In Which We Get Ready to Pet ALL the Dogs

Well hello there! We've got a weekend ham-packed* fulla great beer and fun times and tasty treats and definitely not any disappointing news about cask I don't even know why you'd mention that and anyway let's stop talkin' about talkin' and get to the goods! ​

And first on up is something I straight-up forgot to mention last week (and possibly also the week before? Who even knows how time works these days) and anyway that's new merch! More to the point, the guys in The Red Chord got all excited that we were re-releasin' Fixation on Red Ale so they had the folks over at IndieMerch do up some sweet collab merch and we've got some of that sweet merch for sale in our very own taproom and it's available right now! They actually managed to dig out the design from our first-ever t shirts that we released back in 2016 (or possibly 2015 when we were still in the "foolish optimism" phase of waiting on buildout to be over) and anyway there's a couple hoodies and a t shirt and they're sweet as heck and we've only got a handful on hand so come grab one if you're lookin' for some rad duds!

And moving right along, we've got some mildly** disappointing news about cask which is that there will be no cask this week on account of how we don't have one ready, which is either a very lame reason or really the only reason there possibly could be, but more to the point we didn't brew caskable stuff for a little while and now it's caught up to us. Anyway, cask will be back next week (it'll be Tom's Fault) and also for several weeks after that because we've got a very special beer we're releasing soon that's pretty much made for cask so we're gonna cask up several casks of that but we'll get to that in due time. Anyway: womp, etc. 

But in brighter news, we've got a new beer on draft! Right now! It's an English*** Pale Ale that we brewed to celebrate the nuptials of our former brewer Human Tom (so named to avoid confusion with our keg washing machine, Handsome Tom) and his partner Gill and it's called Tom's Fault and it's completely tasty as heck and you should drink some! ​

And movin' on into the "good times" portion of this ol' blog, we've got some good times comin' up! And we're kickin' off this weekend's Good Times Bonanza on Wednesday (i.e. tonight) with Fiddle Times! If you're unfamiliar with how these "Fiddle Times" work around here, it's pretty simple: it's an open jam session full of old-timey music that isn't actually restricted to fiddles (though most people do bring some sort of stringed instrument) and that's pretty much the whole deal but the point is that it's hella fun (or at least it's fun to listen to, and the people playing seem to enjoy themselves a lot) and you should come play and/or listen in! 

And then on Thursday we're back in action with more Simpsons Trivia! The theme this month is "Season Five" which might be an attempt at straightforwardness after the "Homer" themed night, but Chris is truly a man of mystery so we may never know. Anyway, we've got a freshly-stocked prize bin (they just... keep showing up in the mail) and it's gonna be a hoot and you should come join us! 

And then on Friday we've got our first nighttime live music of the season! We've got Officer X and Ravage joining us for the evening (not sure in what order, but they'll both be awesome so you should come for both anyway) and it's free to attend and also we'll have Hungry Nomads in the house slingin' tasty eats and it's gonna be a great time! 
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And then on Saturday we're celebratin' the Big Holiday of the weekend and that's Dog Mom's Day! We're startin' the day off as one does any proper Dog Mom's Day: with yoga! More specifically it's Punk Yoga with Sarah and it starts at 10:30, so come on out and get stretchy before you hang out and pet all the dogs! 

And speaking of petting all the dogs, also on Saturday is our Dog Mom's Marketplace! We've got Red Dog Pet Spa and The Pet Snackery and Gal's Best Pal and Goodboy Wear and The Chill Pup CBD Treats all settin' up shop in the taproom and slingin' merch (and/or info, since there's at least one rescue in that list) and we'll be donating $1 per pour to Gal's Best Pal Rescue Mission and also there's gonna be a raffle that you enter by drinking AND if you want to go above and beyond on the whole "dog mom" thing (and you should) there's ALSO a (ticketed) paint your pet workshop happening that afternoon that I can say from personal experience is a great experience and also it's not related to dogs but Breakfast Ninjas will be poppin' up with tasty eats all afternoon and it's gonna be a good day! Come on by, bring your dog, and hang out!

And then on Sunday we've got our regularly scheduled sushi class with Chef Harold and it's completely delightful but you already knew all that. But! What you maybe didn't know is that the sushi classes go on hiatus for the summer (it gets very hot in that room and you really don't want to be dealing with raw fish in what is effectively a sauna) so if you've been on the fence about signing up for the class, consider this your gentle reminder! 

And then movin' on a bit to next week, we've got a buncha cool stuff happening next week too! Next Monday we've got a new-to-us event that was suggested by Light of Day Records and that's Beers and Bowie! We're bringing in a Bowie Historian and gettin' into some "deep cuts" on the Thin White Duke and there's gonna be a fair amount of records gettin' spun, so if you're lookin' to get Ziggy with it, come on by! And then next Wednesday we've got a pour painting class in the taproom! If you're unfamiliar, it's a painting technique that involves pouring the paint (duh) instead of brushing it or any of that fancy nonsense and it honestly produces good results way more often than you might expect (as in, most of the time, even if you're particularly bad at painting like Jared is) and you should come try it! And then speaking of fun workshops in the taproom, we've got Bonsai Bar back in the house next Thursday and that really needs no introduction (tiny trees, bring your own tiny lawn furniture) but it's also fun as hell! And then next Friday we've got our monthly Band Hangouts and this one features Widower and Inaeona and Kid Disaster and This World Has Bees and also it's the release party for our collab with Widower (Synthetic Dreams Hazy IPA) which was made to celebrate their new album release (and/or to celebrate this Band Hangout, it can be both) and anyway that's gonna be fun too and you should probably just come out to all this cool stuff we're doin'!​

* "Ham-packed," the typo that changed the way I use a phrase forever.
** Pun very much intended.  
*** Ah yes, an "English style" beer made by a Belgian-focused American brewery, using American hops. The point is: it's a little maltier than most of our other stuff. Pip pip and/or cheerio, and so on.