Fall Beer Happenings
- From: Owen Ogletree <owen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:50:13 -0400
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BREWTOPIA EVENTS E-MAIL BREWSLETTER
Owen Ogletree (owen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
September 24, 2006
http://www.ClassicCityBrew.com
phone (706) 254-BREW
* SUMMITS' NEXT RANDALL
Summits Wayside Tavern locations will take North Coast Brewing Company's Red
Seal Ale and run it through the famous Dogfish Randall hop filter on September
25. The Randall will be filled with Centennial hops to add an amazing fresh
hop component to this beer. The Randall hop filter was invented by Dogfish
Head Craft Brewery and produced such a potent hop character in their IPA, that
it was said to make tooth enamel tingle - the device was thus named "Randall
the Enamel Animal."
* FROM EMBERS GRILL BREWER JULIE BAGGETT
On Thursday, Sept 28 at 7 PM, Embers Grill (3655 Old Milton Parkway,
Alpharetta) will be premiering our fall offering - American Red Ale on
gravity-feed firkin. This is a luscious, malty red beer at 7.1% abv finished
with a touch of Ahtanum and East Kent Golding hops in the secondary and 2oz of
Amarillo in the firkin. Come drain the cask while the beer holds out!
Our production batch of Amber Lite District (lo-carb beer with flavor) was made
last Thursday and will be ready within a month. The 10 gallon pilot was sampled
out in the restaurant and was well received. It is made with Weyermann pilsner
malt, biscuit and special B malts for flavor. It is bittered with Mount Hood
and finished with Czech Saaz. I hope to see you all at Embers Grill soon to
try our delicious food and house beers.
* CASK ALES AT COPPER CREEK
Copper Creek brewpub in Athens, GA will host its monthly cask-conditioned ale
night starting at 6 PM on Wednesday, October 4. Brewer Matt Buley will have
two awesome cask ales on tap for your drinking pleasure. Be sure to come early
to get your name in the hat to be one of the two honorary cellarmasters of the
evening to tap a cask and get your first pint free!
* FROM ATLANTA BREWING COMPANY
The launch of our extremely popular Winter Brew (the 7% abv Double Chocolate
Oatmeal Porter) will be at the brewery (Williams Street, downtown Atlanta) on
Wednesday, October 4 at 5 PM. We'll have some food pairings, and if we're
lucky, ABC's minister of propaganda, Grey Martin, will prepare some special
dishes made with this delicious brew. All this plus live music by The Blacktop
Rockets. Be sure to swing by.
* BLOCKADER HOMEBREW COMPETITION - ATHENS, GA
The 1st bi-annual "Open Homebrew Competition and Oktoberfest Explosion" is
scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 1 at 3:00 PM at Blockader Homebrew Supply (Baxter
Street, Athens). Entries in the American IPA and Porter categories are $5 each
and require two bottles to be submitted. The judges are Owen Ogletree, Copper
Creek master brewer Matt Buley and Mark Pfieffer. There will be homebrew, food,
and a free raffle with prizes from contributors such as Five Points Bottle
Shop, Terrapin, WYeast, Whitelabs and many others. The raffle grand prize is
two tickets to the Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting donated by Owen Ogletree, and 1st
prize will be two tickets to the October 19 Terrapin Pub Crawl in Athens.
Contact Justin at blockader@xxxxxxxxx for more details.
* TERRAPIN BIG HOPPY MONSTER IS BACK
The Fall Release in the Terrapin Monster Beer Tour is the Big Hoppy Monster.
First released for Terrapin's One Year Anniversary, it has quickly grown to
become a cult favorite. The Big Hoppy Monster earned a 99 rating on RateBeer
and was picked as the #2 best beer in the Southeast. Owen Ogletree says, "This
year's version is a bit more dry and complex than last year and has a terrific
balance of caramel malts and bittering and flavor hops." Look for it on draft
and in four packs.
http://www.terrapinbeer.com/beers/hoppy.monster.php
* FROM MERCHANT DU VIN IMPORTERS
As fall reminds us that winter will follow, Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Ale
arrives soon in stores and restaurants throughout the United States. For 17
years, this rich amber ale has set the benchmark for winter seasonals: creamy,
complex, and with the incomparable Samuel Smith signature of great balance and
refinement. In England, "winter warmers" -- beers of deep richness and higher
alcohol -- have heralded the cold season for generations. Winter Welcome is
wonderful with roasted and smoked foods, fresh pears and apples, even with cake
and eggnog. Samuel Smith's Old Brewery, in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, was
established in 1758. The hard crystalline brewing water is still drawn from the
original well sunk over 200 years ago, and the yeast strain has remained
unchanged for over 100 years. All Samuel Smith ales are still fermented in
stone "Yorkshire Squares," the traditional open-topped vessels made of
locally-quarried slate.
* OTHER NOTABLE BEER EVENTS
- Saturday, 9/30 - Come dine and drink at Atlanta's 5 Seasons Brewing (Roswell
Road at I-285 in The Prado) as they celebrate Octoberfest 2006. 5 Seasons will
tap BrewMeister Glen Sprouse's long-awaited FestBier, and Chef Dave will
present a full range of authentic German menu specialties. Only $55.55 per
person for food, beer and live German music. Reservations strongly advised -
call 404-255-5911.
- Saturday, 10/7 - Bramwell, WV Oktoberfest. 2006 festivities will take place
2-8 PM and will feature guided outdoor tours of Bramwell's "Millionaire Row
Historic District." The Bramwell Oktoberfest is known for its friendly
atmosphere, excellent beer selection and live musical entertainment with
traditional folk, blues, bluegrass and alternative artists performing
throughout the day. Owen Ogletree and Kerri "The Beer Wench" Allen will be on
hand to lead the judging of the commercial brews. Quaint and beautiful
Bramwell is located near Bluefield on the Virginia/West Virginia Border near
I-77 south.
http://www.geocities.com/bramwelloktoberfest/
- Saturday, 11/11 - AMERICAN BEER: A BOCKUMENTARY free movie screening at
Embers Grill (3655 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA) starting at 7 PM. Come
enjoy this film in which five friends head across America in a mini-van to
visit 38 craft breweries in 40 days. Enjoy Embers' delicious food and awesome
house-made beers too.
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That's about all for now. Take care and remember to always drink responsibly
and support homebrewing and craft-brewed beers whenever possible!
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