Internal Brewsletter - January 3rd, 2024
General
New Dessert this Friday
We’re switching out Creme Brûlée for Peanut Butter Pie this Friday.
Peanut Butter Pie
Indulgent no-bake peanut butter mousse made with cream cheese and heavy cream on a graham cracker crust and topped with dark chocolate ganache.
Employee Provision
A weekly special served at the Pub, the idea of which comes primarily from Block 15 employees.
This week’s Employee Provision will be brought to you by Simon! Swing by the Pub this Thursday for Hogmanay Pot Pies, which are beef and vegetable pies that are traditional to Scottish New Year celebrations.
We’re always looking for more submissions, so send in those ideas!
Headhaze t-shirt order
We’re bringing back Headhaze Hazy IPA at the end of this month! Because everyone loved the artwork so much, we will put in a shirt order. Depending on the size run, T-shirts will be around $22-$25 for employees. If you’re interested, please fill out this form so I can ensure your shirt size is ordered! Please fill it out by 10 am Friday morning (1/5). - Kelsea
UPCOMING PACKAGED BEER RELEASES - cans
RELEASING Friday 1/5
Highland Hymn // Inspired by the majestic sights and sounds of Scotland, Highland Hymn is a malt-forward crescendo of caramelized sugar and toffee notes accompanied by a robust, and complex finish. // 5.80% ABV
Takeaways: Comforting, cozy, and drinkable; true to style.
Tasting Notes: Fresh Biscuit. Rich Toffee. Spontaneous Ballads
Series: Orbital
Beer Style: Scottish Ale
Scotch ale can refer to a spectrum of beers that are almost all amber to dark with prominent malt flavor and have a light hop flavor and bitterness that leads to a smooth, sometimes decadent drinking experience. Scottish ale usually refers to a beer of moderate strength, between 5% and 6%.
UPCOMING PACKAGED BEER RELEASES - Bottles
Releasing Friday 1/5
Hypnosis // Brewed with English malts and matured a year in freshly emptied cognac barrels. Hypnosis is rich, warm, and velvety with innuendos of red flame raisins and marzipan. // 12.50% ABV
Takeaways: Barleywine aged in French cognac barrels, perfect for cold weather, this will warm you from the inside out. Hypnosis is velvety and smooth, with just enough character from the huge barrels from which it is harvested.
Tasting Notes: Red Flame Raisins, Marzipan, Cozy
Series: Cellar
Beer Style: Barleywine Matured in French Cognac Barrels
A historic strong British beer that originated as a farmhouse beer, made from the first runnings of wort in a process called parti-gyle, where multiple beers are made from the same mash, each beer being lower in strength as the sugar is depleted. Modern Barleywines are made as a single product. They are usually at least 10% ABV with a rich malt sweetness and flavor that often expresses as toffee, prune or raisin, and can also be very nutty. They have an aggressive bitterness that balances the sweetness. There are classic British Barleywines and modern American Barleywines, the difference being if the hops are British or American.
COMING UP ON DRAFT
RELEASING Friday 1/5
Highland Hymn // Scottish Ale
Hypnosis // Barleywine Ale matured in French Cognac Barrels
CROWLER/PACKAGE SALE
Crowler Sale: All draft minus Perpetuals, Hypnosis, and Framboise.
UPCOMING / IN PROCESS BEERS
*This list is subject to change based on the brewing schedule, so please keep that in mind!
A Nugg Hugg // Hazy IPA
Paradise Inferno // West Coast IPA
Eminent Point // American IPA
Love Potion #9 // Chocolate Stout with Raspberries
Headhaze // Imperial Hazy IPA, collab with Moonraker Brewing in California
Ocean Man // Baltic Porter
BEER EDUCATION
Weekly Tastings of new releases and some classics:
Tap Room
Tuesdays at 2 pm
Pub
First and third Tuesdays at 11 am
Second and Fourth Thursdays at 11 am
PUB UPDATES
Sparkle Motion (Bubbles, Aperol, blood orange, lemon, simple and soda water) will be returning this Friday! Currant Mood is also slowly being phased out and will be replaced in the coming weeks once we run through ingredients.
While we will be transitioning to Blood Orange Lemonade this Friday, we will also have Marionberry for a little bit while we run through supplies.
Hosts–as you are putting away menus, please check for stains, extra wrinkly menus, chalk marks, etc, and recycle them. If we are getting low on menus that are in good condition, please ask a manager to print more. We want to ensure that these look good for our customers.
TAP ROOM UPDATES
Happy New Year! Let’s make 2024 an awesome year for all of us!
When restocking beer make sure all options are out in at least 1 of the coolers and double check to not put the same beer in 2 different places in the same cooler. Please keep it tidy and organized!
Please make sure we are consistently spot sweeping throughout the day and fully sweeping everywhere at night. Pay extra attention to under the bar stools and under tables/chairs.
Make sure we are updating tabs in the moment and doing so accurately. If you grab a table another round while taking a lap, ring it in right away before you forget or move on to other things.
Really push packaged beer, draft beer, and merch during January as sales tend to slow down during the beginning of the year with folks doing dry January.
Caves UPDATES
Events
Bourbon Month
Keep an eye out for more details as we get closer to the kick-off in the beginning of February.
HIGH FIVE SECTION
Kailey, Makayla and Levi for being awesome TR managers and taking on extra duties while Madie was gone and keeping things running smoothly. You are so appreciated!
Jack Kellems - he’s a dawg
Gavin Thorud - In Gavin’s first week solo-operating the Wild Goose, they handled all of the Goose’s zigs and zags like a champion! It’s not easy to keep a calm head when operating, but Gav makes it look as easy as breathing.
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STAFF SECTION!
Check back next week
SAFETY TIPS
Safety signs have been shown to reduce accidents by up to 80% so make sure to both use and keep an eye out for safety signs in the workplace.
THE PEOPLE’S PINT / CHEERS FOR CHARITY / DINE OUT
Our next Cheers for Charity will be in February during Bourbon Month! Check back for more details.
WHAT’S UP ON INSTA??
FEEDBACK
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