Internal Brewsletter - October 8th, 2025
General
Employee Provision - Submissions Needed!
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 Chris and Ryan! Swing by the Pub this Thursday for a Cubano!
We’re always looking for more submissions, so send in those ideas! Remember, if your provision gets selected, you can order one for free!
This Week’s Releases
Story of the Ghost // 8.75%
Description: A haunting offering brewed with bountiful hops shrouded by velvety grist. Be possessed by otherworldly hop flavor with notes of dank herbs, pine, and tropical delight to reanimate your soul.
Key Takeaway: Featuring an elite blend of Strata, Chinook, Azacca, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops, this bold beer is further bolstered by and hefty dose of Nectaron to really round out the Tropical Fruit character, complementing the pine and citrus expression already present. Story of the Ghost is a bold, balanced, and assertive hop-forward ale showcasing some of our all-time favorite hops. Now with 25% more ghosts!
Tasting Notes: Orange Marmalade • Fir Tips • Spooky
Format: Draft & Cans
Series: Orbital
Beer Style: Hauntingly Hazy Pale Ale
Hauntingly Hazy Pales are one of the newer styles, brought to light with the development of EMF (electromagnetic field) technology. These EMF readers allow brewers to not only source local ghosts, but also capture them using YCH Proton Packs. The Ghosts are then either pelletized or turned into a pourable solution, which is added to the fermenter after primary fermentation.
Black Gold // 5.00%
Description: Brewed with a pinch of coffee-black, highly-kilned malt on top of a traditional German lager malt bill, this beer is much lighter and crisper than it may seem on first glance. Balanced and highly drinkable, Black Gold strikes it rich while keeping it light.
Key Takeaway: Dark but light, this beer looks far roastier than it tastes.
Tasting Notes: Toasted Nuts • Baker’s Chocolate • Deceiving
Format: Draft Only
Series: Orbital
Beer Style: Schwarzbier
Check this out for more information: https://www.hopculture.com/schwarzbier-black-lager-beer/
Upcoming Releases
*This list is subject to change based on the production schedule. Please keep that in mind!
TC Peche // Lambic Ale Matured in Oak Barrels with NW Peaches
Series: Cellars
Releases: October 17th
Format: Draft & Bottles
Description: Turbulent Consequence is our turbid mashed, extended boiled, lambic-style ale spontaneously fermented and matured in our underground wild cellars. Peche is made up of select 18-month-old barrels that are blended onto 1000 pounds of Pacific Northwest peaches, and aged an additional 8 months.
Event Horizon // Chocolate Porter
Series: Perennial
Releases: October 17th
Format: Draft & Cans
Description: This porter combines deep, roasty malt character with cocoa and dark fruit notes. We conditioned this brew on chocolate for a balance of rich flavors with a dry finish.
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:
Pub: Flicker
Beer Education
NEW: Barrel Room Roundtable - Thursdays 4 pm
Update: BBRT will now take place every Thursday going forward.
Focus 10/9/25: Off-Flavor Workshop
Marketing Updates
By Holly Amlin, Marketing & Creative Manager
Events
Tap Room Weekly Events
We’re starting a few recurring events at the Tap Room soon!
Wednesdays: Trivia from 6 - 8 pm
One complimentary Chips & Salsa per team. Prizes for 1st-3rd place. Teams of up to six. Five rounds of five questions.
Thursdays: Language Pub
Launch date TBD
Sundays: Industry Appreciation Day
Kicks off October 12th
10% entire tab for the industry member with OLCC, Food Handlers, or Marijuana Workers Permit
Bloktoberfest - October 17th - 18th
The festival is next week! We’re looking forward to sharing this experience with Corvallis. Please help share the event with guests as you see them. Stein package pre-orders will close on Thursday, October 16th, at noon.
Event details on our website: https://block15.com/bloktoberfest
Did You Know?
As an employee of Block 15, you get into Bloktoberfest for free!
Late Fall Bottle Release - November 1st
This year’s Late Fall Bottle Release events all land on Saturday, November 1st. To celebrate some of our favorite holiday beers (Imagine, Imagine: Speculoos, Figgy Pudding, and Willa), we’re hosting some fun events. Here’s the deets:
Event Tickets and Bottle Pre-Orders begin Monday, October 13th, for the public, and were already offered to Mug Club earlier this week.
General Bottle Release
Bottles will be available for sale at both locations during regular business hours starting November 1st. Limits will be in effect, and bottles will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. These bottles are excluded from our 20% off packaged beer deal on Sundays, until you hear otherwise.
Guided Pairings with Bottle Pre-Order Opportunity
November 1st, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm • Southtown Tap Room
During this guided experience, folks will learn how the beers were made from our Brewery staff while enjoying thoughtful pairings by our Executive Chef, Sarah, to enhance the tasting notes of each beer. Tickets are sold for time slots of 11:30, 12, 12:30, and 1 pm, and include a bottle pre-order opportunity.
Brewer's Dinner
November 1st, 6 - 8 pm • Downtown Pub *Almost sold out*
Enjoy an evening learning about how our barrel-aged beers were made from Garrison, over a six-course pairing experience by our Executive Chef, Sarah. Ticket includes an allotment of bottles.
Event & Beer details on our website: https://block15.com/late-fall-bottle-release
From the Executive Chef
By Sarah Farey, Executive Chef
Bakery
Notes from Lindsey Henriksen, Bakery Manager
Pub Updates
By Kira Sciarrotta, General Manager
Tap Room Updates
We are going to keep 4 people on for dinners Friday and Saturday evenings moving forward in an effort to maximize our hospitality to guests. Even if it is slow during the day, please keep a fourth on until 7:30pm– we know that there are days where you might feel overstaffed or that this is unnecessary, but keep that extra person on regardless. Run breaks, help out with kitchen prep projects, work on some cleaning tasks to pass the time.
Caves Updates
By Aidan Welch, General Manager
High Fives
Donlon - Thanks for dealing with the whole napkin situation.
Chris G. & Caitlin - Thanks for slaying the first trivia Wednesday! It was lovely seeing how engaged you both were with the guests, and what a great time everybody had.
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Staff Section
Check back next week!
Charitable Programs
People’s Pint Tap for Corvallis Mountain Rescue Unit in October
Over the years, we’ve continued to support CMRU because of the valuable work they do. This October, we’re highlighting them again with Fluffhead. Learn more about Corvallis Mountain Rescue Unit (CMRU). Our menus will feature the People’s Pint icon again to help guests recognize the program. Please familiarize yourself with CMRU and understand what our donation will be used for, so you can be prepared to share this information with our guests. There are stickers and brochures about CMRU at both locations now.
Each pint or can purchased helps support CMRU, which offers assistance, at no charge, for search and rescue (SAR) operations in challenging areas and high-angle terrain. Skilled CMRU volunteers with mountaineering experience, trained in the many facets of technical alpine search and rescue, are available around the clock.
What’s Our Donation Going Toward?
Our donation will help to support CMRU in providing resources to train skilled search-and-rescue volunteers and mountaineers, as well as education and equipment maintenance.
What is The People's Pint?
We strive to make a positive impact on the community by supporting local non-profit groups focusing on issues such as health and wellness, education, and environmental sustainability. The People's Pint program allows us to contribute to the overall well-being of our community.