Hi there! It's almost time. Time for what? Time for our birthday party! And, equally importantly, time for us to finally shut the hell up about our damn birthday party. Almost.
It's time to party, Let's party!
But until then, we're gonna talk about our upcoming birthday party!* Did we tell you there would be ice cream sandwiches? Beer ice cream sandwiches on maple bacon cookies? Because oh man, there are gonna be beer ice cream sandwiches on maple bacon cookies. Top Shelf Cookies has been making all the bacon for cookie test batches, and Fat Boyfriend Bakery has been fastidiously doing whatever the hell it is that causes beer and candy to turn into ice cream (we're picturing some kind of churn apparatus that somehow incorporates wooden buckets).
Hang out with yourself and have a crazy party!
And if sweet ain't up your alley - or if you wanna burn your tongue before you cool it off - Alex's Ugly Sauce is gonna be bringin' the heat at the same damn time! Like five feet away! And they're bringin' a super special secret sauce just for the party! We ain't even tried it yet, but you can rest assured it'll be the only condiment we use for quite some time.**
Hey you, let's party!
Looking for something more substantial? We've got you covered there, too. Sillari's (our reliable go-to for culinary expertise and experimentation) is gonna roast the hell outta some pigs and then feed them to you (along with sides and condiments made with our beer, of course). It's gonna be tasty, but you already knew that.
Have a killer party and party!
And to go with all these delectable delights? None other than The Weisstronauts will be providin' the sounds for your ears this fine evening. Not sure who The Weisstronauts are? Go give them a listen, but be prepared to question every decision that might have caused you to miss out on their tunes thus far.
Don't even try to deny it
And oh dang we didn't even mention beer yet. That's cool, it's not like beer is the entire reason we're here in the first place. Anyway, for the first time ever, you're gonna have eleven options to choose from! Eleven.*** Hot damn. And the list is a doozy, too - we've got our flagships, and Gnasher is still hangin' on, and we've got a couple casks of Gnasher with some cool dry hops, and we set aside a little Cosmic Showers just for Our Special Day (so if you tried to get some after it kicked, now's your chance), and we brewed Fermento-Tainment for the sole purpose of drinking it at this party, and we're releasing FAO: a beer brewed for charity that comes in a sweet new glass (if you're feelin' charitable, that is), and we're bustin' out some kegs of Beer of Truth that have been aging gracefully behind a shelf in our cold room, and we're introducing Jollybringer - our barrel aged tripel that we only have twelve gallons of!****
We'd be somewhere between impressed and grossed out if you managed to drink a full pour of everything (partly depending on how long it took you to do), but if you want your run of the list we suggest arriving on the early side - we've only got the rare release stuff in (vanishingly) small amounts.
'Cause you're gonna have a Party tonight
A quick word about FAO Black Ale: this recipe's been on the docket for a while, but we were inspired to bring it into existence earlier this summer when we were approached by the Black Ale Project, a craft beer initiative to raise money and awareness on behalf of U.S. veterans! We couldn't think of a better reason to bring this beer to life, and we even got special glassware to go along with the release! If you buy a pint of FAO, you can purchase the glass for $2 and we'll donate it to a charity for veterans (or you can purchase the glass alone for $4 and we'll donate that)!
And you know we're gonna do it tonight
And if you're more of the "sit quietly" type, we recently made a pretty rad addition to our Odd Pile O' Fun Activities up at the bar! This time around, right next to our stack o' coloring pages, we've got some animal-themed mad libs courtesy of***** the Anatomy of Animals book! They're pretty brief (which means they avoid the classic mad lib pitfall of being too much work) but they're hella fun and they've got cool drawings on them, so check 'em out!
Party, party, There's gonna be a party tonight!
Last but not least, now that we're an entire Year Old we figure we should "step up" and "rock the casbah," which in this case means "encouraging day drinking" on "federal holidays." More to the point: we'll be open on Labor Day! Ta da!
* We're taking over the parking lot and will have outdoor pouring stations and seating areas in addition to regular taproom service, so there will be plenty of room for all! We're not doing tickets or anything - it's all first come, first serve - plus the first 100ish people will get a free logo glass (pictured above) and probably some other swag! Outdoor areas will be pet and kid friendly.
** It's actually a little surprising that buying hot sauce by the case is a new experience for us, but it was bound to happen eventually.
*** Twelve if you count the two different casks (which won't be on simultaneously), ten if you don't consider Gnasher On Cask to be different from Regular Ol' Gnasher.
**** Turns out small barrels don't make for the biggest beer releases.
***** "Courtesy of" means "stolen from," right?
** It's actually a little surprising that buying hot sauce by the case is a new experience for us, but it was bound to happen eventually.
*** Twelve if you count the two different casks (which won't be on simultaneously), ten if you don't consider Gnasher On Cask to be different from Regular Ol' Gnasher.
**** Turns out small barrels don't make for the biggest beer releases.
***** "Courtesy of" means "stolen from," right?
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