Internal Brewsletter - January 20, 2021
BOURBON MONTH PREVIEW
It’s mid-January, which means Bourbon Month is almost upon us!!! We will have considerably more information for you in next week’s brewsletter, but here is a brief overview of what the month will look like in these (still) COVID-times.
BOURBON LIST & COCKTAILS
More details will be available next week regarding the official bourbon list, as well as what cocktails we will be offering. With the launch of our Traveler cocktails, that means we will be able to offer some things to go as well.
For the first time ever, the Tap Room will also have all the bourbons available, so someone participating will be able to partake at both locations!
BOURBON MONTH STAMP BOOK
We’re changing it up this year and doing a stamp book (official name TBD) instead of a passport! It’ll still serve the same purpose - keeping track of what bourbons a customer has sampled. Stamp book completers will get a pair of specialty etched rocks glasses!
BOTTLE RELEASE OPTIONS
Seated Brunch, Saturday 2/6 // We are offering our seated brunch with pre-ordered bottles at both the Downtown Pub and Southtown Tap Room heated outdoor seating areas, beginning at 9:00am. The lottery for this is already closed and Paige will start sending out the first round of sign-ups tomorrow. There will be no tables at either location for guests that do not have a reservation through this lottery until the respective locations open for normal service!
Saturday Drive-Thru Sale, Saturday 2/6 // All release bottles will be available for customers looking for contactless pickup through our Drive-Thru sale. The online store to place pre-orders for this option will open on Tuesday, February 2nd at 5pm, and will close at 9am on Friday, February 5th. All orders through our Drive-Thru sale will be fulfilled in the back part of the Tap Room parking lot on Saturday, February 6th from 10am-2pm.
UPS Delivery // We will ship our specialty release beers via UPS (Oregon addresses only) on the Thursday before the release. This allows our guests that are not wishing to travel to still get their hands on the release beers, shipped directly to them. This ordering option will be available beginning Tuesday, February 2nd and will close Thursday, February 4th at 8:00am.
BOURBON MONTH BEERS
We’ll have more detailed information next week on pricing, descriptions, limits, etc., but here is a basic list of what we will be releasing!:
Super Nebula
Super Nebula, Breakfast w/ Hayden
Super Nebula, Dulce de Leche
Kriek
These will go on draft, as always, on Monday, February 1st to mark the official start of Bourbon Month, so it is a bit of a different draft release!
GENERAL UPDATES
RECAP OF THIS WEEK’S MENU ADVANCEMENT ITEMS
These items went live on Wednesday, 1/20 at the Downtown Pub only (for the time being).
Winter Vegetable & Lentil Salad // Organic cumin-roasted carrots & parsnips with warm french green lentils, tossed with arugula, spinach and a light citrus vinaigrette. Topped with our tzatziki dressing and parsnip crisps. // $11.99
Additional Server Info:
Dressing is just lemon juice and olive oil.
Tzatziki is a greek sauce made of yogurt, cucumber, herbs and lemon.
The roasted vegetables and lentils are warmed up and the greens are cold giving a nice contrast of temperatures.
ALLERGY INFO - GF and Vegetarian. Can be vegan if tzatziki is held.
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Classic Mac & Cheese // Stovetop organic strozzapreti pasta & creamy cheese, topped with toasted parmesan breadcrumbs. // $11.99
Additional Server Info:
Cheeses in sauce - Velveeta, Tillamook Sharp cheddar, Monterey Jack.
Strozzapreti literally means “priest choker or priest strangler” (maybe don’t share that with guests, just an interesting bit of trivia!). Its a flat sheet of pasta that is rolled for 2 sides to form a long s shaped noodle.
A kids version of this mac and cheese will also be on the kids menu! Garnished with just breadcrumbs, sans parsley like before.
ALLERGY INFO - Vegetarian only.
UPCOMING BEER/PACKAGED RELEASES
*As with most of our releases, this will initially be available on Saturday via the Drive-Thru Sale, and then available at the Tap Room and Pub thereafter! Draft offerings will always go live the Friday before.
Releasing Saturday, 1/23
Direct Flight // Tart Strawberry and Guava IPA // Amidst months of gray skies, short days, and winter showers, we’re ready for a direct flight to a tropical getaway. This tart IPA will take you there on waves of guava, strawberry, and a zesty dry-hop with Belma and Citra. Bright, tropical, and refreshingly tart—find your paradise with Direct Flight. // 5.25% // $4.35/16oz can
TAP ROOM UPDATES
Starting next Friday, 1/29 the Tap Room will be opening at 11:30am for lunch on Fridays! So that means hours will be 3pm-8pm // Monday-Thursday, and 11:30am-8pm // Friday-Sunday!
We have some new barrel tables that sit against the side of the building on the patio underneath the three large windows! These are extra seats for walk-ups primarily - because they are not near direct heat, we want to treat them like we do the entryway/lawn tables. The Table Layout in Toast has been updated to reflect them as well!
POLICY CORNER
Here are a couple of links to help you track what is going on at a state and county level for COVID cases in Oregon. These tables provided by OHA have been the most accurate and clear representation of data that we have encountered out there. Stay Safe!
WHAT’S UP ON INSTA??
COMING UP ON DRAFT
Fri 1/22 - Direct Flight
UPCOMING / IN PROCESS BEERS
*With the constant changing of everything, some of these releases may change/get pushed back, so please be aware of that when communicating with customers!
Nugg Hugg // IPA
Love Potion #9 // Chocolate Raspberry Stout
Billy Breathes // Double IPA
BOURBON MONTH BEERS!!!!! // More info will come on these next week, but a general gist is listed at the beginning of this brewsletter!!!