Internal Brewsletter - March 2, 2022
UPCOMING PACKAGED RELEASES
Releasing Friday, 3/4
ESB: Extra Special Bitter// True to the tradition of English pub beers, this classic style balances complex malt notes of toasted nuts, caramel, and honey with gentle hop bitterness.
// 5.50% ABV / 16oz can
Emerging Sunshine: India Pale Ale // Crisp, refreshing, and bursting with citrus, mango, and floral hop notes—this IPA is inspired by budding hops and spring sunshine chasing away the winter haze.
// 6.75% ABV / 16oz can
GENERAL
Fanzine IPA:
We teamed up with our friends, Fort George Brewing in Astoria, to be the collaboration brewery for this year’s Fanzine IPA! The two brew teams came together last fall at Crosby Hop Farm to rub and select Comet and Idaho 7 varietals that make this West Coast IPA shine.
We will be tapping the beer at both locations this Friday, as well as selling 16oz cans. Block 15 and Fort George will be the ONLY locations selling Fanzine until it hits distribution next week.
For more information on Fanzine, check out the link below:
We have a couple of managers up for review!
Please take the time to fill out the attached review form for both Laura and Elise. Your feedback is incredibly helpful and valuable! https://block15.wufoo.com/forms/k15l9tcs0acb9t0/
EVENTS
Block Drop at The Bier Stein
Next Thursday, March 10th (5-8pm), Block 15 Distribution will be dominating the taps at The Bier Stein in Eugene. 10+ taps will be highlighting beers from Block 15, deGarde and Foreland…with Bespoken Coffee in the mix too! Blake and the team will be at the event along with the Foreland crew. If you’re in the area, be sure to stop in and grab some beer!
SUNDAY CROWLER SALE
The Prophecies
TAP ROOM UPDATES
There is a new volume control for the Barrel Room in the room itself above the cabinet. Please use this to up and down the music as needed in there as needed for meetings. If there are no meetings happening and you are seating that room and notice the music is off, please turn it up to a reasonable volume.
Closers, please do an extra awesome job of cleaning the floors at night.
PUB UPDATES
On Monday, March 7th, we will be adding back tables 2 and 4 in the booths section. Sections will be adjusted to ensure that they are manageable and flow well with the restaurant. Stay tuned for further details on the return/roll-out of other tables.
We still have a number of delicious bourbons left over from Bourbon Month! If you have folks that seem interested in whiskey/bourbon, please let them know about our current selection. We won’t have menus on tables, but all available offerings will still be under the “Bourbon Month” section in Toast.
Along the same lines as the Tap Room–please take the extra time to thoroughly sweep and mop each night to set your openers up for success and a super clean restaurant!
We have a new milk frother (the device that stirs the hot chocolates). Just a reminder: these are not dishwasher safe and CANNOT be submerged in water. To clean, please take a small amount of water in a kids cup and stir it around, then dump the water. Storing the entire frother in a cup of water will cause the batteries to short out and break the device.
STAFF SECTION!
Welcome to the team to the following folks!
Marc Rashid - Line Cook
Cheyenne Bull - Line Cook
WHAT’S UP ON INSTA??
COMING UP ON DRAFT
ESB // Extra Special Bitter
Emerging Sunshine // India Pale Ale
UPCOMING / IN PROCESS BEERS
*This list is subject to change based on the brewing schedule, so please keep that in mind!
King Caspian // India Red Ale
Selection Series: Cashmere // India Pale Ale
Alpine Ibex // Maibock
Ocean Man // Baltic Porter
Space Candy // India Pale Ale (Draft only)
Nugg Hugg // India Pale Ale
THE PEOPLE’S PINT
DINE OUT INFORMATION
The next Dine Out is Tuesday, March 8th. A portion of all food sales from both locations will be donated.
About the dine out partner, Hydrophiles:
Hydrophiles is a Student Organization at Oregon State University. The organization's objective focuses on providing a forum for academic, professional, and social interaction among students, faculty, and other members of the Oregon State University community who share a common interest in all areas of water resources and hydrology, including science, policy, and engineering.