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Christmas in July Update #2

The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree

Just a quick note to let you all know that we’ve wrapped the gifts and placed them under the Giving Tree! If you’d like to receive one of them on Saturday, we’re asking that you give a $15 donation, the proceeds of which will go to benefit the Toys for Tots Foundation. (There’s a limit of four donations per person so that more people have an opportunity.)

Here’s a list of what you’ll find under the tree come Saturday afternoon:

  • Brandy Angel’s 08 (750 ml) bottles
  • Bourbon Angel’s 09 (375 ml) bottles
  • Bourbon Angel’s 09 (750 ml) bottles
  • Cuvee de Tomme (375 ml) bottles
  • Cuvee de Tomme (750 ml) bottles
  • Isabelle Proximus (750 ml) bottles
  • Older Viscosity 09 (375 ml) bottles
  • Saints Devotion (750 ml) bottles
  • Veritas 004 (750 ml) bottles

Additionally, there’s also a number of super-special “Golden Ticket” rarities:

  • Angel’s Share 06 (750 ml) bottles
  • Cable Car 08 (750 ml) bottles
  • Cuvee de Tomme 06 (375 ml) bottles
  • Sinner’s 08 Blend (375 ml) bottles

Hope you’ve been good enough to make Santa’s “Nice” list this year.

See you at Christmas in July on Saturday!

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Christmas in July Update

We’re pleased to announce that we now have a final schedule of events and full tap and bottle list for next week’s Christmas in July beer release and fundraiser.

The schedule of events is as follows:

  • 12:00pm — Tasting room opens. Bottle Sales; tasters & pint sales begin.
  • 1:00pm — Santa Arrives; Photos with Santa in the Barrel Room.
  • 2:00pm — Food service begins (Chef Vince and his magic pizza trailer).
  • 4:00pm — Photos with Santa end; Giving Tree* gift distribution.
  • 5:00pm — Santa Leaves. Live music by The Professors.
  • 6:30pm — Last Call. Final bottle, taster and pint sales.
  • 7:00pm — Doors close.

* In exchange for a $15 cash donation to Toys for Tots, you will be able to select a gift from the Giving Tree. (Must be 21 or over to receive gift.)

A printable schedule of events and full list of what will be on tap and in bottle (along with pricing) is available for download here:

For more information on the full day’s events and beer releases, please click here.

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Christmas in July Beer Release & Fundrasier

Sure it’s hot outside, but it’ll be cooler than ever at Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey’s first Christmas in July Celebration and Fundraiser, Saturday, July 25, 2009 from noon to 7pm.

Events on tap:

Beer releases:

  • Santa’s Little Helper (Bourbon Barrel-aged) – 22oz bottles; $12 each; 6 bottle limit
  • Older Viscosity 2009 – 375ml bottles; $15 each; 12 bottle limit
  • Duck Duck Gooze (yes, that Duck Duck Gooze) – 750ml bottles; $30 each; 6 bottle limit
  • The Angel’s Share (Bourbon Barrel-aged) – 750ml bottles; $30 each; 6 bottle limit

Food & Beer:

  • Food Stylings from our own Chef Vince Marsaglia
  • Tastings – Duck, Duck Gooze, Older Viscosity & Santa’s Little Helper (Bourbon)
  • On Tap – All of Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey’s regular line-up

Activities:

  • A Visit from St. Nick – Get your photo with Santa Claus in the Barrel Room
  • Live Music – Special musical guests, The Professors

Toys for Tots drive and fundraiser:

  • Toy Drive – Bring a new, unwrapped toy values at $15 or more to benefit Toys for Tots
  • Giving Tree – give a $15 donation to Toys for Tots & you get to select a gift from under the Christmas Tree (Gifts include many rarities from our barrel archives – Isabelle Proximus, Cuvee de Tomme, Veritas `04, and more!

The Details:

  • When: Saturday, July 25, 2009; 12pm to 7pm. Beer and bottle release sales begin at 12pm. Santa arrives at 1pm. Food and music begins at 3pm.
  • Where: Lost Abbey / Port Brewing Co., San Marcos, San Diego County, CA
  • How Much: Food, music and photos with Santa are FREE! We are, however, asking everyone who attends to bring a new, unwrapped toy valued at $15 or more to donate to Toys for Tots. (Beers are all regular price.)

Update – July 17, 2009:

A full schedule of events as well as the tap and bottle availability list may be downloaded here:

    Note: There will be no growler fills on this day.

For more information:

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Port Brewing to kick off American Craft Beer Week with “Toast Heard `Round the World”

Brewery will celebrate with a live webcast toast at its 3rd Anniversary party May 9

Declaration of Beer Independence
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.

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Bad News / Good News: releases delayed, birthday party date made

The Bad News
As many of you may be aware, our cork-stoppered bottles come to us from a supplier in France. Unfortunately, because of the vagaries of inter-continental ocean transport, our shipment is currently sailing the high seas somewhere between Le Havre and Los Angeles leaving us with a lot of beer sitting in barrels waiting for glass. As a result, our planned releases of Older Viscosity on April 4th and Bourbon Angel’s Share later this month will not occur.

The Good News
Our third anniversary is right around the corner and our annual birthday bash will be held Saturday, May 9th. To make this party an extra special one, in addition to the usual food, music and frivolity, we’ll also be doing an über release. In all, there will be four beers made available that day:

  • Older Viscosity
  • The Angel’s Share (Bourbon)
  • Port Brewing 3rd Anniversary IPA
  • The Ten Commandments

Full details of the anniversary party, release sizes and availability direct from the brewery and via our distribution channels will be made available later this month.

* Patron Sinners – This notice applies to the general public only. Please check your email for updates on your Angel’s Share distribution.

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Lost Abbey Brewcam Now Live

We’ve updated the site with a link to our Lost Abbey Brewcam.

For those of you who’ve never been to the brewery, the brewcam is a webcam that looks down on the bar in our tasting room. It’s usually live whenever the tasting room is open (4pm to 8pm on Fridays, and 12pm to 5pm on Saturdays). If you get a moment, stop by and check it out. Sometimes weird things happen that make it very entertaining.

You’ll find the link to the brewcam under our Tasting Room section at: http://www.lostabbey.com/tasting-room/lost-abbey-brewcam/

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2nd Annual Lost Abbey Carnevale Masquerade Ball

Celebrate Carnevale at the Lost Abbey
Celebrate Carnevale at the Lost Abbey

Lost Abbey will celebrate the 2009 release of Carnevale Ale with its second annual Venetian-style masquerade celebration on February 28, 2009 from 7pm to 11pm.

To encourage people to celebrate, everyone who attend the masquerade in costume will be admitted FREE to enjoy live music and great food courtesy of our in-house Italian chef, Vince Marsaglia. (Those without a costume will be admitted for a nominal $10 charge.)

We’ll also have an assortment of outstanding Port Brewing and Lost Abbey beers at our our regular prices as well as the new release of Carnevale Ale. Mark your calendar now and make plans to attend the first Carnevale di Lost Abbey!

For directions to the brewery or more information, please vist our Contact Page.

And for those of you unable to attend last year (as well as those who did attend and need a visual refresher), take a moment to peruse the slideshow from last year’s festivities.

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“Meet The Monkeys” Night – Friday Jan. 9 2009

Specially blended beer available one night only

BREAKING NEWS: Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey has a new brewer! Mike Rodriguez comes to us from Boulevard Brewing in Kansas City, MO, one of the largest craft breweries in the country, where he was a brewer for six years.

In honor of Mike’s arrival, The Lost Abbey will be hosting a “Meet the Monkeys” night at the brewery on Friday, January 9 from 4pm until 8pm (Mike and his wife, Michelle, are collectively known as the “Monkeys” – ask them why). In addition to having the opportunity to meet the new brewer, patrons will also be treated to $3 “Monkey Pints” – a limited edition beer blended specifically for this occasion.

Brewery address and directions are available on the home page at: http://www.lostabbey.com

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Beer for Boobs night at The Lost Abbey

Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey will be hosting Beer for Boobs, a fundraising event in support of the Susan G. Komen philanthropic trust and The 3 Day event to help find a cure for breast cancer.

Date / Time : October 3rd, 2008 – 4pm to 8pm.

Details: $10 gets you you a commemorative Boobs for Beer pint glass and two pints of any Port Brewing / Lost Abbey beer on tap. Beer for Boobs is the brainchild of our friends at White Labs who will be walking the 60 miles of The 3 Day walk for a cure in November. All proceeds from the evening will go to benefit the Susan G. Komen philanthropic trust.

Who should attend: Anyone who has breasts, knows someone who has breasts, or supports breasts in any way shape or form.

See you there!

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Second Annual Barrel Tasting Night

Enjoy an evening with the Port Brewing family as we tap the barrels and archives to sample a few of the specialties waiting within. Limited to 100 lucky people, guests will be the first to taste craft releases aged as long as 18 months by master brewer Tomme Arthur. Visitors will also have the opportunity to fill, cork and label their own commemorative bottle of Lost Abbey’s Veritas `04.

The Details

    What: Lost Abbey Second Annual Barrel Tasting Night

    When: Saturday, November 15, 2008 – 7pm to 10pm

    Where: Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, San Diego County, CA

    How Much: $80 per each; $150 for a pair – Tickets must be purchased online here: www.nexternal.com/lostabbey/Category12.

    Strictly limited to 100 guests!

What does the night include?
Explore the vanguard of barrel-aged beers with 2008 world champion brewer and Tomme Arthur as Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey opens much-heralded barrel archive for an evening excursion into the ancient mysteries of barrel-aging beers. An intimate night exploration and discovery, the evening’s guests will treated to a one-of-a-kind experience with some of the world’s most coveted barrel-aged brews, coupled with hors d’ oeuvres and fine foods prepared by The Lost Abbey chef in residence, Vince Marsaglia.

Beyond sampling nearly a dozen rarely seen barrel-aged rarities, visitors will also have the opportunity to bottle their very own 750ml bottle of Veritas ’04, specially blended just for the night’s festivities.

Tickets for last year’s event sold out very quickly, so make sure to purchase tickets early.

For Tickets
Visit www.nexternal.com/lostabbey/Category12

Update: Want to see photos from last year’s Barrel Tasting? Click here.