Internal Brewsletter - January 15th, 2025
General
Tap Room Closure 1/13-1/20
We’re updating the Brewery floors at the Tap Room starting Monday, January 13th, and aim to reopen between the 18th and 20th (but very likely after the 20th). Cascade Floors is adding a new coating to our production areas, which will be loud and dusty. Once it’s finished, our floors will be more protected and will extend the life of the surface.
Please direct customers to visit the Pub or Caves during the closure!
Bourbon Month 2025
With Bourbon Month just around the corner, we’re gearing up for our staff educations to talk all things bourbon and Bourbon Month here at Block 15! In the coming weeks, you’ll be scheduled a time to meet at the Pub and go over some info that will be key in having a fun and busy Bourbon Month. This first document goes over what to expect from the month, specials we’ll have, and fun events that we will hold. Look it over and come ready to learn!
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 Alex! Swing by the Pub this Thursday for Pork Katsu!
We’re always looking for more submissions, so send in those ideas!
This Week’s Releases
Releasing Friday, January 17th
Love Potion #9 //
Description: Brewed with an irresistible blend of dark malts, rich chocolate, and raspberries, this potion offers velvety notes of chocolate ganache and juicy fresh berries. // 7.00%
Key Takeaway: This beer gets chocolate character from four directions. Cacao Nibs and Husks, chocolate extract, dark roasted chocolate malt, and red raspberry lend color, flavor, aroma, and to this delectable Valentine's stout.
Tasting Notes: Chocolate Ganache • Raspberry Syrup • Entrancing
Format: Draft & Cans
Series: Perennial
Beer Style: Stout with Chocolate and Raspberries
There are many different substyles of Stouts, but we don’t always design beers with a specific sub-style in mind. Adjunct beers often fall under this category, as we are trying to design a beer that, first and foremost, integrates with the adjuncts we intend to use. If it doesn't go well with the beer, there’s no point in making a beer with a specialty ingredient, almost certainly the most expensive thing in the recipe. Style-wise, these beers usually fall under extra sout, foreign export stout, imperial stout, or tropical stout as far as guidelines go. They are dark with an intense malt flavor that leans to chocolate, coffee, nutty, caramel, dark fruit, and other roasted malt notes with a sweetness and bitterness that balance to produce a drinkable beer that highlights the extra ingredients we add.
Amalfi Gold //
Description: Inspired by our favorite Italian Liqueur, we added fresh lemon zest and vanilla to this select blend of barrels from our wild cellar. Bright, tart, and citrusy, enjoy a taste of the Amalfi Coast from the comfort of your home. // 6.90%
Key Takeaway: House-zested Italian Lemons and the Tonotocs Mexican Vanilla make this extra special blend even more unique.
Tasting Notes: Lemon • Vanilla • Vibrance
Format: Draft Only
Series: Cellars
Beer Style: Limoncello Wild Ale
Upcoming Releases
*This list is subject to change based on the production schedule, so please keep that in mind!
The Incredible // Triple IPA
Series: Orbital
Releases: January 24th
Format: Draft & Cans
Description: Beyond belief, our triple IPA pushes boundaries with the monumental hop characters of fresh tropical fruit and sticky resin soaring above a pristine malt foundation for incredible balance.
A Nugg Hugg // Hazy IPA
Series: Perennial
Releases: January 24th
Format: Draft & Cans
Description: A sticky squeeze of hop nugs embraces you with this aromatic, juicy IPA that draws on a heady charge of hops to deliver luscious waves of candied peaches, pineapple, mango, and spruce.
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 beers are: Ol Saint Nick AND Fluffhead at the Pub
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
The next Happy Hour is this Thursday, 1/23!
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.
From the Executive Chef
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Pub Updates
This Friday we will temporarily have some N/A Sauvignon Blanc called “Sucré” (soo-kray) from Silt Wine Company and in collaboration with Hemly Cider available for those looking to take a break from drinking. It comes in a 12oz bottle, but we will offer it as a 6oz pour to make it more approachable. This has some slight haze and bubble to it, but is not meant to be fully sparkling. When serving it, please gently tilt the bottle to incorporate anything that might have settled for more consistent pours.
Tap Room Updates
We hope you all have a wonderful time off this week, or are able to find hours at other locations if needed!
After washing bar mats each evening please lay flat & upside down to dry separately. Stacking them when they’re still wet can allow bacteria growth, so this is a good rule to follow with any tools after cleaning.
When putting away glassware at close, please check the clean racks below before double stacking glassware on top of clean racks
Everyone has a method to closing! The pyramid with racks is fine behind the bar at the end of the night after you clean your shelves, however, you are required to thoroughly mop underneath that rack when you are done. Sometimes that spot is a bit slimy in the morning when opening. We should always be moping behind the bar anyways!
Heads up, Love Potion #9 and Amalfi gold release 1/17 during the taproom closure but will still be available at the pub! When we reopen at the Taproom we will have added those 2 beers to the taplist to keep on schedule with releases.
Caves Updates
Valentine’s Day at Caves
This year, we’ll be running a couple of food specials. Reservations are encouraged and can me made through our website per usual. More info to come.
Events
Bourbon Month
Bourbon Month is coming in February! Please take a minute to read the document at the top of the Brewsletter. We have a series of events within the month.
Our Bourbon Month web page is live! Any materials (like posters or table tents) with QR codes will lead here. You can direct customers here too, as it’s a good overview of everything we’re doing.
Super Bowl at the Tap Room
February 9th
We’ll have the game on the big screen (with sound on), and chicken wings.
High Fives
Kaidyn - Kaidyn is always willing to step up and cover shifts when needed. From the pub to the tap room, he seems to be everywhere at once.
Max Spears - Always comes to work with a smile & a great attitude!
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Human Resources
Staff Section
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The People’s Pint / Cheers for Charity / Dine Out
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