must be 21 years of age. The contest begins immediately, and will conclude on February 1, 2008.
Read the rest here: Here are the contest rules for (Your name here)Fest in May, 2008.
V. ITINERARY FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST BREWTOUR '08 RELEASED.
The probably daily regimen can be perused here: Pacific Northwest Brew Tour, May 6 – 14, 2008. Next we'll be pricing the journey. If you're interested and haven't yet contacted me, please do so and you'll be placed on the mailing list.
VI. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
Yes, I get feisty on occasion.
BBC - Shelbyville Road location to reopen Monday following renovations.
VII. 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?
Hoosier Daddy ... revised hopping, somewhere in the range of Imperial Red. Circa 7% abv.
Kaiser 2nd Reising ... The most renowned brewery in 19th-century New Albany was owned by Paul Reising, a German immigrant who set up shop at the corner of Spring and West Second. Like other continentally trained brewers in America, Reising found it necessary to adapt Old World recipes to New World ingredients. Expensive imported German hops were reserved for aroma and flavor, while less delicate homegrown varieties provided the bittering. American six-row barley replaced European two-row, and some corn was thrown in for good measure. The result was your great-grandfather’s pilsner.
Phoenix Kentucky Komon ... Retro style indigenous to Louisville; dark, smooth with a touch or roast, and sour.
Old Lightning Rod ... Colonial-style old ale like Ben Franklin might have enjoyed.
Guests from near and far (market pricing).
ON TAP NOW: Everyday staples.
Note that Alpha King will now often be rotating with Bell’s Two Hearted Ale . Why? Go here.
Guinness Stout
Lindemans Framboise
Pilsner Urquell
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Smithwick’s Irish Ale
Spaten Premium Lager
Sprecher Root Beer (non-alcoholic)
Upland Wheat
ON TAP NOW: Rotating selections (limited engagement).
Browning's Brewery Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout
Great Divide Hibernation Ale (Saturnalia)
Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout (Saturnalia)
Hitachino Nest Japanese Classic Ale
Oaken Barrel Epiphany (Saturnalia)
Pyramid Snow Cap (Saturnalia)
Rogue "St. Rogue" Dry Hopped Red
Schlafly Christmas Ale (Saturnalia)
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale (Saturnalia)
Upland Winter Warmer (Saturnalia)
In the bullpen (ready for duty when called upon to serve).
Brugge BlackDe Glazen Toren Saison d' Erpe Mere
Dogfish Head Chicory Stout
Einbecker Heller Bock
Rodenbach Classic
Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barley Wine
Two Brothers Hop Juice
VIII. NEW BOTTLED BEER LIST HAS BEEN RELEASED.
Read and print the everyday list here: NABC's bottled beer menu .pdfIX. 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.
2008 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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Thursday & Friday, January 25 & 26
"The Worst Art Show Ever" at NABC, January 25 & 26.
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Friday, February 29, 2008
Leap Year Gravity Head Number Ten
'Nuff said for now. The tenth anniversary of Gravity Head is slated to begin on the 29th of February, so make designated driver and bunking arrangements now.
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Credits:
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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