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Annual Christmas in July Celebration – 2013

Our annual beer release and party to benefit the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots Foundation!

Join us for a day of Christmas time festivities, great food and beer to celebrate the release of bourbon barrel-aged Santa’s Little Helper and collect toys and cash to benefit the Marine Corp’s Toys for Tots foundation.

Christmas in July 13, 2013 – 11am to 8pm

The Details:

  • When: Saturday, July 13, 2013; Two sessions – 11am – 3pm & 4pm – 8pm
  • Where: The Lost Abbey/Port Brewing, San Marcos, San Diego County, CA
  • How Much: Whether you’ve been naughty or nice through the first half of the year, as long as you bring an unwrapped toy (valued at $15 or more) you’re in! Did your dog eat your toy along with your homework from 1995? Not a problem, for just $15 at the door you’re set to join us for food, fun, entertainment and photos with Santa all included! (Beers are all regular price)

Events on tap:

Beer releases:

  • 2013 Bourbon Barrel-aged Santa’s Little Helper – 22oz bottles; $12 ea. / 6 bottle limit.

Food & Beer:

  • Food – Entrants will receive a ticket good for food at any of the three vendors in our mobile food court. Vendors include: Hoangies, Devilicious, and Red Oven Pizza 
  • On Tap – All of The Lost Abbey and Port Brewing’s full core lineup of beers will be available, plus a few specialty taps will be available. Besides the fat man in the red suit (who will be available for pictures throughout the day), we’ll also be celebrating 5 years of releasing a Bourbon barrel-aged version of our Imperial Stout, Santa’s Little Helper. A robust beer with tones of sweet malt, dark cocoa and notes of deep bourbon, Santa’s Little Helper is the perfect accompaniment to fruit cake during a California Christmas in July

Specialty Taps (Limited Draft): 

  • ’12 Deliverance
  • Older Viscosity
  • Framboise de Amorosa
  • Red Poppy
  • Special “Santa’s Flight” – $8 for tasters of ’13 Bourbon Santa’s Little Helper, ’11 Brandy barrel-aged Santa’s & ’11 Santa’s Little Helper (Brandy and Vintage Santa’s only available on Flight)

Activities:

A Visit from St. Nick
Santa Claus loves to visit us while he’s on vacation in San Diego! He’ll be dropping by the brewery so you can get you, your friends’ and family (kids welcome) professionally photographed with him.

  • Santa’s Schedule — 11:30am – 3:00pm & 4:30pm – 8:00pm

Toys for Tots toy drive and fundraiser

  • Toy Drive — Bring a new, unwrapped toy valued at $15 or more to benefit Toys for Tots
  • Giving Tree – Make an additional donation to Toys for Tots (above & beyond the unwrapped toy) and you get to select a gift from the Christmas Tree. Gifts will include rare bottles, Port Brewing & Lost Abbey gear, tickets to our legendary Barrel Night, and The Lost Abbey Ultimate Box Set.

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PORT BREWING AND THE LOST ABBEY CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN JULY – 2013

Annual beer release and benefit for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation

San Marcos, CA – St. Nicholas makes his way to the Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey Tasting Room for the 5th Annual release of Bourbon Barrel-aged Santa’s Little Helper (Port’s Imperial Stout) and a Christmas in July celebration to benefit The Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation on Saturday, July 13th, 2013.

Whether you’ve been naughty or nice through the first half of the year, as long as you bring an unwrapped toy (valued at $15 or more) you’re in! Did your dog eat your toy along with your homework from 1995? Not a problem, for just $15 at the door you’re set to join us for food, fun, entertainment and photos with Santa all included! (This is a Family-Friendly event)

The Port Brewing and Lost Abbey “Giving Tree” will also be making an appearance, for an extra donation to Toys for Tots, you’ll receive a gift from the tree. Gifts can include rare bottles, Port Brewing / Lost Abbey gear, tickets to our legendary Barrel Night during San Diego Beer Week or a Lost Abbey Ultimate Box Set.

All of The Lost Abbey and Port Brewing’s full core lineup of beers will be available, plus a few specialty taps will be available (more info to come). Besides the fat man in the red suit (who will be available for pictures throughout the day), we’ll also be celebrating 5 years of releasing a Bourbon barrel-aged version of our Imperial Stout, Santa’s Little Helper. A robust beer with tones of sweet malt, dark cocoa and notes of deep bourbon, Santa’s Little Helper is the perfect accompaniment to fruit cake during a California Christmas in July.

 
 
AboutPort Brewing / The Lost Abbey
Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey produces an extensive line-up of continental and American- inspired ales and lagers. Under the direction of visionary brewmaster and co-founder Tomme Arthur, the brewery has garnered dozens of awards in its seven year history including the 2007 Great American Beer Festival Small Brewery of the Year and the 2008 world Beer Cup Champion Small Brewery. The company’s beers, many of which are aged in oak barrels for 12 months or longer, are universally recognized for their complexity, unique flavors and bold boundary-pushing styles.

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Ultimate Box Set Track 11 Releases November 10, 2012

This Saturday, November 10, 2012 we’re releasing the eleventh beer in our Ultimate Box Set series. This one is a Re-mix Track that’s a experimental nod to Charlie Daniels’ Southern rock classic, The Devil Went Down to Georgia.

Track 11

Round the mountain and run boy run, if you want a chance at a complete Box Set, this is your last one.

Track 11 is an experimental re-mix track — Angel’s Share aged in fresh bourbon barrels with an addition of fresh sliced peaches and a splash of Brettanomyces Clausenni to kick it up a notch.

You’ll find the beer details (blend, ABV, liner notes, album art, etc.) on the website here. Details on the other Box Set beers can be found on the Box Set home page.

The tasting room doors will open at 10:30 am for this special event. As with all Box Set releases, the beers must be consumed on site, same day. Unopened bottles may not be carried out. Each bottle is 375ml and is $15 each.

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Ultimate Box Set Track 10 Releases October 20, 2012

This Saturday, October 20, 2012 we’re releasing the tenth beer in our Ultimate Box Set series. This one is a Fresh Track that’s an ode to the Meatlof operatic 1977 rock anthem, Bat Out of Hell.

You’ll probably want to get Track 10 sooner rather than later because, like the song says, this one will probably be gone when the morning comes.

Track 10 is a big coffee and cacao beer that began as a fresh Serpent Stout base sent to age in four hand-selected bourbon barrels. Then, to maximize the flavors, 17lbs of coffee and 4lbs of cacao nibs were added shortly before bottling.

You’ll find the beer details (blend, ABV, liner notes, album art, etc.) on the website here. Details on the other Box Set beers can be found on the Box Set home page.

The tasting room doors will open at 10:30 am for this special event. As with all Box Set releases, the beers must be consumed on site, same day. Unopened bottles may not be carried out. Each bottle is 375ml and is $15 each.

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A Summer of Bourbon Barrels and Brettanomyces

Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey queues up four releases for June and July

San Marcos, Calif. – Get ready for the wild and barreled this summer because Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey will be issuing four beers in the next couple of months ; two aged for a year in used bourbon barrels, and two fermented with the wild yeast, Brettanomyces. The releases are as follows:

    Mo’ Betta Bretta

    An all Brettanomyces beer, Mo’s Betta is a collaboration beer between The Lost Abbey’s Tome Arthur and New Belgium’s Peter Bouckaert. The pair originally brewed this beer in 2004 while Tomme was head brewer for the Solana Beach location of our sister operation, Pizza Port. This is the first time the two have produced the beer since. Earlier this year they also collaborated on a Brett version of New Belgium’s Lips of Faith. A large enough batch of this beer was produced to send it into the full Port/Los Abbey distribution network in both bottle and draft formats. Expected release is the week of June 11, 2012.

    The Angel’s Share – Bourbon Barrel-aged

    The sixth annual release of our famed barrel-aged barleywine, The Angel’s Share spends a full year resting in used bourbon barrels before release. Limited quantities of this beer will reach our full distribution network in both bottle and draft formats. Expected release is the week of June 18, 2012.

    Santa’s Little Helper – Bourbon Barrel-aged

    The 2012 release of our Santa’s Little Helper aged in used bourbon barrels for a year. We always release this one in conjunction with our annual Christmas in July celebration and fundraiser. Very limited quantities of this will reach our distribution network in both bottle and draft formats. Expected release is July 14, 2012.

    Ten Commandments

    The 2012 vintage of our strong farmhouse ale brewed with raisins and rosemary and topped off with a little Brettanomyces at bottling. Delicious when released, by the time autumn, cooler weather and the holidays roll around, the Brett dries the initial sweetness and turns this beer from great to spectacular. This beer will reach our full distribution network in both bottle and draft formats, and should be available on shelves for several months. Expected release is the week of July 22, 2012.

Please note release dates are estimates and subject to change based on the whims of the barrels and brett. Arrival in our distribution network on the East Coast is generally two weeks after the initial release date (to allow for shipping).

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Throwback Thursdays

A new Thursday routine: Starting February 16, 2012, we’ll be THROWING some rarities BACK on tap in the Tasting Room. Each week a keg from the archives will stage its triumphant return to the taps and run for as long as it lasts.

Some of the beers you can expect to see on Throwback Thursday include: Red Poppy 2011, Saint’s Devotion, Framboise de Amorosa 2010, Ad Lib 2011, Russ, Angel’s Share, Bourbon Santa’s 2010 & 2011, La Cruda Porter, and Older Viscosity 2011, and a few others you may be interested in…

Each week’s Throwback Thursday keg will be announced Monday afternoon and the keg will be tapped promptly at 3pm on Thursday.

Details are as follows:

  • What: Throwback Thursdays: We’re throwing a rarity keg back on tap.
  • Where: Lost Abbey Tasting Room
  • How Much: $3 per taster
  • When: Thursdays
  • Caveats: Extremely Limited release (read: the kegs won’t last long); only one 5 gallon keg tapped per week — absolutely no growler fills or large tasters.