Internal Brewsletter - July 28, 2021
UPCOMING PACKAGED RELEASES
Releasing Friday, 7/30
Peach Punch (You in the Eye) // IPA with Peach and Apricot // Great Notion and Block 15 have teamed up again, blending techniques and ideas from both breweries to brew this luscious, fruit-forward IPA. Peach Punch was fermented with peaches and apricots and dry-hopped with massive amounts of galaxy and mosaic hops. // 7% ABV // $4.50/16oz Can, plus deposit
GENERAL UPDATES
WINGS VS. TENDERS LOCATION UPDATE
Just a quick update on our wings and tenders, effective Wednesday, 7/28!
We are going to be phasing wings out at the Pub, and having them only available at the Tap Room
Tenders are phasing out at the Tap Room, and will only be available at the Pub
Kids tenders will still be available at the Tap Room for a week-ish, though!
These changes are due to prep needs and the strain put on the prep kitchen, so hopefully this will make our prep angels lives a little easier!
RESERVATION POLICY UPDATES FOR BOTH LOCATIONS
Tap Room Reservations Update:
Reservations are perfectly acceptable as well as walk ups
Only 2 reservations per 15 minutes
Preferably made through the website but phone reservations are also acceptable for people struggling with the system
No walk up parties larger than 14
Max party size is 24 (usually going in the Barrel Room)
All reservations between 15 and 24 must be made a day in advance
Monday-Thursday: 1 party of 15 and over a day
Friday-Sunday: 2 parties of 15 and over but must be 6 hours apart unless approved by a manager
Pub Reservations Update:
We will no longer offer reservations for most parties. Instead, we will offer up to two reservations per night for groups with at least 8 guests and no more than 16 in a night (so if we get one request for a group of 16, that would take both "large party" reservation slots).
All large party reservations must be made over the phone and up to 3 days in advance
Large party reservations must be at least 2 hours apart
We will not accept any reservations larger than 16 people and similarly, walk-up large party requests will be limited at 12 people. If larger parties are interested in reserving the Game Room (as we have done pre-pandemic) please have them email gameroom@block15.com.
Guests will still be able to add themselves to the waitlist, but they must do so using our online system. We will not add any names to the waitlist over the phone, but guests can also see how long our waitlist is by going to our website.
If any guests or employees have any questions on these updates, please ask a manager.
PUB UPDATES
The Rail seating will be returning! For those of you that are not familiar, "The Rail" is the small floating bar top by table 11. We will bring back 2 bar stools for guests to sit at while they wait for a table (or have a meal if they want). This space is similar to the Brewer's Bar in that it is a first come, first served space that orders from the bar.
We are adding an exciting new local product to our Non-Alcoholic line-up! Starting this Friday, 7/30 we will carry a Black Currant, Blueberry and Lavender Jun made by Mother Culture Jun which is local to Corvallis! Jun is a honey kombucha made with green tea and the honey that Mother Culture uses comes from local Pacific NW bees (Jun also typically has less sugar and caffeine). The flavor that we are carrying is light and slightly dry with bright berry notes with a good bit of lavender on the finish. It will come in a 16oz bottle and will be available for in-house and to-go sales.
TAP ROOM UPDATES
Pear Flower is officially 86’d, as we are out of Sprite! We will be launching the Red Berry Painkiller on Friday, 7/30 though, as a new cocktail!
STAFF UPDATES
Welcome to our newest staff members!
Ethan McGarry - Line Cook
Chloe Gunn (They/Them)- Prep Cook
WHAT’S UP ON INSTA??
COMING UP ON DRAFT
Friday, 7/30 - Peach Punch (You in the Eye)
UPCOMING / IN PROCESS BEERS
*This list is subject to change based on brewing schedule, so please keep that in mind!
The DAB Lab, Juice Joint // IPA
Blacklight // Black Lager
Bloktoberfest // Marzen Lager
THE PEOPLE’S PINT
AUGUST PEOPLE’S PINT
We’re still hashing out some details regarding our August People’s Pint, so stay tuned!
DINE OUT INFORMATION
Tuesday, August 17th // Jackson Street Youth Services // Jackson Street gives youth a safe place to live and resources that get them on the road to a better life. Founded to fill a gap in local support services for housing homeless youth, we serve Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties and rely on donations and partnerships from throughout the region to give youth in crisis a stable future.
