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Tomme & company will be enjoying three of Tomme’s favorite things — wine, cheese and beer — during Philly Beer Week at the Meet the Brewer Night hosted by Tria (Rittenhouse Square). Drop by and see him.
Details:
Tria Rittenhouse Square
123 S. 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215.972.8742(TRIA)
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Join Tomme Arthur and company for Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey’s first appearance at the 2010 Philadelphia Beer Week. They’ll be at the now (in)famous Memphis Taproom:
Memphis Taproom
2331 East Cumberland Street
Philadelphia, PA 19125
215-425-4460
website
Come and meet the famous Matt Wells (aka: “Gilbert”), Brand Manager for The Lost Abbey / Port Brewing at Local 44’s Port Brewing / Lost Abbey night. There’ll be 9 or so of our beers on tap and a good time had by all.
Port Brewing Company/Lost Abbey Meet-n-Greet
Local 44
4333 Spruce Street
(Corner of 44th + Spruce)
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-222-BEER
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Celebrate American Craft Beer Week at The Lost Abbey this Friday, May 21 through Sunday, May 23!
We’ll be doing $3 and $4 pints on some of the beers than began the San Diego brewing revolution (from our own “Founding Father” Tomme Arthur), as well as specials on many of the newer beers (including a few barrel-aged wonders) that cemented our region’s status as the new Beer Capitol of America.
The celebration starts at 4pm on Friday, May 21st and continues all weekend long. See you there!
Scheduled Barrel Specials (4oz – $3 | 16oz – $8):
(Oh — and don’t forget to bring your powdered wig and best revolutionary attire and sign our giant Beer Declaration of Independence.)
For more information on American Craft Beer week and a list of events, visit: http://www.americancraftbeerweek.org/
San Diego Uptown News‘ Lauren Duffy (aka: “Hoptown Girl”) recently sat down with Tomme to discuss his beers and brewing style.
From the article:
Tomme Arthur leads a double life. As the co-founder of and director of brewery operations for Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey, Arthur oversees two distinct craft beer lines. On the one hand, he pursues bold, boundary-pushing West Coast—style beers under the Port Brewing label. This takes his tenure as head brewer at Pizza Port Solana Beach a step further with familiar beers such as the Wipeout IPA and Hop-15 and special releases such as the fresh-hop High Tide IPA and Midnight Sessions, a smoky black lager.
On the other hand, he runs The Lost Abbey. The Lost Abbey is a delightfully creative concept, a traditional Belgian brewery without a Belgian home. Under the label, Arthur creates modern-day versions of classic abbey ales, marrying centuries-old techniques with his inventive twist.
» Read Hoptown Girl: A traditional Belgian brewery makes its home in San Diego’s North County Via San Diego Uptown News
Lost Abbey / Port Brewing’s 4th Anniversary Celebration – May 10, 2010
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It’s May here in San Diego which means the rains are leaving us and our new equipment is being installed.
Out my office window in the packaging area, our new hood and wire unit has arrived and is now functional. Gone are the days of 16 bottles per minute (by hand). Say hello to 40 bottles per minute as our new hood unit spins away. It’s freakishly fast! The guys aren’t going to know what to do with themselves. I’m very excited about it.
I also just ordered a new refrigeration system for the roof so that our tanks and cold liquor systems will be more efficient. And with this efficiency comes more brewing (Hooray beer)!
All of these changes mean that we’re going to be able to better produce, package and ultimately distribute our beers. For that, I am glad that Spring is ending and Summer is on the horizon. Which reminds me, it’s time to get a batch of SPA going…
By the time this email reaches you it will probably be a mere 24 hours and counting before our big 4th anniversary party. Last year’s party was kind of a breakthrough year for us (we were expecting 200 people and got over 700), so this year we’re much better prepared.
In order to accommodate everyone, we’ve divided the party into two sessions — an early one that runs from 11am to 3pm and a later one that runs from 4pm to 8pm. We’ve also limited attendance to 300 people to ensure that everyone is comfortable and has access to all the great beer and food.
Beyond that, we’re also spreading our wings a little and showing off our barrelhouse this year, something most patrons in our tasting room never get to see. (The 150-odd barrels in the barrel room are nothing compared to the nearly 1,000 in the barrelhouse.) What’s more, Tomme himself will be leading the tours explaining the philosophy, ideas and methods behind the barrel-aged wonders that have made The Lost Abbey famous.
As always, there will also lots of great Port/Lost Abbey beer, delicious food and great live music, meaning that everyone is guaranteed to have a great time.
If you’re attending (or planning to attend), here’s what you can expect:
Barreled Beers
On Tap / Bottles
Anniversary Verticals
Barrel & Bottle Tasting
Plus:
As mentioned above, we are strictly limiting attendance to 300 people per session and both sessions are nearly sold out, so if you want to attend, get your tickets now! Tickets are just $15 and include food, a commemorative glass and 8 tasting tickets (additional tickets are available for $1 each). Designated driver tickets are also available for $5 (includes food, sodas and water).
Tickets are available on the Lost Abbey website.
» Click here to buy your tickets now
Matt Wells, Brand Manager
If you’ve attended any of our beer pairings, dinners or appearances lately you’ve probably noticed a guy in a Lost Abbey hat hanging out with Tomme. No it’s not some weird beer stalker; rather it’s our new Brand Manager, Matt Wells.
Matt joined us full time here at our San Marcos World Headquarters at the beginning of the year to head up our expanding national distribution operations and the various new demands that go with it (like attending beer events and promoting our brands across the country).
Born and raised near Phoenix, AZ, Matt’s not entirely new to Port Brewing & The Lost Abbey. Back in 2008 he was actually our second “Larry” (the name we give to all our brewing interns) and, until moving out here a few months ago after graduating from Arizona State University, represented our beers throughout Arizona.
These days when he’s not in the office making sure that our kegs and bottles reach a thirsty public, you’ll find him out and about at events across the country helping spread the good word of Lost Abbey and making sure that our beloved Director of Brewery Operation gets to his next event in one piece.
On the rare occasions Matt’s not out pimping the brand, you’ll find him trundling around town and turning heads in the 1,600 cubic centimeters of caged fury we all know as his classic 1977 Honda CVCC. (Sorry ladies, he’s single but in a committed relationship.)
So the next time you happen to be at one of our many Port Brewing/Lost Abbey events nationwide and you see a guy lurking behind Tomme, if he’s wearing a red or black Lost Abbey cap, please don’t call the police.
Rather step up and say “hi Matt, I read about you in the Lost Abbey newsletter. Love the car.” He’ll like that. And who knows, maybe he’ll give you some cool Lost Abbey schwag. (Probably not, but it certainly can’t hurt.)
Matt can be reached via email at matt@lostabbey.com.
Great news! Our Director of Brewery Operations passed his Internet exam (Q1: Who invented the Interwebs? A: Al Gore; Q2:What are the Interwebs made of? A: Tubes), so he now has his own Twitter account!
While you should all keep following us @lostabbey, you can now also follow Tomme at @TheTomme and get all the latest musings from Him (aka: one of the most marginally competent brewers of all time)!
Here’s what’s new and upcoming from Port Brewing / The LostAbbey
This is the general release date for Witch’s Wit.
This is a standard seasonal release and will be available in bottle and on draft throughout our distribution network.
Standard disclaimer: release date is only an estimate an subject to change.
Update – 6/22/10: The Witch’s Wit release has been delayed until July 17, 2010
This is the release date for Cuvee de Tomme (2010 vintage).
This is a limited release and will be available in bottles directly from the brewery only.
Details:
Standard disclaimer: this is a barrel-aged beer. As such release dates are subject to change based on the whims of the barrels.
Update 1: June 22, 2010 – Release date has been pushed back to Aug. 28, 2010.
Update 2: Aug 11, 2010 – Release date has been pushed back to Sept. 25, 2010.
Update 3: Sept. 13, 2010 – Barrels aren’t shaping up like Tomme wants, so the Cuvee release has been pushed back again.
Update 4: Oct. 13, 2010 – Great news! There’s going to be a Cuvee release after all! It will, however, be an extremely limited release and will not go into distribution. A full case count & purchase limits will be posted as soon as it’s available.
Update 5: Nov. 11, 2010: Cuvee de Tomme has been bottled but the release is being pushed to December to allow the bottles to properly condition.
This is the release day for Anniversary Ale, our strong pale ale that celebrates our birthday.
This is a general release and will be available in bottle and on draft throughout our distribution network.