THE WEEKLY BREWS
99 Bottles weekly eNewsletter | Friday, April 2, 2010
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photo by welosiped, from Flickr  | The Beers of Spring
As the weather warms we find ourselves outdoors more doing activities that require refreshment...and springtime beers are all about refreshment! One of my favorite styles for springtime is the Saison ale. Originally brewed for Belgian farmworkers, these beers are the
perfect thirst quencher for a warm spring or summer afternoon.
Haven't yet tried a saison? Join us on April's 1st Tuesday...to learn and taste!
1st Tuesday Style Night - April is Saison style ales
Regular Tasting Price: $5
99 Bottles Club Member Price: $2.50
Date & Time:Tuesday, April 6, 5:00 to 7:30PM
Must be 21+ years, with ID. Prepay at front counter when you arrive.
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New & Returning Beers
Boundary Bay IPA from Bellingham, Wash. Hopefully this will last longer than 4 days! Spicy orange, grapefruit, and pine hops balance a sweet and hearty malt body. Notes of pear, honey, and alcohol. Voted most drinkable IPA by NW Brewing News readers a few years back. 6.4% ABV
 Dogfish Head ApriHop from Delaware is a spring fruit beer for hop heads. Juicy apricots meet hops; balanced with malts for a creamy mouth-feel. 7% ABV
Dogfish Head Burton Baton from Delaware is a spring release that's never around long enough, in my opinion. Oh Burton Baton, how I love thee! A blend of Imperial IPA aged in oak for four months and 90-Minute IPA. Bready/doughy malts, spicy-citrus herbal hop bite, and fruits. Spicy alcohol with an oaky finish. 10% ABV
 Elysian Cyclops from Seattle, Wash. is a smooth, balanced barleywine with an aroma and flavor of malty toffee, with notes of fruit and an herbal hop bite. Winter release. Excellent on BeerAdvocate. 9.5% ABV
Great Divide Barrel-Aged Yeti is very limited as we only have 3 bottles for sale. First come, first serve. No holds. SORRY, SOLD OUT ON 4/1. Become a facebook fan or follow us on twitter to hear first about these extremely limited releases.
Great Divide Colette from Colorado. Farmhouse ales have quenched the thirst of Belgian farm workers for centuries. This saison is brewed with barley, wheat and rice and fermented at high temperatures with a special blend of four different yeast strains, giving it a fruity and slightly tart palate, with a dry finish. Tangy, with flavors of zesty Kaffir lime and lemongrass, spicy peppery cloves, and notes of banana and candied orange. Dry, yeasty finish. 7.3% ABV
Great Divide Espresso Yeti is another limited spring release from Colorado. Infused with Denver's own Pablo's espresso. Intense roasty malts, bold hops, espresso, and vanilla oak. Outstanding on BeerAdvocate. Pair it with a breakfast burrito, eggs Benedict, hash browns, cheesecake, or créme brulée. 9% ABV
 Jerome Golden Archangel from Argentina is a rich and satisfying Belgian-style ale with a deep golden color. Aged 12
months. It's the Jerome we've been waiting for!!
9% ABV
Mythos Red from Greece is not your typical lager. It's full of biscuity, caramelly, and nutty goodness.
5.5% ABV
Any new & returning beers arriving on Friday, April 2nd will be tweeted, put on facebook, and listed in next week's edition of The Weekly Brews.
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Beer & Easter Candy: The pairings
 Speckled Jelly Beans & Brach® Jelly Bean Nougat Candies
paired with Hitachino Nest Real Ginger Beer- Peeps® Chick & Chocolate
Mousse Bunny and Necco® Real Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Eggs paired with
Weltenburger Hefe-Dunkel Weisse
- Whoppers® Eggs paired with Left Hand Milk
Stout
- Sixlets® Chocolate-Flavored Candies paired with Firestone Walker
California 31 Pale Ale -- these were voted the 2nd favorite pairing of the night (Note, the strong citrus in this pale ale also makes it pair great with all things chocolate!)
- Lindt
Chocolate Chick & Bunny paired with St. Louis Framboise raspberry
lambic
- Rolo® Easter Caramels & Cadbury® Caramel Eggs paired with
Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale -- these were, by majority, the overall favorite
pairing!
- Reeses® Reester Peanut Butter Bunny paired with Goose Island
Bourbon County Stout (Note, the peanut butter bunnies also pair great with St.
Louis Framboise...similar to peanut butter & jelly, with a bit of
chocolate!)
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HOLIDAY HOURS
| We will be CLOSED on Easter Sunday, April 4
Resuming regular hours on Monday, April 5
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99 BOTTLES
| BEER STORE HOURS
MON 12-8PM
TUES-SAT 10AM-8PM
SUN 12-5PM (closed Easter)
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www.99Bottles.net
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Beer Tastings & Festivals
| TUESDAY APRIL 6
1st Tuesday Style Night
Try 5 Saisons for $5
5:00 to 7:30PM
at 99 Bottles
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WEDNESDAY APRIL 7
The Weekly Pick
Try 2 Schwarzbiers for $1
4:00 to 8:00PM
at 99 Bottles
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SATURDAY APRIL 17
Sky River Meads
Meet meadmaker Denice Ingalls and try 4 meads for $2.50
2:00 to 5:00PM
at 99 Bottles
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LEAVENWORTH ALEFEST
SATURDAY APRIL 17
visit the festival site
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HOP SCOTCH BEER & SCOTCH FESTIVAL
FRI & SAT APRIL 23 & 24
Beer, wine, scotch, and tequila tastings
at Fremont Studios
visit the festival site
advance tickets available now at 99 Bottles
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SATURDAY MAY 1
Howe Sound Brewing
Coming from BC to meet you & pour their beers
stay tuned for info
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SEATTLE BEER WEEK
MAY 13-23
visit the festival site
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BEER & D'OH-NUTS
SATURDAY MAY 15
10:00AM to NOON
$3.50 to sample 3 beers paired with a donut
at 99 Bottles
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Must be 21+ years with ID
to participate
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