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| 99 Bottles Newsletter | FRIDAY
October 8, 2010 | |
Greetings!
This weekend kicks off a week of Beer Tasting! Check out what 99 Bottles has in store for you... SUNDAY 10-10-10. Stone Vertical Epic 10.10.10 Release Party! 12-2PM Meet Jeff Porter of Stone Brewing at 99 Bottles! Be the first on your block to try the newest Vertical Epic Ale. There will be limited vintages of various Stone brews: Old Guardian and Imperial Russian Stout, to name a few (both in the tasting & available for purchase). At this GRAB BAG tasting, you get a pour of Vertical Epic 10.10.10 and then you choose five Stone beers from the remaining bottles to try. Come at noon for widest selection. Try 6 beers for $2.50, with ID. 99 Bottles Club Members taste for $1.00. The Party starts at NOON, with LAST CALL at 2PM. And be sure to check out the new Stone beer glasses and Arrogant Bastard t-shirts. WEDNESDAY 10-13-10. Fresh Hop Ales! 4-8PM Try two incredibly aromatic fresh hop beers for $1, with ID. We'll be pouring Deschutes Hop Trip and BridgePort Hop Harvest. SATURDAY 10-16-10. Lips of Faith...and more. 4-6PM Meet Shawn Sheeran of New Belgium Brewing at 99 Bottles! We'll be tasting the newest beers in the Lips of Faith Series, plus a few other favorites, for a total of five beers for $2.50, with ID.
99 Bottles Club Members taste for $1.00. The Party starts at 4PM, with LAST CALL at 6PM. Scheduled beers include Vrienden, Sahti, La Folie, Hoptober and Ranger. A delicious range of flavor. Taste good beer. See ya' at 99 Bottles! |
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Harmon Special Ales
Citra One Hop, Woodrows Milk Stout 2010 Pro-Am & Black Tartan IPA at 99 Bottles
 If you've not yet tried a "Special Ale" from The Harmon, of Tacoma, consider one of these.
Citra One Hop-- for me, this had one word, "Wow!" A 99 Bottles friend who frequents The Harmon shares my love for tropical fruits was right when they told me this was "...an IPA you HAVE to try." And they were dead-on. The Citra hop is fast becoming a favorite. Grab a nucleation etch for this beer for continual release of the sweet, pungent aromas of melon, pineapple, mango, lychee,... As you drink notice the intensifying fruit salad Tropicals. After the fruit burst, the Citra hop spicing leads to a semi-bitter, drying finish. I really enjoy the drinkability of this Harmon One-Hop: Citra. Woodrow's Imperial Milk Stout is the 2010 Pro-Am award-winning Russian Imperial Stout up-scaled to professional brewsystem at The Harmon. The flavors are of deeply malty chocolate-cocoa with a sweetening creamy silkiness with a boozy backing. So far reviewers are saying, " Outstanding!" I've not yet had the opportunity to try the Black Tartan IPA, though have heard it's a black styled IPA, like Porter meets "West-Coast IPA" [read: strong hop!]. Someone even dared say, "...as good as the Alaskan Double Black IPA." CDA fans, this beer's for you. Limit 1 per person on Woodrows & Black Tartan & ask for them at the front counter. We received just a case [12 bottles each!] of those two, so if you miss the bottles visit The Harmon for the beers on-tap. |
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Bowser Beer
Beer tasting for the pooch
Which ale does the pup prefer? Cock-a-Doodle Brew or Beefy Brown? 3 Busy Dogs make good things for dogs: natural chicken & beef broth beer, without sodium, alcohol or hops. This protein-rich treat is made with malt barley and includes Glucosamine to promote joint health. Made in the USA. $3.49 per bottle
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Chateau Jiahu
Still in my Top 100 favorites
 The main fault I have with this beer: Dogfish Head Craft Brewing releases it as an "Occasional Rarity." When I first tried it back in 2007, it joined my Top 100 Beers and then it was gone. For an entire year I kicked myself for not having grabbed an extra bottle or two for the cellar. But then I discovered a bottle! Stored for about 18 months in proper conditions the ale matured to a lovely creature. And then I waited...and waited...and waited... In 2009 I watched the Dogfish Head website for the Occasional Rarity Release Schedule, only to see Chateau Jiahu drop off. Could I stand another year without my sweet chrsyanthemum, white-graped, sweet honeyed Jiahu? Yesterday she returned to 99 Bottles: Dogfish Head's Chateau Jiahu And I bet by now you knew the beer I was trying after work last night! I couldn't help but wonder all day, would this ale be as lovely as I remember? Would it still fall in my Top 100? When young, her flavors are richly intense; the honey is so forefront. The palate is smooth, the flowers lift their heads in the background, the hawthorne fruit comes out to play with the muscat grapes. That 10% ABV is so hidden in the flavor, but not the effects! That makes this beer a perfect one to share with friends. Yes, I'd say she's still a favorite, one of my Top 100 Beers. And I'll be picking up my extras for the cellar this weekend. You won't catch me without Chateau Jiahu for a full two years again! |
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Crisp Weather Brings Winter Warmers
Winter Seasonal Beers Arrive Early
Just arrived: Samuel Smith Winter Welcome 2009 Vintage [Just 12 available; grab a bottle of 2009 for your verticals; the 2010 will be here soon!], Hale's Wee Heavy Winter Scotch-style ale, Pyramid Snow Cap, Deschutes Jubelale, Anderson Valley Winter Solstice, Elysian Winter Bifrost Ale. Winter beers are already arriving! If you need Oktoberfest or Pumpkin ales for your parties in late October or November, get them soon at 99 Bottles. Several fall seasonal beers are already gone, to return in autumn of 2011. |
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Your vote counts, Best of Western Washington closes voting Sunday
99 Bottles nominated for Best Beer Store
Vote for your favorite beer store in KING5's Best of Western Washington. We've been honored with a nomination in the Beer Store Category and need your vote to make us #1 in 2010. Vote here--' http://ctvr.us/99bottlesForward this email to your friends and ask them to vote 99 Bottles--'  Grab these graphics and post 'em on your social sites: facebook, mySpace, blogs   Vote before midnight Sunday. Ask your friends to vote before October 10th 11:59:59PM PST. |
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Thanks for mixing it up with us! Choose from 1,000 beers, plus hard cider & mead at 99 Bottles.
When you need a beer adventure
Visit 99 Bottles in Federal WayI-5 Exit 142B at Crossings Center 35002 Pacific Hwy S, A102 | Federal Way, WA 98003 | (253) 838-2558 www.99bottles.netHalloween Party Keg Orders are due October 26th |
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