Internal Brewsletter - November 6, 2019
YOU OUGHTA KNOW!
BLOCK 15 AND CAVES HOLIDAY PARTY!
You and one guest* are warmly invited to the annual Block 15 and Caves holiday gathering featuring live music, beverages, appetizers, a photo booth, and good times!
When: Monday, December 2nd from036- 6:30pm-11pm
Where: The Corvallis Marriott Ballroom (400 SW 1st St. Parking is available in the hotel garage.)
Attire: Many enjoy dressing up but please wear whatever you are comfortable with!
RSVP**: Please do so by Monday, November 18th here.
Additional Info:
All of our locations will be closed to the public and we will have projects during the day for those that want some hours.
We will not be hosting a white elephant gift exchange this year.
Hotel rooms: A discount for Marriott hotel room is available. Mention “take the elevator home” when booking your room.
*Adults only. If your guest is a former employee they will need to be OK'd through the sign up form.
**Late RSVP’s will be politely declined.
PRAY FOR SNOW RETURNS!
Join us from November-February for another round of Pray for Snow parties, hosted by KNRQ and KZEL! We’ll be throwing down from 7pm- 9pm on the second Thursday of the month at the Tap Room, with events featuring games, tunes, and loads of prize giveaways (over $20,000 over all four months!), including trips to snow resorts, lift tickets, skis and snowboards, Block 15 guided tours and tastings, snowmobile rentals, and much, much more!
Our first Pray for Snow party will feature Beer Olympics in the barrel room — with games including Pop-a-Shot, cornhole and can jam-based scoring competitions, a paper football field goal contest, a “blind” hop selection competition, Xbox snow games, and good times with good people.
Be sure to mark your calendars now and join us for fun, games, and tons of prizes!
*If you’re interested in attending and entering the raffles or game competitions, please make sure to come in non-Block 15 apparel!!!
UPDATE TO SICK LEAVE POLICY
As a way to support our employees in time of challenges, we wanted to develop a policy that allowed for donation of additional paid sick time in the event an employee needed additional time. The other limits of the Sick Leave plan still apply. If you have questions, please reach out to Chris Heuchert.
The following paragraph has been added to the Sick Leave policy:
Requesting Donation of Sick Time: An employee who needs additional time off for a personal illness, medical emergency, or maternity leave, or family member’s illness, medical emergency or death may submit a request via email to the General Manager asking for approval to be included in the Leave Donation Program. The General Manager may ask for documentation of the need in the process of evaluating eligibility for the program. The employee must exhaust their previously earned Sick Time balance prior to requesting donated leave, and any leave hours received via donation must be used in connection with the approved need. The approved employee is not allowed to directly ask any employee to donate PTO hours, any hours will be received anonymously.
STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW STAFF UPDATES!
We are excited to welcome Ian Hutchings, who joins the team as our new Human Resources Manager! Ian’s main office will be out at the Tap Room, however he will work remotely at the Pub and Caves as well to ensure he’s available to all. He starts next Monday, 11/11, so when you see him be sure to give him a big hello and welcome! Oh and FYI…he’s awesome! 😊
REVIEW TIME
It’s still review time for Rachel and John at Caves! Please give any constructive feedback you have here!
WHAT’S NEW ON INSTA
BLOCK 15
CAVES
WHAT’S GOING ON TAP SOON?
Dates are subject to change based on tap availability.
TAP ROOM
Fri 11/8: One Hop Wonder, Chinook (replacing Fluffhead)
Tues 11/12: ----
Fri 11/15: Sparkle (replacing Drive Me to Firenze)
PUB
Fri 11/8: One Hop Wonder, Chinook (replacing Fluffhead)
Tues 11/12: ----
Fri 11/15: Sparkle (replacing Funky Hands)
UPCOMING / IN PROCESS BEERS
The Cold Front / Winter Lager
Maple / Robust Maplewood Porter
Hoppy Holidays / IIPA with Citrus and Spruce Tips
Willa / Wild Farmhouse Ale
EVENTS
BLOCKOUT = tap takeover
**Be sure to share/like the Facebook events to spread the word to your friends!
Sun 11/10 - Corvallis Spirits Fest @ 4Spirits
Thurs 11/14 - The Taste @ the Mid-Willamette Valley Family YMCA
Thurs 11/14 - Pray for Snow @ the Tap Room
THE PEOPLE’S PINT / DINE OUTS
November’s People’s Pint partner is Community Services Consortium. The designated beer is Bella Sol at the Pub and Hopfen Pale (backup Flicker IPA) at the Tap Room.
NEXT PUB DINE OUT
Tuesday, 11/12 - Linn Benton Salmon Watch
NEXT TAP ROOM DINE OUT
Tuesday, 11/19 - Marys Peak Search & Rescue
PUB UPDATES
NOVEMBER MONTHLY SPECIALS
Brewer’s Board / Prosciutto, Tillamook extra-sharp white cheddar, winter squash mustard, spiced cranberry relish, house pickled carrots, and freshly baked ale bread. $13.99
Meatball Sliders / House made Carlton Farms pork & Oregon Natural beef meatballs smothered in fresh marinara and topped with melted parmesan & mozzarella cheeses on a house baked mini buns. 3 for $9.99
The Gobbler Burger / Our juicy turkey burger topped with cornbread-sage stuffing & turkey gravy, with cranberry relish on a toasted house baked bun. Served with beer battered fries. $15.99
Brown Butter & Squash Linguine / Fresh Linguine & roasted Denison Farms butternut squash tossed in our brown butter & sage cream sauce. Topped with parmesan cheese, crushed hazelnuts, and fried sage leaves. Served with house baked herbed garlic bread. $16.99
Procedures can be found here!
MENU CHANGES
The Brewer’s Board meat has changed to prosciutto (the guanciale quality wasn’t what we wanted) . Changes are reflected on the menu!
We are switching back to our OG garlic bread for the time being as we continue to tinker with various recipes and ideas, FYI!
We will be changing up some major items on our menu in mid-November. The details of these changes will be available in next week’s brewsletter, but please be aware that change is a-comin’!
On that note, we will be phasing out the Brewer’s Provision series and implementing an Employee Provisions series! This will be a cool way for all employees to suggest or come up with a dope food special. The process for this will be some sort of Wufoo form that you can fill out with all the parameters of your dish, and Haakan will then choose a provision to run week to week. More detailed information will be available next week, including the Wufoo form.