Internal Brewsletter - May 25, 2022
UPCOMING PACKAGED RELEASES
Releasing Friday, 5/27
Shifting Currents: India Pale Ale// Refreshingly crisp with a pleasant malty backbone, this west coast IPA is packed with lavish hop notes using techniques to capture maximum aromas and smooth bitterness. Featuring Centennial, Simcoe, Cascade and Chinook hops, this beer comes alive with characteristics of orange citrus, floral, and pine. A modern take on a favorite style, Shifting Currents flows on it’s own path.
// 7.50% ABV
Sternwheeler: Hazy Pale Ale// Brewed in collaboration with Friends of Historic Butteville and the Oregon Hop House, Sternwheeler is a hazy pale ale featuring organic Anchor, 2B, and McKenzie hops, Exhibiting vibrant notes of grapefruit, citrus and pine resin. all three varietals are bred and grown in nearby Butteville, at the first certified organic hop farm in Oregon. A portion of sales will go directly towards the historic Butteville Fundraising Project.
// 5.00% ABV
Alumni Club, McMinnville Chapter: Pre-Prohibition Lager// Welcoming a new member annually, the Alumni Club celebrates some of the brightest graduates from the hallowed halls of Oregon State University. Partnering with OSU alumni Rick & Lisa Allen, along with members of the OSU Fermentation Science Department, we proudly present this historical style lager. Pouring a deep golden hue accompanied by aromas of biscuit, honey, and fresh hay, this modern classic features flavor notes of lemon citrus and lemongrass with a pilsner-like bitterness. A true definition of heritage, innovation, and collaboration.
// 5.80% ABV
DRAFT RELEASES
Give Them Their Flowers: Pride Month Pale Ale// In celebration of Pride Month this June we brewed a Pride Month Pale Ale, Give Them Their Flowers! This Pale Ale is Floral, light, and juicy with notes of tangerine and melon. Let's not wait to celebrate the LGBTQ community, let's celebrate now!
// 4.50% ABV / Draft Only
CROWLER SALE
Trilateral Response
GENERAL
Mug Club Social out at the Tap Room on Tuesday, May 31st from 5-8pm! Mug Club members can RSVP by Sunday, May 9th at 5pm with a link that was provided in the most recent Mug Club newsletter. Special perks that will be available at the social are: complimentary first beer at the social, $1.50 off all pints for Mug Club members, and 30% off of appetizers for members and their plus ones.
In the same vein, the new Mug Club year starts on Wednesday, June 1st! One of the Mug Club perks is that their first pint in the new Mug Club year is on us at either the Tap Room or our Downtown Pub (this is just one pint at either location, not one at each). There is a “Mug Club Free Beer” discount button in the Toast system at each location and a form behind both bars to keep track of those that have redeemed this perk. Please put the date of when the member got the free beer, as well as your initials. Let Goody know if you have any questions!
MARKETING
Alumni Club 2022
This weekend marks the 2nd release of Alumni Club, a collaboration beer between Block 15 and a graduate of Oregon State that has gone on to do amazing things in the craft beer industry. This year’s collaboration brewery is Heater Allen, out of McMinnville. Heater Allen produces some of the finest lagers in the country, so it seemed fitting to brew a Pre-Prohibition Style Lager with head brewer Lisa Allen and her father Rick. The Allen’s are 4th generation OSU grads, and are reopening their McMinnville Tap Room this weekend…perfect timing for a great beer drop!
Sternwheeler
Also releasing this weekend is Sternwheeler Hazy Pale Ale. We were contacted a few months ago by the Historic Butteville Store regarding a fundraising opportunity, and we jumped on it! The store is one of the oldest operating retail stores in the state, sitting along the Willamette River. It is also the location of the Oregon Hop House, an all-organic hop farm that contributed hops for this special beer. If you’re craving a freshly brewed hazy pale (proceeds of beer sales go towards their fundraising efforts) or some homemade ice cream, make your way up to Butteville to support a good cause!
EVENTS
Attention LGBTQ community and allies!
Join us Friday at 5:30 pm at the Tap Room for an informal hangout and get to taste "Give Them Their Flowers", our newest draft-only release that we developed for the upcoming Pride Month.
This will be a space to chat about what it means to be part of the LGBTQ community and work in the brewing industry.
We hope to see you there! Please RSVP below…
Friday, 5/27, 5:30pm Tap Room (Barrel Room)
TAP ROOM UPDATES
Starting this Friday, we will be pulling the QR codes from the Tap Room and going back to full counter service. We will still be hosting and seating tables the same as before, however, explaining to guests that we are all counter service and they can come up and order at the bar whenever they are ready. With this happening, remember to be jumping out in line with the handheld and giving outstanding customer service!
Make sure we are honestly and accurately discounting off employee food.
0-4 hours = 20%
4-8 hours = 50%
Over 8 = 70%
PUB UPDATES
FEEDBACK
Hey friends! If you find yourself sitting at home, or out and about and something pops into your mind that you would like to pass along to the team, feel free to use this form! Please be mindful of keeping feedback or suggestions constructive and positively worded!
STAFF SECTION!
Welcome to the team to the following folks!
Jayden Grunde (BOH)
Karina Smith (FOH)
Eleanor Smith (BOH)
Welcome back!
Emily Ford-Peterson (BOH)
WHAT’S UP ON INSTA??
COMING UP ON DRAFT
Alumni Club// Collab!
Shifting Currents // India Pale Ale
Stern-Wheeler Pale // Hazy Pale Ale
Give Them Their Flowers // India Pale Ale
UPCOMING / IN PROCESS BEERS
*This list is subject to change based on the brewing schedule, so please keep that in mind!
Sticky Hands: Brewers Cut// The Hop Experience Ale
Cassidy // Wild Ale with Flowers
Accumulator // Doppelbock
Western Waters// India Pale Ale
THE PEOPLE’S PINT JUNE
A portion of June’s proceeds from The People’s Pint will be donated to the OCEAN BLUE PROJECT. Ocean Blue Project is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2012 in Newport, Oregon by father and son, Richard and Fleet Arterbury, tribal members of the Choctaw Nation. They are built around one vision: that the world’s ocean, beaches and rivers will once again be pristine, self-sustaining ecosystems where wildlife and human communities can coexist and thrive.
*Gloria is the beer of choice in April for the People’s Pint!