Upslope Brewing Co Releases Foreign Stout at Euclid Hall

We are proud to introduce Denver to Upslopes latest small batch project and the first that they have released in cans.  We will be releasing this beer Wednesday January 18, at 5 pm.  Join us in celebrating Upslopes latest offering.   

Euclid Hall cleaning out the cellar in January

Euclid Hall declares January as Beer Month.  We are going to reach into dark corners of our cellar and pull out all our best beers.  Don't miss any of these amazing beers.  Below is a schedule of tappings for the entire month.  When the beers run out, they are gone and we will tap something else excellent.  Let me know which days that you are most excited about.

Sorry this celebration won't start until the 2nd as we have some celebrating to do ourselves after an incredible year at Euclid.

1. CLOSED.
2. Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron
3. Maredsous Triple
4. The Bruery 4 Calling Birds
5. Crooked Stave Chardonnay Good Glory
6. Lost Abbey Angel Share
7. Great Divide Espresso Yeti
8. Avery Beast Grand Cru
9. Dogfish Head 120 Min
10. Avery Lilikoi Mahu
11. Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga Fire Fly
12. New Belgium Ooh La La!
13. Lost Abbey 10 Commandments
14. Great Divide Old Ruffian Barleywine
15. Avery Lilikoi Mahu
16. Dogfish Head Bitches Brew
17. St. Feuillien Saison
18. Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabaza
19. New Belgium Dunkelweiss
20. Lost Abbey Angel Share
21. Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti
22. Avery Sacrilicious
23. Dogfish Head Punkin
24. Avery Double Dry Hopped duganA
25. Sierra Nevada Life and Limb
26. Avery Samael’s Ale
27. New Belgium Ooh La La
28. Russian River Supplication
29. Avery Lilikoi Mahu
30. Dogfish Olde School Barleywine
31. Odell Bourbon Barrel Stout

What is Umami

We know pretty well the four main flavors that we can detect; salty, sweet, bitter, and sour.  There is one other flavor that food scientists say we can detect and that is umami.  What is Umami?  Checkout this article from CraftBeer.com written by Charlie Papazian (founder of the Great American Beer Festival).

Firestone Walker Visit and Beer Tapping

On Tuesday, November 29 at 8 pm we will be joined by David Walker of Firestone Walker Brewing Co. to tap FSW Parabola








and 15.

Come join us for a tapping of two epic beers and the opportunity to speak with one of the Founders of Firestone Walker Brewing Co. about their amazing beer.
Cheers

Avery Releases New Tap Room Sour

Avery Brewing Co. releases a new tap room only sour beer produced by blending multiple souring bacteria and yeast to produce a strong, sour blonde aged in French oak barrels for two years.  For all the details, check out the info on their Facebook post.  If you get to the brewery and taste it, please share your thoughts in the comments.

More details on:
Sour Beer
Brettanomyces
Pediococcus
Lactobacillus

Euclid Hall GABF Events & Tappings

With GABF just 11 days away, here is the schedule of events and tappings.  Please let your tables know about the cool stuff that we have going on all week.  Also, please also share with me what beers your guests are looking for as the week goes on.  We will see some real fun beers this week, please take the opportunity to taste and learn as you go.  As much as this week is about serving great beer, this is also a great opportunity to learn lots about beer, meet some incredible beer people and enjoy an annual celebration of beer.  I will gladly answer any questions for you and/or your tables and please taste the beers that you are serving.  PROST!


GABF Schedule of Events

Wednesday

12:00 pm Surprise Tapping

6:00 pm Great Divide Yeti Horizontal Tapping

[Espresso Yeti, Chocolate Yeti, Oak Aged Yeti, & Belgian Yeti]

Thursday

12:30 pm Dogfish Head Wood Aged Beer Discussion

[Red & White and Burton Baton Bottles avail.]

5:00 pm Surprise Tapping

11:00 pm Avery Brewing Co Tapping

[Avery/C&G Collaboration, Lilokua Mahu, & Surprise Keg]

11:30 Pm Avery Midnight Breakfast

Friday 

12:00 pm Boulevard Brewing Co Tapping

[Namo Belgian Dubbel, Tank 7, & Saison Brett]

4:30 pm New Belgium Lips of Faith Tapping

[(Sours) TransAtlantic Kreik, Eric’s Ale, Imp. Berlinerweisse, Vrienden]

[Ohh La La, Dunkelweisse]

Saturday

12:00 Surprise Tapping

10:00 pm Odell Brewing Co. Barrel Aged Tapping

 [Hiverano, Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout, Surprise keg]

New Rotating Tap

Our new rotating tap on the back wall is now:

2010 Ayinger Celebrator Dopple Bock

What is a Bock?

A: Pours a dark mahogany brown with a rich, lofty tan head of tiny bubbles.  

S:  This beer smells of rich dark malts, concentrated dried fruits with a light spice undertone.

T:  Rich malts and concentrated dark dried fruits dominate an all but faded bitter character that 

is finishes with a light cocoa flavor. 

M:  Med-full bodied with rich flavors and mild carbonation.  The age only adds to the fullness of the flavors and mouthfeel.

D:  This is a fantastic beer both alone and with food. 

Food Pairing: The richness pairs really well with the Chicken and Waffles, mushroom or duck poutine, and would also go quite nicely with dessert like the Funnel Cake fried bananas, red velvet cupcake and waffle ice cream sandwich.  

Beer Test 4 review and answers

Thanks for the great attendance at the last beer class.  Click on READ MORE for the answers to BeerTest 4.  The next class is Wed. Sept 7 at 3:30 pm. and there are still a few spots open for the Great Divide Brewery Tour.

American Hops vs. Noble Hops

This article is going to be rich in links, please click on the links throughout the article to clarify and enlighten.

• I heard hops are related to marijuana, so what are hops anyway?

• Hops as explained by the Brewers Association on CraftBeer.com

"Hops

• A perennial climbing vine, also known by the Latin botanical name Humulus lupulus. The female plant yields flowers of soft-leaved pine-like cones (strobile) measuring about an inch in length. Only the female ripened flower is used for flavoring beer. Because hops reproduce through cuttings, the male plants are not cultivated and are even rooted out to prevent them from fertilizing the female plants, as the cones would become weighed-down with seeds. Seedless hops have a much higher bittering power than seeded. There are presently over one hundred varieties of hops cultivated around the world. Some of the best known are Brewer's Gold, Bullion, Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Cluster, Comet, Eroica, Fuggles, Galena, Goldings, Hallertau, Nugget, Northern Brewer, Perle, Saaz, Syrian Goldings, Tettnang, and Willamettes. Apart from contributing bitterness, hops impart aroma and flavor, and inhibit the growth of bacteria in wort and beer. Hops are added at the beginning (bittering hops), middle (flavoring hops), and end (aroma hops) of the boiling stage, or even later in the brewing process (dry hops). The addition of hops to beer dates from 7000-1000 BC; however hops were used to flavor beer in Pharaonic Egypt around 600 BC. They were cultivated in Germany as early as AD 300 and were used extensively in French and German monasteries in medieval times and gradually superseded other herbs and spices around the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Prior to the use of hops, beer was flavored with herbs and spices such as juniper, coriander, cumin, nutmeg, oak leaves, lime blossoms, cloves, rosemary, gentian, gaussia, chamomile, and other herbs or spices."

• Noble Hops (Saaz, Hallertau, Tettnang, Spalt) are usually described as spicy, fragrant, floral, herbal, and sometimes medicinal or perfumey.

• American Hops ( Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Amarillo, and Willamette) are commonly higher in alpha acids ( which offer more bittering characteristics) and are usually described as citrusy, piney, bitter, and resinous.  

• Want to take a more in depth look at Hops?  Here is a link that should offer almost all the hop info you could want.  

• Hop Glossary 

• Here is a refresher on  BEER INGREDIENTS

Certified Beer Server

Jessica Cann joins the ranks of Certified Beer Servers at Euclid Hall.

She is the third on the staff to earn her Certified Beer Server certification along with Marc Bayes and Ryan Conklin Certified Cicerone®

We are looking forward to bring more staff up to the level of Certified Beer Server.  Who is next?
Let me know if I can help you prepare for the test, we have all the resources at Euclid to be successful.

30 days till GABF!

New Rotating Tap

Victory Golden Monkey
Belgian Triple 9.5% ABV
Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Head Brewer Bill Covaleski
Serving Size:  8oz. for $5.25, no Happy Hour or SIN.

A: This beer pours a clear golden hue with a slight tint of orange.  It has a lofty white head that recedes to a modest ring of foam and nice lacing on the glass.
S:  Aromas of spice and fruit dominate.  Lots of citrus with some banana meld with the caramel malts and ahealthy dose of hops.  (noble hops)
T:  Bananas, citrus, spice are most predominant, while caramel malts and bitter hops round out the flavor profile.  There is certainly some Belgian yeast flavors and a hint of alcohol on the finish.
M:  This is a medium bodied golden triple with great carbonation and a crisp, refreshing finish.
D:  This beer is a great drinking beer though it is a little high in alcohol though it is certainly a great food beer.
Food Pairing: Golden Monkey would serve well with Mussels, Roasted Cauliflower Salad, Camembert and Peach Preserves Grilled Cheese, Triple Decker Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich, and Veal Schnitzel.

New Collaboration Beer from Left Hand and Terrapin

Midnight Peach and more new labels that have just been approved for packaging.  Look for these to come to market soon (dependent on local distribution)

What is a Cicerone?

Looking into the brew kettle at Crooked Stave while brewing Good Glory.  

By definition? A Cicerone is:  

“one who conducts visitors and sightseers to museums and explains matters of archaeological, antiquarian, historic or artistic interest.” For beer, a Cicerone will possess the knowledge and skills to guide those interested in beer culture, including its historic and artistic aspects.  “Cicerone” now designates a person with demonstrated expertise in beer who can guide consumers to enjoyable and high-quality experiences with great beer."

 Wikipedia

Belgian Beer Porn plus Tons of Info

Click on the picture for more info on Belgian Beers.

What is Belgian Beer?  Here is a guide with loads of info.

Do you speak beer?  Here is an audible pronunciation of beer terms, real cool.

Links to many of the well known Belgian Breweries.

Avery Celebrates Their 18th Anniversary

Here are the details for the party at Avery this Sunday.  This is going to be massive, if you have the time and the money, this party is going to blow the rough off the brewery.

Here are the details

Buy tickets here

Cheers.

Crooked Stave Announcement

Crooked Stave Announces Bottle ReleasesDetails

-- For Immediate Release --


(Ft. Collins, CO) – Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project announced they will release their first two bottled beers, Pure Guava Petite Sour and Wild Wild Brett “Rouge” on Thursday August 11th.

Here’s the run down…

750 ml bottles of Pure Guava Petite Sour and Wild Wild Brett “Rouge” will make their debut at the bottle release party held at funkwerks brewery tap room in Ft. Collins CO. starting at 6PM on Thursday, August 11th. This is the first of many bottle releases from Crooked Stave as we look to roll out with plenty more barrel-aged sour, specialty release and funky Brettanomyces beers. Also available on draft for the releases will be a single keg of Crooked Stave’s Good Glory, a beer brewed exclusively for Euclid Hall Bar and Kitchen in Denver, CO. as well as Wild Wild Brett and Petite Sour.