 Dear Readers,
Welcome to a brief update which will bring you through to Christmas and to the end of this year concerning all things Ale House.
Pay no attention to the image above, it is not intended to influence liminally or subliminally, your desires to purchase a gift card online (www.gardnerale.com) or in the pub, or sitting at table. It is only meant as a place holder for a picture of me which isn't necessarily welcome by the curious or even the brave. It's just there and will be featured later in this rag.
Now, as December heads toward Christmas, you may want to shop or drink or maybe party on New Year's Eve, and, certainly, in those categories, we excel. I bring to you, in this brief e-message, the long and the short of it.
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Gift Cards Online!
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I humbly submit that we have a few things for sale for your Christmas shopping pleasure. Plus, there has been a wonderful new development and that is the availability to buy Ale House Gift Cards online. Just go to www.gardnerale.com! Also available are: Hoodies: $35 Men's Quote T-Shirts: Long-sleeved $20, Short-sleeved $15 Ladies' Quote T-Shirts, Short-sleeved: $16 Ladies' Beer Maiden T-Shirts: $20 Ladies' Tank Tops: $12 Winter Hats: $12 Pint Glasses: $5 Growlers: $12, $13 Combo Deals Growler & 2 logo'd pint glasses: $18 (Regularly $22) Growler & Winter Hat: $20 (Regularly $24) Hoodie & Quote T-shirt Long-sleeved: $50 (Regularly $55) Short-sleeved: $45 (Regularly $50) Pint Glass & Tank Top: $15 (Regularly $17) Pint Glass & Winter Hat: $15 (Regularly $17) Beer Maiden & Tank Top: $28 (Regularly $32) GAH Euro stickers for $1.50 or free with $50 purchase  Soon to arrive: Tie Dye Shirts! |
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NEW YEAR'S EVE - Tons of Gluten Free!
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Three Buffets
The Table Magic of Eddie Raymond
Scott Babineau Acoustically
CAVES ON MARS
Reservations 978 669 0122
Yes, New Year's revelers, I said buffets, plural! We have three different buffets for our New Year's Eve Celebration and you can choose any of the three time slots or none of them, and still hang here. You can ring in the New Year, or just have some fun and go home early. You can do anything you want. And you will have a difficult time choosing, because, indeed, we have it all. Never before has such an ambitious undertaking been undertaken - at least not here. Have a look-see:
Seating 1
PRIME RIB BUFFET, 4:30 till 6:45, $22 per person
Prime Rib Buffet & The Table Magic of Eddie Raymond
Not only do you get the table magic and good humor of Eddie Raymond circulating throughout the dining room, you also get this out-of-sight buffet:
Prime Rib, Shrimp C  ocktail*, Mad Appetizers, Lobster Mac, Salmon with Caper Cream Sauce*, Stuffed Chicken*, Ale House Steak tips*, Scallops 'n' Gnocchi, Eggplant Rollatini*, Chicken Picatta*, Soup*, Salad*, Mashed*, Rice* & Veg*
*Gluten Free!
Seating 2
LOBSTER & PRIME RIB BUFFET, 7 till 9:15, $27 per person
Lobster & Prime Rib Buffet, Eddie Raymond, Scott Babineau
In this seating Eddie Raymond continues his magic and we amp it up by adding whole boiled Lobster & drawn butter and Scotty Babineau's acoustic act. Plus everything from the Early Seating.
Seating 3
SUPER APPETIZERS BUFFET, 9:30 till 2013, $18 per person
Ring in the New Year with a sumptuous appetizer buffet. It's a cocktail party with CAVES ON MARS!  Duck L'orange*, Shrimp Cocktail*, Chicken Kabobs*, Chicken Teriyaki Skewers*, Cajun Bacon Shrimp*, Asian Cashew Cakes, Coconut Chicken, Spanikopita Phyllo Cups. * Gluten Free! If you just want to come in without partaking in the buffets, that's good too, the pub will be hoppin'! |
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For those of you who could not make Saturday's John Lennon Night on Dec. 8, let me tell you, it was a show. I could not leave until the last song. And then I insisted on two more. The Plastic Juno Band, which I have re-dubbed the "Once a Year Plastic Juno Band" was on their game as they dusted off those guitars, drums, keys, horns and clothes to play one more annual stand at the Ale House. Then the year presses on and we forget, until that remarkable Beatles Phoenix arises again and takes no prisoners in the pub. What a remarkable night it continues to be. Thanks to all who participated or wish they could! See you there next year. And for my final note: There is nothing quite like the end-of-the year contemplation that accompanies December waning days. It is truly the reason I don't resolve anything for the next year. My contemplation can now be somewhat simple as I don't look back on broken intention(s). However, I continue to look back anyway and try to see what it was. For me, it was dizzy. I don't think in my life, I have ever had my attention re-directed as much as I had this year. So, what of it? Not sure. Things are getting done, so I maybe it's OK, but am I getting done? Thanks for being there and wading through...  Rick Walton Always Here _______________________________________________________ |
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Calendar of Events
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Every Monday is Blue Monday This Monday it's a BLUE CHRISTMAS with Scottie Monette and Friends, 7 - 10 PM Every Thursday is Audio Wasabi This Thursday is a very special Wasabi; we do it every year; with Brian Chaffee, Scottie Babineau and Chris Reddy
it's THE POLICE!
9 - 1 AM
Friday, Dec. 21 End of the World Party with SAM & FRANCO 8:30 PM
Saturday, Dec. 22, 8:30 PM
The Second End of The World Party - If Necessary
with
Jay Sharron & Kris Lucander
Christmas Eve Ale House Kitchen Closes 3 PM, Pub Closes 6 PM Come in and hang around before we close, the vibe is magic with Christmas cheer and poignant goodbyes as we close down for a rare 41.5 hours! Ale House Opens Up Again Wed, Dec. 26, 11:30 AM Thursday, Dec. 27 Audio Wasabi performs "Chick Rock" featuring guests: The Cranks 9 PM Friday, Dec. 28 The Grin Whistle 8:30 PM Saturday, Dec. 29 Colin Boutwell & Neil McDonald 8:30 PM NEW YEAR'S EVE Three Buffets,
EDDIE RAYMOND,
SCOTTIE BABINEAU
AND CAVES ON MARS bring in the New Year!
Three Seatings
Reservations Encouraged
978 669 0122
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Beer News
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ON TAP NOW: Summer's End (4.9% ABV, German Kolsch), Chair City Pale Ale (5.1% ABV, American Pale Ale), Nightcrawler Black IPA (5.6% ABV), Dunkelweizen (5.5% ABV), Face-off Double IPA (9.5% ABV), Naked Stout (3.8 % ABV), The Hef (5.0% ABV), Facelift IPA (6.2% ABV), Downtown Smoky Brown (5.7% ABV)
Coming Friday. . .
Winter Lager
This Friday, December 21, 2012;
Very dark with garnet highlights; malt notes of caramel, nuts and roast. Balanced with low bitterness and subtle European hop aromas. (5.6% ABV)
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Our Featured Wine
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 Opula
Red Blend
2010
(Tuscany, Italy)
Straight off of our wine list & available every day, we are featuring this higher-end
Italian Red in order to bring attention to what we think is a very fine wine in our lineup.
Described as a fruit-forward, full bodied blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Syrah and Merlot grapes.
Enjoy by the bottle $25 or by the glass $7. Ask for a sample!
How can you resist that? And if you don't finish the bottle, you get to take it home, just like with all our bottles of wine. We have special bags, which are state approved, for transporting opened bottles of wine. Cool.
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The Deck?
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CAVES ON MARS !!
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