Internal Brewsletter - September 25, 2019
YOU OUGHTA KNOW!
LEGION OF FUN
As most of you probably saw, Julia sent out a HotSchedules message about the newly created fun committee - Legion of Fun! In the interest of making sure everyone is aware, though, below is her note, in addition to a committee list/breakdown so you know who to go to if you have ideas!
“Hey all!
So the Legion of Fun is officially underway. And we want to invite you all to be able to participate when you want! We want your voices, opinions, thoughts, and anything else you feel like providing when it comes to team work. So we decided to our fun books at all 3 locations so you guys can write in it and we can try and implement your ideas too!
So these are their locations:
A Gold sparkly Fun Book lives on the cork board at the pub.
The pink sparkly Fun Book will live on the rack left of the shoe station at Caves.
And the Black diamond Fun Book will live by the rest of the logs (the beer log, olcc,, etc, under the bar) at the Tap room.
PLEASE show each other where these live, because I know we all don’t know these places like the back of our hand. I want you all to feel encouraged to write in these and we will fallow up with you and your ideas!
Thanks all.
Let the good times roll.
Júlia”
Here are the LoF representatives and their respective departments:
Julia - QUEEN OF ALL
Addison - Hosts and Food Runners
Goody - Management FOH
Fabian - Pub Servers
Keke - Tap Room FOH
Rachel - Caves FOH
Adrian - Pub, Caves, and Tap Room BOH
Paulie - Management and Pub BOH
Tivey - Prep and Tap Room BOH
Danny - Pub and Production Brewery
Matt Larsen - Distro and Production Brewery
We want people to reach out with ideas and questions, and should feel encouraged to do so, and we want them to know their respective representative!
CLIMATE JUSTICE MARCH & RALLY
Just a reminder that this Friday, September 27th is the Climate Justice March & Rally! A crew from Block 15 will be meeting at the Pub at 2:30pm.
Block 15 & Caves will compensate any employee (at their current hourly rate) for their time participating in the March & Rally. We ask that all employees wear a Block 15 or Caves shirt to identify ourselves as a cohesive, sustainably minded group! Please be aware that if you are scheduled but want to participate in either event, you must take the proper routes to getting your shift (or part of it) covered accordingly.
If you would like to participate MEET AT THE PUB AT 2:30. We will then walk as a group to 9th & Madison to join other community members. The march will start at 3pm and last for about 25 minutes.
Join the March and Rally to show how many in our community want a just transition to a livable future for all of human society!
Additionally, here is a link to a pretty informative checklist on Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint!
BLOCK 15 TAILGATE + BEAVER FOOTBALL GAME
We are raffling off a handful of tickets for some lucky employees to the OSU vs. Utah game Saturday, October 12th (time of game TBD)! If your name is selected, you will receive one ticket and will also be invited to a Block 15 tailgate at Reser Stadium before kickoff (time of tailgate will depend on the start of the game)!
To enter your name in the raffle, please fill out this form. One entry per person please.
The deadline to enter your name in the raffle is Tuesday, October 1st at 5pm, which will give time for scheduling managers to schedule accordingly.
Tailgate will include:
- Games (corn hole, can jam, arcade basketball, etc.)
- Food (nacho bar, oysters, sausages, pulled pork sandos, cookies)
- Delicious beer!
-And other sweet tailgating things!
Good luck, and GO BEAVS!
BLOCKING HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS
In general, let’s try to stay aware of blocking high traffic areas at all three of our locations, regardless if you’re working or not. Areas like around the Pub host stand/entrance to kitchen, the Tap Room bus station, the hallway to the restrooms/kitchen/employee area at Caves, and any stairwells should not be a place to congregate in. Try to make your fellow-coworkers lives easier by not being in the way!
STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW STAFF
Make sure to give a warm welcome to our newest staff member Hayden Hoover, who will be joining us in the Prep Kitchen at the Pub!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Heather Miller hit her 5 year mark with the company, just in time to leave us to attend her Master’s program full time! Although we're sad to see her go, we are excited for her as she starts her Masters, and she'll still be helping out at various Block 15 events going forward. We love you, Heather!! 💕
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 9/27: Fresh Catch (replacing Duke IV)
Tues 10/1: ----
Fri 10/4: Dark Matter (replacing Nebula Stout) / Black Gold (replacing Fluff’s Travels) / Story of the Ghost (replacing E.S.B.) / Turbulent Consequence, Viognier (replacing Oud Bruin)
PUB
Fri 9/27: Fresh Catch (replacing Citra-ade Stand)
Tues 10/1: ----
Fri 10/4: Dark Matter (replacing Nebula Stout) / Black Gold (replacing Fluffhead) / Story of the Ghost (replacing City Slicker) / Turbulent Consequence, Viognier (replacing Oud Bruin)
UPCOMING BOTTLE / CAN RELEASES
Fri 9/27: Fresh Catch (16oz cans)
*This is a ninja release!
Fri 10/4: Dark Matter (16oz cans)
*This is a ninja release too!
Sat 10/5: Story of the Ghost (16oz cans) / Turbulent Consequence, Viognier (500mL bottles)
*This is our monthly release, back to normal (so a can and bottle offering). Mug Club and employees can pick up cans and bottles on Friday, 10/4.
UPCOMING / IN PROCESS BEERS
Dortmunder Export (draft only)
Pumpkin Pie / Pumpkin Ale (nitro only)
Bella Sol / Pale Ale with Sunflower Petals (draft only)
*This is Alonso’s intern beer!
Funky Hands / Hop Experience Wild Ale (draft & bottles)
EVENTS
BLOCKOUT = tap takeover
**Be sure to share/like the Facebook events to spread the word to your friends!
Sun 9/29 - Yoga & Beer @ the Tap Room
Fri 10/4-Sat 10/5 - BLOKTOBERFEST!
THE PEOPLE’S PINT / DINE OUTS
September’s People’s Pint partner is Fresh & Local, First. The designated beer is Hopfen Pale at both the Pub and the Tap Room.
NEXT PUB DINE OUT
Check back in October!
NEXT TAP ROOM DINE OUT
Check back in October!
PUB UPDATES
OCTOBER MONTHLY SPECIALS
These go live next Wednesday, October 1st!
Brewer’s Board / Handmade Pepper Tree Festival sausage, Willamette Valley Cheese Co.’s Boerenkaas (raw milk aged gouda) stone ground mustard, house sauerkraut, apple compote and house baked ale bread. $13.99
Maple-Cider Glazed Meatballs / Carlton Farms Pork & Oregon Natural beef meatballs in a maple-apple cider glaze served over Denison Farms kabocha squash-apple puree. $9.99
El Padrino Sandwich / Grilled Pepper Tree chorizo and Oregon ham w/ roasted Peoria Farm markets sweet potatoes, melted muenster cheese, greens, cilantro mayo and jalapeno potato chips served on house baked ale bread. Served with your choice of side item. $15.99
Pork Wiener Schnitzel / Thinly pounded Carlton Farms pork cutlet, breaded and fried. Drizzled with butter pan sauce and served with apple compote and warm, house made German potato salad. $15.99
Line procedures can be found here, and pictures will be available next week!
NEW SEASONAL DESSERTS
Pumpkin Cheesecake / Pumpkin cheesecake with a cranberry-graham crust and whipped cream. $7.00
Spiced Apple-Cranberry Pavlova / Meringue spiced with cinnamon & nutmeg, cranberry curd, and warm pan-fried bourbon apples & cranberries, served with lightly sweetened whipped cream. $7.00
BREWER’S PROVISION
Thurs 9/26
Aaron’s Smoked BBQ Pork Belly with Street Corn, paired with Gloria!
BEHIND THE BAR UPDATES
Fall cocktails will be rolling out at the Pub this Friday, September 27th!
Crimson & Clover / Flor de Cana 4 Year Anejo Oro rum, house hibiscus liqueur, fresh squeezed lime and simple syrup topped with soda water.
The Pollinator / Crater Lake Gin, sage & ginger honey syrup, and fresh squeezed lemon served up.
Blackberry Bourbon Cider / Block 15 Barrel Select Buffalo Trace, house made blackberry simple syrup, and lemon topped with local Wandering Aengus cider.
Iced Hazelnut Coffee / Crater Lake Hazelnut Espresso Vodka, Bailey’s Irish Cream, and house nitro cold brewed coffee topped with whipped cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce.
Hot Spiked Cider / Applejack Brandy and Tuaca topped off with hot cider.
Fruit Lemonades are changing to Strawberry and Blackberry (which will replace Apricot).
For now our rotating house soda flavor will continue to be Marionberry-Lime, but will hopefully change to Cherry-Almond after Bloktoberfest once we dial in the recipe a little bit more.
TAP ROOM UPDATES
Tap Room hours are changing on Monday, September 30th to the following:
Monday-Thursday - 3pm-9pm
Friday-Saturday - 11:30am-10pm
Sunday - 11:30am-9pm
The Fall menu will be rolled out on Friday, Oct. 11th and Friday, Oct. 18th.