New Arrivals For Tuesday 11.06.07

Todays' delivery brings us some of the most sought after beer of the season, so let's not waste time on idle chit chat...

Anchor - Our Special Ale 2007 (aka Anchor Christmas): This one's a mystery every year, but thankfully the rep brought a sample bottle the other day (Thanks, Brady!), so we got to try it before bringing it in. This year's recipe has less of the nutmeg/clove combo and features more earthy, spruce needle flavors. Quite tasty now, and it seems like it will be a tasty vintage to lay down for a few months or more. Available in 12oz bottles, 1.5ltr magnums, and draft for a limited time.


Stone - Double Bastard: Ye shall know the Bastard, and the Bastard shall set you free! If you've never heard of Double Bastard, or the "regular" Arrogant Bastard, then this beer probably isn't for you. Clocking in at 10% abv it isn't quite double the arrogance, but it's enough to knock you down a peg or two if you're not careful. Available for a VERY limited time in 22oz bottle and 3 ltr Jeroboams.


Lagunitas - Cappuccino Stout: This welcome addition to the holiday beer calendar is brewed with Sebastapol Coffee. Big buzz, small price. What more could you ask for?


Mad River - John Barleycorn: One of my favorite barleywines, and reasonably priced too. Best of all, it's organic, so you can feel good about saving the planet while drinking it.


Beer Valley - Pigskin Pale Ale: Brand new, we'll let you know as soon as we've tried it.


Beer Valley - Highway to Ale: Also brand new. Check back soon for an update.


That's it for now. If you happen to read this in the next couple hours be sure and pop in for the first in our series of Winter Beer Tastings. Tonight's tasting includes Deschutes Jubelale, Big Sky Powderhound, Lost Coast Winterbraun, Golden Valley Tannenbomb, New Belgium 2 Below, Pyramid Snow Cap, Sam Smiths Winter Welcome Vintage 2006, and the new St. Peter's Winter Ale. As usual, we'll have sale prices on the tasting beers throughout the evening.

Stone Imperial Stout Vint. '06 Now On Tap!

Heads up! We just tapped a keg of Stone Russian Imperial Stout from last year's release. This beer has been aging beautifully, and it's taken every ounce of my self-control waiting this long to tap it.

Current tap line-up:

~Double Mountain IRA (back by popular demand and going fast)
~Stone Russian Imperial Stout (vintage 2006)
~Golden Valley Tannenbomb (a bit more mellow after 6 months of rest, but it's tasting great!)
~De Ranke Guldenberg (a hoppy belgian strong ale with nice fruity notes and lingering spicy hops)

If none of those strike your fancy we also have 750+ beers, 40+ ciders, 30+ meads, and a well-chosen assortment of wine available to consume "on premise" as well.

This is the only keg we have of this wonderful beer, and it'll be another year before they release more bottles, so stop in and try it while you can.