Brewery will celebrate with a live webcast toast at its 3rd Anniversary party May 9
Declaration of Beer Independence
Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey will be kicking off American Craft Beer Week next month with a “Toast heard `round the world” during the brewery’s 3rd Anniversary Celebration on May 9, 2009.
Inaugurated in 2006 with a U.S. Congressional resolution (House Resolution 753), American Craft Beer Week is a celebration highlighting the culture and contributions of craft beer to the nation.
From May 11 through 17, 2009 craft breweries across the country will be holding special events and encouraging beer lovers to sign the Declaration of Beer Independence affirming their support of small, independent American craft breweries.
Much the way the battle at Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts (immortalized by Ralph Waldo Emerson as “the shot heard `round the world”) presaged the American war for Independence, Port Brewing’s Toast heard `round the world will be the opening salvo in the week-long celebration of America’s growing independent brewery movement.
To be given by Port Brewing’s three-time Great American Beer Festival brewer of the year, Tomme Arthur, those who can’t attend the brewery’s 3rd Anniversary Celebration in person are invited to participate by tuning into the brewery’s live web broadcast and raising a glass along with Arthur and guests.
The toast is scheduled for May 9, 2009 at 5pm Pacific Daylight Time and can be seen on the Lost Abbey brewcam.
More information on the Port Brewing / Lost Abbey Anniversary party can be found here.
For more information on American Craft Beer Week and special events being held at craft breweries around the country, please visit the American Craft Beer week website or at its Facebook page.
It’s 4:11 on Monday the 27th of April. They just fired up the bottling line about an hour ago and we’re now running bottles of Old Viscosity. WOW!!! What a feeling it is to see this sucker run. We purchased this 16 head filler back in December of 2008 and since then, we have been laboring over the rebuild and installation of the line. In March, I hired Gordie to come run this thing and it appears that we’ll finally be able to do just that very soon. The whole thing is surreal. As I look to my left out my office window, I see bunch of guys(wearing safety goggles) filling bottle after bottle of our beer. It’s just a test run and there are some sticking points to work out. (This is Old Viscosity after all). Yet, I see a levity in the step of my guys. They know that this is the end of the crazy bottling runs that they have been tortured by.
Yes, they will still be required to bottle beer. However, this new setup will allow them to package an entire tank in one day AND apply labels at the same time!!! Get the *^#@ out of here. Really! Bottles and labels applied in one sequence. Somebody cue the Jefferson’s as we’re moving on up here at the Lost Abbey and Port Brewing. Sure, we aren’t home yet and there’s plenty of battles to wage with this new beast. Lord knows old bottling equipment can be quite cantankerous. But, today isn’t about fear. Nope, today is about the promise of a better tomorrow with each bottle of our beer filled by a machine. Mind you there’s still enough hand crafting going on out there. We’re not that good yet. But, it’s exciting to know that we’ve graduated and that each bottle from this line should be an improvement over our last setup.
To those of you who have hung in with us, we say thank you. To those of you just finding us, we say welcome. Today is a great day.
Today we bottled beer on a machine. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a pint of beer with my name on it.
Cuvee de Tomme will release this day. This is an annual release of the barrel-aged beer.
Bottles will be available in 375ml and 750ml cork-stoppered bottles with a limit of 12 total bottles (any combination) per customer. The 375ml bottles will be $15, 750ml bottles $30.
Famed brewery to celebrate its anniversary May 9th with food, music and three new beer releases
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San Marcos, Calif. — Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey will celebrate its third anniversary on Saturday May 9, 2009 by throwing a party the way only Port / Lost Abbey can.
Items on tap for the daylong festivities include specialty kegs from the Lost Abbey barrel archives, bottled beer releases, food by Port/Lost Abbey’s in-house chef, and live music from special guests, The Professors.
Beer-only sales begin at noon; food, music and entertainment will begin at 3pm.
New Beer Releases
Bottled Beers scheduled for release:
Port (3rd) Anniversary (Pale Strong Ale)
Cuvee de Tomme (Release delayed)
The Angel’s Share (Bourbon) (Release delayed)
Update: Special Bottle Releases: Older Viscosity 2008 (375ml bottles / $15) and 2009 Brother Levonian Saison (750ml bottles / $8.99)
Brews, Food and Entertainment
As part of the day’s events, in what is now an anniversary tradition, brewmaster Tomme Arthur, will delve into the storied Lost Abbey barrel archives and give guests an opportunity to sample rare brews from past years. Port Brewing Chef-in-Residence, Vince Marsaglia, and his 20 foot mobile outdoor kitchen and barbeque will be on hand to steam, bake, broil, BBQ and fry their way through a stunning assortment of five-star foods.
Special musical guests: The Professors
Additionally, local music sensations, The Professors, will be on-hand to perform their brand of “sophisticated surf music” live in the brewhouse.
The Details
The Port Brewing Third Anniversary Celebration is Saturday, May 9, 2009. Beer release-only sales begin at noon. Party, food, music, etc. begins at 3pm. Food and music are free. For $15 guest receive a Port Brewing logo pint glass and 8 beer tasting tickets. Additional tickets may be purchased at the event. Ticket sales are at-the-door only. There are no pre-sale tickets. The Port Brewing facility is located at 155 Mata Way, Suite 104, San Marcos, CA 92069.
About Port Brewing / Lost Abbey
Founded in 2006, Port Brewing Company produces a broad line of award-winning American beers as well as the groundbreaking Lost Abbey family of Belgian-inspired ales. Under the direction of co-founder and world-renowned brewer, Tomme Arthur, Port / Lost Abbey has become recognized for complex, flavor-driven beers, often aged and blended after 18 months or longer in oak brandy, bourbon, and wine barrels. In additional to numerous medals, Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey and Tomme Arthur were the 2007 Great American Beer Festival Small Brewery and Small Brewer of the Year, and the 2008 World Beer Cup World Champion Small Brewery and Small Brewer. Port Brewing is located at 155 Mata Way, Suite 104, San Marcos, CA 92069, USA. Telephone (760) 889-9318, web: www.lostabbey.com.
Port Brewing’s 3rd Anniversary Ale, a double IPA, will release on this day. It will be available in 22 ounce bottles. There will be no quantity purchase limits and this beer should be distributed nationwide.
It’s been a big past couple of weeks in the Media for our Tomme Arthur and The Lost Abbey brands. In case you missed them, here’s a quick round-up of the stories: Red Poppy in Mutineer Magazine Beer Spotlight: The Lost Abbey Red Poppy Mutineer Magazine
From the article:
From years of trying Abbey style ales Co-owner of Pizza Port Vince Marsaglia developed a love for them and was set on creating some of his own, but he needed a brewer who could bring his vision to life. When brewer Tomme Arthur was brought on-board in 1997 The Lost Abbey was born. Red Poppy is one of their Non-Denominational Ales…
Lost Abbey Avant Garde, Beer America TV, Ep. 51 Beer America TV
Video Summary:
The Lost Abbey checks in with a remarkable beer that is a step above crowd. Tomme Arthur and the Port Brewing Company continue to produce excellent beers, and the Avant Garde is no exception!
Lost Abbey in Chow Magazine Your Beer Smells Like a Goat Chow.com
From the article:
Novice brewers generally learn how to avoid making beer that tastes like old, dirty socks. In the University of California–Davis brewing science program, students are taught to guard against contamination by Brettanomyces, or Brett for short, a wild yeast often found in the air that’s nearly impossible to get rid of once it invades your equipment…
American craft brewers inspired by Belgian-style sour beers Chicago Tribune
From the article:
Most of the time, commercial brewing is an exacting and predictable science. When Greg Hall, brewmaster at Goose Island Brewing Co., decides what day to brew Honkers Ale, the brewery’s malty English bitter, he also can determine the exact dates he’ll filter and bottle the finished product.
Renowned beer maker will introduce fashion line beginning with “Brew doo” headgear
Three time GABF Brewer of the Year, and 2008 World Beer Cup Champion Small Brewer, Tomme Arthur, will be bringing his flavor-driven fashion sense to the craft beer drinking community with the launch of a new clothing line. Dubbed “Brew-House of Arthur”, the collection will feature around 20 items ranging from casual t-shirts and shorts to high-fashion flip-flops and accessories.
Among the first items to be available will be Arthur’s signature headwear, the “Brew-Doo” doo rag, which resembles a ratty white bar towel. Arthur modeling his Brew Doo doo rag
“It’s an incredible fashion statement,” said Mike “Dulce” Rodriguez, style editor for Beer Wear Daily.
“It looks great whether you’re just driving down the road in a Honda station wagon, or entertaining the homies while tipping back a few grenades of malt liquor. I’ll be shocked if this isn’t the beer fashion statement of 2009.”
Another release will be the “Seven-Day Sock”, cotton footwear designed to be worn for a week straight. “They’re wonderful!” exclaimed a Brew-House of Arthur spokesman. “After a couple of days they practically stand up by themselves so they’re really easy to put on.”
The clothing line-up will also include clean white shirts in short and long sleeve styles, as well as close-toed shoes, brown pants, and a black t-shirt for dressier occasions.
Arthur is also rumored to be working with longtime Port Brewing partner, Vince Marsaglia on a clothing line inspired by Marsaglia’s unique fashion sense. The collection will most likely be flip-flops, a pair of khaki cargo shorts, and a surplus Hop 15 t-shirt.
Brew-House of Arthur anticipates the fashions hitting beer wear specialty stores in time for the craft brewing holidays.
