Brookston Beer Bulletin’s Jay Brooks has a list of the best new breweries that didn’t exist 10 years ago. Guess who tops that list? Yep, Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey!
From the article:
…many new breweries have seen a phenomenal amount of success in a relatively short time. Undoubtedly, the market has changed considerably from where it was pre-millennium and that probably accounts for more favorable conditions for new craft brewers. But alone that’s not enough to account for it all. Some of these new breweries just stepped up and kicked butt. So for my 20th Top 10 list, here are my choices for the ten most important and influential breweries that began within the last ten years.
Thanks for the nod, Jay. And thanks to all of you for helping us make it to the top!
Join Tomme Arthur and a selection of Port Brewing and Lost Abbey beers as he helps celebrate the grand opening of the newly expanded Barley and Hops Olde World Family Tavern in Temecula, CA.
Over 75 beers over 8% alcohol on tap & some cask conditioned ales!
General Admission: $30 general admission gets you into the festival with six 4oz tasters (with additional tastes $1 each), a commemorative logo glass, and the official Strong Ale Festival Program
VIP Admission: $40 VIP admission gets you into the festival at 1 pm on Friday to enjoy some early tapping of te beers with limited ticket sales plus everything else listed above
Commemorative hoodies, and the annual Fesival Pizza with Rye Crust & Grilled Bratwurst with Mustard Sauce will also be available.
Red Barn - Oil on Canvas
Celebrate Beer Week by joining Jsix and Lost Abbey for a pairing of exquisite hors d’ oeuvres and beers in a showing of the inspired artwork of The Lost Abbey.
Along with the fine foods of Jsix, the evening will feature the following Lost Abbey art pieces and beers:
Angel’s Share – Oil on Canvas
Avant Garde – Oil on Canvas
Carnevale – Chalk and Pencil
Cuvee de Tomme – Chalk and Pencil
Deliverance – Oil on Canvas Beer not yet released
Devotion – Chalk and Pencil
Duck Duck Gooze – Oil on Canvas
Gift of the Magi – Chalk and Pencil
Inferno – Oil on Canvas
Judgment Day – Oil and Canvas
Lost and Found – Chalk and Pencil
Red Barn – Oil on Canvas
Serpent’s Stout – Oil on Canvas
Ten Commandments – Chalk and Pencil
Witch’s Wit – Oil on Canvas
Guests will also receive a Lost Abbey tulip stemware glass. For more information, please contact Jsix at (619) 531.8744, or at the address below.
Date & Time: November 12, 2009, 7pm – 9pm Price: $20 (includes food, beer tastings and stemware) Location: Jsix
616 J Street (corner of J and 6th)
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: 619.531.8744
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Our DirectorIt’s October which besides marking the month of my birth means we’re in the homestretch for this calendar year and we are officially in the busiest beer making season for us at Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey.
You see, each October we release our two best selling Port Brewing Beers (High Tide Fresh Hop IPA and our Santa’s Little Helper Imperial Stout). Without fail, these are two of the most anticipated releases we make each year.
We made more than 300 bbls of High Tide this year and it’s nearly all gone! We’ve also just brewed another 100bbls to go along with the first 125 bbls of Santa’s Little Helper and it appears that more will be needed as well. These are good problems to have they tell me.
On a personal note, I am happy to be back at the brewery. Late September and Early October had me traveling to Denver, London and Boston. It left Sydney shaking her head wondering “are you my daddy?” Not good I tell you.
We’re also gearing up here around the brewery for the very first SD Beer Week in November. We have so many events planned and in the next issue we’ll detail where we’ll be. If you want a sneak peak, please check our calendar of events on the website. I’m most excited about our first ever Lost Abbey Art Show. Very cool evening for sure.
That’s it. I’m off to pick up Syd Vicious at school. It’s the fastest and easiest way to prove I’m her daddy.
New Faces at The Lost Abbey
David Johnson, Distribution Mgr.In last month’s Libri Divini we mentioned that we have a new keg contract that’s allowing us to ship to more draft accounts. This, combined with our record bottle sales and our fancy new warehouse / barrelroom, quickly made it obvious that we were going to need someone to handle our shipping and distribution full time.
So this month, we’d like to introduce you to the newest member of the Port Brewing / Lost Abbey team, David Johnson.
For those who have been to the brewery, David’s not an entirely new face. He and his wife Ruby are the folks behind Effective Computing and have managed our Sinner’s and Saint’s club since its inception.
David’s also our IT guy and makes our computers network so that we can do all that Internet stuff we do. (Whatever that is.)
Since David was already doing all the bottle shipments, knew how to use spreadsheets and could drive a forklift, he was exactly what we needed in a Distribution Manager.
So next time you drop by the brewery and you see a guy who looks like a giant version of Tomme Arthur, say “hi” to David and thank him for making sure all that delicious Port / Lost Abbey beer gets to your favorite watering hole safe and sound.
Brewery Updates: New Tasting Room Hours
We’re pleased to announce that our tasting room is now open on Sunday as well as Friday and Saturday. Starting immediately our new tasting room hours are as follows:
Fridays: 4pm to 8pm
Saturdays: 12pm to 5pm
Sundays: 12pm to 4pm
So if you can’t make it on a Friday or Saturday, feel free to drop by on Sunday and have a flight of tasters or a pint or two. We’ll be happy to see you.
If you’re not familiar with this little celebration, it’s your chance to hang out at the brewery, quaff a couple of pints and carve a Jack o’ Lantern.
It’s a family-friendly night of fun — we provide the pumpkins, you provide the creativity. A lot of folks also like to add a little festivity by dressing up as well (you can count on Terri behind the bar being decked out in full costume).
So if you’re not doing anything on All Hallow’s Eve eve, drop on by and celebrate with Boos and Brews. (Show up early to get the best pick of pumpkins!)
Beer Releases For Fall 2009
Here’s what is scheduled for release over the next few weeks (please note that all dates are estimates). If you’re in an area in which we distribute (click here for a map), you should see these start to hit your favorite tap rooms and store shelves in 7 to 14 days after release.
Oct. 19 — Santa’s Little Helper, Russian Imperial Stout
Nov. 9 — Gift of the Magi, Holiday Golden Ale
Upcoming Events
Beer & Food Pairings
We have several upcoming events that will feature appearances by Tomme and food and beer pairings at some extraoridinary restaurants here in San Diego. If you’ve never attended one of these events, you’re missing something very special. Here are a few of the upcoming dinners (click the links for more details on venues and reservations).
San Diego Beer Week
November 6 through 15, 2009 is San Diego Beer Week, a celebration of craft beer in San Diego. Along with all the other craft brewers in San Diego, we’ll be participating in a number of events, beginning with our (now sold out) Barrel Tasting Night and carrying on all week long with appearances and events all throughout the county.
If you’ve ever wanted a great excuse to come to San Diego (or you’re lucky enough to live here), this is it! Here’s where we’ll be all week long:
We’ll have High Tide on Tap at the Pizza Port San Clemente Hoptoberfest. (There’ll also be a boatload of other great, hoppy beers.)
Here’s the details:
Location:
Pizza Port San Clemente
301 N. El Camino Real
San Clemente Ca 92672
949-940-0005
See location on »Google maps
$30.00 gets you a glass and 8 taster tickets
$1.00 for additional tickets
Hoptoberfest will be a collection of hoppy beers only. Look for wet hop beers, big IPAs, and hoppy brews from breweries all over the west coast.
Brookston Beer Bulletin’s Jay Brooks has a list of the best new breweries that didn’t exist 10 years ago. Guess who tops that list? Yep, Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey!
