December 2008

Big Wood Festival Winners!

1st: Flyer's Bottleworks VIII Imperial Scotch Ale
2nd: Lost Abbey Brouwer's Blend
3rd: Port Townsend Makers Mark Porter

Honorable mention should be given to Big Time's Dance Floor,
Lost Abbey's Angel's Share, and Dogfish Head's Palo Santo.

There is still a good amount of wood pouring so come on down.
Tonight, Wednesday December 10th!
Pay Tribute to 20 years of Big Time Brewing.

Brouwer's Cafe is paying tribute to one of our favorite local breweries. We will be pouring 8 big time beers on draft:
Prime Time Pale, Atlas Amber, Coal Creek Porter, Bhagwan's Best, Scarlet Fire, Novemberfest, 666, Yulefest, & perhaps a very special Surprise.

We will also have a Big Time inspired menu for the evening with all of your old favorites. And for the only day in Brouwer's history, we will have nachos.

Come Celebrate 25 years of Chimay in the United States
Saturday, December 13th at 6pm
All Night long we will be offering special Chimay Food Pairings and will be opening vintage bottles of Chimay Grand Reserve. Every customer who buys at least one Chimay will recieve a 25th anniversary collectors edition glass.

December 15th, 16th & 17th
Three nights of Special Dogfish Head Beers.

All week long we will be pouring Dogfish Head beers and tapping a special keg at 6pm on Monday, Tuesday And Wednesday.

All week long we will be pouring:
60min, 90min, India Brown, Raison d'etre, Chickory Stout & Punkin.

Schedule for the 6pm special tappings:
Monday - 120 minute IPA
Tuesday - World Wide Stout
Wednesday - Pangea
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Here's what's on Uber's front page of their website (http://www.uberbier.com/):
UBER DRAFT BEER NEWS - UPDATED December 10

NEW TAPS:
Russian River Blind Pig IPA
Cascade Mouton Rouge (Red Sheep)
Southern Tier Oat
Victory Prima Pils
Kulmbacher Eisbock
De Regenboog 't Smisje 9% Belgian Dubbel

KEGS IN THE CELLAR - (coming up, not in order)
Schooner Exact Whiskey Barrel-Aged Hoppy the Woodsman
Silver City Whoop Pass DIPA
Silver City Fat Scotch Ale
Slaapmutske Triple Nightcap
Dupont Avec les Bons Voeux
Victory Hop Wallop
Oud Beersel Framboise
Water Street Queen Nina Imperial IPA
Walking Man Homo Erectus Double IPA
Rogue Old Crustacean 2006
Sierra Nevada 12th Release Harvest Wet Hop Ale
Ommegang Abbey
Scaldis Noel 2008
2008 North Coast Old Stock
BFM L'Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien 2007
Moylan's Old Blarney Barley Wine 2006
Russian River Salvation
Russian River Damnation
Schneider Eisbock of Aventinus
Deschutes Dissident
Deschutes XX Double Black
Deschutes "The Abyss" 2007
Deschutes "The Abyss" 2008
New Belgium Abbey Grand Cru 2008
De Dolle Stille Nacht 2007
Stone IRS (Imperial Russian Stout) 2008
Bridgeport Barrel-Aged Old Knucklehead 2008
Pike Old Bawdy 2007
Pike Old Bawdy 2006
Full Sail Wreck the Halls
Great Divide Hercules Double IPA
Troubadour Stout
Klokke Roeland

KEGS-TO GO & OTHER SPECIALS

1-TIME ONLY KEG DEALS!

PERONI ITALIAN LAGER
- 5% Fancy crisp lager - 7.9gal - $90 (Reg $115)

See our SPECIALS page for EQUIPMENT RENTAL RATES and all deals.

#1) - Sam Adams ALL FLAVORS (15.5 gal) - $125 -- only $1.01 PER PINT

#2) - New Belgium FAT TIRE pony kegs (7.75 gal) - $86

#3) - Iron Horse Brewery 3 different beers - "1/6th bbl" (5.2 gal) - $57

#4) - Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale (13.2 gal) - $133

#5) - Miller LITE & MGD (15.5 gal) - $109

#6) - Miller Highlife (15.5 gal) - $88

MONDO MONDAYS
- 1 liter mugs of select German drafts are just $7
- 2 liter "boots" are only $14

BUSINESS HOURS:
MON - THUR: 4PM-2AM
FRI - SAT: 12PM-2AM
SUN: 3PM-CLOSE

12 Ales of Christmas (Saturday, December 13th, 3-8 p.m.)
RiverShark Pub
201 West Montmorency Blvd.
George, WA98824
www.riversharkpub.com
Local and National brewers bring there winter offerings to sample. $15 per person for 10 drink chips. Featuring beers from Cashmere, Roslyn, Rocky Coulee, Redhook, Iron Horse, Georgetown, Pyramid, Dick's and more.

South Sound Eats Big, Black Northwest Beer Tasting (Sunday, December 14th, 4-6 p.m.)
99 Bottles
35002 Pacific Hwy S, A102
Federal Way, WA 98003
www.99bottles.net
www.southsoundeats.com
Join South Sound Eats' beer blogger Phillip "Knuckles" Hamilton for an afternoon tasting of stouts and porters at 99 Bottles in Federal Way on Sunday, December 14th with beer-friendly food pairings cooked up by South Sound Eats' Twin Tastes bloggers Melissa and Denise LaCaille. $1/person; ID required.
· Harmon Sasquatch Stout brewed in Tacoma by brewmaster Mike Davis--and he's bottling two cases especially for this tasting!
· Entire Wood-Aged Stout, an extremely limited bourbon-barrel aged imperial stout brewed by Pike in Seattle.
· Quilter's Irish Death, a sweet stout brewed in Ellensburg by Iron Horse Brewery.
· Oatis, a seasonal oatmeal stout brewed in Eugene, Ore. by Ninkasi.
· Dogfather (planned beer; subject to change), a limited-release imperial stout brewed by Laughing Dog of Ponderay, Idaho.
· Double Black (planned beer; subject to change), a limited-release beer brewed with coffee from Redhook Brewing.

Lazy Boy Brewers Night @ Naked City (Tuesday, December 16th, 7 p.m.)
Naked City Taphouse
8564 Greenwood Ave N
SeattleWA98103
(206) 838-6299
www.nakedcitybrewing.com/
Join NakedCity for their first brewers night featuring Lazy Boy Brewing. There will be beer specials as well as raffling off Lazy Boy and NakedCity schwag.

Cask Night @ Diamond Knot (Thursday, December 18th, 5 p.m.- )
Diamond Knot Brewing Co.
621 A Front St.
Mukilteo, WA 98275
www.diamondknot.com
Featured cask: Industrial Ho!Ho!

Diamond Knot Night (Thursday, December 18th)
Anthony's Woodfire Grill
1722 West Marine View Drive
Everett, WA 98203
www.anthonys.com/restaurants/info/woodfire.html

Beginning Homebrewing Class (Thursday, January 8th, 6-8 p.m.)
IceHarbor Brewing Co.
Kennewick, WA
www.iceharbor.com
This is a beginning-level class designed to introduce the novice brewer the beer making process. A 5-gallon batch of beer will be made in the class, and we will go over the use of specialty grains, hops, yeast, malt syrup, sanitation and fermentation during the class. The class is free. Grab a brewing buddy and join for a fun and informative time. To sign up for the class call: (509) 582-5340.

January WABL Event @ Fish (Saturday, October 17th, 1:30 p.m.- )
515 Jefferson Street SE
OlympiaWA98501
(360) 943-3650
www.fishbrewing.com

Ellensburg's WinterHop BrewFest (Saturday, January 17th, 12-5 p.m.)
Downtown Ellensburg, WA
(509) 925-2002
www.ellensburg-chamber.com/events/
Join the WinterHop Brewfesters for a great day with Washington Breweries located in downtown Ellensburg venues.

Water Street Brewing's Strange Brewfest (Saturday, January 24th, & Sunday, 25th)
Water Street Brewing & Ale House
639 Water St.
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 379-6438
www.waterstreetbrewing.com

Pike Entire is a blend of three beers: Pike's XXXXX Extra Stout, original gravity 10.73 / alcohol 7.00%; the same beer aged for more than half a year in oak Bourbon barrels; and an Imperial Stout original gravity 10.98 / alcohol 12%. The Entire blend contains 42.7% barrel aged beer and finishes at 9.5% alcohol. The taste is complex with velvety malt tones, a coffee aroma, and a palate and finish of bitter chocolate. The biscuity character of pale and crystal malts, along with roasted barley, is balanced by a generous amount of Yakima Valley Willamette, Goldings and Columbus hops in the boil; finished with even more Willamette and Goldings. Adding complexity are the underlying wood tones perfumed by the caramel sweetness of wood-aged Kentucky Bourbon.

Google "Jesus beer" and you get 12 million hits plus this irreverent (original meaning of the word) website about a beer named Jesus:
http://www.jesusbeer.com/

I've been coming here half my life
And I see her all the time
It sure is hard to cowboy up
And say what's on my mind

I get tongue tied a little zipper lipped
And act to seriously
But it's a whole different ball game
When I get a couple in me

Chorus
That's when my mouth starts running like a draft tap
And I'm professing my love to her over and over
But I can't tell her till I have a little liquid confidence
But I mean what I say and I say what I mean
Though I say it with a slight slur
I love her and it's not just the beer talking

Verse 2
She knows right around a pint or two
I'll probably come sliding up
And give her an earful of I love you's
Until she's heard enough

I'll tell her it's not just temporary
And I want us to last
She thinks they're words
And not much more
spoken through an empty glass

That's when my mouth starts running like a draft tap
And I'm professing my love to her over and over
But I can't tell her till I have a little liquid confidence
But I mean what I say and I say what I mean
Though I say it with a slight slur
I love her and it's not just the beer talking
Not just the beer talking
Not just the mouth on the long necked bottle
Not just the beer talking no sir I love her
And it's not just the beer talkin'

chorus X1
Bridge
In the sober light of day
Every single word I say
Is gonna come out crystal clear
And in our golden years

Chorus 3
My mouth will still be running like a draft tap
I'll be professing my love to her over and over
I'll still tell her when I have a little liquid confidence
And I'll mean what I say and I'll say what I mean
Though I'll say it with a slight slur
I love her and it's not just the beer talking
Not just the beer talking
Not just the mouth on the long necked bottle
Not just the beer talking no sir I love her
And it's not just the beer talkin'

       A       D
So Pour me a vacation, I need to leave here right away
       G       A
       I got to get out by the ocean, if it's all in my mind
       G       A
       Take me out to paradise only for tonight
       D
I can leave it all behind.
       A       D
       This Friday night here in this big town, This old routine its starts to bore
       A       D
Same old lies and songs and stories that I heard the week before
       G       D
       I wanna hear about the islands about pirates and rum
       A       G       A       D
       Don't wanna think about tomorrow, not until tomorrow comes
       A       D
       They sent the new barmaid to save me,  put me on my coastal trail
       A       D
Well I've been landlock here for so long, its about time I'd set sail
       G       D
       No I can't afofrd the airfare, so put umbrellas in my drink
       A       G       A       D
       And I'll waste away in Margaritaville and pray this boat don't sink

Bartenders, barstools, and barmaids
A jukebox and a pocket full of change
Just a few of my favorite things
Bartenders, barstools, and barmaids

Bartenders will listen when you talk
And barstools are there when you can't walk
And I'll always make a waitress my best friend
Until the music stops and closin time begins

Bartenders, barstools, and barmaids
A jukebox and a pocket full of change
Just a few of my favorite things
Bartenders, barstools, and barmaids

Outside lies a heart that's been broke
But in here it's a world of song and smoke
That way my eyes and ears can lie to me
While I drink another shot of make believe

Bartenders, barstools, and barmaids
A jukebox and a pocket full of change
Just a few of my favorite things
Bartenders, barstools, and barmaids

Bartenders, Barstools, and Barmaids....

I used to come home late and not a minute too soon
Barkin' like a dog, howlin' at the moon

You'd be mad as an ol' wet hen
Up all night wonderin' where I'd been

I'd fall down and say come help me honey
You laughed out loud, I guess you thought it was funny

But I sobered up and I got to thinkin'
Girl you ain't much fun since I quit drinkin'

Now I'm paintin' the house and I'm mendin' the fence
I guess I've gone and lost all my good sense

Too much work is hard for your health
I could've died drinkin' now I'm killing myself

And I'm feedin' the dog, sackin' the trash
It's honey do this, honey do that

I sobered up and I got to thinkin'
Girl you ain't much fun since I quit drinkin'

Now I'm fixin' the sink and I'm mowin' the grass
And you've made me a list and I'm bustin' my.... well

All broke down, tail's been draggin'
It's a rough old life up here on the wagon

And I'm feedin' the dog, sackin' the trash
It's honey do this, honey do that

I sobered up and I got to thinkin'
Girl you ain't much fun since I quit drinkin'
Yeah I sobered up and I got to thinkin'
Girl you ain't much fun since I quit drinkin'