Internal Brewsletter - November 19th, 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 Mars! Swing by the Pub this Thursday for Cajun Shrimp & Rice!
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
Fresh Pow // Hazy IPA // 7.00%
Amplified for the winter season, we have piled on the pow, doubling one of our favorite NZ hops. Slide into a resinous, citrusy, and tropical hop avalanche with a pillowy, soft body. Powabunga!
What are some highlights or changes for this beer?
Forecast: Increased hop intensity and deeper flavor accumulation. To continue enhancing Fresh Pow, we've revised our recipe—and brought even MORE POW than last year's release. The slushy remnants of Azacca have been replaced with the fluffy flakes of Strata CGX and Sultana. To complement, we swapped in Apollo Salvo for Comet Salvo. The result is an upgraded storm of juicy passionfruit, lime, and mango to carry through the winter season.
Tasting Notes:
Mango • Lime Zest • Powabunga
Availability: On draft or cans to-go + Distributed to our network in Oregon & SW Washington
Series: Perennial
This beer will be around for a couple months!
What is a Hazy IPA?
An IPA sub-style originating in New England, it originally evolved from American IPA to have a lighter malt bill, which had a soft finish from adjuncts containing higher protein levels and water naturally high in Chloride. Early versions retained an assertive bitterness, but that mostly softened over time, giving way to a soft, juicy beer with a big, sweet body that mostly featured fruit notes (citrus, tropical, stonefruit, red fruit, etc). Some versions can contain pine or dank notes as well. Bitterness ranges from light to moderate, and body ranges from moderate to heavy. Hazy is still a rapidly evolving style.
Upcoming Releases
*This list is subject to change based on the production schedule. Please keep that in mind!
Vital Vibe // West Coast IPA
Series: Orbital
Releases: November 28th at Block 15
Availability: On draft or cans to-go + Distributed to our network in Oregon & SW Washington
Hoppy New Year // Imperial IPA
Series: Orbital
Releases: December 12th at Block 15
Availability: On draft or cans to-go + Distributed to our network in Oregon & SW Washington
The Prophecies // Belgian Quadrupel
Series: Orbital
Releases: December 19th at Block 15
Availability: On draft or cans to-go + Distributed to our network in Oregon & SW Washington
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: Event Horizon
TR: Squirrel Stash & Eminent Point
Beer Education
Barrel Room Roundtable - Thursdays 4 pm
This week’s barrel room round table: Off-Flavor workshop - Hydrogen Sulfide
Marketing Updates
By Holly Amlin, Marketing & Creative Manager
Events
Block Friday Sale - November 28th - 30th
50% off select merch + Vintage Bottle Sale at the Tap Room only. Our Sunday 20% package beer discount DOES NOT apply on top of the sale price.
👕 Merch Sale 🧢 - Out with the old and in with the new - we're clearing space for new items and are offering 50% off on some t-shirts, long sleeve plaid shirts, beanies, and hats.
🍾 Vintage Bottle Sale 🍾 - We're opening the vault and releasing a limited collection of vintage bottles that have been aging in our cellar. We’re offering these at 35% off. Quantities are limited and vary by beer.
From the Executive Chef
By Sarah Farey, Executive Chef
Pub December Monthly Specials
Tahini Baba Ganoush
Roasted Eggplant, garlic and tahini dip with fresh bell peppers, cucumbers, carrots and house baked flatbread. $12.99
Mushroom & Beef Stroganoff
Stout braised Oregon beef chuck with The Mushroomery chanterelle, shitake & porcini mushrooms and sweet onions in a savory sour cream sauce, with radiatore pasta & fried parsley. $21.99
French Dip Sandwich
Tender roast bottom round, tangy horseradish cream, melted provolone cheese on a toasted house baked sesame baguette. Served with a side of warm jus. $19.99
Festivus Burger
NW beef patty, melted fontina & gruyere cheeses, garlic aioli, Balsamic onion jam & arugula on house baked rosemary focaccia. $18.99
This is a rework of an old special burger we used to run in December.
Bakery
Notes from Lindsey Henriksen, Bakery Manager
New cheesecake starts Friday! The Black and Tan Cheesecake.
Our creamy vanilla bean basque cheesecake with a brownie bottom, served with sour cherry topping. Made without gluten! Both locations.
Figgy Pudding (the dessert) is now available at both locations, and going forward we will have monthly desserts at both locations until further notice. Things could change next year when we have soft serve up and running again!
We will be running an eggnog creme brulee special this weekend at the taproom only, limited supply.
Pub Updates
By Kira Sciarrotta, General Manager
The beer board is back! This was a loved practice that was taken down a couple of years ago, but it’s back to stay! This is a huge task and requires everyone’s watchful eye. If you ever notice something is wrong, please let a manager know!
Tap Room Updates
Caves Updates
By Aidan Welch, General Manager
High Fives
Salem - Salem is constantly going above and beyond for Block 15 and their coworkers. Salem is always in a great mood and wants to work hard. Definition of a Blockstar!!
Max - Max is always in the mood to make money and have a good time. He’s always got a high spirit and it’s obvious his tables love him. So happy to be able to work with him !!
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Staff Section
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Charitable Programs
End of the Year Recap & Upcoming Voting for 2026 Partners
We’re finished with our events for the year, and will be voting on next year’s partners soon. Keep an eye on this section for more info.
We raised a total of $6,549.25 for our partners this year through Dine Outs and People’s Pint! Thank you for your efforts in helping talk about this to our guests; it’s appreciated.
As a recap, we partnered with and donated to Grace Center for Adult Day Services, CASA, CMRU, 4 Spirits Foundation, Linus Pauling Middle School, Mary’s River Watershed Council, Whiteside Theater, SafeHaven Humane Society, and Chintimini Wildlife Center.
If you know any organizations personally, please invite them to apply for next year! The application window closes on December 3rd.