Internal Brewsletter - October 2nd, 2024
General
Employee Provision
A weekly special served at the Pub, the idea of which comes primarily from Block 15 employees.
This week’s Employee Provision will be brought to you by Quinn! Swing by the Pub this Thursday for a Sloppy Joe’s!
We’re always looking for more submissions, so send in those ideas!
THIS WEEK’S RELEASES
Releasing Friday 10/4
Flicker //
Description: Inspired by Autumn's warm days and crisp nights, Flicker was designed to inspire conversation and community while delivering an engaging hop profile with notes of Lychee, Stonefruit, and Pine. // 7.00%
Key Takeaway: Bolder-bodied IPA for autumn's cooling weather.
Tasting Notes: Grapefruit Peel • Pineapple Juice • Autumnal
Format: Draft & Cans
Series: Perennial
Beer Style: West Coast IPA
An IPA Sub-style that originated in California. It has evolved over the years to showcase a balance of bright fruit, resinous pine, and dank (cannabis-forward) hop flavors and aromas, with a moderate to light malt presence and a dry finish with an assertive bitterness. West Coast is still a rapidly evolving style. The Variations of IPAs have become America’s primary contribution to the pantheon of world beer styles.
UPCOMING Releases
*This list is subject to change based on the production schedule, so please keep that in mind!
Story of the Ghost // Hauntingly Hazy Pale Ale
Series: Orbital
Releases: October 11th
Format: Draft & Cans
Description: A haunting offering brewed with bountiful hops shrouded by velvety grist. Be possessed by otherworldy hop flavor with notes of dank herbs, pine, and tropical delight to reanimate your soul.
Cheers to the Land // West Coast Pilsner
Series: Synergy
Releases: October 18th
Format: Draft & Cans
Description: In collaboration with Oregon Agriculture Trust, Cheers to the Land was brewed with Great Western Pure Oregon Malt, Willamette Valley-grown High Oil Cascade, Belma CGX, and Strata Hops.
CROWLER/PACKAGE SALE for Sippin’ Sunday
20% off all packaged beer to-go, $5 Crowlers, and $10 Growler fills all-day Sunday of a specific beer.
This week’s beer is: Rocky Shores
BEER EDUCATION
2:30 pm Tuesdays @ the Tap Room
Join us at the Tap Room every week for an educational session where you can taste and learn about the week’s releases. All are welcome!
4:00 pm every other Thursday @ the Pub
Join us every other Thursday in the Game Room at the Pub to taste through beers, discuss our beers, brewing, or any other related topics you have questions about. This is a casual session, and anyone is welcome to attend. If you have an interesting bottle of beer you would like to taste/share with the group, bring it in. Your first beer is on us if you attend. The next tasting is Thursday, October 3rd, at 4 pm!
Beer 101: Oktoberfest (The Festival)
Written by Garrison Schmidt, Head Brewer
Originating in 1810 to commemorate the wedding of the Bavarian Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese of Sachen-Hildurghausen, Oktoberfest has grown into the largest beer festival in the world. Held every year (minus a few exceptions), Munich Oktoberfest lasts 16 to 18 days from the end of September to the beginning of October and hosts about 6 million visitors a year. Largely just called “Wiesn” now, which means “the meadow,” it is held in the 77-acre Theresienwiese in Munich, a sprawling park that hosts only six breweries (Paulaner, Spaten, Löwenbräu, Augustiner-Bräu, Staatilches Hofbräu-München, and Hacker-Pschorr-Bräu), each with their own tent which reaches up to 10,000 seats.
As was discussed last week, there have been many different beer styles available at Oktoberfest. Currently, Festbier is the king. Designed to be a pale lager, it is lighter and easier to consume than the traditional Marzen. That’s not to say you won’t find Marzen there, or other styles. Many different beers are served at Oktoberfest, somewhere around 6.5 million Liters of it each year. It’s not just about the beer, Oktoberfest is a full-on folk festival with food and cultural events as well as an amusement park. Similar to the feel of a state fair, but larger than even the largest state fairs in the U.S.
The event is so popular that smaller Oktoberfests are held all over the world, from Brazil to Vietnam. The largest Oktoberfest in the United States is Oktoberfest Zinzinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio, which hosts about 500,000 people annually. Oregon hosts several Oktoberfest celebrations, including our own, Bloktoberfest.
Bloktoberfest was first held in 2009 and ran continuously until 2020 when it was canceled due to the Pandemic. We typically sell between 3,000 and 4,000 tickets. It was successfully revived in 2023, and we are excited to be rolling out the big tent on Jefferson again this year! It is really fun to work, a total change of pace, and I look forward to sharing a liter or to with all of you! Prost!
From the Executive Chef
OCTOBER SPECIALS Launch today
Downtown Pub INFO SHEET-PLEASE READ
Pork Schnitzel - Thinly pounded Carlton Farms pork cutlet, breaded and fried. Drizzled with brown butter pan sauce and served with apple compote and warm, house-made German potato salad. $17.99
Pear & Hazelnut Melt - Local pears, Queen Bee Honey, Hazelnut butter, and melted muenster cheese on house-baked artisan bread. $15.99
Butternut Squash & Brown Butter Tortellini - Three cheese tortellini in our brown butter & sage cream sauce with roasted organic butternut squash & sweet onions, crushed hazelnuts & parmesan. $16.99
Taproom INFO SHEET-PLEASE READ
HB, PB & J Burger - NW beef burger served on a Bread Stop toasted brioche bun with creamy Freddy Guys’ hazelnut butter, sweet marionberry jam & crispy pork belly. $18.99
Brussel Sprouts & Squash - Crispy brussel sprouts & roasted butternut squash, dried cranberries, shallot-dijon vinaigrette, house honey roasted hazelnuts, parmesan $9.99
PUB UPDATES
TAP ROOM UPDATES
Upcoming Events
Pups on the Patio - October 23rd
Beer School - October 24th
Caves Updates
Events
Bloktoberfest - October 11th - 12th
Get ready - the event is next weekend! Please read through the Bloktoberfest HUB for all the info.
Please point customers here if they have any questions. A QR to this page lives on our posters and table tents for ease of finding it!
HIGH FIVEs
Mars - Thanks for holding it down in prep and always handling New Specials Day. We appreciate you :)
Tuesday kitchen crew - Sweet bucket hats!
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Human resources
STAFF SECTION
Please welcome the following folks to the team:
Wesley Buchholz (Brewery)
Cooper Petersen (Distro)
SAFETY TIPS
Always make sure that you know how to use tools or machinery correctly. If you are not comfortable with any equipment do not operate it until you have further training! Accidents can quickly happen when something is not a familiar item. Common issues include using the wrong tool for a task or creating an unsafe environment while not correctly using heavy equipment.
Office Hours
Pub: Monday: 1-4 pm, Wednesday: 10 am - 1 pm
Tap Room: Monday: 9:30 am-12:30 pm, Tuesday: 1 - 4 pm
THE PEOPLE’S PINT / CHEERS FOR CHARITY / DINE OUT
Check back next week!