Internal Brewsletter - December 30th, 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 Sam W! Swing by the Pub this Thursday for PB&J Spankray Burger!
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
Block Water: Citrus Shift // Sparkling Water with CBD // 0.00%
Jump into the new year with Block Water. This sparkling water is steeped with Citra hops and boosted with house-made extracts of lemon peel, orange peel, elderflower, and lemon verbena. All-natural and alcohol-free, we also added CBD to bring on the zen after the holiday craze.
What are some highlights or changes for this beer?
Our brew crew created a blend of extracts in our production facility intended to be combined with our house-made hop water. The addition of CBD infusion lends a calming quality to your dry January and beyond. Lemon verbena and elderflower also offer a host of health benefits.
Tasting Notes:
Citrus Peel • Lychee • Fresh
Availability: On draft only + Distributed to our network in Oregon & SW Washington
Series: Perpetual
This will be available year-round.
Upcoming Releases
*This list is subject to change based on the production schedule. Please keep that in mind!
Sticky Hands: Tropical Slam // Hop Experience Ale
Series: Orbital
Releases: January 9th
Availability: On draft and 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: Prophecies
TR: Squirrel Stash and Highland Hymn
Beer Education
Barrel Room Roundtable - Thursdays 4 pm
Taking a week off
Marketing Updates
By Holly Amlin, Marketing & Creative Manager
Events
Bourbon Month is coming at the end of January! Look for more info soon.
From the Executive Chef
By Sarah Farey, Executive Chef
Bakery
Notes from Lindsey Henriksen, Bakery Manager
Pub Updates
By Kira Sciarrotta, General Manager
As you’ve noticed, Joy draft is back on at the Pub! This is a special Pub Batch that Williams did for us and I’m very curious to hear everyone’s opinions on continuing to have Joy, a lighter Pale Ale, as an option through the winter. Please collect feedback from folks as we’re offering this Pub Batch and get it back to either him or I, thanks!
Tap Room Updates
Caves Updates
By Aidan Welch, General Manager
High Fives
Max - I greatly appreciate Max’s energy and teamwork! You can tell he comes to work ready to slay. He’s been helping a ton this holiday season so it’s been very nice to have him around more.
Sophia K. - Sophia is a beast. Every day I hope someone beats her in the daily contest though.
David - Big congrats to manager Dave. We are eager to see what your “thing” is. Will it be the server restock area, like Donlon? Proper composting like Rachel and Cedar? Be creative. You’re killing it so far!!!
Tilly - Tilly is hilarious and good at her job! I love working with her.
Pub Peeps - Thanks to everyone for powering through a whacky / busy holiday season. We did it and we did it the Blockstar way! Excited to spend 2026 with all of you.
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Staff Section
For those who don’t know, Block 15 offers a 401(k) program with employer matching, and people are eligible to enroll after six months. I’ve been checking in with newly eligible folks, but if anyone who has been here a while wants to get one set up in 2026, please email me at tivey@block15.com.
Charitable Programs
Check back next week!