​Howdy do, peeps and, uh, ...meeps? I guess? I didn't really think that one through. Anyway, the point is that it's another glorious week down here at the ol' beer place and we've got some cool stuff in store so let's not beat around the barley and get right to it!

And before we get into the fun stuff I guess we might as well get into another (ugh) Expansion Update. When we last left off, there was some conversation involving building inspectors. When we inquired as to the results of said conversations with building inspectors, the reply we got was "All set demo walls Monday" with no further explanation. Now that's equal parts encouraging and troubling, but it's also more information than we're usually given so we approached Monday with a hopeful spring in our collective step, made all the more hopeful by the fact that yes indeed demo walls Monday. More to the point, they've started taking down the interior walls in the new space! There's even a dumpster outside for all the debris, which either means they'll finish in a timely fashion (so as to not need to keep paying rental fees on said dumpster), or they'll end up needing to switch to the "pile of trash in the corner of the lot" system once they abandon this project halfway through and then return to it in four months. It's anyone's guess which it will be! ​

Anyway you've probably picked up on the theme of the event (celebrating in the face of impending doom, etc), but what I haven't mentioned is that we're releasing six friggin' beers for Kafka Day! We've got a limited amount of 600, our big silly barleywine that we brewed for our six hundredth batch a ways back (draft only), and we've got two new barrel-aged blends (Horatio's Reserve and Fisticuffs) which happen to prominently feature said barleywine (which is why we're low on the unbarreled barleywine) (draft and bottles), and we've got three new wild blends (Critters XIX, High Voltage, and Happenstance) that we're releasing (they'll all be on tap eventually, but High Voltage will be on first) (also they'll all be available in bottles from the get-go) and if you wanna come sample all the cool new beers and hear Jared and/or Liz talk about all the new beers (and probably sample some other beers and also probably hear them get distracted by a handful of weird tangents) then you're in luck because we're doin' a Private Tasting and you're welcome/encouraged to join us! ​

And moving on to fun times, we've got MCU Trivia (and also pies from Seabiscuit) this Thursday and we've got some extra special prizes that are definitely not just crap that Jared bought from the dollar store but anyway the point is that trivia and meat pies are a surprisingly good combination, so you should come hang out with us!

And then on Saturday we start our Weekend O' Fun, starting with Stoner Metal Yoga in the morning and then we transition seamlessly into Girl Scout Cookie and Beer pairing all afternoon/evening which you honestly don't wanna miss because we've put in the legwork to make sure that every cookie/beer pairing is pretty much perfect and also that continues on through Sunday so you've really got no excuse not to come on by, so come on by! 

And then if we're looking to the farflung future of next week, it behooves us to mention that we have a Pour Painting class next Tuesday that honestly sounds hella fun and then next Thursday we have our monthly comedy night that probably won't revert to Jokes Delivered by Emergency Lighting (again), but who knows! Comedy night is a mystery to all and anything can happen, especially if nobody tells the building and/or fire department about any of this. Anyway, we should also mention that next Friday we've got a Band Hangouts slash beer release and the beer we're releasin' is an IPA for Actor Observer, who's gonna be at them Band Hangs and anyway that's gonna be hella fun and you should come! ​

Howdy do friendaroos! We've got some fun and/or tasty times in store for all y'all, but first we've got a couple "programming notes" to get through, so buckle up because this week has been a ride and we're takin' y'all with us!

And we might as well start off with an Expansion Update:* in short, there is now a giant stupid wall going across our lobby. Remember how some people used to get irritated about having to walk across our lobby to use the bathroom? Well those people are not in for the best of times, because now you have to go outside (and then, preferably, back inside) in order to relieve yourself, which is really a stunning display of the kind of coordination and/or communication we've come to expect from having work done in this building. The details of how/why this came to be are honestly unimportant (suffice to say, it's related to the assertion - from the people doing the work - that everything can and will be done in two weeks. We're a week past the time that assertion was being made, and the drywall is still only 70% complete), but it's worth mentioning that this will be our reality for longer than you might think is reasonable. If we're in the same place next winter (which we're not ruling out) we'll have to just Kool-Aid-Man through the wall or something so we don't have to do this for more than one winter, but for the time being we pretty much just have to roll with it whether we like it or not (we don't, if that wasn't obvious). ​

And since we're on a roll here, we might as well say that there will be no cask this week on account of the (short term) every-other-week schedule for casks. Hopefully we'll be back to every week starting next week. 

But anyway, you didn't come here to here us gripe about things that are frustrating and/or lament the loss of signage, you came here to hear about all the cool stuff we're doin', so cool stuff we shall! ​

And then we're relatively light on events through the weekend (other than our usual Sunday sushi class), but we've got Nagomi Bento comin' by on Friday and something something support your local food popup because they make lots of delicious stuff, so come have snacks and drink beer! 

Anyway, moving on to early next week, we've got Sip & Script in the house with a calligraphy class on Monday and then we're hosting an MCU trivia night on Thursday (and Seabiscuit will be here slingin' pies) that definitely won't involve a bunch of nerds (which could include you!) schooling Matt on Marvel trivia and anyway the point is that we've also got fun times lined up for future times, so you should probably clear your calendar and grab a stool!

But what about the creepy walk to the bathroom?
If you're a fan of the weird/confusing trek out to our lobby bathrooms, then we have some exciting news for you: it's about to get weirder! For you see, while buildout is happening (which, as we mentioned, is on a "permanently unknown" timeline) we'll hit a point where the walk to the lobby bathrooms becomes even more weird/confusing/sketchy. More to the point, we need a fire exit door through what will be our new west wall (i.e. the one that's currently under construction), and that door will be a little ways down that weird hallway* through the middle of the building. All in all, this means you'll need to take a detour through the unfinished space and then back up the weird hallway full of junk (or step outside for a minute) in order to visit the loo. It's gonna be an adventure! ​