Internal Brewsletter - November 27, 2019
YOU OUGHTA KNOW!
CAMERON MERRILL’S LEGACY TOY DRIVE INFORMATION
When: December 1st-December 20th, 2019
Where: Block 15’s downtown pub
What you need to know:
We are holding the 7th annual Cameron Merrill’s Legacy Toy Drive in-house during the month of December to benefit sick children in the pediatric ICU at Doernbecher’s and Randall’s Children’s Hospitals. We got involved with this project when a local OSU professor named Cressey Merrill approached us. His family suffered a huge loss in 2013 when their 2 year old son Cameron succumbed to Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. To help them cope with their own grief and continue Cameron’s legacy, the Merrill family has been incredibly proactive with fundraising designed to help other families with sick kids. The charities involved with the collection are Sparrow Clubs and Candlelighters For Kids With Cancer.
The Merrill family is well known in the community due to Cressey’s position teaching SCUBA diving at OSU and through the Eugene Dive Shop. We are excited to help support them in their fundraising efforts. We will be accepting NEW and UNWRAPPED toys for children of all ages. We will also accept cash donations which we will turn into toys. We will have a log available to track all cash donations at the bar. Any taxable donations should be made through the websites of the associated charities – Candlelighters For Kids With Cancer or Sparrow Clubs.
Every single donation will go to local children and will make the holidays brighter for families in need.
Cressey and members of the Block 15 staff will be personally delivering the toys to Doernbecher and Randall, and Block 15 staff and the Merrill family will be teaming up to shop for toys with any cash donations. We encourage you to participate in any way possible, even if it just means helping to spread the word! Thank you for helping us honor Cameron’s legacy and lend support to families in our community.
PRODUCTION BREWERY TOURS
By the end of January, we are requiring all FOH and BOH staff (from all locations) to attend a production brewery tour. On Monday, December 2nd (the day of our holiday party) we will be offering four tours (at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, & 2pm) and there will be house shifts available for you to sign up for. If you are unable to sign up for one of those shifts, please be aware that you will be required to attend a regularly scheduled public tour (5pm on Fridays or 2pm on Saturdays) to fulfill your attendance. Your attendance will be paid. Please sign up for one of those tours here. And feel free to ask Paige with questions!
100% FOOD FEEDBACK
Going forward, you will able to fill out your 100% food feedback both in-person and online! Feel free to fill out your feedback via this form if it is easier for you or more convenient. This link will live on the Internal Brewsletter landing page next to the Staff Provisions link. And as always, please be constructive and helpful!
SIP TRIP
We are an official stop on the Mid-Valley Sip Trip! When a customer comes in, they will need to enter a 4 digit code that is given to them by the staff. Each location has its own code. Downtown: 9876 Taproom: 3415. For more info, check out this flyer!
STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW CAVES STAFF
Welcome to our newest Head Chef at Caves, Matt Brown! He cooked at GTF for about 7 years, and most recently was a line lead at Dizzy Hen! Make sure to give a big welcome to Matt when you meet him!!
WELCOME PUB STAFF!
Kailar Pike - Line Cook
Katie Cunningham - Food Runner & Host
BLOCK 15
CAVES
WHAT’S GOING ON TAP SOON?
Dates are subject to change based on tap availability.
TAP ROOM
Fri 11/29: Maple (replacing Nebula) / Hoppy Holidays (replacing Oud Bruin) / Willa (replacing Imagine) / Fluffhead (replacing One Hop Wonder, Chinook)
Tues 12/3: ----
Fri 12/6: Fresh Pow (replacing Flicker) / Wild Porter (replacing Figgy Pudding) / Oaked Saint Nick (replacing Sparkle, Riesling)
PUB
Fri 11/29: Maple (replacing Nebula) / Hoppy Holidays (replacing Sticky Hands, Greatest Hits) / Willa (replacing Imagine)
Tues 12/3: ----
Fri 12/6: Fresh Pow (replacing Flicker) / Wild Porter (replacing Figgy Pudding) / Oaked Saint Nick (replacing Sparkle, Riesling)
UPCOMING / IN PROCESS BEERS
The Prophecies / Belgian-style Quadrupel
Hoppy New Year / IIPA
EVENTS
BLOCKOUT = tap takeover
**Be sure to share/like the Facebook events to spread the word to your friends!
Fri 11/29 - Block Friday @ the Tap Room
THE PEOPLE’S PINT / DINE OUTS
November’s People’s Pint partner is Community Services Consortium. The designated beer is Sparkle at the Pub and Hopfen Pale (backup Sparkle) at the Tap Room.
NEXT PUB DINE OUT
Check back in December!
NEXT TAP ROOM DINE OUT
Tues 12/3 - Jackson Street Youth Services
PUB UPDATES
DECEMBER SPECIALS
Brewer’s Board - House made Carlton Farms and Pepper Tree Sausage pork terrine with apricot and pistachios, Piave Vecchio cheese, pink chard pickled egg, apricot-pepper jelly, marcona almonds and toasted artisan bread.
Apricot Chicken Sliders - 2 sliders of house fried chicken tenders tossed in apricot-pepper jelly, ham, house pickle, mayonnaise and Dijon, served on a toasted mini bun.
Festivus Burger - Oregon Natural beef and Carlton Farms bacon hand spanked together, then topped with Tillamook sharp white cheddar and grilled onions. Served with lettuce, tomato, cranberry ketchup and mayo on a freshly baked bun. Served with fries, salad, or soup.
Mushroom & Stout Beef Stroganoff - Stout braised Oregon Country beef chuck with The Mushroomery chanterelle, shitake & porcini mushrooms and sweet onions in a savory sour cream sauce and tossed with radiatore pasta. Served with toasted house baked garlic bread.
*Procedures will be available next week!