Spring is most definately in the air......

"Tulips for your tulip," Patrick said as he arrived on this fine day. "Or is it two lips for the tulip," was all I could think to say. However you see it, or slice it up, on this the 15th brewing of everybody's favorite sign that warmer temperatures, longer days, and more sun are on the way has arrived. Trombipulator is here!!!! You should all be making your way, canceling your plans and settling in for a glass or two of this tasty adult beverage. We all know that it doesn't take more than that to help find the silver lining in it all. Look at how happy our very own Beer Janitor is, he is practically glowing, and you will too. Thank you Patrick for adding cheer to our day, we really appreciate it. This moment was brought to you courtesy of the I phone, for without it we never would have had the photo documentation, again Patrick we owe you there, I can just never seem to remember to bring the camera.

The rumblings of Ave Rat

That's right the sun is starting to shine a bit more, and we all know what that means, Malt Liquor, am I right? There you have it our infamous Malt Liquor that burst on the scene last year will be back again. Right around the time of Street Fair, mid May. We are putting the finishing touches on the new shirt, it is the Year Of The Rat after all, and a few other surprises we have up our sleeves, expect to see pint glasses. I will keep you updated as I know more. You know how secretive that Brewer, Bill can be.

Trombipulator is almost ready to be served to the masses. Expect it within the week. It is delicious this year, as always.

We are also devising a plan for the celebration of our twentieth anniversary. You'll know when I know.

We are planning...

On having too much fun at the Cask Festival. We love this event.

It's our 20th Birthday coming up in December 7th to be exact, look for us to have a few events in the months leading up to the actual birthday. We plan on bring back some old bartenders, brewing some celebratory beers. How often is it that you turn 20.

We will be playing the NCAA games on our 50 inch HDTV's come on down and watch a game or two over a couple of beers. The Big Dance Imperial Amber is tasty and brewed just for the Tournament.

The Firecracker Northwest Pale Ale is back, inspired by an old employee who embodied this beer in spirit, feisty and full bodied. Which is her in a nut shell.

Trombipulator is tasting good, and almost ready to be served to the masses, I'll keep you posted.

Thanks....

Thanks to all who came out and enjoyed the night of delicious darkness that we dubbed the "Art of Darkness." It appears that not everyone is a Hophead, or at least everyone is willing to put down the IPA's for a night. It was a bit rocky in the beginning, to be truthful we were a bit surprised by all the interest. We had a great time I am sure you were entertained. I am unsure what the favorites were, it seemed a majority of people really liked the Stranahan's Oaked Old Rip, but then again the Raspberry Old Rip and the Stumptown Coffee Cask Buck Mulligans all seemed to tickle peoples palettes as well. Again, thanks to all who came out and made this night a success. Who knows what the next event might be....you'll have to wait and see.

In other news. It's that time of year again. College Hoops are in full swing and March is just around the corner. We will be doing a March Madness pool, come in and fill out your bracket. We will of course be pouring the Big Dance, our Imperial Amber to celebrate the event. We will have the brackets available the day after they are announced. Come on in an fill one or two out.

Thanks again for all the interest last night.

The Art of Darkness

WABL member #1000 checking in with an idea for a WABL night of different beers for next Tuesday, February 26th. I want to do an "Art of Darkness" night, where we'll pour four different Stouts along with our delicious Porter. I'm planning to serve: Old Rip Oatmeal Stout, Buck Mulligan's Irish Stout, a cask of the Buck conditioned with Stumptown Coffee's Ethiopian Biloya roast, and a keg of Rip matured with American Oak soaked in Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey. And maybe something else, we'll see. We'll do a WABL thing where all the dark beers are Daily Special price, $3.50 per pint. How 'bout that?

Cheers,
bill

There you have it straight from the brewer. Non WABL members are invited to come on down as well. Join WABL and you get to save 75 cents a beer.

Tuesday is also Logo glass night. Buy a logo glass with beer in it for 6 dollars and get refills for $3.50, all night, then take the glass home with you.

Late edit: It will start at 5pm, sorry for the lack of information earlier.

The Maine Thing....

"The main thing is to keep the Maine thing the main thing." life according to Bill. A few weeks back our friend Kevin Watson, of Far West fame, returned from his current local, the Stone Coast brewery in of all places Maine. Bill being a native of Maine, and having many fond memories wanted to brew a beer with him. They brought a little of the East Coast to the West coast in this tasty, crisp adult beverage. Drink up. It has been dubbed an East Coast pale, we threw around a hoppy pale, or a few other variations, but the end result was East Coast pale. They used Simcoe, Liberty and Northern Brewer hops, a little bit of wheat and lots of The Maine thing in this little creation. Topping the scales at 5 1/2 % alcohol.
"Its crisp, hoppy and full bodied with hints of lobster and whoopie pies." tasting notes from Bill Jenkins

Kevin it was great to see you out here. Thanks for leaving us with something tasty to drink.

Happy New Year to all...

I hope you are able to keep those resolutions that you undoubtedly made, at least for a bit. Here are some of the ones I have heard:
To eat bacon at least once a week.
To drink less
To drink more
To be more aware
To be less aware
To exercise at least 3 times a week, (arm curls at the bar don't count)
To ride more
To consume less
and the list goes on. These all seem vague, to really succeed don't goals need to be really specific. Send your Resolutions here and I will, hopefully, post the good ones.

My favorite so far is at the top of the list.

The Old Rip Oatmeal Stout is back, and the experimentation should continue more Breakfast in a Glass, some sort of Bourbon Wood aged tasty adult beverage, and who knows what else we can come up with.

Our friend Kevin Watson, of Far West fame, now brewing on the other coast at The Stone Coast Brewery is in town for a little visit. According to their website he is becoming a real Mainer making a home out there. Right now he and Bill are hard at work collaborating on brewing who knows what, but I do know this, you will like it. It will be good. I imagine that Bill has Kevin hauling spent grain out at this very moment, he is such a surly fella and a drill Sargent underneath that calm, cool, collected exterior. Look for it in the upcoming weeks.

I would like to get some more pictures here on the blog, I like taking them I just never seem to have the camera along at the right time.

Hope you are enjoying the new year and it is the best one yet. Cheers to livin' the dream.