Publicanista! February 7, 2008.

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15446438.post-906141946812826912008-01-31T15:13:00.000-05:002008-02-07T11:06:26.905-05:00Publicanista! February 7, 2008.In this edition of Publicanista!: <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164266613407596978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_II62nnF8Vmg/R6spH5mRwbI/AAAAAAAAA_w/0_tY4BlXS2Y/s320/GravityHead08logowhite%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" />I. PUBLICAN'S CHOICE: GRAVITY HEAD PROCUREMENT IS FINISHED. II. CASK-CONDITIONED REPORT: NABC FIRKINS APLENTY.III. <a href="http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/">RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG</a><a href="http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/">.</a> IV: DRAFT BEERS: OUR LIQUID, DAILY BREAD, ON TAP AT RICH O’S AND SPORTSTIME. V. NEW ROTATING BOTTLED BEER LIST POSTED. VI. CALENDAR OF EVENTS, HOURS AND RELATED FACTS. ---- I. PUBLICAN'S CHOICE: GRAVITY HEAD PROCUREMENT IS FINISHED.Okay, that's it. Procurement for the tenth anniversary, Leap Year Gravity Head that begins on Friday, February 29 is finished for all intents and purposes. There's something old, something new ... you know the drill. As befits the occasion, there'll be a record number of total and never-before-tapped beers. Work proceeds on t-shirts and programs. The updated list is here: <a href="http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2008/01/gravity-head-2008-update.html">Gravity Head 2008 update.</a>Get ready.II. CASK-CONDITIONED REPORT: NABC FIRKINS APLENTY. Now pouring: <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/phoenixkomon.html">Phoenix Kentucky Komon</a> (11-10-07)After Phoenix is gone, the following cask-conditioned NABC firkins will be poured with the hand pump in the order listed. The date at left indicates when the beer was brewed. 04-05-07 <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/malcolm.html">Malcolm's Old Setters Ale </a>11-20-07 <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/valkyries.html">Bonfire of the Valkyries </a>(oaked) 11-10-07 <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/phoenixkomon.html">Phoenix Kentucky Komon</a> 12-19-07 <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/lightning%20rod.html">Old Lightning Rod (Poor Richard’s Ale)</a> (oaked) Note also that a cask-conditioned firkin of <a href="http://www.bunitedint.com/portfolios/producers/wintercoat/vildmoseol/overview.php">WinterCoat Vildmose</a> (Denmark) is being shipped to us to replace the standard keg that proved to be unavailable for Saturnalia. It may be inserted into the preceding rotation as circumstances dictate. Also note that a gravity-pour pin might be popped atop the cask cabinet whenever Jared feels like it. For more information, go here: <a href="http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2008/01/nabc-cask-conditioned-firkins-aplenty.html">NABC cask-conditioned firkins aplenty in coming weeks.</a> <a href="http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/">III. </a><a href="http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/">RECENT NEWS AND ARTICLES AT THE POTABLE CURMUDGEON’S BEER BLOG</a><a href="http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/">.</a> <a href="http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2008/02/calendar-check-monday-february-25.html">Calendar check: Monday, February 25 Schlafly meet ‘n’ greet with stouts and munchies.</a> <a href="http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2008/02/beer-dinner-at-strattos-italian-bistro.html">Beer dinner at Stratto’s Italian Bistro this Thursday.</a> <a href="http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2008/02/gravity-head-2008-graphics.html">Gravity Head 2008 graphics.</a> <a href="http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2008/02/prost-2008-surges-conundrums-and.html">Prost 2008: Surges, conundrums, and another place to be seated.</a> <a href="http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2008/01/operation-progressive-pint-current.html">Operation Progressive Pint: Current progress.</a> IV. DRAFT BEERS: OUR LIQUID, DAILY BREAD, ON TAP AT RICH O’S AND SPORTSTIME. <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1233/648/200/beer%20taps.jpg" border="0" />Our NABC beers. NABC began brewing in 2002, and we’re proud to be New Albany’s first active brewery since 1935. From very deep within the confines of NABC’s garage brewery, <a href="mailto:jesse@newalbanian.com">Jesse Williams</a> and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/jared@newalbanian.com">Jared Williamson</a> conjure 8-barrel batches of regulars, old favorites and new formulations. Always check the blackboards to see what’s on tap. <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/NABCroster.html">For more information about NABC beers, go here</a>. <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/bobs%20old%2015b.html">Bob's Old 15-B</a> ... We're calling it a robust, brown Porter precisely because style definitions were meant to be bent. <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/valkyries.html">Bonfire of the Valkyries</a> ... Smoked black lager; Saturnalia listed. <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/community.html">Community Dark</a> ... Based on English Mild, and our light-bodied dark quaffer. 5% abv. <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/elector.html">Elector</a> ... Making Democracy pointless since 2002; English malt, American hops. 7.2% abv. Double Red? <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/flattyre.html">Flat Tyre</a> ... Lovibond got you down? That's okay -- just improvise. It was intended to be brown, and now it's amber. <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/hoosier.html">Hoosier Daddy</a> ... revised hopping, somewhere in the range of Imperial Red. Circa 7% abv. <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/kaiser.html">Kaiser 2nd Reising</a> ... The most renowned brewery in 19th-century New Albany was owned by Paul Reising, a German immigrant who set up shop at the corner of Spring and West Second. Like other continentally trained brewers in America, Reising found it necessary to adapt Old World recipes to New World ingredients. Expensive imported German hops were reserved for aroma and flavor, while less delicate homegrown varieties provided the bittering. American six-row barley replaced European two-row, and some corn was thrown in for good measure. The result was your great-grandfather’s pilsner. <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/mt%20lee.html">Mt. Lee</a> ... California Common ("Steam"), named for the Hollywood mountainside with the famous sign. First brewed in 2006.<a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/phoenixkomon.html">Phoenix Kentucky Komon</a> ... Retro style indigenous to Louisville; dark, smooth with a touch or roast, and sour. <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/lightning%20rod.html">Old Lightning Rod</a> ... Colonial-style old ale like Ben Franklin might have enjoyed. Guests from near and far (market pricing). ON TAP NOW: Everyday staples. Note that <a href="http://www.threefloyds.com/dspAlphaKing.html">Alpha King</a> will now often be rotating with <a href="http://www.bellsbeer.com/index.php/brands.html#">Bell’s Two Hearted Ale</a>. Why? <a href="http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2007/05/alpha-king-and-croupier-im-not-king.html">Go here</a>. <a href="http://www.arrogantbastard.com/">Arrogant Bastard</a> <a href="http://www.bellsbeer.com/index.php/brands.html#">Bell’s Two Hearted Ale</a><a href="http://www.ivo.se/guinness/">Guinness Stout</a> <a href="http://www.lindemans.be/">Lindemans Framboise</a> <a href="http://www.pilsner-urquell.com/">Pilsner Urquell</a> <a href="http://www.sierranevada.com/beers/paleale.html">Sierra Nevada Pale Ale</a> <a href="http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-000028.html">Smithwick’s Irish Ale</a> <a href="http://www.spatenusa.com/">Spaten Premium Lager</a> <a href="http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/sprsoda.html#rootbeer">Sprecher Root Beer</a> (non-alcoholic) <a href="http://www.stonebrew.com/tasting/ipa/index.html">Upland Wheat</a> ON TAP NOW: Rotating selections (limited engagement). <a href="http://www.threefloyds.com/dspAlphaKing.html">Alpha King</a> <a href="http://www.bellsbeer.com/index.php/brands.html#">Bell's Cherry Stout</a><a href="http://www.tribstar.com/local/local_story_297212803.html">Brugge Black</a> <a href="http://www.bunitedint.com/portfolios/producers/kiuchi/japanese_classic/overview.php">Hitachino Nest Japanese Classic Ale</a><a href="http://www.jollypumpkin.com/bottlelog/bam-noire.htm">Jolly Pumpkin Bam Noire</a><a href="http://www.bunitedint.com/portfolios/producers/la_rulles/summer/overview.php">La Rulles Summer Ale</a><a href="http://www.vansteenberge.com/htm/2en/21200en.htm">Piraat </a><a href="http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-Pranqster.htm">PranQster</a><a href="http://www.rogue.com/brews.html#brutal">Rogue Brutal Bitter</a><a href="http://www.belgianexperts.com/Dupont.php">Saison Dupont</a><a href="http://www.schlafly.com/beers.shtml">Schlafly Christmas Ale</a><a href="http://www.schlafly.com/beers.shtml">Schlafly Coffee Stout</a><a href="http://www.sierranevada.com/beers/specialtydrafts.html">Sierra Nevada IPA</a><a href="http://www.uplandbeer.com/pdf/seasonals_01.pdf">Upland Oktoberfest </a>In the bullpen (ready for duty when called upon to serve). <a href="http://www.bellsbeer.com/index.php/brands.html#"></a><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/287/2732">Bell's Consecrator Doppelbock</a><a href="http://www.brooklynbrewery.com/beer/">Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout</a><a href="http://www.bunitedint.com/portfolios/producers/glazen_toren/erpe_mere/overview.php">De Glazen Toren Saison d' Erpe Mere</a> <a href="http://www.delirium.be/Anglais/Histoire/histoire.htm">Delirium Tremens</a> <a href="http://www.bunitedint.com/portfolios/producers/einbecker/heller_bock/overview.php">Einbecker Heller Bock</a> <a style="COLOR: #000000" href="http://www.globalbeer.com/body_pages/pages-beer/MonksCafe/MonksCafe.html">Monks Cafe Flemish Sour Ale </a>V. NEW ROTATING BOTTLED BEER LIST POSTED.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156847041013060530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_II62nnF8Vmg/R5DND8ibk7I/AAAAAAAAA9Q/p4N_uDSUc9g/s400/bottle+specials.jpg" border="0" />Read and print the everyday list here: <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/BottledbeerlistDecember2007.pdf">NABC's bottled beer menu .pdf</a> VI. CALENDAR OF EVENTS, HOURS AND RELATED FACTS. <img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1233/648/200/677942/pubdoor.jpg" />General business hours: Sportstime Pizza opens at 11:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday. Rich O’s opens at 3:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and at 1:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. We are not open on Sunday except during special events. The same food and beer is available at all times in both rooms, so you may have lunch and a beer in the Sportstime Pizza dining area during those hours when Rich O’s isn’t open. The brewery is available for a look-see if one of us is around and we’re not busy. Smoking. Rich O's: The front dining rooms at Rich O's are designated as non-smoking areas. The bar area and Red Room are open for smoking (cigarettes, cigars, pipes). We strongly discourage clove cigarettes, which are divisive even among smokers. Sportstime: Smoking is permitted in the entirety of Sportstime Pizza. Wi-Fi. Both dining areas are hotspots. Please observe proper etiquette when using our Wi-Fi service, and do not disturb or offend others with the Anheuser-Busch web site or other examples of web-borne smut. 2008 events: <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1233/648/1600/bottle%20drinking%20liberally.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1233/648/200/bottle%20drinking%20liberally.jpg" border="0" /></a> Weekly on Thursday evening @ 7:00 p.m. <a href="http://drinkingliberally.org/subscribe1.html?id=153">Drinking Liberally (New Albany & Southern Indiana)</a> meets in the Red Room each Thursday. Contact organizer <a href="mailto:newalbany@drinkingliberally.org">Lacy Davis</a> for details. ---- Friday, February 29, 2008 Leap Year Gravity Head Number Ten 'Nuff said for now. The tenth anniversary of Gravity Head is slated to begin on the 29th of February, so make designated driver and bunking arrangements now. <a href="http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2008/01/gravity-head-2008-update.html">Gravity Head 2008 update.</a> ---- Credits: Readers who aren’t as familiar with our business should go to <a href="http://www.newalbanian.com/">http://www.newalbanian.com/</a> for more information. NABC is a member of the <a href="http://www.brewersofindianaguild.com/">Brewers Association</a> and <a href="http://www.brewersofindianaguild.com/">Brewers of Indiana Guild</a>. Questions or comments about editorial content should be directed to <a href="mailto:potable@richos.com">Roger A. Baylor</a>, who also writes <a href="http://www.blogger.com/publish.g?blogID=10691910&inprogress=true">The Potable Curmudgeon</a> and <a href="http://cityofnewalbany.blogspot.com/">NA Confidential</a> blogs. THE END. 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