Internal Brewsletter - March 24, 2021
MARKETING UPDATES
REVOLVE ANNIVERSARY ALE
What an adventure these past 13 years have been! As we look back on our time as a company, we are overwhelmingly thankful for the support we have received both from our hometown community of Corvallis, and throughout the Pacific Northwest—we truly would not be where we are without everyone, together.
Our brewers have crafted an extraordinary beer to release for this special occasion, our anniversary Bière de Champagne, REVOLVE.
To revolve is to orbit in a curved path, never stopping or standing still. As we enter our 13th year of constant development, this Bière de Champagne was designed to showcase superb ingredients and advanced techniques. Featuring only Oregon-grown and malted mecca grade pilsner and pale malts, fermentation with select brettanomyces, and maturation in apple brandy barrels for over a year before bottling in the méthode traditionnelle. Bottles were riddled in a traditional rack, disgorged to remove the yeast, and finally corked and caged. Revolve symbolizes our desire to remain in constant motion, without forgetting where we come from.
NEW BLOCK 15 CREW MERCH
We have a new round of the employee-only Block 15 Crew merch going live! The store can be found here, so if you’re interested make sure to put your order in ASAP!
GAZETTE TIMES BURGER SHOWDOWN
Starting Monday March 29th, the Gazette Times will be running a best burger contest with 10 other restaurants in town! We will be participating, which will mean we will run a burger special at all locations through May 7th! People can vote on their favorite burger online via the Gazette Times (more specific info on this TBD).
Caribbean Burger // Painted Hills Beef, jerk seasoned onion & bacon jam, pickled jalapenos, cilantro, shredded cabbage, tomato, and citrus aioli on a toasted bun. Served with beer battered fries, and a 10oz Joy, all for $15!
Happy burger & beer slingin’!
NEW RETAIL SNEAK PEAK
We’re releasing some new merch coming up here soon, and below is a sneak peek of one of the options! We get a lot of questions about new merch, so feel free to let folks know we have some coming up!
UPCOMING 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, 3/27
Sticky Hands, Brewer’s Cut // Hop Experience Ale // Brewer’s Cut 2021 features hop varietals and lots that our brewers hand-selected throughout the pacific northwest—mosaic, centennial, citra and strata. combining these hops with our base sticky hands recipe, produces an exhilarating ale that highlights our personal favorite ingredients from the region, brewed with innovative techniques, resulting in a truly unique hop experience! // 8.1% ABV // $4.50/can, plus deposit
The DAB Lab, Hop Hash // IPA // Dripping with sticky CO2 hop extracts, Hop Hash features a heady blast of the dankest Citra hops and Simcoe lupulin powder—a cryogenic concentration of resin and oils from whole hop flowers. Together, this pungent hop addition produces an aromatic burst of resinous, piney, and citrusy hop character, complementing subtle grist notes of bread crust and oats. // 7% ABV // $4.50/can, plus deposit
Revolve // Biere de Champagne // To revolve is to orbit in a curved path, never stopping or standing still. As we enter our 13th year of constant development, this Bière de Champagne was designed to showcase superb ingredients and advanced techniques. Featuring only oregon-grown and malted mecca grade pilsner and pale malts, fermentation with select brettanomyces, and maturation in apple brandy barrels for over a year before bottling in the méthode traditionnelle. Bottles were riddled in a traditional rack, disgorged to remove the yeast, and finally corked and caged. Revolve symbolizes our desire to remain in constant motion, without forgetting where we come from.// 11.3% ABV // $29.50/750mL bottle
*This beer will be paired with a dope food special (see below and last week’s brewsletter) starting Saturday, in honor of our 13th Anniversary!
MENU & FOOD UPDATES
WEEKEND SPECIALS
Along with the Grilled HAPPY Anniversary (grilled house baked brioche with melted fontina, speck, caramelized leeks, and apricot-serrano honey) special we will run starting Saturday, we will run the Alabama Slammer BBQ Chicken Sandwich at all locations starting Friday!
Alabama Slammer BBQ Chicken Sandwich // Smoked & pulled chicken, house dill pickles, Mama Lils’ pickled peppers and our Alabama White BBQ sauce on a toasted bun. Served with beer battered fries. // $13.90
PUB UPDATES
In the coming weeks, we will be sprucing up and replacing the plants in the majority of our planters by the waiting benches. Since these are under an awning and do not get hit with rainfall, it is extremely important to make sure they are watered regularly. With that being said, we are moving to water these 3 times a week now (Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday).
With another shift in service, all of our floor lists have been updated by the wonderful Elise. If you notice that something should be added or modified on the lists, please reach out to her.
TAP ROOM UPDATES
If we’re in the middle of a staff or shift change and you’re seating people, feel free to just say something along the lines of “We’re doing table service, and one of us will be right back with you to help you.” Since we’re not doing specific set sections, it’s okay to not be super specific with server names, and it helps deter confusion if there is a server change!
Make sure to not page people more than 15 minutes before their reservation - the “paging” system isn’t so much a reminder as to their reservation, it’s more of a “where are you” alert. So if the page comes to early for folks, it may be confusing for them thinking their table is going to be given away even before their pre-reserved time.
STAFF UPDATES
Welcome to our newest staffer, Hannah Plummer, who joins us as a Host!
WHAT’S UP ON INSTA??
COMING UP ON DRAFT
Fri 3/26 - Sticky Hands,, Brewer’s Cut / The DAB Lab, Hop Hash / Revolve
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!
Dark Matter // Chocolate Porter
Illuminated // Belgian-style Tripel
Midnight in Paradise // Stout with Pink Guava and Passionfruit
Joy Full // Strong Pale Ale
Fresca Pils // Italian Pilsner
THE PEOPLE’S PINT
MARCH’S PEOPLE’S PINT
Oregon Brewshed® Alliance // The Oregon Brewshed® Alliance is a statewide coalition of Oregon's craft brewing community and conservationists advocating together for Oregon's forested and wild watersheds, because great beer begins with clean water. The Alliance is an initiative of Oregon Wild, and directly supports the organization's mission to protect and restore Oregon's wildlands, wildlife, and waters as an enduring legacy for future generations.
*Gloria is the beer of choice in April for the People’s Pint!
DINE OUT INFORMATION
Tuesday, April 6th - ABC House // ABC House is dedicated to working with children/youth, and their families to overcome the crisis of abuse and neglect in Linn and Benton counties. ABC House provides child abuse assessments and trauma counseling to ensure children impacted by abuse receive the services needed to heal and live a healthy, happy, productive life.
