Howdy do kiddaroos! We've got some tasty brews and fun things for you, so giddy on up and let's get to doin' what we do!
But first we've got a bit of a "programming note" around these here parts and that's to say that since The Anniversary fast approacheth we're gonna be taking the briefest of hiatuses on releasing new beers so's we can unleash a whole unholy hell of new beers on all y'all when it comes to The Big Event. We know you're used to our usual breakneck "beer per week" pace that we've more or less kept up lo these past seven years, but we thought this would be fun. We hope you understand, etc.
But first we've got a bit of a "programming note" around these here parts and that's to say that since The Anniversary fast approacheth we're gonna be taking the briefest of hiatuses on releasing new beers so's we can unleash a whole unholy hell of new beers on all y'all when it comes to The Big Event. We know you're used to our usual breakneck "beer per week" pace that we've more or less kept up lo these past seven years, but we thought this would be fun. We hope you understand, etc.
But wait! It so happens that there's somehow three more releases that managed to "squeak by" before our arbitrarily-self-imposed release cutoff and the first one is Brew Famine! This beer was brewed to go with the dulcet tones of our friends in Brain Famine (who will be playing at the anniversary, natch) and it's a lovely hazy IPA brewed with a double handful of a new-to-us hop called Hydra and it's the perfect pairing for some grindcore and more importantly it's available in cans right now and you should drink some!
The second beer that's been released during our "hiatus from releasing beers" is Artificial Reaper! This one's our collab with Stryga (for their triumphant return to the stage at our anniversary) and instead of going "light 'n easy" this year we brought those boys in for a blending session and blend we did! They actually helped us come up with a few blends (which will be trickling in over the next few weeks/months) but the biggest blend of all is named after them and it's on tap and in bottles right now!
And speaking of new beers that are on tap right now the last of these sneaky releases is Pale Glow! This one is our fourth collab with Lesser Glow (to pair with their second time playing our anniversary) and it's a straight-up no-funny-business pale ale full of a buncha local grains and local hops plus some of the freshest and fruitiest hops we could get from farther afield and honestly we think pale ales are super underrated, so come give this one a try!
The second beer that's been released during our "hiatus from releasing beers" is Artificial Reaper! This one's our collab with Stryga (for their triumphant return to the stage at our anniversary) and instead of going "light 'n easy" this year we brought those boys in for a blending session and blend we did! They actually helped us come up with a few blends (which will be trickling in over the next few weeks/months) but the biggest blend of all is named after them and it's on tap and in bottles right now!
And speaking of new beers that are on tap right now the last of these sneaky releases is Pale Glow! This one is our fourth collab with Lesser Glow (to pair with their second time playing our anniversary) and it's a straight-up no-funny-business pale ale full of a buncha local grains and local hops plus some of the freshest and fruitiest hops we could get from farther afield and honestly we think pale ales are super underrated, so come give this one a try!
And then movin' to the "fun times" portion of this here publication, we've got some fun times! First up is on Thursday and that's this month's Simpsons Trivia! The theme this time around is Season 13, which marks the first time ever that we've ventured past the Season Twelve border that was erected around this trivia night back in the Before Times and y'all are the ones that voted for that so you can't blame me for the fact that you had to slog your way through that season.
Then on Friday we're "playin' it cool" in terms of commotion and whatnot, but that don't mean we can't have some tasty eats and so tasty eats we shall! More to the point, Tasty BBQ is gonna be poppin' up for the evening, so come on out and grab some grub!
Movin' right along to Saturday we're kickin' off the day with some yoga! Specifically it's Emo Yoga hosted by Crystal and then later in the afternoon we've got Craig Mac 'n Cheese swingin' through with some cheesy goodness and it's gonna be a good time!
Then on Friday we're "playin' it cool" in terms of commotion and whatnot, but that don't mean we can't have some tasty eats and so tasty eats we shall! More to the point, Tasty BBQ is gonna be poppin' up for the evening, so come on out and grab some grub!
Movin' right along to Saturday we're kickin' off the day with some yoga! Specifically it's Emo Yoga hosted by Crystal and then later in the afternoon we've got Craig Mac 'n Cheese swingin' through with some cheesy goodness and it's gonna be a good time!
And! Now that we're into August, commonly known around here as Our Birthday Month because we can be a little dramatic sometimes if we want, we're gonna shout about our upcoming anniversary party!* If you're new around here and/or if you managed to miss all ninety of our social media posts about it, our taproom is turning seven(!) at the end of August and we're throwin' ourselves a party! And over the years this lil' shindig has grown and mutated and partied even partier every year and the point is that this year we're gonna be throwin' down for four days (five if you're in the mug club) and anyway we're gonna give you the day-by-day breakdown so's you can know what to expect (and/or plan what days you want to come by if you're not the die-hard call-out-of-work-for-a-week-afterwards type) but in the interest of not turning this blog post into a dang novel (and also in the interest of making sure we have stuff to talk about next week) we're gonna split up this blow-by-blow into two sections, so here goes!
Wednesday August 23rd is the members-only kickoff party for our friends in the Mug Club (and their +1's) and it's the only day that doesn't have a live music component, but it does give people in the Mug Club a chance to have a sneak peek at all the anniversary beers and we might also have some other tricks up our sleeve(s)? (We don't, but I wouldn't rule out some kind of last-minute thrown-together nonsense).
Thursday August 24th marks the gen-u-wine o-fficial starty to the party and we're gonna "ease in" to the weekend with some of the more "easygoing" tunes you can expect to hear - the night starts with what we're calling a "Jazz/Funk Pregame" put on by an untitled collection of musicians that we know as "whoever Jack felt like inviting" (Jack has run sound at most of our anniversary parties in years past, plus he bartends here, plus we made a beer for his wedding, plus he's just a good dude) and then we're ending the evening with the return of Sunken City who have been gracing the stage at the anniversary for quite some time now and also we've got food from Matilda's Pastelitos and it's gonna be a good time!
Friday August 25th gets a little (a lot) heavier and faster musically, with The Guilloteenagers kickin' things off with a buncha antics that happen to have music happening around them** and then we've got newcomers (to our stage and also just in general, they're a super new band) Blood Lightning steppin' up to kick things up a notch and then perennial heavy-hitters Lesser Glow will round out the night with a sonic assault that will probably leave you a bit disoriented (in a good way) and we're gonna have Bonetown BBQ bringin' the beef (but not their truck because we get shit about it if we have trucks here) so come rock the heck out and eat some meats with us!
* I know, we normally start shouting relentlessly about the anniversary well before August. But this year we had a packed 'n stacked events lineup and we didn't want to give short shrift to those events (even if they did get rained out more often than we cared to think about. Womp).
** It sounds like I'm being mean here, but that's pretty much how they describe themselves. Their music is honestly a lot of fun (and a lot of the lyrics are pretty meat-centric, but it's up to you to decide if that's a good thing or not).
** It sounds like I'm being mean here, but that's pretty much how they describe themselves. Their music is honestly a lot of fun (and a lot of the lyrics are pretty meat-centric, but it's up to you to decide if that's a good thing or not).
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