Internal Brewsletter - October 13, 2021
UPCOMING PACKAGED RELEASES
Releasing Friday, 10/15
Story of the Ghost // Hauntingly Pale Ale // We feel we've never told you the story of this beer—a hauntingly pale ale brewed with extra pale malt, flaked wheat, and oats to produce a smooth, silky body. It's big secret is an assertive late-addition of tropical, citrusy, and piney hops that will awaken your palate and reanimate your soul. // 8.75% ABV /16oz Cans
Releasing Friday, 10/15
College // Cream Ale // Cream in name only, this bright, refreshing ale is the perfect crusher on gamedays or anytime in-between. College is a crisp, malt-driven beer complimented with Crystal hops to provide a floral/fruity aroma. A portion of flaked maize helps round out the body for a full, complex profile, while extended cold conditioning provides a clean finish.
The key to this beer is the time-honored tradition of kräusening. After racking into the secondary and letting the beer drop clear we added a portion of actively fermenting Gloria! to carbonate and finish the beer. // 4.5% ABV /16oz Cans
GENERAL
Wild Bottles Moving to 750mL
As you may have seen with our recent release of Amusement, we have begun transitioning our wild beer into a larger 750mL bottle. The bottled beer landscape has changed over the past year, and people are discovering different ways to enjoy beer. Now with more gatherings taking place, we want customers of Block 15 to be able to enjoy our beer, while also sharing with others! And there’s no better way to do it, than to offer up more of our award-winning wild ales in larger bottles.
Please note, our non-wild barrel-aged beers, which tend to be much higher in alcohol, will continue to be packaged in 500mL bottles.
PUB UPDATES
Some of you may have noticed that we recently added a few more bar stools into our mix, and with that, have changed up the way we number them to make finding the proper barstool a little clearer. Bar stools are now named B1-B10 with B1 being the barstool closest to the front door/inside host stand and B10 being closest to the “Rail” table. Now, when you go to deliver food to a bar guest, you’ll know that the person sitting at “B6” will be the person sitting six bar stools in from the door.
We will be adding some overhead heaters to the 100’s and installing the tent in the corral this week! In the meantime, while we are using the propane heaters, please remember to turn off the heaters when not in use and to turn off the propane each night before bringing in the heaters.
Napkin awareness week! When running food, we should be handing out one napkin per entree or person (with the exception of an extra napkin for the especially messy items such as burgers and meatloaf sandwiches). If you are dropping off entrees after an appetizer and notice that the table already has a large stack of napkins, please ask if they would like more napkins before setting down another stack. No one likes wasting napkins!
TAP ROOM UPDATES
With the weather getting chillier, we are going to want to have a few backup propane heaters on the patio so we don’t have to run back to the cage mid-shift. Let’s make sure to not leave them next to the tables or heaters and instead tuck them neatly over in the kitchen/bbq area.
We ran out of all of our Cellar Stash bottles over the weekend which is awesome! I have a few more lined up for this Friday so get ready to slang some more bottles.
STAFF UPDATES
Congratulations to Danica Pommerenk, Jessica Andrew, and Devon Ahearn who are all moving into Server positions! Woohoo!
WHAT’S UP ON INSTA??
COMING UP ON DRAFT
10/15 - Story of the Ghost // Hauntingly Pale Ale
10/15 - College // Cream Ale //
UPCOMING / IN PROCESS BEERS
*This list is subject to change based on brewing schedule, so please keep that in mind!
Nelson. Nelson? Nelson! // India Pale Ale
Nebula // Oat Stout
Fresh Pow // India Pale Ale
THE PEOPLE’S PINT
OCTOBER PEOPLE’S PINT
CMRU and Corvallis Climbers of Color
CMRU: Corvallis Mountain Rescue Unit (CMRU) offers assistance, without charge, for search and rescue in difficult areas and high-angle terrain. Skilled CMRU volunteers with mountaineering experience, trained in the many facets of technical alpine search and rescue, are available around the clock.
CCOC: Corvallis Climbers of Color (CCOC) is an organization rooted in creating access and community within climbing and the outdoors for BIPOC in Corvallis and the PNW
*Flicker IPA is the beer of choice in October for the People’s Pint!
DINE OUT INFORMATION
Check Back in December! //
