A Conspiracy is Brewing in the Northwest

Release Parties Scheduled in Portland, OR

Portland, Oregon • 14 March 2007 — The Pelican Pub & Brewery (Pacific City, OR) and Midnight Sun Brewing (Anchorage, AK) are inviting beer fans to join them in their Conspiracy:

Conspiracy is a collaboration brew between Midnight Sun Brewing and Pelican Pub & Brewery. During a trip to Alaska for the Great Alaskan Beer & Barley Wine Fest, Ben Love of Pelican conspired with Gabe Fletcher and Ben Johnson of Midnight Sun to brew a Belgian-Style Black Beer. Conspiracy features a rich, spicy aroma with hints of dark fruit, raisin, roast and caramel. A toasted and slightly roasty flavor lead into caramel and a super smooth finish. Debittered black malt was used to get the jet-black color and tan head without adding significant roast flavor. The brewers also added Belgian candi sugar and Mexican Piloncillo sugar (a maple-sugar-like brown sugar) to increase fermentability and depth of flavor. Conspiracy comes in at 8.5 percent ABV and 25 IBUs.

"We had a great time brewing Conspiracy in Alaska, and I’m really looking forward to hosting Gabe here in Oregon,” said brewer Ben Love.

A release party is scheduled for Thursday, April 5 at 7 p.m. at the Horse Brass Pub, 4534 SE Belmont St. Gabe Fletcher (Head brewer at Midnight Sun) is making the trip to Portland for the release party and is also bringing along kegs of Midnight Sun's Envy Imperial Pils (9% ABV), Gluttony Triple IPA (11%) and FH Double IPA (9%). This will be a one-time-only chance to try these beers on draft outside of Alaska. All the beers will be tapped at 7pm. Conspiracy and Envy will be available at $3.50/glass & FH will cost $5/pint.

There will also be a bottle release event on Friday, April 6 from 5-7 p.m. in the new café at Belmont Station. Gabe Fletcher & Ben Love will be there to pour and talk about Conspiracy. Guests will be able to purchase a 4oz taster or a bottle to enjoy there or take home.

Bottled Conspiracy will be available in limited edition 22oz bottles. The bottles will be available at selected bottle shops in Oregon and Alaska.

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New Beer for Tuesday March 13, 2007

Greetings beer lovers!

We only got a couple new beers in today, but when they're this good who can complain?

Alesmith IPA - That's right, the rare and elusive hop-bomb from San Diego is making an appearance here in PDX. As is often the case with AleSmith there's no telling when we'll run out or when we'll be able to get more, so don't hesitate on this one. As the label states, "Its Pretty Awesome!"

Alaskan IPA - This tasty, straw-colored concoction has been popular in Alaska for a while, and now us mainlanders get to enjoy it too. At under $9 per 6 pack it seems like it'll be a welcome addition to our cooler. Look for the neon green label, it's pretty hard to miss.

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In other news, the cafe is progressing nicely. All the equipment and furniture is in place and a manager was hired yesterday. All that remains is a couple weeks of training (plus some last minute stuff) and we should be open the first weekend in April.

On that note, Friday April 6th we'll be hosting our first of many "Meet the Brewer/Beer" events. The first one will feature Ben Love (formerly of Pelican, soon to be head brewer at H.U.B.) and the brewers/owners from Midnight Sun. They've teamed up to create a collaborative beer (more details on the brew later) and they'll be bringing the first batch here for you to sample. Beer specials and pricing are still being worked out, but at least you can save the date.