Internal Brewsletter - October 9th, 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 Simon! Swing by the Pub this Thursday for Elk Chile Verde!
We’re always looking for more submissions, so send in those ideas!
THIS WEEK’S RELEASES
Releasing Friday 10/11
Story of the Ghost //
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. // 8.75%
Key Takeaway: Featuring an elite blend of Chinook, Mosaic and Azacca hops, this bold beer is further bolstered by and hefty dose of Galaxy hops 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 in a well-rounded format. Now with 25% more ghosts!
Tasting Notes: Orange Marmalade • Guava • 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.
UPCOMING Releases
*This list is subject to change based on the production schedule, so please keep that in mind!
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.
Ol’ Saint Nick // Winter Ale
Series: Orbital
Releases: October 25th
Format: Draft & Cans
Description: Ol' Saint Nick is a generously malt-forward winter ale - artfully constructed with a base of selected malts and hops, offering notes of toffee, cocoa, plum, and caramel with citrusy hops and a pleasant lingering 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 beer is: Kumo
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 tasting is Thursday, October 17th, at 4 pm!
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.
Beer 101: Imagine
Written by Garrison Schmidt, Head Brewer
Cool fall weather calls for bigger, darker, more full-bodied beer. It's my favorite beer-drinking season, as porters, stouts, and fest beers move in to replace light summer drinks. Each fall, we have a special bottle release that includes Figgy Pudding, Willa, and Imagine, three of our favorite darker options.
Imagine in particular, is one of my favorite beers that we make. It is about as big and bold as beer gets. Its grain bill hints at how it will turn out; using chocolate malt, brown malt, roast barley, and black malt, you get a sense of direction. Adding the darkest Belgian candi sugar syrup halfway through fermentation bumps the available sugar for the yeast and drives the ABV to 14 percent, making it one of our strongest beers. It is aged in specialty bourbon barrels that are freshly emptied and selected for uniqueness each year and is a blend of one and two year old barrels.
My favorite thing about Imagine, though, is its yeast strain. We use Trappist High Gravity yeast in this beer, which lends a depth of character that is uncommon to the style. It is not only a barrel-aged imperial stout, it also has a Belgian note that makes it really unique. Allowing it to warm in the glass and breathe opens it up and completely changes it.
Imagine is special to me because my wife Sasha and I share one late each Christmas Eve as we get stuff ready for our kids for the morning. It’s a perfect beer to make traditions around and is designed to share, inspire friendly conversation, and create memories. Pick some up to bring home for the holidays you celebrate, and let me know if the people in your life like it as much as the people in mine do.
From the Executive Chef
PUB UPDATES
TAP ROOM UPDATES
Upcoming Events
Beer School - October 24th
Caves Updates
Events
Bloktoberfest - October 11th - 12th
THIS WEEKEND! Thank you, everyone, for your hard work on the event so far. It’s going to be super fun 🙂
If anyone asks, we’ll stop pre-orders on Thursday. All other tickets can be purchased at the door of the event.
Late Fall Bottle Release - November 1st - 3rd
Coming up in a few weeks, we’ll be releasing four beers as part of our Late Fall Bottle Release: Imagine, Imagine: Stroopwafel, Figgy Pudding, and Willa. These limited-run beers are something special we look forward to each year. To celebrate, we host a few events:
Brewers Dinner - November 1st at 6 pm
Learn how the beers were made directly from our brewers over a 4-course Pairing Dinner curated by our Executive Chef, Sarah. Ticket includes an allotment of bottles.
Guided Pairings - November 2nd from 11 am - 2 pm
Guided tasting with our with our staff alongside small-bite pairings by our Executive Chef, Sarah, at our Southtown Taproom and Production Facility. Public bottle pre-order opportunity included with ticket purchase.
General Bottle Sale - Begins November 2nd
Bottles will be available for sale on a first-come, first-serve basis. Limits will be in effect.
HIGH FIVEs
Paulie - He always keeps spirits high when he’s on the line! A little bit of humor and kindness goes a long way. We appreciate you!
If you have kudos or kind words to share anonymously in the Brewsletter, use the button below!
Human resources
STAFF SECTION
Please welcome the following folks to the team:
Tate Christensen (BOH)
Ewan McLain (BOH)
Elias Frakes (BOH)
Ashley Wolfe (BOH)
Cooper Petersen (Distro)
SAFETY TIPS
Fire Safety Emergency Planning: where is your evacuation meeting spot? If you have to evacuate the building for any reason, such as a fire, the Pub and Caves’ meeting location is the Jefferson Place parking lot on the corner of 4th and Jefferson. The Tap Room’s meeting spot is the sidewalk just to the south of the parking lot entrance.
Office Hours
New HR Open Office Hours for Q4 starting 10/14!
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!