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Dear Saint Arnold's Army:
First, a big "Thank You!" to everybody who helped make the Feast of Saint Arnold Week such a big success. We succeeded in raising $15,000 for Texas Children's Hospital over the course of the week. The Feast will return next year! You can click here to see the final tally.
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Back to School Drive at the Brewery on
Wednesday, August 3
Here's another way to get that warm and fuzzy feeling while having a beer. We're talking about how good it feels when you do something as nice as donating school supplies for kids that need them. On Wednesday, August 3, we are teaming up with our State Representative Jessica Farrar to host a Back to School drive for needy families at the brewery. Cost of admission is a new or gently used children's backpack and some school supplies. Then hang out and enjoy some tasty refreshing beverages. Consider them the fruits of your labor.
Here are the details:
Date: Wednesday, August 3
Taps open from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (remember you can bring food to snack on)
Admission: Bring one new or gently used children's backpack
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at least one of the following items:
8 pack of markers
24 pack of crayons
Large pack of pencils
Large package of spiral notebooks
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Ale Dinner at Rockwell Tavern on Monday, August 15
We realize that a lot of the events that we do are in central Houston but our customers live all over the place. So we are teaming up with Rockwell Tavern to have a Saint Arnold Ale Dinner closer to those living in the Spring/Northwest part of Houston. We've already tasted the pairings and are very much looking forward to coming back for the dinner. Here is the menu:
A Trio of Spreads with Saint Arnold Summer Pils Bread Saint Arnold Amber Brazed Chicken and Apple Sausage Wild Mushroom Ravioli topped with Collard Green Pesto Chicken Fried Grass Fed Beef Medallions topped with Cream Gravy Mango Passion Fruit Crème Brûlée We won't tell you what all the pairings are, but we can promise that one goes by the name Dr. Eleven.
Here is the info:
Ale Dinner at Rockwell Tavern
August 15, 2011
6:30 PM
12640 Telge Rd.
Cypress, TX 77429
Price: $50 per person
For reservations, please call 281-256-9223.
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In the News
Brennan's of Houston executive chef Danny Trace and FOX 26 reporter Ruben Dominguez talk about the Feast of Saint Arnold and a recipe for Weedwacker pepper jelly. |
Current Seasonal:
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Brewcrew Profile:
Eric Cormier
"Big E" Packaging Team
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Aries Paper or Plastic? Plastic Vampire or Werewolf? Werewolf Plain Pie or a la Mode? Pie Couch or Loveseat? Couch |
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Visiting our Hop Farmer in Hallertau
 In June, we went over to visit the hop farmer and his family who are growing our Hallertau Hersbrucker hops that we use so much of in our Lawnmower
, Weedwacker , Summer Pils (along with Saaz) and Oktoberfest . We chose Josef Zeitler's hops last year while doing hop selecting at the offices of the co-op that we purchase our Bavarian hops through. We use the co-op as opposed to a broker as this way much more of the purchase price goes to the farmer.
Zeitler's hop field is in a valley near Ossenzhausen protected by hills and forest from high winds and storms. It is a bucolic setting and the hops, when we visited them, were up the trellises and about to start flowering. The majority of the harvest from this field will come to Saint Arnold's.
After visiting the field, we were treated to a traditional Bavarian lunch of pork, bread dumpling and potato salad. And yes, beer. It was a great trip! Having such a personal connection with our suppliers really extends our feeling of community.
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Christmas in July Parties
The Christmas in July cases have all been shipped so hopefully you have stocked up on your at home supply. But for those of you looking to go out and enjoy some, here are some Christmas in July events we have coming up around town:
JP Hops House
Saturday, July 23
6:00 PM
Come prepared with an ugly sweater for the contest and with some Christmas Carol parodies.
The Mucky Duck
Wednesday, July 27
The Ginger Man
Wednesday, July 27
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Saint Arnold beer sales were up 50% for the first half of 2011, so thank you! The final batch of Summer Pils is being bottled this Friday, so enjoy it while you can. In an "oops!" moment, we discovered this week that we were short quite a few Summer Pils neck labels and can't get more in time for Friday's run. After inquiring on Facebook whether we should dump the beer or bottle it sans neck labels, we are going with the overwhelming response which was, "Please put it in the trunk of my car." Since that isn't legal, we'll just bottle it. Please excuse the missing neck labels.
Thanks for all your support!
Cheers!
Beth, Brett, Brock, Chris, Claire, Daniel, David, Deb, Dennis, Donny, Eric, Felix, Frank, Frank, Gonzo, James, Jim, Josh, Justin, Kathy, Kelsey, Kendra, Kevin, Lennie, Mark, Mary, Michael, Nicklaus, Pedro, Phil, Robbie, Sam, Stephen and Vince
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 Tours Weekdays at 3 PM and
Saturdays between 11 AM and 2 PM
www.saintarnold.com
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