CU Beer Weekend Dec. 18

It's a busy weekend. Lots of good beers, so please, try to drink them all.

7 Saints

The two rotating taps are currently:

Southern Tier Oat
Southern Tier Old Man Winter (it's actually the one with the Bells Winter handle)

When you order, enunciate Old, or Oat.

Wednesday: Whiskey Wed, Scotch
Thursday: No beer class, due to Christmas Eve
Friday: Bar will be open in the evening, but no kitchen

Radio Maria

Tap list as of 12/17

1. Ename Belgian Trippel $6
2. Allagash White $4
3. Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter $5
4. Port High Tide IPA $5
5. Dark Horse Scotty Karate $4
6. Arcadia Nut Brown $4
7. Avery The Czar Imperial Stout $4
8. Left Hand Polestar Pilsner $4.5
9. Scaldis Bush Ambree $5
10.Kulmbacher Eisbock $5
11.Green Flash Imperial IPA $5
12.Green Flash Hop Head Red $5
13.Unibroue La Terrible $6.5
14.DogfishHead 90 Min IPA $4
15.Victory Golden Monkey $5
16.Left Hand Milk Stout $4
17.North Coast Old Rasputin $5.5
18.Goose Island Bourbon County Stout $7
19.Petrus Blonde $6.5
20.Schlafly's ESB $4
21.Capital Autumnal Fire $4
22.Capital Wild Rice $3
23.Unibroue Ephemere $5
24.Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock $5
25.Coney Island Albino Python $6
26.Berliner Weissbier $5
27.Southern Tier Hop*Sun $2.25

Friday: Happy Hour 4:30 - 5:30. Dark Horse Scotty Karate $3; Capital Wild Rice $2. DJ at 10, $3 Smirnoff drinks
Saturday: $3 Bacardi and $6 Bacardi Mojitos, Salsa Night at 10.
Sunday: $2 wells, $1.25 beer (no PBR this week)
Monday: 25% off bottles of wine
Tuesday: 1/2 price wine by the glass
Wednesday: $1 off all beers on draft.
Thursday: $1 off house specialty cocktails

Jan 17, North Coast Brewing Company beer dinner, with brewery rep Brad Fuller.

Talk to Jacob now if you want to do their New Years Eve dinner.

New Year’s Eve ’09 Tasting Menu
-$50-
-$65 with wine pairings-
-$85 with premium wine pairings-

1st Course
Roasted Chestnut Soup, with bacon, kale puree, toasted hazelnuts
2nd Course
Steamed Manilla Clams and Mussels, squid ink pasta, toasted breadcrumbs
and garlic, vanilla
3rd Course
Butter Poached Lobster, Braised Beef Shank Ravioli, Pan Roasted N.Y. Strip
with pine nuts, white truffle oil, bull’s blood beets, black garlic
4th Course
Fizzy Strawberry Shortcake, Mascarpone Cheese, Champagne Chocolate Sauce

New Years Eve Salsa Celebration begins at 10pm. $7 cover.

Blind Pig

Schlafly Christmas Ale Maplewood, Missouri, Spice Ale, 8% abv
Bells Christmas Kalamazoo, Michigan, Scotch Ale, 5.8% abv
Ridgeway Lump of Coal England, Foreign Stout, 8% abv
Founders Breakfast Stout Grand Rapids, Michigan, Imperial Stout, 8.3% abv
Schlafly Kölsch Maplewood, Missouri, Kölsch, 4.8% abv
Unibroue La Terrible Canada, Belgian Strong Ale, 10.5%
Great Divide Fresh Hop Denver, Colorado, American Pale Ale, 6.1% abv
Mahrs Bräu Christmas Bock Germany, Heller Bock, 6% abv
Fullers London Pride England, Premium Bitter, 4.7% abv
Delirium Noël Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 10% abv
Blue Moon Golden, Colorado, Belgian White, 5.4% abv
Krusovice Imperial 12° Bohemian Pilsener, Czech Republic, 5% abv
Stella Artois Belgium, Pale Lager, 5.2% abv
Pabst Blue Ribbon San Antonio, Texas, Pale Lager, 5% abv
Ridgeway Bad Elf England, English Strong Ale, 6%
Breckenridge Christmas Denver, Colorado, American Strong Ale, 7.4% abv
Victory Moonglow Downington, Pennsylvania, Weizen Bock, 8.7%
Lagunitas IPA Petaluma, California, India Pale Ale, 5.7% abv
Gouden Carolus Noël Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 10.5% abv
Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5.3% abv
Lindemans Framboise Belgium, Lambic, 2.5% abv
De Ranke Père Noël Belgium, Belgian Ale, 7% abv
Young’s Double Chocolate Stout England, Stout, 5.2%
Guinness Dublin, Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv

cask: Port Santa's Little Helper (it's pretty darn good)

The Brewery (Piglet)

Blind Pig Olde Smitty Winter Warmer
Blind Pig Snow Shovel IPA
Blind Pig Do-Over Oatmeal Stout
Goose Island Honkers Ale Chicago, Illinois, English Pale Ale, 5% abv
Veltins Pilsener Germany, Classic German Pilsener, 4.8% abv
Wild Goose Snow Goose Frederick, Maryland, English Strong Ale, 5.9% abv
Scaldis Noël Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 12% abv
Victory Storm King Downington, Pennsylvania, Imperial Stout, 9.1% abv
Ayinger Bräu-Weiss Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5.1% abv
Heilemans Old Style Woodridge, Illinois, Pale Lager, 5% abv
Avery duganA Boulder, Colorado, Imperial IPA, 8.5% abv
Ridgeway Santa’s Butt Winter Porter England, Porter, 6% abv
Guinness Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv

Sunday: 7-9 Trivia

Crane Alley

North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsener 4.4%
Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale 5.3%
Morland's Old Speckled Hen 5.2%
Gouden Carolus Noel 10.5%
Three Floyds Robert The Bruce 7.0%
He'brew Origin Pomegranate Ale 8.0%
Avery The Czar Imperial Stout 11.7%
Erdinger Hefe Weizen 5.3%
Guinness 4.2%
Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale 9.5%
Chimay Trappist Tripel 8.0%
Founder's Porter 6.5%
Pabst Blue Ribbon 4.7%
Left Hand Fade To Black Export Stout 8.5%
Flying Dog Raging Bitch Belgian IPA 8.2%
Dark Horse Crooked Tree IPA 6.0%


Coming Soon

Three Floyds Pride & Joy 5.0%
Founders Imperial Stout
Port Brewing Santa's Little Helper Imperial Stout
Mendocino Red Tail Ale
Great Divide Hibernation
Anchor Christmas Ale
Moylans Christmas Ale
Ridgeway Santa's Butt Porter
Ridgeway Bad Elf Winter Ale 6.0%
Three Floyds Gumballhead Wheat Ale 5.0%

Cowboy Monkey

Friday: Delta Kings $5, 9pm
Sunday: Mike Bray Band $5, 9:30pm
Tuesday: Open Mic, 10pm, $2.50 Magic Hat; $2.50 Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat; $2.50 Bacardi drinks
Wednesday: Salsa, 10pm
Thursday: Closed for Christmas Eve (according to website)
Friday: Closed for Christmas (according to website)

New Years Eve: Dubstep Massacre $10, 9pm. Tickets in advance at the bar.

Highdive

Friday: DJ Delayney $5, 10pm
Saturday: DJ $5, 10pm; $5 Long Island, $5 Vegas Bombs, $4 Captain Morgan drinks, $4 Jose Cuervo drinks
Monday: 80's night 10pm Free
Wednesday: DJ A-Ron, $5, 10pm
Thursday: Closed for Christmas Eve, (according to website)
Friday: Closed for Christmas (according to website)

New Years Eve: $20 (in advance, price will go up after Christmas)

Canopy Club

Friday: Metal Xmas Bash, $7
Saturday: Atheory $5;
Sunday: Pizza + Pitcher and Movie, 6 pm A Christmas Story; 8 pm Scrooged; 10 pm National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

New Years Eve: New Years Eve with Pianoman $5, 8pm


That's about it:

I will try to find out if Radio Maria and Crane are open for Christmas (I'm pretty sure Crane is, not sure of Radio).

If you are looking to try a bunch of Holiday beers, go to Blind Pig and get 3 samplers, there were 11 Holiday's on tap last night, including Ridgeway Lump of Coal, which is a good stout. Blind Pig Brewery claims 3 house beers on tap, I missed the Grissette :( Skot said it was pretty good, although I probably wouldn't like the spices.

My week schedule is looking like this:

Friday: Happy Hour at Radio, then off to Ty and Lindz
Saturday: BBCAmerica at 4:30 until I overdose on Doctor Who (The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, Waters of Mars)
Sunday: Baby shower for Frank and Dana; gathering at Suzie's
Monday: dinner with Evan at Monicals, attempt to drink all the beer at Blind Pig (probably)
Tuesday: open
Wednesday: purchase steaks
Thursday: get annoyed
Friday: grill steaks, go to Seven Saints to keep Andy company

New Years Eve is still supposed to be drinking at Steve and Ann's; although that may have changed, but I'm not sure. If it's moved to Kridz, then you, reading this, are invited.