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A couple of exciting updates for our Carnevale di Lost Abbey Masquerade ball & release celebration next week. First, we now have the complete menu:

• Appetizers: Rustic Cheeses & Crackers
• Course 1: Fresh Crab Salad
• Course 2: Louisiana Sausage & Chicken Gumbo
• Course 3: Whole smoked pig with Serpent’s Stout glaze and Crisp vinaigrette cole slaw
• Course 4: Hot Bread Pudding with Angel’s Share sauce

Appetizers begin at 7:15pm and dinner should start around 8pm with courses following every 20 minutes or so. (Many thanks to chefs Steve O. and Jason D. for jumping in and lending their skilled culinary hands to help us out for the evening!)

Masquerade Competition
In true Venetian masquerade style, we will also be holding a masquerade competition. A group of secret judges will name a number of winners for the evening, including:

• Best mask – for most elaborate, interesting or intriguing Carnevale mask
• Best costume – for most elaborate, interesting or intriguing Carnevale outfit
• Lord di Carnevale – for the gentleman who best embodies the Spirit of Venetian Carnevale
• Lady di Carnevale – for the lady who best embodies the Spirit of Venetian Carnevale
• Best couple – for the couple who best embodies the spirit of Venetian Carnevale
• The DOBO’s Cup – for best overall presentation of the evening

Judging, naturally, begins upon arrival, winners will be announced at the ceremony shortly after 10pm.

Live Music
Once again, we’re pleased to announce that the brew house will be bathed in the sultry yet sensational surf lounge sounds of the Professors. They’ve been in the studio recently working on a new album, so we’re hoping to hear a few new cuts before they take off on their big U.S. tour this summer. (More info on their website here: http://www.theprofessorslounge.com/)

More Info & Details
As always, the food, music and fun are free to everyone who shows up in mask and costume ($10 for those who don’t). All the details are on the Lost Abbey website here: Carnevale di Lost Abbey Masquerade Ball 2011

Download & share the invite with friends (PDF)

Want to go to Lost Abbey’s Brunch and Stone Brewing’s 14th Anniversary? Don’t feel like worrying about driving or fighting for parking? Here’s how get there from here — and vice versa — sans automobile.

So you’re going to the Stone Brewing 14th Anniversary celebration at Cal State San Marcos on Saturday August 21st, and you’d like to drop by Lost Abbey to enjoy the brunch and perhaps a pensive word or two over a beer in the Abbey before you head off to attend your Session. Problem is, you really don’t want to hassle with the hassles of driving and beer festivaling between the two locations.

Good news. You don’t have to.

The Lost Abbey is actually very close to the party’s location at Cal state San Marcos (a mere 4,800 ft as the crow flies), and there’s a number of options including the train, bike trails and walking paths that are just about as quick as driving your car between places. Here’s how to get there from here (or vice versa) without climbing in a car:

The Train

One of the best kept secrets around here is the Sprinter — a light rail system that runs between Oceanside on the coast, and Escondido inland. You can hop on the train at San Marcos city center (Lost Abbey’s station) and off it again 3 minutes later at Cal State San Marcos (for the festival). The Sprinter is also bike friendly, so if you’d rather pedal than hoof it, you can.

Lost Abbey is a few minute(s) walk from the San Marcos City Center station, as is the Cal State San Marcos station from the festival. With a bike it’s less than half that time.

Trains run once an hour and the fare is $2 each way, or you can buy a $5 round trip pass that will take you from Oceanside to Escondido and back again (very convenient if you’d rather leave your car at the transit station or if you’re going all train via the Coaster, MetroLink or Amtrak).

Tip: Take the Inland Rail Trail (it’s on the map) to/from Sprinter and Lost Abbey. The trail avoids the street lights and a steep hill, so you’ll travel all that much quicker.

MAP: Travel via the Sprinter

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Walking / Biking

If you’re into the whole human-powered thing, it’s still pretty easy to go between Lost Abbey and the Party just using your feet or a bike. (The distance is actually shorter than driving because you can cut through the parking lots and use the sidewalks and bike paths to avoid car routes.) If you’re driving and then hoofing/pedaling, make sure to park your car at Cal State San Marcos early and roll down the hill to Lost Abbey. You can have breakfast and burn a few carbs going back to the Stone event. When your Session is over your car will be waiting nearby.

Tip: Cut through the Old Spaghetti Factory / LA Fitness parking lot between Twin Oaks & Rancheros (it’s on the map). Cars have to drive around it, but you’ll cut 1/2 a mile off your trip each way.

MAP: Travel via foot or bike

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In order to keep things comfortable in the brewery at our 2010 Christmas in July celebration and fundraiser we’re limiting each session to a maximum of 300 people. As a result, we’re asking folks who are planning on attending to RSVP by adding themselves to our guest list.

Getting on the guest list is easy. Just complete the form below, choosing your session and how many people will be in your party. Once you’ve completed the form your name will be added to the guest list for the session you selected.

(NOTE: Yes, it will still be possible to get into the event if you’re not on the guest list, so long as there’s fewer than 300 people registered for that session. However if we reach capacity, priority will be given to those on the list. As such, it’s in your best interest to do so.)