Internal Brewsletter - February 26th, 2025
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 Autumn! Swing by the Pub this Thursday for some Poutine!
We’re always looking for more submissions, so send in those ideas!
This Week’s Releases
Releasing Friday, February 28th
Cosmic Coldbrew // 6.00%
Description: We partnered with Bespoken Coffee Roasters to boost our Nebula Oat Stout deep into space. Our custom Flame On Blend perfectly pairs decadent chocolate and caramel roast with a rich cup of java.
Key Takeaway: Three pounds per barrel of fresh-roasted, delicious coffee beans went into this well-balanced coffee stout that leans into its cold brew inspiration. Plenty of high-quality coffee character makes it through to your pint.
Tasting Notes: Espresso • Bakers Chocolate • Pick-Me-Up
Format: Draft & Cans
Series: Orbital
Beer Style: Oat Stout with Coffee
Upcoming Releases
*This list is subject to change based on the production schedule, so please keep that in mind!
Selection Series // Four West Coast IPAs
Series: Orbital
Releases: March 7th
Format: Draft & Mixed Can 4-packs
Description: Each fall during the hop harvest, we travel to Yakima in search of the finest hops. Through a blind process, we evaluate hops from multiple farms and regions, selecting the perfect representation of each variety for our programs, often bending what is commonly assumed about the varieties. We highlight some of these hops in the Selection Series. This year we’re showcasing the following varieties: Centennial, Citra, Simcoe, and Strata.
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: Charmed Life
Change of discount rule across all locations: All Super Nebula and Kriek 2025 release bottles will NOT be available for the Sunday 20% off discount until mid March.
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, 3/6!
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.
Marketing Updates
By Holly Amlin, Marketing & Creative Manager
Selection Series
Expanding on last week’s introduction, this week we’re focusing on flavor profiles for each beer. A lot of customers will try these beers in a flight, side-by-side.
Centennial
Pine • Sweet Orange • Lime • Grapefruit Peel • Pomelo
Citra
Orange • Peach Rings • Pineapple • Lychee • Passion Fruit
Simcoe
Pink Starburst • Pine Resin • Peach • Tangerine • Citrus Zest
Strata
Strawberry • Currant • Melon • Citrus • Cantaloupe
With the release next week, you’ll have printouts for the taster glasses (below), which include these tasting notes. Feel free to engage with our customers to ask them what flavors they notice the most.
For your reference, we’ll be using this webpage to share the Selection Series program as a whole. It includes places outside of Block 15, which will be featuring all four beers on draft the week after our release in Corvallis.
From the Executive Chef
By Sarah Farey, Executive Chef
March Monthly Specials
March Monthly Specials are set to come out Wednesday, March 5th at both locations! I did make a change to one of the tap room items, so make sure you check that out if you familiarized yourself last week!
PUB
Japanese Pork Katsu & Rice Bowl - Panko breaded and fried pork cutlet served over a bed of steamed basmati rice with our Japanese curry sauce, shredded cabbage, and quick citrus pickled cucumbers. $16.99
Dairy Free. Tempeh can be subbed BUT the curry sauce DOES contain chicken stock!!!
Honey-Chili Shrimp Po Boy - Sweet & spicy grilled wild Gulf shrimp, shredded lettuce, sweet onion, fresh tomato & chipotle-lime remoulade on a house baked baguette. $16.99
Dairy free.
Sweet Potato & Romesco Dip - Creamy sweet potatoes, romesco, almonds & cream cheese dip served chilled with veggies and toasted bread. $11.99
Vegetarian. Dip is gluten free, and DOES contain almonds!
TAPROOM
Asparagus Melt - Tender roasted asparagus, melted provolone & creamy goat chevre, honey mustard and toasted pumpkin seeds on toasted artisan bread. $14.99
Vegetarian. Can be GF when gf bun is subbed.
Stout Sausage & Potato Rolls - Flaky puffed pastry rolls filled with stout sausage & creamy potatoes. Served with house pickles and pub mustard. $11.99
Has all the things.
Bakery
We are making some minor changes to the bakery offerings based on multiple factors.
Coco bells will run out over the next week and be replaced with a chocolate chip cookie sundae! Warm cookie with vanilla ice cream, chocolate and a house made sauce (TBD) More details to come!
Starting March 5th, crackers will no longer be offered with soup cups or bowls. We will serve soup as is, and if guests would like a piece of bread, they may get it by request.
Lindsey and I (Sarah) have developed a streamlined calendar for static, quarterly and monthly dessert offerings. IF you have a most favorite dessert item that we have run over the years, and would love to see it fall somewhere on there, please share it with us! XO
Pub Updates
By Kira Sciarrotta, General Manager
With Lead Server interviews going on this week, we should expect a few promotions landing soon! With that said, if you are a current or newly promoted lead, please look out for a Lead All-Staff meeting on your schedule in the next couple of weeks to go over existing policies and re-introduce some from Block 15 past.
Tap Room Updates
By Elise Pietromonaco, General Manager
Caves Updates
High Fives
Jon Castor - He’s been killing it recently and is really appreciated at Caves.
Wyatt^2 - Thank you for being such amazing team players and keeping it positive.
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Human Resources
Staff Section
Please welcome the following folks to the team:
Ryan Rocha - Digital Marketing Assistant
Caitlin Nicholson - Taproom Server
Tivey Hornberger - Payroll and Benefits Administrator
Other staff news
Congrats to Cody O for accepting the Prep Lead position!
Charitable Programs
Dine Out! for Linus Pauling Middle School - March 11th
Our next Dine Out will be held at both locations on March 11th during operating hours to support Linus Pauling Middle School. We host Dine Out events to benefit local, community-minded organizations as part of our ongoing charitable programs.
What will our donation go towards?
The Linus Pauling PTO has been organizing this with us to help raise money to benefit the commissioning of an interactive art mural on campus, the 8th-grade graduation trip, the 8th-grade dance, and the establishment of an after-school STEM club.
Learn about Linus Pauling Middle School
Their mission is to provide a community of equity, compassion, growth, and opportunity for all students by preparing lifelong learners for success in education and careers as engaged citizens and leaders in a global society.
Their school serves over 800 students from a wide range of backgrounds. Along with comprehensive core instruction, they offer various opportunities through electives, early bird offerings, after-school athletics, and learning clubs. Linus Pauling is Corvallis School District’s host middle school for the dual immersion (DI) program. About one-fourth of our students participate in DI, which includes at least two periods of instruction each day in Spanish.
