Category: beer stores

Ale Jail/Wine Thief Anniversary Party

By on August 31, 2012in beer events, beer stores, breweries

Happy Birthday to The Ale Jail and The Wine Thief! They’ll be celebrating the second year of The Ale Jail and the seventh Year of The Wine Thief with a party and a half! Stop by the store on Friday, Sept. 14th from 4-7pm to help celebrate!

They’ll have representatives from 20+ breweries and 9 wine distributors, all pouring great samples in the back parking lot. The Blue Door Pub will be on site selling burgers as well. If you’re not 21, don’t even think about showing up (unless, perhaps, you’re in a baby Bjorn…)

Beer nerd bonus, Kurt Widmer, one of the founders of Widmer Brothers Brewing will be on site for the event. Cheers!

Participating Breweries (Subject to Change):
Surly
Indeed
Bells
Lagunitas
Dave’s Brewfarm*
Olvalde Farm and Brewing*
Brau Brothers
Tallgrass
Odell
Brooklyn
Grand Teton
Deschutes
Rush River*
New Belgium
Furthermore*
Epic
Schmaltz
Lakefront
Artisinal Imports
Widmer*

Cider/Kombucha:
Crispin
Deane’s Kombucha*

*Brewmaster Present

Wine Distributors:
Grape Beginnings
Paustis
The Wine Company
Cat and Fiddle
Worldwide Cellars
Vinocopia
Bourget Imports
Phillips
New France

Farmhouse Ale Educational Meeting at Four Firkins Tonight

By on August 14, 2012in beer events, beer stores

Ian from The Four Firkins is hosting a free educational tasting tonight centered around Farmhouse Ales at 7pm tonight. Definitely worth checking out!

If you have wanted to learn more about beer styles and history, come join us for the second in our series of educational tastings. Many craft beer drinkers come to enjoy Belgian beers, not only for their diverse and complex flavors and aromas, but for their rich, and often romantic history. As we enter the dog days of summer, it is the perfect time to focus on Belgian and French farmhouse ales which were often used as refreshment for farmhands. You will be guided through a brief historical and cultural context of these beers, digging into the philosophy of “beer styles”, all while sampling some classic and unique examples.

As if learning about fascinating beers while drinking free samples isn’t enough incentive, we will also be raffling off some glassware, and a copy of Farmhouse Ales by Phil Markowski, an authoritative text on farmhouse ales. In order to be eligible to win, you must enter your name in the drawing by the time the class begins at 7:30 and be present at the end to collect your prize.

Samples include:

From Belgium- Saison Dupont and St. Feuillien ‘Saison’

From France- Brasserie Castelain ‘St. Amand French Country Ale’

From the U.S.- Ommegang ‘Hennepin’, Jolly Pumpkin ‘Bam Biere’, and Two Brothers ‘Domaine DuPage’