Internal Brewsletter - February 17, 2021
MARKETING UPDATES
BLOCK 15 SELECTION SERIES IPA
Starting next week, we will be releasing a series of one-hop IPA’s that focus on the unique and awesome characteristics of each featured hop. The other neat part about this program is that we feature the farm each of these hops is grown at as well!
These will release every week for a few weeks, and will be available on draft and in cans. More info will follow next week with the first release (Mosaic fans, rejoice!)!
UPCOMING BEER/PACKAGED RELEASES
*As with most of our releases, this will initially be available on Saturday via the Drive-Thru Sale, and then available at the Tap Room and Pub thereafter! Draft offerings will always go live the Friday before.
Releasing Saturday, 2/20
Tough Sledding // IPA // Teaming up with our friends at Ruse Brewing, we harnessed a hop collective of Sultana oil, Citra, NZ Pacific Sunrise, and NZ Cascade to produce this hop forward hazy IPA that bursts with tropical and citrus notes. // 7.3% ABV
This is a collaboration with our friends up at Ruse Brewing!
MENU UPDATES
NEW MENU ITEM
Chickpea Shawarma
*Replacing the Vegetalian both the Pub and at the Taproom!*
Our vegan take on the classic middle eastern meat dish, traditionally cooked on a vertical spit. Gently roasted chickpeas reflecting the same spices of paprika, coriander, cinnamon and garlic nestled in a warm house baked pita with our cool garlic-dill tahini sauce, tomato, onion and arugula. Finished with a fresh, medium heat, chili sauce called shatta. This is a hearty, fresh vegan sandwich packed with complimenting flavors.
*Shatta is a middle eastern fresh chili sauce consisting of green (jalapenos) and red (cherry bomb) chilis, cilantro, garlic, lemon juice, aleppo pepper, olive oil and vinegar.
*This sandwich is totally VEGAN! Feta for non vegans is a great upcharge though! :)
FOH: Please do not encourage subbing protein for the chickpeas for this sandwich! The whole point is to get all that killer flavor that comes from the chickpeas! If a guest insists, please accommodate but do let them know that they will be missing a large element of the flavors the sandwich provides. Adding a protein is not an option, as it will not fit in the flatbread. A protein sub has no cost difference.
ADDED NOTE! With the addition of julienned red onion on the line, we will switch from using the burger sweet onions on the SW Salad to the red onions!
WEEKEND BOURBON MONTH SPECIAL
*Running Saturday 2/20 & Sunday 2/21 at the Tap Room, Pub, and for Take-Out/Delivery!*
Cajun Red Beans & Rice // Slow cooked red beans with Cajun spices, tomato, green pepper, onions, garlic, bacon, ham hocks and spiced Andouille sausage served with steamed rice. // $13.99
SECRET MENU!
We now have secret menus only available on the POS side of things at both the Tap Room and pub! It includes:
Crispy Chicken Sandwich
BLT
BMT
Adult Grilled Cheese
If you have any requests or ideas for other items to add, let Sarah know!
PUB UPDATES
There is now a corkboard in the Breakroom that displays beer description sheets for our upcoming releases. Please be sure to review this board before each shift (both Front of House and Back of House) to learn more about our awesome upcoming releases.
Front of House, please check in with a manager before adjusting any inventory count numbers for cans, bottles, or to-go cocktails. These numbers are carefully put in, and there may be times where we appear to have a few cans left of something that is 86'd in the system, but that often means that it has already been ordered by a customer and is not currently available.
We have set notifications to pop-up as you all clock-in now. This will serve as our way of communicating "Focus Points" going forward. For this week, we would like everyone to focus on logging their temperatures as they clock-in.
We should always focus on top to bottom cleanliness when it comes to bussing tables. Please make sure to wipe down table tents and check under tables for food and other debris before seating tables.
It's Breakroom Tidiness Awareness Week! All dishes should be bussed upstairs, personal belongings either hung-up or organized and out of the way, and aprons/hotpads either in your cubby or in the hamper if it is a kitchen apron. This is a shared area, so let's please keep it looking nice. Also, remember to sanitize your area after you are done with your break!
TAP ROOM UPDATES
We have two new menu items live at the Tap Room - the Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich and Winter Vegetable & Lentil Salad went live on Wednesday. Try ‘em out and give some feedback!
EMPLOYEE UPDATES
WELCOME!
Welcome to Elil Joyner, who joins us as our newest team member in the Kitchen!
REVIEW TIME
It’s review time for Sarah and Ian, and we’d love your feedback! Please follow the below links to leave feedback:
POLICY CORNER
This week’s policy focus is our Attendance and Shift Coverage Policy. Please check it out so you stay ship shape!
WHAT’S UP ON INSTA??
COMING UP ON DRAFT
Fri 2/19 - Tough Sledding
UPCOMING / IN PROCESS BEERS
*With the constant changing of everything, some of these releases may change/get pushed back, so please be aware of that when communicating with customers!
Block 15 Selection Series IPA #1, Mosaic // IPA
Fresh Pow! // IPA
Dortmunder Export // Export Lager
THE PEOPLE’S PINT
FEBRUARY’S PEOPLE’S PINT
Corvallis Environmental Center // The Corvallis Environmental Center is a nonprofit organization that educates, engages, and inspires the community to become a healthy and more sustainable place. Our work focuses on environmental education through nature based learning, local healthy food initiatives, and energy conservation.
*Block 15/Alpha IPA is the beer of choice this month for the People’s Pint!
FEBRUARY DINE OUT
Tuesday, Feb. 23rd - Linus Pauling PTO (All Locations!!!)
*Linus Pauling PTO strives to enrich the experience of the students and staff at Linus Pauling Middle School by promoting student welfare, facilitating communication between parents and students, creating goodwill within the community, and increasing the effectiveness of the educational program.
