Internal Brewsletter - September 14, 2022
UPCOMING PACKAGED RELEASES
Releasing Friday, 9/16
The DAB Lab: Juice Joint// India Pale Ale The DAB Lab series focuses on hop-forward ales brewed with a vibrant blend of hop extractions and varietals. Juice Joint pairs dank and citrusy kettle additions with a tropical and herbal dry-hop—a heady combination that's packed with resin- dipped pineapple skunk and freshly squeezed twisted citrus, supported by a smooth body and balanced bitterness.// 7.00% ABV
Takeaways: Mosaic CO2 extract, lupomax, and t-90 are combined in this one recipe to deliver maximum dankness.
Tasting Notes: Pineapple. Mango. Kaleidoscopic.
CROWLER SALE
SH Fruit Cup
BEER EDUCATION
Head to the Downtown Pub or the Tap Room for a tasting with the brewers!
Tuesday: Downtown Pub
Thursday: Tap Room
Since Flicker IPA is our new perennial out, we’re giving out Flicker pins for those who come to the tastings! There’s a limited supply… don’t wait!
Events
Camp 15 weekend!
When: October 1st & 2nd
Where: Taproom
What: Get toasty by the fire, listen to live music, and get smores roasted by the fire!
Why?: We’re celebrating the Autumn season approaching, the release of Flicker IPA, and there will be smores to roast!
More details to come next week!
GENERAL
Flicker pins for beer education - Go see Ted at a tasting to get one!
You all have been so wonderful and helpful when it comes to covering each other's shifts and moving things around to accommodate, but it's still important to remember a key few pieces when making scheduling adjustments. Illnesses and emergencies (whether they be personal, or family) are special circumstances and don’t always fall within these guidelines, so if you are sick or have an emergency, please call the location that you are scheduled at and the manager will help to find that coverage.
If it's coverage that needs to happen with less than 24 hours notice, please call the location that you will be working at first thing in the morning to get the swap(s) approved by the manager working that day. Please do not call or text the manager the night before or during hours when they are not scheduled to be working.
Please be mindful and respectful of when a co-worker does say no to shift swapping and coverage. We all love helping as often as we can, and you all are a fantastic team that does so much for each other, so it's important to hear each other when someone says no--for whatever reason.
Any shift swaps, changes, or moves need to be approved by a manager, even if the shift is just changing by a few hours.
If coverage is unable to happen, the shift is still the responsibility of the person releasing it.
New merch update!
MENU UPDATE
Friday we will officially replace the Strawberry Bell with our S’mores Cheesecake! This will be released at both locations.
Decadent chocolate cheesecake in a buttery graham cracker crust and topped with house marshmallow topping, toasted to perfection. $8
PUB UPDATES
We are in the middle of a big cocktail change! Mojitos will be going away this Friday and will be replaced by the Back Porch Lemonade. The Peachy Keen will also be falling off on or around Friday and will be replaced by the Currant Mood (Bourbon, Clear Creek Cassis, Q Ginger Beer, lemon, honey). We are on the last little bit of the Pistachio Orgeat, so the Zigazig Ah! will be going away once we run through that.
With student move-in for OSU this weekend, we will be running a limited menu to ease up stress on the line and in prep, as well as consolidate the specials onto a static menu so we can remove the table tents all together!
We will remove Salmon Mousse, Hummus Platter, Fish and Fries.
We will add a Kimchi Rice bowl (similar to our old Korean Rice Bowl and then this will stay on the menu as a new entree item!) and a badass sandwich special!
The plan is to run this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Even with the limited menu, I still want to make sure that we are being ultra diligent with 86'ing items whether that is because we are truly out, or we need to lighten a station for an hour or 2. I Think this menu both content wise, and consolidating everything to one sheet should make for a very successful BUSY weekend! Go team!
TAP ROOM UPDATES
Get ready to get your Smores on! On October 1st and 2nd, we will be doing Camp 15 at the Tap Room! We will have awesome live music, yard games, food specials, raffle prizes, and of course, a fire pit to roast smores over! Stay tuned next week for more info!
Our 2 towns options will be switching up again next friday(9/23). We will have Made Marion replacing Suns Out Saison and SeekOut, Black Currant + Pomegranate replacing Apricot Mango.
New Menu Items! Please read over the descriptions, recipes and procedures to familiarize yourself before Friday!
Curry Cauliflower Grilled Cheese Sandwich (Replaces the Beet Reuben)-Roasted local cauliflower with lemon & yellow curry, Zante currants, crushed cashews, fresh cilantro and citrus aioli on toasted house artisan bread with melted provolone. $14.99
Curry Cauliflower Recipe-Roasted Curry Cauliflower
Curry Cauliflower Sandwich Procedure-Curry Cauliflower grilled cheese Procedure
Strawberry & Chevre Bruschetta (replaces clam dip)-Toasted house artisan bread with creamy chevre, sliced Riverland Family Farm strawberries & basil and balsamic reduction. $8.99
Bruschetta Procedure-Strawberry Bruschetta
HIGH FIVE SECTION
Kailey - Kailey is always going above and beyond to make coworkers and customers feel excited to be at Block. She is also extremely attentive and makes me feel appreciated and recognized when I am on top of my game.
Brana - Brana is an amazing person to work with. She is kind, knowledgeable about the menu and beers each week. When the Taproom is full and rockin Brana is doing everything, from pouring beers to pre bussing to helping customers with questions all with a genuine smile and kindness.
Kailey - Kailey works so hard for everyone. Not only is she compassionate to customers but she is always there for coworkers if they need anything. She is so hard working and always finds something to do when it’s slow. I truly believe she is a gem of a person.
Morgan - Morgan deserves a shout out for providing amazing service to his customers! Not only is he extremely knowledgeable about our products, but he is fantastic at communicating with tables, along with developing rapport with regulars. He should be applauded for his fantastic beer and cocktail knowledge.
All taproom staff! - Everyone has been absolutely KILLING it at the taproom as of late and I appreciate every single one of you! Both BOH and FOH staff have been bringing smiles every single day and I love to see all of our newer staff members gain more confidence and strive to gain as much knowledge about all of our products as possible! I love every single one of you and I love how we consistently work as a fantastic team every. single. day. Lets keep killing it throughout the rest of the year you beautiful, wonderful, and amazing human beings!
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!
Donlon Hanly (FOH)
Benny Gemetti (FOH)
Kathleen Davis (FOH)
Andy Hill (Distro)
Val Darling (BOH)
Alexis Adkison (BOH)
Bethany Blackman (BOH)
Taylor Stine (FOH)
WHAT’S UP ON INSTA??
COMING UP ON DRAFT
UPCOMING / IN PROCESS BEERS
*This list is subject to change based on the brewing schedule, so please keep that in mind!
Fresh Catch// India Pale Ale
Dark Matter// Chocolate Porter
The DAB Lab: Double Dab// India Pale Ale
THE PEOPLE’S PINT
Check back in November!
DINE OUT
Check Back in October!