I. PUBLICAN'S CHOICE: FINAL SATURNALIA UPDATE.
II. NABC'S (YOUR NAME HERE)FEST 2008 ESSAY CONTEST IS UNDERWAY.
III. FROM THE HAND PULL: LOOSE CANNON HOP 3 NOW POURING.
IV. ITINERARY FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST BREWTOUR '08 RELEASED.
V. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
VI: DRAFT BEERS: OUR LIQUID, DAILY BREAD, ON TAP AT RICH O’S AND SPORTSTIME.
VII. NEW BOTTLED BEER LIST HAS BEEN RELEASED.
VIII. CALENDAR OF EVENTS, HOURS AND RELATED FACTS.
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I. PUBLICAN'S CHOICE: FINAL SATURNALIA UPDATE.
Our annual draft festival of Christmas beers, winter seasonals and choices that strike me as festive now spills into 2008. With Gravity Head slated for February 29, “permanent festival” might be the best way to describe matters at the pub ... and what could be wrong with that?
View the official Saturnalia MMVII program here (pdf). There'll be updates posted here and at my Potable Curmudgeon blog.
15 currently tapped ...
BELGIUM
Biere de Miel (Dupont)
De Dolle Stille Nacht
JAPAN
Hitachino Nest XH (aged in Shochu distilled sake casks)
UNITED STATES
Bell’s Java Stout
Boulder Never Summer Ale
Breckenridge Christmas Ale
Jolly Pumpkin Noel de Calabaza (kegged normally)
NABC Bonfire of the Valkyries
NABC Naughty Claus
New Holland Dragon’s Milk
Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence Stout
Pyramid Snow Cap
Rogue HazelNut Brown Nectar
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Xmas Porter
Still to come:
BELGIUM
De Glazen Toren Canaster Winter Scotch (delayed; late January)
De Glazen Toren Cuvee Angelique (delayed; late January)
DENMARK
WinterCoat Yule Ale (probably a scratch at this point)
WinterCoat Vildmose (delayed; late January)
GERMANY
Uerige Sticke (gravity pour keg) (delayed; late January)
ITALY
Moretti Birra La Rossa
UNITED STATES
Harpoon Winter Warmer
Oaken Barrel Epiphany
Rogue JLS Santa’s Private Reserve
Samuel Adams Winter Lager
Schlafly Christmas Ale
Upland Winter Warmer
Depleted ... but some of these will be reappearing later:
BELGIUM
De Ranke Pere Noel
Delirium Noel
Dupont Avec les Bons Voeux
Gouden Carolus Noel
Kasteel Rouge
La Rulles Cuvee Meilleurs Voeux
N ’Ice Chouffe
ENGLAND
Young's Winter Warmer (vintage 2006)
GERMANY
Aventinus Weizen Doppelbock
Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen
JAPAN
Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout
UNITED STATES
Anchor Christmas Ale (“Merry Christmas & Happy New Year”)
Barley Island Bourbon Barrel-Aged Oatmeal Stout
BBC Hell for Certain
Bell’s Winter White
Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout
Clipper City “Heavy Seas” Hang Ten Weizen Doppelbock
Clipper City “Heavy Seas” Winter Storm
Dark Horse Tres Blueberry Stout
Great Divide Hibernation Ale
Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout
Jolly Pumpkin Noel de Calabaza (cask-conditioned firkin)
Rogue Chocolate Stout
Schlafly Pumpkin Ale
II. 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.
III. FROM THE HAND PULL: LOOSE CANNON HOP 3 NOW POURING.
Cooler weather means we’re back in cask-conditioned “real ale” season. Here are the next selections for dispensing by the hand pump:
(NOW) Clipper City Loose Cannon Hop 3
(NEXT) Thornbridge Hall St. Petersburg Imperial Stout … U.K.; 7.7% abv.
For more information on cask-conditioned ale:
Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)
Warm, Flat and Boring -- the Truth About Cask Ale, from Rate Beer.
IV. 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.
V. RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG.
A thread: Can a great restaurant serve mass-market beer?
Don't scoff; it really does work that way.
Turn the other cheek ... that's what I always say (choke).
VI. 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.
Bonfire of the Valkyries ... Smoked black lager; Saturnalia listed.
Community Dark ... Based on English Mild, and our light-bodied dark quaffer. 5% abv.
ConeSmoker ... Elegant Franconian smoked malt, an above average “noble” German hops presence and warm fermentation -- new twists on an old style.
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.
Hoptimus ... Massive and assertive. Stern. Double IPA. Silver medal winner at the 2007 St. Louis Microfest.
Naughty Claus ... Spiced ale for Christmas (see above); Saturnalia listed.
Phoenix Kentucky Komon ... Retro style indigenous to Louisville; dark, smooth with a touch or roast, and sour.
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.
NOTE: Arrogant Bastard is out of stock until Wednesday, January 9.
Bell’s Two Hearted Ale
Guinness Stout
Lindemans Framboise (wholesaler is out-of-stock at the present time)
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).
See Saturnalia LIST, above. One other special beer currently is on tap:
Ichtegems Grand Cru
In the bullpen (ready for duty when called upon to serve).
Partials will gradually be returning to the rotation, but there remain Saturnalia beers to tap. We'll not return to business as usual until well into January (thank heavens).
VII. NEW BOTTLED BEER LIST HAS BEEN RELEASED.
The new bottled beer list was effective on Friday, December 7. The vintage collection was been folded into the listings by country, and separate listings have been added for Belgian Lambics and French Bieres de Garde. This will be the last update in the current format. In early February, I hope to inaugurate a new bottled beer list with far more information than the current listing. Read and print the list here: NABC's bottled beer menu .pdf
VIII. 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, December 7
Saturnalia MMVII begins
Our fourth celebration of the winter solstice, with seasonal and holiday drafts. Note the date change; it has been moved forward one week.
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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.
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.
THE END.
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