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- February 24, 2012
- [Gravity Head 2012] Opening CeremoniesStarts: 12:00 amEnds: February 25, 2012 - 12:00 amLocation: 3312 Plaza Drive New Albany, INDescription: Regular hours and menu begin at 11:00 a.m. Members of the FOSSILS and LAGERS homebrewing/beer appreciation clubs and their chosen guests will again enjoy preferred seating in the entire Prost room, beginning at 3:00 p.m. We’re also expecting New Holland’s diplomatic attaché, Regional Beer & Spirits Ambassador Clay Cooper, to be dropping by for a liquidity conference.
- [Gravity Head 2012] Gravity Tailgate BreakfastStarts: 12:00 amEnds: February 25, 2012 - 12:00 amLocation: 3312 Plaza Drive New AlbanyDescription: In 2008, we convened early (4:00 a.m.) for a gravity breakfast with Terry Meiners of WHAS television in Louisville. In the years since, the concept has been tweaked, and so breakfast starts at 7:00 a.m., when it’s actually legal to drink beer in Hoosierland. There’ll be locally-baked Honey Cream doughnuts, breakfast snacks prepared by the marvelous Sarah, Ed Needham's home-roasted coffee, and the full opening day roster of Gravity Head selections. Stop by and get into the spirit before you go to work ... but what the hey; it’s Gravity Head, so why even go to work?
- February 25, 2012
- [Gravity Head 2012] The Annual Patty & Larry Buckeye Contingent VisitationStarts: 12:00 amEnds: February 26, 2012 - 12:00 amLocation: 3312 Plaza Drive New Albany, INDescription: In the past, the Saturday afternoon arrival of these hardy and perennial Buckeyes called for the tapping of a special wooden pin of cask-conditioned, barrel-aged JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale, and so a special beer (TBA) will greet their arrival. Look for all-day barroom duty,
- February 26, 2012
- [Gravity Head 2012] Optional R & RStarts: 12:00 amEnds: February 27, 2012 - 12:00 amLocation: 415 Bank Street New Albany, IN 47150Description: The Pizzeria & Public House is closed. We’ve only just begun the journey, so listen to your body. Drink liquids, rest, and avoid both lifting and the operation of heavy machinery. But, if you insist on living like a rock star, our Bank Street Brewhouse is open from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. for Brewhouse Brunch (until 2:00 p.m.), the locally famous Build-Your-Own Bloody Mary Bar, and the only Sunday carry-out beer within staggering distance of the Indiana riverbank, as dispensed in growlers.
- March 1, 2012
- Louis Le Française Beer DinnerStarts: 5:00 pmEnds: March 1, 2012 - 9:00 pmLocation: Louis Le Française - 133 East Market Street, New Albany, Indiana 47150Description: Presented by Louis Le Française, Starlight Distribution and New Albanian Brewing Company
Door opens at 5:00 p.m.
Dinner at 7:00 p.m.
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Menu
QUICHE LORRAINE -- onion and ham
Paired with Brasserie de Bretagne Saint Erwann Blonde (Abbey; 7% abv)
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CATCH OF THE DAY ALSATIAN STYLE -- mixed seafood stew, beer sauce
Prepared and paired with NABC Tafel Bier (Belgian Pale Ale; 4% abv)
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ALSATIAN SAUERKRAUT -- braised sauerkraut, bacon, pork shank, ham, sausage
Paired with Page-24 Biere de Printemps (Biere de Garde; 6% abv) and NABC Runkel Dunkel (Dark Lager; 6% abv)
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MIXED GREENS SALAD, CROUTONS
Paired with Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca (Witbier; 4.8% abv)
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GLAZED APPLE TART -- sautéed apples, custard, pastry crust
Paired with L’Hermitiere Cidre Brut (Sparkling Cider; 5% abv)
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PARTING GLASS
Trois Dames Le Semeuse Espresso Stout (7.5% abv)
$55 per person, tax and gratuity not included.
Your patronage is greatly appreciated. Thank you for supporting Downtown New Albany.
Louis Le Française, 133 East Market Street, New Albany, Indiana 47150
812-944-1222 - BBC Beer Dinner @ Anchorage CafeStarts: 6:30 pmEnds: March 1, 2012 - 9:00 pmLocation: 11505 Park Road, Louisville, KY 40223Description: For questions please call Anchorage Cafe 502-708-1880
-First Course- KY Blue Prawns, Weisenberger Mills Grits, Country Ham, Red Eye Gravy
(paired with BBC Hell For Certain)
-Second Course- Roasted Quail, Butternut Squash, Walnuts, Grateful Greens Baby Arugula, BBC Nut Brown Vinaigrette
(paired with BBC Nut Brown)
-Third Course- Sous Vide Marksbury Farms Short Rib, Hot and Sour Glaze, Shiitake Mushrooms, Black Eyed Peas, Crispy Shallots
(paired with BBC American Pale Ale)
-Fourth Course- Pecan Creme Brulee with Argo & Sons Coffee Ice Cream and Bourbon Smoked Sea Salt
(paired with BBC Bourbon Barrel Stout)
- March 5, 2012
- Rogue Beer Dinner at Buckhead Bardstown RoadStarts: 12:00 amEnds: March 6, 2012 - 12:00 amLocation: 3020 Bardstown Road Louisville, KY 40205Description: A five course beer tasting and dinner. Please RSVP with Bryan Beach 502-456-6680, no later than Wednesday, February 29th.
Welcoming Beer: Rogue Kell's Irish Lager
Appetizer: Beer Battered Coconut Lime Shrimp & Mango Jalapeño Sauce with Rogue Chipotle Ale
Salad: Citrus Salmon Salad with Rogue Dead Guy Vinaigrette and a Rogue Dead Guy Ale
Soup: Cheddar and Roasted Vegetable Soup with Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar
Entree: Barleywine Marinated Prime Rig & Barleywine Jus with Rogue XS Old Crustacean Barleywine
Dessert: Chocolate Stout Truffles & Chocolate Stout Creme Anglaise with Rogue Chocolate Stout.
$35/Person
- March 8, 2012
- 6th Annual Blessing of the Beer and Tapping of the KegStarts: 5:30 pmEnds: March 8, 2012 - 11:30 pmLocation: BBC Clay & Main 636 East Main St. 40202Description: The Blessing of the Beer event will be held at the BBC production brewery located at 636 East Main St. Join the BBC Brew Crew and the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) in this classic annual ceremony as Louisville kicks off the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. The festivities will begin at 5:30 as a procession, lead by the AOH and a bagpiper, will march through the facility. A catholic priest will then bless all of the Bourbon Barrel Stout present in the brewery. The Bourbon Barrel Stout is again honored to be the Official Beer of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. After the beer has been blessed, we will proceed to Oshea's on Baxter Avenue for the Tapping of the Keg.
***BBC Taproom will be featuring the first ever Celtic Hell only for this night. Celtic Hell is specialty red ale that has been aged in Bourbon Barrels for over a year. The approximate ABV for this great beer is 9%.
Tapping of the Keg: A keg of the Blessed beer will be delivered to Oshea's on Baxter Ave where the AOH will lead us in prayer, and the keg will be tapped and served until it runs out. This will mark the official start to the holiday.
For information on Bluegrass Brewing Co. http://www.bluegrassbrew.com
For information on O’sheas http://www.osheaslouisville.net/
- March 9, 2012
- [Gravity Head 2012] Cavalier & Founders NightStarts: 12:00 amEnds: March 10, 2012 - 12:00 amLocation: 3312 Plaza Drive New Albany, INDescription: The estimable John Host of Founders Brewing joins the wholesale gang from Cavalier Distributing (Indianapolis) for an evening of mannered sipping and agitated revolutionary chat. To mark the occasion, Gravity Head listed kegs from Founders will swamp the taps.
- March 15, 2012
- Kentucky Breakfast Stout Release Party @ Four PegsStarts: 6:00 pmEnds: March 16, 2012 - 12:00 amLocation: 1053 Goss Ave Louisville , Ky 40217Description: Can we call it a Kentucky Breakfast Stout Release party if we throw it in Kentucky? Of course we can, right? We’ll be at one of Louisville’s newcomers, Four Pegs Beer Lounge in Germantown. - Founders Brewery.
Four Pegs won’t only be pouring the first 2012 KBS keg in the city, but will also have the following Founders Brewing beers on tap:
• Imperial Stout
• Double Trouble
• Centennial IPA
• Red’s Rye PA
• Pale Ale
502-634-1447 for more info!
- March 17, 2012
- [Gravity Head 2012] St. Patrick’s DayStarts: 12:00 amEnds: March 18, 2012 - 12:00 amLocation: 3312 Plaza Drive New Albany, INDescription: Wearing of the green is one thing, but ingesting green-tinted swill is tantamount to wearing a badge that reads, “I’m neither Irish nor particularly bright – scoff at me.” The accepted colors of Irish beer are black (stout), red (ale) and gold (lager), and in our traditionally minimalist fashion, we’ll be offering three non-Gravity draft selections that roughly approximate each of these styles, while endeavoring to shun other, more inauthentic forms of proto-Hibernian revelry. You have been warned.