This is the (new) release date for Framboise di Amorosa and Veritas 007.
Framboise di Amorosa is a barrel-aged raspberry framboise. Veritas 007 is a limited issue blended sour aged with Cab Franc grapes.
Release Details:
Framboise di Amorosa
Style: Barrel-aged raspberry Framboise
Format: 375ml cork-stoppered bottles
Price: $15 per bottle
Limits: 6 bottles per person
Veritas 007
Style:Blended sour with Cab Franc grapes
Format: 750ml cork-stoppered bottles
Price: $30 per bottle
Limits: 2 bottles per person
Note: Supplies of each of these beers are limited and will be delegated on a first-come, first-serve basis. Additionally, Veritas 007 is a very limited issue and will be available only for a short time the morning of the release day.
Photo courtesy Coloradoan.com It’s not often we get to read a beer review with surfing, Star Wars and Jagerschnitzel, but Jeff Matson (that’s the guy on the left in the photo) managed to do it in a fine write-up of our Midnight Sessions Lager in today’s Fort Collins Coloradoan.
Here’s a selection from the article:
…Midnight Sessions Lager is one of the best session beers I’ve come across in a long time. It is very dark brown – close to black – in the glass with a large tan head. On the nose, it smells of roasted coffee, bitter chocolate and hints of caramel. It seems as though it would be very heavy on the palate, but it has a crisp and dry taste with flavors of coffee and roasted malts…
This line comes to us from that Cinematic blockbuster of a movie that was Revenge of the Nerds II. In an opening scene a few of the young college Nerds head to Florida for Spring Break. One of the youngest members of the group purchases beer with a fake ID only to be busted as he’s heading out the door. For some reason, I can’t seem to shake that scene from the movie.
Prohibition raid circa 2010
It could be because my friend Brendan Hartranft (who owns three great beer bars in Philadelphia) was raided by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PCLB) last week. Apparently, the “Fuzz” was working on an “anonymous” tip that his bars Memphis Tap Room, Local 44 and Resurrection were stocked with illegal beers.
What made them illegal? That’s a good question.
Apparently, many of the beers that were deemed illegal were unregistered in the state of Pennsylvania. Essentially, we’re talking about a paper pushing incident. It must have been some sight to see as all three locations were simultaneously “raided” at the same time by officers packing heat.
I got word of this bust on Friday when we landed in Oakland for the Wine Warehouse meeting. Apparently, our beers were part of the contraband seized (it sounds way cooler than it is). It seems that we have neglected to register a couple of our brands and have been “breaking the law…”
So today, I am in registration mode.
It also means that I get to cut a check for $75 per brand of beer for which we’re missing registration.
God, I love a good registration day. NOT!
Hopefully, things for Brendan and Leigh (His wife and business partner) will settle down. It sucks that this happened. They say any press is good press but in this case, I’m inclined to believe that being raided by the PLCB isn’t what most of us would want.
Here’s a link that has many of the bloggers from Pennsylvania discussing what went down. Check out their webpages for detailed accounts.
As for me, I have to go register our beers. I don’t feel the need to be busted anymore for breaking the law.
Brewery to celebrate its fourth birthday May 8th with food, music and two new beer releases
Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey will celebrate its fourth anniversary on Saturday May 8, 2010 with a big, two-session party at the brewery. Items on tap for the daylong festivities include specialty kegs from the barrel archives, bottled beer releases, food by our in-house chef, and live music from special guests, The Professors.
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.
Additionally, local music sensations, The Professors, will be on-hand to perform their brand of “sophisticated surf music” live.
The Details
Location
The Port Brewing Fourth Anniversary Celebration is Saturday, May 8, 2010 at our facilities located at 155 Mata Way, Suite 104, San Marcos, CA 92069.
Time(s)
This year, we’re dividing the celebration into two sessions — the first from 11am to 3pm and the second from 4pm to 8pm. For a $15/session admission guests will receive a commemorative tasting glass, 8 beer tasting tickets and food (additional taster tickets are $1 each). Ticket sales are available online and will be strictly limited for each session. (Click here for tickets.)
Releases
This weekend we’ll be releasing two beers for 2010:
Food: Chef Vince will be rolling out his magic pizza trailer (and whatever else he decides to bring) and serving up an assortment of fresh-prepared foods like only Chef Vince can. (Read: bring your appetite.)
Music: By the Professors — they’ll having you rocking, rolling, shimmying and shaking in no time.
Specialties: Look for special bottles, and secret taps all day long!
Buy Tickets Online
Remember, we’re limiting admission for each session, so get your tickets early! (It’s unlikely we’ll have any at the door.)
When I was a younger brewer in training, my family spent our summer’s vacationing just South of Big Sur California each summer. It was usually August when we would load up my grandparents 5th wheel trailer and head out for a week of beach camping. We also spent time visiting Monterrey and San Francisco. I have very fond memories of each trip to Northern California.
Northern California Here We Come
As a brewer, I’ve lost track of how many times I have pointed my vehicle north on Interstate 5 or the 101 with the Bay Area (or beyond) as my final destination. It would seem that you cannot be a true lover of beer without making the pilgrimage to the birth place of Craft Brewing in this country. And, while I never found myself needing to hitch hike to get there, it was always a journey.
And so it is, that we’re about to celebrate our 4th Anniversary of brewing in San Marcos at Port Brewing (May of 2010), as we embark on another journey.
This Friday March 5th, Matt and I will head to Richmond, CA., home of Wine Warehouse North where we will introduce our beers to a sales force numbering about 90 people. This is very big news for us here at Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey.
We have patiently waited (some would say too long) to find a distributor for our beers in Northern California.
I for one, am very excited by this new partnership as it will allow us to focus on expanding our production and territorial reach. It’s no secret, we have been growing at a steady and manageable level since we opened our doors. Last year, we added no new territories as we sought to grow our brands with our new Microstar Keg Contract.
That was last year.
This is a “Go” year. I have been telling anyone who would listen to me for the past 6 months that this would be a “Go” year for us. I knew we would be focusing our energies on growing Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey closer to home. They call this sort of thing “Protecting your own Backyard.” Me, I call it simple math. California supports one of the largest economic opportunities for us and one that frankly we have neglected for too long.
I know this because yesterday, a truck backed up to our loading dock and pulled away 20 pallets of beer heavier. This may not seem like much beer for some brewers out there, but it’s a massive departure from our first few months when the Stone trucks would pickup 1-2 pallets worth of beer from us a week. Certainly, we don’t expect that each shipment will be 20 pallets large (although we can always dream). Yet, there was an air of accomplishment yesterday.
After work, we sat around and shared some beers. We remarked at the day that was Monday March 1, 2010. It’s not often a truckload of beer leaves our warehouse (as in exactly never before yesterday). Who knows, it may be another 4 years before this happens again (doubtful but possible). It was a great day on so many fronts.
So Northern California, here we come! It’s been a long time in the making and hopefully, we’ll live up to all the hype. 2010 promises to be a “Go” year.
And you know what? “Go” rhymes with “Grow”, which sounds pretty good to me.
