tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11266191969914900052024-02-20T10:17:04.992-08:00The BrueryThe origins of a somewhat new craft breweryPatrick Ruehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342307960391162515noreply@blogger.comBlogger424125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-4554248774514560052014-11-14T13:33:00.000-08:002014-11-14T13:33:04.927-08:00Meet the Homebruer: Keith Pumilia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We certainly have a lot of new faces around The Bruery lately. Our newest cellarmen comes all the way from Louisiana. Keith's energy and enthusiasm for craft beer is infectious (no pun intended), and it's no wonder when you learn about his homebrew background.<br />
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In 2005 I was visiting my future in-laws in Japan and my future father-in-law showed me how he had been homebrewing for years there. I was immediately hooked. <br />
<a name='more'></a>I started homebrewing the week I returned home, just on a basic extract kit. Soon after I returned home, my father-in-law sent me Charlie Papazian's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062215752/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687522&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0060531053&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0HPFHFFJNGS1EBJ10P50" target="_blank">The Complete Joy of Homebrewing</a>. I have been brewing and reading beer books ever since.<br />
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<b>What kind of homebrews are you working on lately?</b><br />
I just moved out to California, so unfortunately my setup is all over the place, but I would love to do a beer that is both a favorite of mine and my homebrewing partner Drew Walker. Drew is now Head Brewer at <a href="http://www.riverratbrewery.com/" target="_blank">River Rat Brewing</a> in Columbia, SC and we both love our Pineapple-Rosemary Pale Ale.<br />
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<b>Any disasters to report yet?</b><br />
My biggest disaster would have to be our first time bottle conditioning, bottles exploding all over the closet. Not as fun to clean up as one might expect.<br />
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<b>Have you had any moments in brewing where you kind of had to pinch yourself?</b><br />
This isn’t homebrewing related but it is beer related. I was in Denver for GABF when I worked for <a href="https://abita.com/" target="_blank">Abita Brewing Company</a> and I got on stage to accept the silver medal award in the Bock Category from Charlie Papazian, the man who really intrigued me with his books on beer. <br />
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<b>What advice do you have for a new homebrewer?</b><br />
The biggest advice I like to give (and is really appropriate as a cellarman at the Bruery) is to really focus on temperature control during fermentation. For some reason this is often overlooked. The brewers make wort; the <i>yeast</i> makes the beer, so keep your yeast happy! <br />
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<b>Read about the rest of our homebrewers on The Bruery staff in our Meet the Homebruer series</b>:<br />
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<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2013/08/cesar-alfaro-homebrewer.html">Meet the Homebruer: Cesar Alfaro</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/03/tyler-king-homebrewer.html">Meet the Homebruer: Tyler King</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2013/07/matt-olesh-homebrewer.html">Meet the Homebruer: Matt Olesh</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2013/08/benjamin-weiss-homebrewer.html">Meet the Homebruer: Benjamin Weiss</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/03/andrew-bell-homebrewer.html">Meet the Homebruer: Andrew Bell</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/03/homebrewer-jamie-burns.html">Meet the Homebruer: Jamie Burns</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/03/sean-flannery-homebrewer.html">Meet the Homebruer: Sean Flannery</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/11/josh-reyes-homebrewer.html">Meet the Homebruer: Josh Reyes</a></li>
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I don’t recall exactly when I started playing music but I’m extremely grateful that my parents sat me on a piano bench when they did. I played piano for several years, and I like to think I was pretty good at it. But, I wasn’t truly passionate about it. I’m not the type of person to go on doing something I’m not passionate about, and I guess I picked up that trait at a young age.<br />
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When I turned 12, I decided to step away from the piano lessons and pick up guitar. Before I knew it, I was playing the blues and learning bits and pieces of popular songs. Then I hit the phase where I listened to a lot of metal and wanted to be in a punk band. Eventually, I rediscovered my roots and officially fell in love with bluegrass music. Artists like <a href="http://open.spotify.com/artist/6bV5tUO90I3oRIy3Gy1UOG" target="_blank">Clarence White</a> and <a href="http://open.spotify.com/artist/01N1aZStXA4yGvkz4vRXtJ" target="_blank">Doc Watson</a> simply blew my mind, and I’d listen to & practice the same songs on repeat in hopes of picking up a trick or two. After my first few months of at my first job, I bought myself a bluegrass classic - a Martin HD-28, and it’s still my pride and joy.<br />
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A few years back, I heard about an insanely talented young bluegrass musician named <a href="http://open.spotify.com/artist/1dyGPAYZZHHW6WIqwKN5QF" target="_blank">Chris Thile</a>. Listening to him is probably the biggest reason I decided to pick up Mandolin. I assume the inner Dead Head is also partially to blame. <br />
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As far as concerts go, I try to get to as many shows as I can, and usually plan for at least one bluegrass-heavy festival per year. <a href="http://www.highsierramusic.com/" target="_blank">High Sierra</a> and the <a href="http://huckfinn.com/" target="_blank">Huck Finn Jubilee</a> have been recent favorites. Bands like <a href="http://open.spotify.com/artist/4gFssfOmWNY3LfIZ3zyoy4" target="_blank">The Punch Brothers</a> and <a href="http://open.spotify.com/artist/63knPlGzLHTNDf1J78Fvte" target="_blank">The Devil Makes Three</a> are always must-sees while in town. I’ve been eyeing a bluegrass festival coming up next March and already can’t wait! There’s just something about seeing a bluegrass band live that’s a little bit transcendent to me. The precise intricate musicianship, the passion you can see and feel, the relaxed and unpretentious vibe, the humble and appreciative attitude. It’s all good stuff, and oddly enough as I hear myself describe what I like about bluegrass music, I could say the same things about why I love the craft beer community as well!<br />
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At the end of the day, few things make me as happy as finding the exact song to fit my mood on the way home, cooking dinner while listening to music, or playing music on the couch. Craft beer may be the passion that’s most obvious to the outside world, but right alongside will always be a love for bluegrass music.<br />
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<b>Read more from our passionate staff:</b><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/11/share-your-passion-cesar-makes-music.html">Wood Cellarman Cesar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/search/label/homebrue">Our Homebruers</a></li>
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If you've been to our <a href="http://www.thebruery.com/tastingroom/" target="_blank">Tasting Room</a> on weekends recently, you may have noticed the occasional option to sign up for tours of our brewhouse. Though we're working on relaunching an improved tour program in the near future, in the meantime Josh is able to parade a few interested folks around. Josh is one of our newer additions to The Bruery family, but he's by no means new to beer and brewing.<br />
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<b>When did you start homebrewing?</b><br />
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Much like many of our own Bruers, I started homebrewing in college. <br />
<a name='more'></a>More specifically, I learned that some of the guys in my fraternity were getting really into craft beer, and that one of the guys actually started homebrewing before he transferred over to UCLA. The first time I actually visited a craft brewery was coincidentally a fraternity conference hosted in San Diego, and some of us more-enlightened Kappa Sigs decided we would use our dinner time to visit Stone's World Garden & Bistro and Ballast Point's Scripps Ranch sites. Best decision ever.<br />
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I did a couple extract brews starting in 2011 with a small group of us, and after I graduated in 2012 and was back home (read: "funemployed"), I started all-grain brewing since I had full access to my parents' kitchen. (Shout out to my frat brother Ian for introducing me to this great/addictive hobby/habit!)<br />
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<b>How did you become interested in the hobby?</b><br />
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In college I worked in a biochemistry lab and I was always fascinated by the biological and molecular processes that result in God's gift to mankind. After that first batch of extract Hef', I wanted to know how to make something better and customize recipes with flavors like coffee, vanilla, chocolate, oranges, etc.; how little microorganisms like Saccharomyces metabolized and fermented sugars into ambrosia; how a poor college kid could make something more palatable than the racks of less interesting beers that usually littered one's weekend haze. Homebrewing was a way for me to have my own little laboratory in the backyard/kitchen, and let me cut the cost of having to actually buy the kinds of beer I wanted to drink or give to my friends.<br />
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The other awesome part about homebrewing that I discovered was the numerous, exhaustive resources I found online for newbies just starting. I love the fact that any weekend homebrewer can make something as delicious and complex as offerings from the established big craft breweries in this industry, from the tools and equipment found in any local hardware store. (Orange HD buckets 'til I die!)<br />
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<b>What's in your carboy right now? </b><br />
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Since my weekends are spent showing guests around the Frankenstein-lab that we call our Bruery brewhouse, I've been neglecting my own home brewery as of late. Right now my kegerator has a blood orange red ale (10B) and a Belgian dark strong ale (18E) on tap, but I'm desperately trying to kill either keg so I can make room for a keg of our <a href="http://www.thebruery.com/beers/loakalred.html" target="_blank">Loakal Red</a>!<br />
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Last Christmas I made an oatmeal stout with chicory for my girlfriend (even made some bottle labels using Photoshop), so I'm thinking I can try brewing that again around the holidays to have for the winter, or this chocolate porter that turned out really well and my friends and I killed within a week. Once I lock down a Cool Brewing insulated bag (or a cheaper method to control temperatures without having to spring for a ferm chamber), I definitely want to bug our own Bruers for tips on Saisons (or I suppose I can wait until it's warm again).<br />
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<b>What was your most glorious disaster?</b><br />
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Remember that chicory oatmeal stout I was talking about earlier? The one I ended up gifting to my girlfriend was the second attempt. My first attempt somehow got infected, and when it came time to bottle and I opened up my carboy, my nose got hit with a wave of rancid butter and death. Hoping to salvage what was made, I thieved a sample from the bottom to see if I could avoid the pellicles on top and at least have a smaller batch to bottle. The taste was something akin to the bitter tears of the recently orphaned, the broken dreams of failed start-up developers, death and a hint of coffee. This first "gift" met its demise in the sink drain.<br />
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Luckily I had brewed a stout the week previous that had a similar grain bill and was too lazy to bottle (I was going through my stout phase), so I was able to use this batch sitting in secondary, adding lactose and brewed chicory at bottling. Christmas was saved. Crises were averted.<br />
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<b>Tell us about your most bragtastic moment as a homebrewer.</b><br />
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For my most recent birthday, my girlfriend (who by now is an enabler for my habits) sent me the parts and set-up to build a two-tap kegerator (the one I use now) a fortnight early so I could have something on tap for the actual day. I spent the next week scouring Craigslist and homebrew forums for the necessary refrigerator, Cornelius kegs, and respective build plans. Once that task was done, I spent the next couple days putting the damn thing together, staying up late so that I had enough time to "properly" force carbonate a keg with a good five day window.<br />
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When all was said, done, carbonated and chilled, I pulled the handle at midnight on my birthday for my first ever glass from the tap, put the glass to my lips, and drank. I was expecting the dark, roasty, toasted toffee sweetness of a stout, but was instead greeted with a different flavor. Sour. I made a sour stout that actually tasted like an amateur version of Tart of Darkness, but with less sour and more novice. I wasn't disappointed so much as perplexed, and when my friends came by the next night to sample my concoction, they all ended up liking it. (One of whom is my neighbor and he came over on two subsequent, non-birthday-related days just to have more. True story.) We then ended up going to The Bruery, where I wasn't yet an employee, and I was able to see what a pro sour stout should taste like.<br />
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In retrospect, I'm assuming that the infection in my home brewed stout was caused by me not properly sanitizing the vanilla beans I added in secondary, but thanks anyway, lacto!<br />
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Another really cool moment I had was when my buddy and occasional home brewing partner Shayne (obligatory: burn, you dirty Trojan) were in my backyard working on this black IPA. A couple days ago I saw a couple threads on <a href="http://v/" target="_blank">Home Brew Talk</a> and <a href="http://www.beeradvocate.com/" target="_blank">Beer Advocate</a> about wort aeration, and some genius had used a plastic tee fitting and extra hose from kettle to carboy to jury rig a $2 aeration setup using the Venturi effect. I decided to try this method, although dubious were my buddy and I to the validity of this setup.<br />
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When I held the end of the siphon tube into my carboy and Shayne started the siphon, we were expecting a bunch of wasted wort to spill everywhere. Instead, we were met with the whistling scream of air getting sucked into the tee and fed into the wort. Better than our initial surprise was the sound of a vigorous fermentation just 6 hours after pitching the yeast.<br />
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<b>Any advice for a new homebrewer?</b><br />
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The Internet has a close to infinite number of resources. Use it.<br />
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Always overpitch yeast. A little blow off is way better than having to wait for a delayed fermentation to start/finish or strained yeast.<br />
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Don't buy it if you can build it. Other than the actual consumption of the finished product, a lot of the fun I have in homebrewing is in the myriad of ways anyone can build a great working "brewhouse" with just a little bit of creativity, a lot of elbow grease, and a quick trip or two to the hardware store or local yard sale. My "kettle" is a 13-gallon caldera that I bought from a carniceria!<br />
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Look up the Venturi effect. Try the trick with the plastic/metal tee. Aerate dat wort! Yeah science, b***h!<br />
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If you're not a science geek now, you should be. Read as many books and articles on brewing and tasting beer.<br />
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Sanitize EVERYTHING! That 4 lb drum of PBW at your local brew shop that's close to $50? Get it. Same goes for the gallon worth of iodophore or contact sanitizer. They'll last for a year's worth of homebrewing, and you'll go through a lot.<br />
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I like to brew-in-a-bag (BIAB) for my beers that are lower in starting gravity (below 1.060 or 15P), so it's a great way for someone making the transition from extract or partial mash into all grain.<br />
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<b>Read about the rest of our homebrewers on The Bruery staff in our Meet the Homebruer series</b>:<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2013/08/cesar-alfaro-homebrewer.html">Meet the Homebruer: Cesar Alfaro</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/03/tyler-king-homebrewer.html">Meet the Homebruer: Tyler King</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2013/07/matt-olesh-homebrewer.html">Meet the Homebruer: Matt Olesh</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2013/06/rich-ruelle-homebrewer.html">Meet the Homebruer: Rich Ruelle</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2013/08/benjamin-weiss-homebrewer.html">Meet the Homebruer: Benjamin Weiss</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/03/andrew-bell-homebrewer.html">Meet the Homebruer: Andrew Bell</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/03/homebrewer-jamie-burns.html">Meet the Homebruer: Jamie Burns</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/03/sean-flannery-homebrewer.html">Meet the Homebruer: Sean Flannery</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/11/keith-pumilia-homebrewer.html">Meet the Homebruer: Keith Pumilia</a></li>
</ul>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-89079912287691827692014-11-03T17:23:00.002-08:002014-11-12T15:26:26.822-08:00Share Your Passion: Wood Cellarman Cesar on Making MusicFor as long as I can remember, I’ve always been interested in music. As a young kid I would steal my dad’s dress shoes, don my tiny blazer and dance for hours in front of the television while <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095655/" target="_blank">Moonwalker</a> played on repeat.<br />
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I didn’t have rhythm to save my life but I still went for it. As I got older, I found myself listening to my dad’s LP’s, which I now listen to on a daily basis. Even as a kid, I loved the crazy, sporadic drumming of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Frank Zappa. Trying my hand at snare drum in elementary school, I found myself bored with the marching band’s 1-2-3-4 counts and switched to trumpet. While I played that for a few years, I was disappointed it didn’t give me the freedom to truly “rock out”.<br />
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While in middle school, I met a friend who was an aspiring DJ who listened to a new type of music that I wasn’t used to. The nice blend of hip hop and electronic music and rock filling his playlist resulted in a bit of a sporadic feel, but still seemed to flow since all the music had the same roots. We used a program that would use clips of music and we would simply piece everything together to make our own tracks. This program opened a new platform for my musical expression that I would be reintroduced to later in life. <br />
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I didn’t get my first drum set until I was out of high school but I borrowed friends’ sets to play in hard rock-type bands. Jumping from band to band, I really couldn’t find people that would want to play the same music that I wanted to play. That’s when I went back to the computer and synthesizers to make electronic music that I could control and make my own. <br />
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To this day I still (infrequently) make music in the comfort of my own home just for the sake of making it. I like to DJ house parties or small gigs from time to time and try out the material that I put together. Whenever I get the chance, I’m always down to jam with some friends, analog style. I always keep a pair of drum sticks in my car in case a spontaneous jam sesh presents itself.<br />
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Listening, learning, and making music will always be a passion of mine ... of course alongside my passion for great craft beer.<br />
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<b>Read more from our passionate staff:</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/11/share-your-passion-matt-makes-bluegrass-music.html">Director of Retail Matt Olesh</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/search/label/homebrue">Our Homebruers</a></li>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-56803782473339167302014-10-08T15:55:00.002-07:002014-10-08T16:56:26.579-07:00Black Tuesday 2014 Sale Details You'll Want to KnowIt's that time of year again! Black Tuesday 2014 will soon be ready for sale to the public.<br />
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Every year we've worked to make the experience of getting this beer as pleasant as possible, and this year we are proud to announce a new method for those interested in purchasing Black Tuesday 2014. We will first be <a href="https://www.thebruerystore.com/p-223-black-tuesday-lottery-entry.aspx" target="_blank">holding a drawing</a> to determine who may purchase the beer this year, followed by an extended purchase period. There will be plenty of time to get your ticket into our drawing and to then purchase the beer. Here are the details on the Black Tuesday 2014 public sale.<br />
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The public sale of <a href="https://www.thebruerystore.com/p-223-black-tuesday-lottery-entry.aspx" target="_blank">Black Tuesday</a> 2014 will take place at the end of this month. In order to be able to purchase this beer, you will need to be selected from a free drawing. Drawings for winners will take place in late October and winners will be notified of how to purchase Black Tuesday 2014 via email. The drawing can be entered by anyone (whether a society member or non-society member), by "purchasing" a free entry on <a href="https://www.thebruerystore.com/p-223-black-tuesday-lottery-entry.aspx" target="_blank">The Bruery Store</a> website. There's plenty of time to get your entry into the drawing -- over 2 weeks’ time! If you experience longer than usual load times while attempting to make your purchase, check back a couple hours later to make your purchase. Any individual may enter the drawing just once and duplicate entries will be deleted.<br />
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<b>WHEN</b><br />
<i>Stage 1</i><br />
October 8 @ 4 PM (PST): First day to enter the free drawing<br />
October 24 @ 11:59 PM (PST): Deadline to enter the free drawing<br />
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<i>Stage 2</i><br />
October 27: Drawing winners will be randomly selected<br />
October 28: Drawing winners will be emailed and informed of how and when to purchase bottle(s). Sales will be conducted online, but please note that we can only ship within California. If you do not live in California, you, or a friend, will need to pick your beer up from our brewery.<br />
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<i>Stage 3</i><br />
Drawing winners may purchase up to three (3) bottles of Black Tuesday 2014 during their specified sale window that they were assigned via email.<br />
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If you are a member of our Reserve Society or Hoarders Society, your allocation sale has already begun as of 10/6/14. Check you email for the most recent information or log on to <a href="http://www.thebruerystore.com/default.aspx?" target="_blank">The Bruery Store</a> website. <br />
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<b>WHERE</b><br />
Online at <a href="https://www.thebruerystore.com/p-223-black-tuesday-lottery-entry.aspx" target="_blank">TheBrueryStore.com</a><br />
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<b>Frequently Asked Questions</b><br />
<i>How much does a bottle of Black Tuesday cost?</i><br />
Black Tuesday retails for $29.99 plus tax.<br />
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<i>Will Black Tuesday be available anywhere else for sale?</i><br />
Black Tuesday only sees one general release per year. The only way to absolutely guarantee access to Black Tuesday is by joining any of our Societies, including our <a href="http://www.thebruerystore.com/p-9-preservation-society-membership.aspx?msg=3" target="_blank">Preservation Society</a> which is offering Black Tuesday as part of its 4th Quarter package. From time to time, we release a very limited quantity for special archive releases like our 12 days of Christmas celebration or during our anniversary month.<br />
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<i>Can somebody else pick my beer up for me?</i><br />
Yes! Just navigate to the account settings on <a href="http://www.thebruerystore.com/default.aspx?" target="_blank">TheBrueryStore.com</a> and assign a Pick-up Trustee. This will give that person the authority to pick up orders in your name. The Bruery is not responsible for any product picked up by a trustee.<br />
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<i>Can I have my beer shipped? How much does it cost?</i><br />
Shipping is available only in California through Golden State Overnight. A 21+ year old adult must be present to receive and sign for the delivery. Shipping costs $15 for 3 bottles, $18 for 4 bottles, $21 for 6 bottles, $23 for 9 bottles, and $28 for 12 bottles.<br />
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<i>When can I pick up the beer? What if I’m a Society member?</i><br />
Non-Society members’ orders will begin to ship and be picked up beginning November 4th. Reserve and Hoarders Society members may pick up their Black Tuesday October 29th. Preservation Society members may pick up any bottles purchased through the public sale on November 4th, but the bottle included in the Q4 Preservation package will not be ready for pickup until on/around December 15th.<br />
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<i>I’m a Society member, may I enter the drawing?</i><br />
Yes, Society members may enter the drawing for the opportunity to purchase bottles in addition to the pre-set buying limits for each society. Respective Society discounts will apply to the Black Tuesday public sale purchases.<br />
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<i>How long will you hold my beer for pickup? What if I’m a Society member?</i><br />
Non-Society members have until December 31, 2014 to pick up their beer. Society members’ orders have until March 31, 2015 to pick up their Black Tuesday and the rest of their 2014 purchases.<br />
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<i>Can I combine this order with my Reserve/Preservation/Hoarders Society package?</i><br />
Yes! We offer <a href="http://www.thebruerystore.com/p-68-flexible-shipping-option.aspx" target="_blank">flex shippers</a> for Society members to purchase. In order to utilize the flex shipper option, select pickup when you place each order. A flex shipper in the size of your choice may be purchased at any time to combine multiple orders that are currently waiting to be picked up.<br />
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<i>Is there a Black Tuesday release party this year?</i><br />
This year’s Black Tuesday release party is exclusive to Reserve and Hoarders Society members and no more tickets are available. Glassware and other Black Tuesday merchandise will be available in person at the event for members to purchase. If there are leftovers, we may choose to sell the remainder in the Tasting Room. It’s unlikely any Black Tuesday merchandise will see webstore sales.<br />
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<i>How can I get a bottle of Rum Barrel Aged Black Tuesday?</i><br />
Rum barrel aged Black Tuesday was produced solely for our Reserve Society and Hoarders Society members. Each member will receive the bottles included in their membership with no option to purchase additional bottles. Bottles are available for pickup on/after October 29th. <br />
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<i>If my name is not drawn, will there be any chance of getting Black Tuesday this year?</i><br />
If you’re not chosen and notified on October 28th, don’t lose hope! If there are bottles leftover from the first round of sales, we may do a second drawing and notify those winners the following week. Additionally, you can guarantee yourself a bottle of Black Tuesday by joining the <a href="http://www.thebruerystore.com/p-9-preservation-society-membership.aspx?msg=3" target="_blank">Preservation Society</a> this quarter (available for pickup on/around December 15). Joining our <a href="http://www.thebruerystore.com/t-membership.aspx" target="_blank">Reserve Society</a> is the best way guarantee yourself access to several bottles of Black Tuesday in the future - This year, Reserve Society members were able to purchase up to 6 bottles at a 15% discount.<br />
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<b>Official Rules</b><br />
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Must be a legal resident of the US and at least 21 years to enter drawing or purchase Black Tuesday. Entry period ends on October 24, 2014 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. To enter, register an account at <a href="http://www.thebruerystore.com/" target="_blank">www.thebruerystore.com</a> and “purchase” a “2014 Black Tuesday Lottery Entry”. Limit one entry per person and account. Winners will be randomly selected on or about October 27, 2014 and notified via email on or about October 28, 2014 of their purchase period. Alternate drawings may be held in The Bruery’s sole discretion. Winner must have valid debit or credit card and Internet access in order to complete purchase of Black Tuesday at <a href="http://www.thebruerystore.com/" target="_blank">www.thebruerystore.com</a>. Winners receive only the limited right to purchase Black Tuesday during a subsequent sale period and subject to general terms of the sale. Approximate retail value of prize is zero dollars ($0.00). <br />
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If, for any reason this drawing is not capable of running as planned, including, without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of The Bruery, which, in The Bruery’s sole determination, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this drawing, The Bruery reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the drawing or any part of the drawing. Entrants agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Bruery from any and all liability arising out of or relating in any way to entrant‘s participation in the drawing and/or the use, misuse or redemption of any prize and to release all rights to bring any claim, action or proceeding against The Bruery. The Bruery reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any person they suspect or find: (i) to have tampered with the entry process or the operation of the drawing; (ii) to be acting in a disruptive manner, or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person; (iii) or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules. Any violation of these Official Rules by will result in such person’s disqualification. ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE DRAWING MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE BRUERY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY‘S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. This drawing is sponsored and administered by The Bruery, 1174 N. Grove St., Anaheim, CA 92806. For a list of winners, please send a self addressed envelope to The Bruery, attention Black Tuesday Drawing.<br />
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All stated times are PST.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-92074521035766884202014-08-26T18:00:00.002-07:002014-08-26T21:02:18.731-07:00The Bruery returns to the Beer Bloggers Conference, this time with Bruery Terreux, tooOur marketing team of Benjamin Weiss and Cambria Griffith headed down to San Diego last weekend not for Comic-Con, nor for the <i>Yu-Gi-Oh!</i> Championship series, and not even for BronyCon. We went to beer blogger paradise at this year's Beer Bloggers Conference, a three day journey through time and space with beer fans and writers from all over the nation.<br />
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The party began late on Thursday night with a very private hang out session in our barrel warehouse at the future home of Bruery Terreux. <br />
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We had a chance to relax with some of our favorite writers upon our arrival in San Diego on Friday afternoon after a pit stop to see our friends at Pizza Port Bressi Ranch, who fed and hydrated us like a loving mama bear.<br />
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While some of the panels carried on that afternoon, we took the opportunity to conjur up the first ever Bruery scavenger hunt on the grounds of our hotel. As the first brewery to use <a href="https://www.snapchat.com/" target="_blank">Snapchat</a> to carry out a social media campaign, we found a wee learning curve challenge for bloggers using the app, but we were very surprised how quickly everyone responded to the hunt once the challenge was all set. Our announcement on Instagram was our most "liked" and commented-on post we've ever had to date.<br />
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Highlights include our friends Duke Geren & Greg Nagel playing musical chairs as each hint was revealed throughout the day, and Nancy & Liz from Chicago completing the hunt with lightning speed. Duke was the ultimate winner that day, but those who did not find the prized bottle of Black Tuesday found directions to the super secret Bruery bottle share that took place that evening. Well done everyone.<br />
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Before the bottle share commenced, we had a day of visits about San Diego on the itinerary. We found some Bruery beers on tap in downtown San Diego, and toured the seemingly endless campus of Stone Liberty Station as the sun (and umbrellas) started going down. A paradise of lush greenery, walkways, and one "Dr." Bill, provided a huge array of unique cask and draft beers to sample from Stone Brewing Co. and their many distributed brands.<br />
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To cap off the evening, our scavenger hunt cronies (and even Tiffany) found the secret bottle share location and enjoyed some of the rarest and most spectacular Bruery beers we could find in our archives. As Ben declared the party was moving downstairs, we brought our wares down for the rest of our blogging friends to sample through the evening.<br />
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After an night of big barrel aged beers, Ben shared his insights on our marketing trials & triumphs on the Marketing Panel shared with Warsteiner & the SDSU Brewing Extension program. Some takeaways were just about as unforgettable as his superb outfit.<br />
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Ben and I got our jollies meeting so many beer fans from all walks of life in one place. At last, a conference where we could focus solely on spending time with you guys, in contrast to other events where we have divided attention. Thank you for choosing to spend your time with us, and if you ever find yourself back in SoCal please don't hesitate to get in touch with us. We'd be happy to show you around, talk shop, hang out, ride bikes, kiss puppies, smell barrels, and all that good stuff. It was our pleasure to have a chance to have a beer with new and old friends.<br />
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Thank you new friends <a href="http://www.nolabeerblog.com/" target="_blank">Nora McGunnigle</a> from New Orleans, LA; <a href="http://caroldekkers.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/gratitude-versus-appreciation-more-please/" target="_blank">Carol Dekkers</a> from Tampa Bay, FL; <a href="http://www.beermakesthree.com/" target="_blank">Kendall & June Joseph</a> from Nashville TN; <a href="http://www.nancybrewchicago.com/" target="_blank">Nancy</a> & <a href="http://www.tavernhistory.com/" target="_blank">Liz Garibay</a> from Chicago, IL; <a href="http://www.freshpints.com/2014/08/tales-from-trip-beer-bloggers.html?m=1" target="_blank">Adam & Emily Duerfeldt</a> from Camas, WA; <a href="http://99pours.com/" target="_blank">Tiffany</a> from Seattle, WA; <a href="http://www.montanabeerfinder.com/" target="_blank">Ryan Newhouse</a> from Missoula, MT; <a href="http://www.wickedweedbrewing.com/brewery/history/" target="_blank">Abby Dickinson & Karen</a> from Wicked Weed Brewing, Adam Martinez from <a href="http://lostabbey.com/" target="_blank">The Lost Abbey</a>, and <a href="http://firkinbeer.com/" target="_blank">Ron Watt</a> from our own backyard of Orange County, CA.<br />
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Another round of thanks to our golden oldies of Emma Christensen from <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/" target="_blank">TheKitchn</a>, Justin Williams from <a href="http://www.dogfish.com/" target="_blank">Dogfish Head</a>, Jemma Wilson from <a href="http://www.firestonebeer.com/home.php" target="_blank">Firestone Walker</a>, Ryan Adams from <a href="http://www.sierranevada.com/" target="_blank">Sierra Nevada</a>, <a href="http://www.reddoor.biz/blog/2013/september/we30-of-the-week-ryan" target="_blank">Ryan Ross</a> from Red Door Media, Duke from <a href="http://bisonbrew.com/" target="_blank">Bison Organic Beer</a>, Julia Herz & Andy Sparhawk from <a href="http://craftbeer.com/">CraftBeer.com</a>, <a href="http://www.newbelgium.com/Community/Blog/14-08-25/The-2014-Beer-Bloggers-Conference-is-a-wrap.aspx" target="_blank">Nic Turiciano</a> from New Belgium, <a href="http://www.annarborbeer.com/" target="_blank">David Bardallis</a> from Ann Arbor, MI; <a href="http://www.sudscountyusa.com/" target="_blank">Sheldon Kaplan</a> from San Diego, CA (err, South Africa); <a href="http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/" target="_blank">Jay Brooks</a> from Marin, CA; <a href="http://raiseyourpints.com/about-ryp" target="_blank">Craig Hendry</a> from Jackson, MS; <a href="http://2beerguys.com/blog/" target="_blank">Amber & Ryan Jansen</a> from Salisbury, MA; and of course our local cohorts <a href="http://www.foodgps.com/drinks/beer/" target="_blank">Sean Inman</a>, <a href="http://www.randyclemens.com/" target="_blank">Randy Clemens</a>, and <a href="http://www.beeroftomorrow.com/" target="_blank">John & Julie Verive</a> from Los Angeles and <a href="http://blog.ocbeerblog.com/" target="_blank">Greg Nagel</a> from Orange County.<br />
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Until we meet again, may you enjoy many a craft beer and the company it brings.<br />
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<b>Read last year's recap of the Beer Bloggers Conference 2013:</b><br />
<a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2013/07/beer-bloggers-conference-2013.html">Bonding with our Blogger Buddies at BBC13</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-34769582907171144582014-08-21T14:41:00.002-07:002014-08-21T14:41:23.169-07:00Summer Camp Crafts with our Bruers: JD's DIY Stencil TeeThose that know me are aware of my unhealthy obsession with soccer. But what they may be unfamiliar with are my amazing crafting skills!<br />
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With the English Premier League starting this month, I had to create a silly shirt to support West Ham United. With past crafting failures such as my Tie Dye American Flag Shirt and several others botched efforts, I felt I needed a guaranteed quality shirt. So yeah, why not create a stencil with cardboard and then spray paint an under shirt -- that sounds simple and clean!<br />
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<b>Step one: Create Stencil</b><br />
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Creating the stencil is pretty easy. For this stencil I unfolded an empty case of <a href="http://www.thebruery.com/beers/specialcollection.html" target="_blank">Filmishmish</a>, cut it in half, and drew an outline for the crest.<br />
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After I drew the outline for the stencil, the guts had to be removed. For this I used a utility knife and removed the bold lines bordering the crest<br />
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<b>Step Two: Painting</b><br />
Now that the stencil has been cut out and the shirt is designed, we’re one step closer to painting. Before painting, double-check that all of your tools are laid out:<br />
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Once everything is laid out, it’s time to paint! Make sure your stencil is centered and aligned to where you’d like the crest to sit then spray away!!<br />
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To get the colors the way I wanted, I laid the half case box in the center of the shirt, left all parts of the crest intact (crossing hammers and crest itself), removed the borders shown in the first picture then used blue paint to create the outline of the crest. Give the blue paint about 15 minutes to dry and then reapply the borders. Remove the crest but leave the crossed hammers in the middle of the crest. Once the borders are reapplied and the hammers are centered in the middle, spray (a ton of) red paint. Allow the paint another 15 – 20 minutes to dry. Once the red paint has dried, remove the hammers outline and reapply the crest. This will give you your base for the yellow hammers – spray away.<br />
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<b>Step Three: Corrections</b><br />
If any of you are familiar with the English Premier League you will know that the West Ham United colors are "claret" and blue -- <i>not</i> red and blue. In fact, the picture just above looks far too similar to the Arsenal Crest (remove the hammers and add a cannon) and that is just not acceptable. Once I realized the similarity of my shirt to that of the Arsenal crest, I had to improvise.<br />
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The only colors I had at my apartment were red (not claret!!), blue, black and gold. I knew that I had to darken the red to make it a maroonish color, so I reapplied the hammers outline and the borders, refilled my glass of whiskey and contemplated, “What to do, what to do!?” Although I wasn’t sure what the outcome would be, I decided to lightly spray some yellow and then some black in hopes of making the red darker. Somehow, it worked! Success!!<br />
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<b>Step Four: Crafting Tips</b><br />
Don’t worry about deviating from your original plan. I had originally planned on having only the crest on my shirt but with my confidence boosted after the correction, I decided to then add “COYI" (Come on you Irons!) to the shirt. In reality, this just adds to the tackiness so it’s not all that bad.<br />
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Wash your hands! Root for West Ham!<br />
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<b>Make some more summertime crafts with our Bruers. Check out our <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> and these related blogposts:</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-t-shirt-modification-crafts.html" target="">Jessica's Beer T-shirt Modifications</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-barrel-stave-crafts-bottle-opener.html">Benjamin's Barrel Stave Bottle Openers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-crafts-tie-dye-beer-tank-tops.html">Matt's Tie Dyed Tank Tops</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-reclaimed-pallet-herb-garden-project.html">Victor's Reclaimed Pallet Herb Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-floating-beer-bar-summer-craft-pool-project.html">Cambria's DIY Floating Beer Bar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-upcycled-wooden-barrel-planters.html">Chris D's Upcycled Wood Barrel Planters</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/08/diy-wine-barrel-cheese-board-craft.html">Cesar's Upcycled Wine Barrel Cheese Board</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">The Bruery Pinterest board: We're Going to Summer Camp</a></li>
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-76242898675007186292014-08-14T15:24:00.000-07:002014-08-18T16:23:43.488-07:00Summer Camp Crafts with our Friends: Rustic Burlap Beer Trekking Memory Boards<i>We've been busy having fun with some summer camp-inspired crafts at The Bruery, but we want to see what you've been creating, too. Contribute your craft to The Bruery Blog by entering our <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-vsoeqOEKa7sUOUF9cDeiaJZlpS0wyPmARnu3XVfBzk/viewform" target="_blank">Summer Camp Crafting Blog Off</a>. Our fourth contributor, Kay Dutz, found a way to display travel memorabilia on a memo board, complete with beer bottle caps and all.</i><br />
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My friends and family send me postcards from across the country and around the world. I wanted to display them on something more exciting-looking than a bulletin board. In addition, I wanted to have a place to keep my bottle caps as a reminder of all the tasty microbrews I've been drinking.<br />
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1) Buy a bulletin board (I got mine from Target). It is easiest if the backing of the board is also bulletin board (as opposed to wood or other material).<br />
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2) Buy burlap fabric, making sure you have enough to cover the entire bulletin board with at least 3 inches to fold over on each edge. For example, if your board is 10"x10", you'd want a piece of burlap that measure 16"x16". I bought printed burlap fabric from JoAnn Fabrics. I also bought some knitted lace for the border on the front (optional). You'll need enough border to match the dimensions of the frame.<br />
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3) Place the burlap over the front of the bulletin board. Use a stapler to staple the fabric around the edges of the inside border of the frame. I placed staples approximately every 5 inches or so and two in the corners. Staple directly into the bulletin board itself.<br />
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4) One at a time, fold two of the parallel sides of the fabric back behind the board (around the frame), then staple into the back of the board as you did on the front. Put the staples as close the edge as possible and make sure the fabric is pulled to desired tightness.<br />
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5) For the remaining two sides, fold behind the board as before, but fold the corners in just as you would when wrapping a present. Staple to the back of the board to secure in place as before.<br />
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6) (Optional) If placing boarder trim, lay it out along the inside border of the frame to cover the staple border. Attach using staples. If you prefer to not see staples, you can use hot glue (more time consuming). You only need staples/glue approximately every 5 inches or so.<br />
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7) Start attaching your memorabilia to your new and beautiful pin board! I stapled on postcards and then attached my beer cap push pins.*<br />
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*Making beer bottle push pins: I simply used hot glue to attach push pins to my favorite beer caps.<br />
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While I worked on this I enjoyed Great Divide Brewing Company's <a href="http://greatdivide.com/beer/year-round/claymore-scotch-ale/" target="_blank">Claymore Scotch Ale</a> from Denver, CO.<br />
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At The Bruery we go through a lot of barrels. For just one blend, we typically go through 30 to 100 barrels! People always ask me, “What happens to all the barrels that once you’re through with them?” My usual answer is, “Nothing." Once the barrels have been used for clean beer purposes we actually can’t use them use them again because they are no longer lean and have too many buggies from their previous use. So, once we’re done using them, we stick them in a yard to wait for the next owner to make something creative out of them.<br />
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The modern day oak barrel is actually not very modern at all. Coopers have been making practically the <a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/search/label/bois">same barrels</a> that we use today for nearly 2000 years. So really, it’s a shame to see barrels that someone worked on so hard go to waste. While working in the barrel warehouse I see the beauty in the wood and in the design, so I thought I should take a stab at reincarnating a barrel into another long lasting beautiful tool.<br />
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We now make <a href="http://www.thebruerystore.com/p-136-tap-handle.aspx" target="_blank">tap handles </a>out of the very barrel staves that used to house our imperial and sour beers. While taking apart some barrels for this purpose, I came across a barrel head (the flat top on a barrel) that had a vivid violet color and still smelled of the <a href="http://www.fessparker.com/" target="_blank">Fess Parker</a> Port that it housed years before. I immediately thought it would make a fantastic cheese board or serving platter and figures it would not require much effort to transform. Luckily for you (and for me) I was right! <br />
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<b>Here’s what you’ll need to make your very own wine barrel cheese board:</b><br />
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You can make a full board, which is pretty huge at nearly 2 feet across, or go halfsies for a more manageable size. Either way, the process is exactly the same.<br />
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You want to start by carefully pulling apart the barrel head. Barrels that contain wine, beer, spirits, or really anything that will be consumed will never be constructed with glue, making them pretty easy to pry apart. You still want to be careful not to damage the head staves that will soon become your cheese board.<br />
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Once you’ve pulled apart the staves, you’re going to want to start lightly sanding down the staves all around their surface, paying special attention to the area between the staves. Don't worry about sanding off every single splinter on the board, because that will come later. Just concentrate on making sure in between the staves are roughed up so the glue can adhere well to the boards. Once sanded, add glue on the insides of the staves, then assemble back together.<br />
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At this point, lightly tap the staves back together until glue starts coming out from in between the staves. Take your furniture clamps and tighten around the middle of the board to further help the staves bind together (if glue expels from the cracks, that’s okay. You’ll chisel it off later).<br />
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You’ll have to get a little creative to tighten the rounded edges of the board. You can either create a mold that will kind of cup the edges, or simply use wadded cloth and hope it stays, like I did. Remember, barrels are not perfectly lined up and are extremely uneven so dont stress over the imperfections (it’s called “rustic”). Leave the clamps on overnight to let the glue cure. <br />
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The next day, remove the clamps and use your wood chisel to remove any glue that seeped out and hardened on both sides of the board. I don’t own a hand or belt sander so I used a chisel to even out the board as much as I could before using a block sander and good ‘ol elbow grease to even it out even more.<br />
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This is the time where you need to remove as many of the splinters and rough spots as you can on both sides. A hand/ belt sander with 60-80 grit sandpaper should make the process much easier than my experience doing it by hand. If you are using a machine be sure not to oversand and lose all the beautiful color that is naturally in the board. Also be sure to use proper personal protection equipment to keep yourself safe.<br />
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Once the board has been thoroughly sanded, remove any excess debris and dust from the board and begin to oil it up. You want to use mineral oil because it is food safe and pretty easy to use. The oil will leave a shine on the board but not leave a lacquer layer that has the possibility of the flaking off, getting in your food, and making you sick. I picked up a 12 oz bottle at the local hardware store which is more than enough.<br />
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Start by applying a generous amount of oil all over the top of the board and let the oil soak in to the board. Repeat this step over and over again over the course of 12- 24 hours. The oil should start to soak through and saturate the oak.<br />
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Once you’ve reached that stage use the finer grit sandpaper (100-120) to work the oil into the wood while at the same time removing any final rough spots. Repeat this step until the board has been smoothed enough to your liking. Again, this is a wine barrel, not the lens of the Hubble Space Telescope, so “texture” = “character”. It’s also considered vintage, I guess.<br />
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Once you have the surface as smooth as you’d like, remove any excess oil with a nearly lint-free cloth. I simply used an old t-shirt. As time goes on the board will dull and lose its sheen. That’s when you take more mineral oil and just buff it up. You wont need to use nearly as much for touch ups.<br />
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<b>Make some more summertime crafts with our Bruers. Check out our <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> and these related blogposts:</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-t-shirt-modification-crafts.html" target="">Jessica's Beer T-shirt Modifications</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-barrel-stave-crafts-bottle-opener.html">Benjamin's Barrel Stave Bottle Openers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-crafts-tie-dye-beer-tank-tops.html">Matt's Tie Dyed Tank Tops</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-reclaimed-pallet-herb-garden-project.html">Victor's Reclaimed Pallet Herb Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-floating-beer-bar-summer-craft-pool-project.html">Cambria's DIY Floating Beer Bar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-upcycled-wooden-barrel-planters.html">Chris D's Upcycled Wood Barrel Planters</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">The Bruery Pinterest board: We're Going to Summer Camp</a></li>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-81281121322995819382014-07-30T11:32:00.001-07:002014-07-30T11:32:02.823-07:00Summer Camp Crafts with our Friends: Upcycled Beer Bottle Garden<i>We've been busy having fun with some summer camp-inspired crafts at The Bruery, but we want to see what you've been creating, too. Contribute your craft to The Bruery Blog by entering our <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-vsoeqOEKa7sUOUF9cDeiaJZlpS0wyPmARnu3XVfBzk/viewform" target="_blank">Summer Camp Crafting Blog Off</a>. Our third contributor, Lena Starbird, turned a bunch of her favorite empty beer bottles into adorable little succulent planters.</i><br />
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Shortly after getting married in late 2008, I was diagnosed with stage four Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and six months of aggressive chemotherapy treatments followed. We quickly discovered that life is way too short to drink bad beer and after winning that one I jumped off the wagon to celebrate and soon added microbreweries to our roadtrip must-do lists.<br />
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Somehow this snowballed into a substantial collection of empty beer bottles that were just too pretty to toss in the recycling bin. So when our tiny condo began looking like a terrible episode of <i>Hoarders</i>, we came up with the idea for a Craft Beer Garden outside on our patio.<br />
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Here's how to turn your own bottle collection into a Craft Beer Garden.<br />
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<b>Things you’ll need:</b><br />
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• <a href="http://www.amazon.com/VGCE-CRBC-Creators-Bottle-Cutter/dp/B00B1NJF10/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406346730&sr=8-1&keywords=creator+bottle+cutter" target="_blank">bottle cutter</a><br />
• 100 grit <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008322LFY/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1406346823&sr=1&keywords=diamond+100+grit" target="_blank">diamond hand polishing pad</a><br />
• 120 grit sand paper<br />
• gloves<br />
• face mask<br />
• protective eyewear<br />
• a pitcher of hot water<br />
• a pitcher of cold water<br />
• 12”x12” bin filled with about 6” of water<br />
• paper towels<br />
• painters tape<br />
• a small succulent<br />
• <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Schultz-2-7-7-Cactus-Liquid-Plant/dp/B001B0E0CC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406347268&sr=8-1&keywords=plant+food+cactus" target="_blank">cactus soil</a><br />
• small rocks or pebbles<br />
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<b>How to cut the bottle:</b><br />
1. Put on your gloves, protective eyewear & face mask.<br />
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2. Score the bottle once around ... and only once.<br />
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If using the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/VGCE-CRBC-Creators-Bottle-Cutter/dp/B00B1NJF10/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406346730&sr=8-1&keywords=creator+bottle+cutter" target="_blank">Creator’s cutter</a> we recommended in the supplies list above, follow the directions provided. Hold the bottle down with the provided pad with one hand & slowly turn the bottle with the other. Note your starting point toward the bottom of the bottle so that you can tell when you’ve made a full rotation by lining it up with the mark on the cutter.<br />
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If using <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Generation-Green-g2-Bottle-Cutter/dp/B004ZRV3AU" target="_blank">this more affordable option</a>, also follow the directions provided. It’ll take some practice to master the right amount of pressure ... not too hard now. If you see glass chipping off while you’re scoring, lighten up on your pressure.<br />
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3. Hold the bottle from the bottom over the bin of water at a downward angle.<br />
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4. Slowly pour the hot water over the scoreline while slowly rotating the bottle.<br />
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5. Alternate between pouring the cold & hot water.<br />
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The temperature difference will cause a fracture along the score & the top will eventually fall into the bin of water.<br />
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<b>How to sand the bottle:</b><br />
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1. Keep your gloves, glasses & mask on. Glass dust is bad for you, Mmmkay.<br />
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2. Take two pieces of paper towel, fold them in half & wrap it around the bottle. This will help to keep your gloves & paper labels dry.<br />
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3. Dip the cut end of the bottle in water, wet the sanding side of the block & sand away any sharp edges along the top and outer edge. Keep it wet now -- glass dust is no bueno.<br />
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4. Tear a strip of 120 grit sand paper, fold it into about a 2”x2” square, dip it in water & sand away any sharp edges along the interior edge.<br />
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5. With a moist paper towel, clean up the glass dust on the bottle.<br />
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<b>How to plant your succulent</b><br />
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1. Fill the bottom of the bottle with about an inch deep of pebbles or rocks. This helps with drainage.<br />
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2. Fill the bottle with soil & plant your succulent. Leave about a half inch of space from the top of the bottle. This helps to keep the water inside the bottle when watering.<br />
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3. Fill in the top with some pebbles, but be sure to still leave a little bit of room to keep water from spilling over.<br />
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Put aside a few of the same size beer bottles specifically to use for practice until you get the hang of the cutting process.<br />
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Practice before each cutting session to reacquaint yourself with the correct scoring pressure.<br />
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Some bottles may break unevenly, so save yourself some grief and have a few extras of your favorites if your looking to make a perfect cut.<br />
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You can always hide an uneven rim with a succulent that spreads it leaves out over the edges.<br />
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It was 95º of way-too-hot-and-humid in Southern California while working on this project, so we had to go retro with our glass mugs from the deep freezer and finish off a growler of <a href="http://www.thebruery.com/beers/humuluslager.html" target="_blank">The Bruery's Humulus Lager</a> while completing our beer garden.<br />
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<b>Make some more summertime crafts with our Bruers. Check out our <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> and these related blogposts:</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-t-shirt-modification-crafts.html" target="">Jessica's Beer T-shirt Modifications</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-barrel-stave-crafts-bottle-opener.html">Benjamin's Barrel Stave Bottle Openers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-crafts-tie-dye-beer-tank-tops.html">Matt's Tie Dyed Tank Tops</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-reclaimed-pallet-herb-garden-project.html">Victor's Reclaimed Pallet Herb Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-floating-beer-bar-summer-craft-pool-project.html">Cambria's DIY Floating Beer Bar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">The Bruery Pinterest board: We're Going to Summer Camp</a></li>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-35767403962475841602014-07-29T08:46:00.000-07:002014-07-30T08:56:08.800-07:00Summer Camp Crafts with our Friends: Giant Scrabble Wall Art<i>We've been busy having fun with some summer camp-inspired crafts at The Bruery, but we want to see what you've been creating, too. Contribute your craft to The Bruery Blog by entering our <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-vsoeqOEKa7sUOUF9cDeiaJZlpS0wyPmARnu3XVfBzk/viewform" target="_blank">Summer Camp Crafting Blog Off</a>. Our second contributor, Lauren Obregón, cut and painted these super giant scrabble letters as wall decor.</i><br />
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My husband and I just moved last August to the LA area from Boston. Almost exactly a year into being CA residents, I was going insane not having anything on our walls (ok, we've NEVER had anything on our walls-- on either coast). It looked like we were living in a men's college dorm. So, this last Monday morning I decided that by Monday night we'd have art. <br />
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<b>Inspiration:</b> The incredible <a href="http://www.insideways.com/2011/03/alphabet-soup.html?m=1" target="_blank">Insideways Blog</a><br />
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<b>1.</b> Go to Home Depot and purchase a light wood by the sheet. I bought a piece of sanded plywood. Have them cut it into 9.5" x 9.5" squares. (Or another size if that works better for you)<br />
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<b>2.</b> Use a finishing sanding sponge to slightly round out the edges (like how Scrabble tiles look) and make the sides smooth.<br />
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<b>3.</b> Grab a cold beer to reward yourself for having gotten this far without giving up.<br />
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<b>4.</b> Print out Scrabble letters to about the size of your tiles. I got mine <a href="http://www.fuzzimo.com/free-hi-res-wooden-scrabble-letter-tiles/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<b>5.</b> Use a pencil to scribble over the back of each letter on its piece of paper. (Think of this like the leaf or grave rubbings you did as a kid). Flip the paper with the letter back around to the right side, line it up to where you want it on your wood square, and press down on the outline of the letter. The scribble that you made on the back will help to transfer the letter outline faintly into the wood square.<br />
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<b>6.</b> From here, you have two choices. Artsy-crafty? Use a fine brush and acrylic paint to painstakingly outline and fill in the numbers and letter. Lazy like me? Grab a Sharpie or acrylic paint marker to outline the letter and corresponding number, then use the largest brush possible to fill in the middle with acrylic paint. Goes much faster!<br />
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<b>7.</b> Let the paint dry, then flip each tile over and attach some sort of hanging apparatus (you can buy wire or brackets or whatever you'd like to hang it by at craft stores like Michaels or AC Moore)<br />
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<b>8.</b> Hang it on your wall. Use a friend or spouse or neighbor or reluctant family member to make sure things are straight. Or you can just settle for "good enough", as I did.<br />
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Insideways was great at getting me what I needed to do this -- I would recommend getting an acrylic paint marker to do the outline faster, unless you're really patient and good at painting.<br />
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As I just did this on Monday, I actually remember -- I had a <a href="http://www.hairofthedog.com/beers/" target="_blank">Hair of the Dog Adam</a> to start, then split a <a href="http://drinkdrakes.com/beer/drakes-denogginizer-dipa/?age-verified=703e803759" target="_blank">Drake's Denogginizer</a> when it came time to hang.<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-29184578898512723612014-07-25T10:56:00.002-07:002014-07-25T11:00:03.287-07:00Summer Camp Crafts with our Friends: Beer Label Letters Decoupage<i>We've been busy having fun with some summer camp-inspired crafts at The Bruery, but we want to see what you've been creating, too. Contribute your own craft project to The Bruery Blog by entering our <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-vsoeqOEKa7sUOUF9cDeiaJZlpS0wyPmARnu3XVfBzk/viewform" target="_blank">Summer Camp Crafting Blog Off</a>. Our first contributor, Kim Parsons, gussied up her walls with some super giant beer label art.</i><br />
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I needed some beer art to go on the walls of a friend's restaurant & brewery. So I came up with this Beer Label Letters Decoupage project.<br />
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A collection of beer labels<br />
Cardboard, wood, or metal letter shapes<br />
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1. Get beer labels.<br />
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2. Place them on your desired object you wish to cover. I've used items shaped from cardboard, wood, and metal. <br />
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3. Glue down labels with a clear glue. Some labels are pre-glued so it can get sticky with all the different glues. Try to keep labels as flat as possible to avoid tearing and bubbling.<br />
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While working on this project I enjoyed <a href="http://www.10barrel.com/" target="_blank">10 Barrel</a>'s Swill!!!<br />
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<b>Make some more summertime crafts with our own Bruers. Check out our <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> and these related blogposts:</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-t-shirt-modification-crafts.html" target="">Jessica's Beer T-shirt Modifications</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-barrel-stave-crafts-bottle-opener.html">Benjamin's Barrel Stave Bottle Openers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-crafts-tie-dye-beer-tank-tops.html">Matt's Tie Dyed Tank Tops</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-reclaimed-pallet-herb-garden-project.html">Victor's Reclaimed Pallet Herb Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-floating-beer-bar-summer-craft-pool-project.html">Cambria's DIY Floating Beer Bar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-upcycled-wooden-barrel-planters.html">Chris D.'s Upcycled Wood Barrel Planters</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">The Bruery Pinterest board: We're Going to Summer Camp</a></li>
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-65060650683279826502014-07-18T13:38:00.000-07:002014-08-12T11:12:01.818-07:00Summer Camp Crafts with our Bruers: Chris D.'s Upcycled Wood Barrel PlantersWhen I was a kid I hated helping with yard work at my parents house. It was mostly raking up leaves from a giant sycamore tree my parents planted when we first moved into the house I grew up in. As I’ve gotten older I’ve fallen in love with gardening. I now understand my father’s obsession with giving life to seedlings and watching them grow.<br />
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Not everyone has space for a garden or has a backyard. Thankfully, container gardening on a patio or an apartment balcony can be enough for most everyone. Recently I wanted to add a few fruit trees in my backyard and I thought that putting them in into wood barrels sounded like a great idea. It adds a nice decorative touch to an outside area and most dwarf or ultra-dwarf fruit tree varieties do well in a container.<br />
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You can obtain a used barrel on CraigsList or your local home improvement store usually has whiskey barrels already cut in half, which saves you the step of cutting them yourself. I was able to get my hands on a few whole barrels for this project and so I had to cut them in half myself.<br />
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Measure the total length of each barrel you intend to cut, find the halfway point and mark it with pencil all the way around. I found that even though the total volume the barrels can hold is standardized, the physical dimensions can be slightly different. <br />
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Lay the barrel on its side and using a jigsaw cut it in half. Being able to roll the barrel while cutting it makes the work a lot easier. Make sure you wear safety glasses and closed-toe shoes when working with power tools. Safety first!<br />
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Once your cut is made you now have two containers perfect for anything you would like to plant in them. But before we do that, we need to drill some drainage holes in the bottom so that excess water can drain out. Too much water can kill plants, just as too little.<br />
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Flip the half barrel so that the flat side is facing up. This makes drilling the holes a little easier and prevents you from accidently drilling too far and drilling into your floor.<br />
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With a power drill use a ¼" drill bit drill 9-12 holes evenly spaced in what will be the bottom of your planter. Make sure you get at least one in the very center and around the perimeter. These are the places water is going to want to pool the most. Once the holes are all made you can flip the planter back over. <br />
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When you are ready to plant make sure you position the planter where you want it to go or place it on a wheeled dolly. Once it's filled with potting soil it will be very heavy. <br />
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Once the planter is in position, add soil. I prefer to use a good OMRI certified organic potting soil. Each planter will hold between 3-4 ft³ of potting soil. Now is the best time to mix in a good quality organic fertilizer as well. Organic fertilizers are good because you don’t run the risk of burning the roots of your plants like you can with synthetic fertilizers.<br />
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Step 8: Follow the planting guidelines that come with the plants you intend to put into your nice new planters and water thoroughly. Any excess water will drain out of the bottom.<br />
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Optional Steps: Since I was planting trees I wanted to be able to directly feed the roots of them with a compost tea. I had some 1” copper pipe (1” CPVC works just as well) that I cut so that it stuck out 3-4” above the soil level when completely submerged into the planter. I drilled evenly spaced ⅛” holes in the pipe starting 5” from one end. I then sunk the pipe close to the trunk of tree.<br />
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Another good option is to add 3-4” of mulch on top of the potting soil once you have planted. Mulching keeps the soil underneath moist and can protect your plants’ roots from the hot sun.<br />
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Since alcohol and power tools don’t mix well, I didn’t enjoy a delicious beer until after I had finished the project. After my trees were planted I sat back and enjoyed them with one of my favorite Bruery beers, <a href="https://untappd.com/b/the-bruery-berazzled/73249" target="_blank">BeRazzled</a>. <br />
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<b>Make some more summertime crafts with our Bruers. Check out our <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> and these related blogposts:</b><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-t-shirt-modification-crafts.html" target="">Jessica's Beer T-shirt Modifications</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-barrel-stave-crafts-bottle-opener.html">Benjamin's Barrel Stave Bottle Openers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-crafts-tie-dye-beer-tank-tops.html">Matt's Tie Dyed Tank Tops</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-reclaimed-pallet-herb-garden-project.html">Victor's Reclaimed Pallet Herb Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-floating-beer-bar-summer-craft-pool-project.html">Cambria's DIY Floating Beer Bar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/08/diy-wine-barrel-cheese-board-craft.html">Cesar's Upcycled Wine Barrel Cheese Board</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">The Bruery Pinterest board: We're Going to Summer Camp</a></li>
</ul>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-23683781592525100952014-07-18T10:19:00.000-07:002014-08-12T11:13:00.053-07:00Summer Camp Crafts with our Bruers: Cambria's DIY Floating Beer BarWhile swimming around in Mexico/tubing down the Owen's River/floating on Lake Isabella, I needed a way to have my beverage float alongside me while I was in the water. Most of the time I'd just hold it, but sometimes you need to have your hands free to use a squirt gun on someone. It seemed like an obvious solution to this problem was simple: add some stabilization to my already buoyant beer koozie. Now the only problem I faced was that I hadn't come up with a way to do it myself ... yet.<br />
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This project involes two main parts: a koozie and a float the koozie sits in. You can opt to attach the float it to your koozie with glue, or just slip it on without glue so you can adjust the buoyancy of the whole thing as you empty your beverage. Your float will be a looser fit depending on how big you cut your holes.<br />
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1 ⅜" thick foam can koozie<br />
3 sheets of 12" x 18" <a href="http://www.michaels.com/creatology-value-pack-foam-sheets/M10287634.html" target="_blank">foam paper</a><br />
1 manila folder (or card stock, cardboard)<br />
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<b>Step 1: Trace & Cut</b><br />
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Create your template for your float. Draw any balanced shape with <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=rotational+symmetry&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=8EvJU_HmCpOvyATY8YLgDA&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1784&bih=929" target="_blank">rotational symmetry</a> that is at least 9" wide on a piece of cardboard and cut it out. It's important to use a shape that's very balanced and symmetrical so it's more stable in the water. Think flowers, stars, a big circle. Here's a <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ewDkJXs92M/U8lL7BDID2I/AAAAAAAACIM/JHHe8oWe3YE/s1600/the+bruery+beer+floats+star+template.jpg" target="_blank">jpg of a star</a> you can print and trace.<br />
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Trace your shape onto all three layers of your foam paper.<br />
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Cut out each shape from your foam paper.<br />
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On the foam paper that will be the top of your float, trace your koozie's circumfrence in the very center and cut the hole out. Trace and cut the same hole into the next layer. You may need to cut each hole a little bit bigger that your koozie so the pieces easily fit around it without getting too stretched out.<br />
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Trace the hole shape into your bottom layer but don't cut it out yet -- this layer will be anchored to your koozie. Instead, cut tabs out from the center of the circle, as shown in the photos below.<br />
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Glue each of the layers together like a big sandwich, with the tabbed layer on the bottom. Let dry completely.<br />
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Slip your float onto the koozie so it sits about 2/3 of the way up to koozie. Glue the tabs to the koozie, or if you want an adjustable float, you're done!<br />
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Now you can put your favorite beverage in your floating koozie and let it sail alongside you at your next pool session.<br />
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For some bonus steps, use an X-acto knife and cut designs into your layers of foam paper, or use different colors in your stack. You could also make a lilypad and stick it on there, or try some more advanced shapes, like a sun. Or radioactive symbol. Or ninja star. Or a hop cone? If you don't want to share your beer with your pool friends, you could even stick a leash on it.<br />
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So where's the rest of the floating bar, you ask? Finish off your afternoon by making this <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/35395547046323272/" target="_blank">floating cooler</a> to hold all your unopened beers, too.<br />
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While working on this project it was necessary to test it out with a beer actually in the koozie. Luckily we had a can of <a href="http://www.beavertownbrewery.co.uk/Neck-Oil" target="_blank">Beavertown's Neck Oil Session IPA</a> handy. While performing the pool test, I sipped on one of my all time favorite beers from <a href="http://www.thebruery.com/beers/loakalred.html" target="_blank">The Bruery: Loakal Red</a>.<br />
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<tr> <td width="80"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K-mysLlFcoQ/UuhU8viZK_I/AAAAAAAABYA/6wJcIeHFch8/s1600/cambria-griffith.jpg" height="102" width="80" /></td> <td width="422"><i>Post by <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1126619196991490005#" target="_blank">Cambria Griffith</a>, our Social Media & Marketing Manager, and ruthless self-promoter since she's posting about herself right now. Cambria has been nerding out on craft beer <a href="http://www.westcoastersocal.com/tag/cambria-griffith/">online</a> since 2009 (both for fun and for dollar bills).</i></td></tr>
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<b>Make some more summertime crafts with our Bruers. Check out our <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> and these related blogposts:</b><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-t-shirt-modification-crafts.html" target="">Jessica's Beer T-shirt Modifications</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-barrel-stave-crafts-bottle-opener.html">Benjamin's Barrel Stave Bottle Openers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-crafts-tie-dye-beer-tank-tops.html">Matt's Tie Dyed Tank Tops</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-reclaimed-pallet-herb-garden-project.html">Victor's Reclaimed Pallet Herb Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-upcycled-wooden-barrel-planters.html">Chris D.'s Upcycled Wood Barrel Planters</a></li><li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/08/diy-wine-barrel-cheese-board-craft.html">Cesar's Upcycled Wine Barrel Cheese Board</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">The Bruery Pinterest board: We're Going to Summer Camp</a></li>
</ul>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-62721451444385734152014-07-17T12:08:00.000-07:002014-08-12T11:13:05.635-07:00Summer Camp Crafts with our Bruers: Victor's Reclaimed Pallet Herb GardenThis is a project that arose from the desire to create a vertical herb garden that wouldn’t occupy much square footage since the rest of my backyard is pretty much occupied with growing several varieties of the hottest peppers in the world.<br />
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I had seen a few Etsy posts from my wife that touched on the subject and gave me a good head start in the design department. I didn’t use any one specific set of directions, rather I just pulled the best ideas from several sets of plans that I had decided were the best fit for what I wanted. This project really doesn’t require any set of specialized skills as long as you can use a few basic hand tools and a circular saw.<br />
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<b>Materials used:</b><br />
<ul><li>3 - 4 Re-claimed pallets (we end up with quite a few busted ones here at The Bruery)</li>
<li>Hammer</li>
<li>Cats paw (to remove unwanted nails)</li>
<li>Circular saw</li>
<li>Level</li>
<li>Drill</li>
<li>Wood screws</li>
<li>Weed block fabric</li>
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<b>Step 1:</b><br />
Locate three or four pallets with wooden slats that are still in relatively good shape. The backbone of the project is an entire pallet with the bottom slats removed. With the remaining two or three pallets you will need to carefully remove the slats from the three runners that make up the pallet.<br />
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Once the slats are removed from the pallet, you will need to use the cats paw to remove all of the nails from the slats. Whats left is a pile of ready to use pallet slats.<br />
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<b>Step 2:</b><br />
Next you’ll need to prepare the main pallet that will be holding the individual planter boxes. To do this, I set the pallet up roughly where its final resting place would be and played around with a few different angles to see what looked best. Once I was happy with my decision, I used my level to scribe a level line on each runner of the pallet so when I cut this piece of wood off it would rest at the angle I had chosen.<br />
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This was followed up by removing the slats on what would normally be the bottom but is now the face of the pallet. I removed all but the very bottom one as you can see in the image below.<br />
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<b>Step 3:</b><br />
This part of the project is open to your own interpretation. I chose to build the planter in three tiered levels with the largest planter box on the bottom layer and the smallest on top. Each layer is actually two separate boxes on either side of the middle runner resulting in six separate planter boxes total. A fourth layer of boxes could easily be added to the planter if you wanted more planting space. The depth of each tier is open to interpretation as well. <br />
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I ended up getting lucky with my dimensions on this one since I was completely spitballing the entire time. After all the soil and plants had been added to the planter, it actually stood up on its own with the weight of each box cantilevering the pallet away from the wall so it is actually completely freestanding and surprisingly well balanced.<br />
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I won't add any specific dimensions or measurements as every pallet can vary in exact size but that's part of the fun of this project -- getting to be creative and interpret this for yourself.<br />
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The tricky part to get everything to have a snug fit is to match the angle of the backbone pallet with each individual box. This was done by cutting the two side pieces of each box to the same angle as the backbone pallet. Each of the six boxes was made up of front, back, two sides and three bottom slats.<br />
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I started with the bottom set of boxes and once I had the size of one box I just used the same measurement for the twin. This was repeated for each tier. Once I had all of the boxes cut, I screwed the front, back and sides together. The last step was to cut the bottom slats for each one. They each received three bottom slats spaced out evenly. There will be small gaps in the slats on the bottom but that is fine as you will use the weedblock fabric to line each box to hold in the soil.<br />
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<b>Step 4:</b><br />
Once the boxes are fully assembled, you will need to secure them to the vertical support. I slid each box into place and made sure it was level with the ground while the vertical support rested at its final angle before securing the boxes with wood screws. If you cut the angle right on the sides of each box it should rest against the vertical support at the perfect angle.<br />
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<b>Final step:</b><br />
Once all of the boxes have been secured, all thats left is to line each one with weedblock fabric or landscaping fabric. I chose weedblock because I was trying to spend as close to nothing on this project as possible. I already had the wood screws and materials laying around as well as all of the tools necessary. This left me with only having to buy the roll of weedblock which was about $12. All in all spending about 12 bucks for a decent sized herb planter made me pretty happy.<br />
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Now just go to your local farmers market or Home Depot or Armstrong or whatever other nursery you have nearby and stock up on some cool herbs. In my planter there are: two types of strawberries, Basil, Thai Basil, Oregano, Lemon Thyme, Grapefruit Mint and Chocolate Mint.<br />
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Since this project was completed over the course of several weekends when I could carve out some time, I had the ability to bring my beer drinking passion with me to each day of the project and enjoy a multitude of awesome different beers (mostly what I could find in my “Bruery beer cellar” AKA the garage). If it wasn't a beer from The Bruery that I was drinking, it was something hoppy and delicious Like <a href="http://www.stonebrew.com/gotoipa/" target="_blank">Stone Go To IPA</a> or <a href="http://www.firestonebeer.com/beers/products/easy-jack" target="_blank">Easy Jack</a> or <a href="http://www.sierranevada.com/beer/variety-packs/nooner-session-ipa" target="_blank">Nooner</a>.<br />
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This is a project to have fun with and not get too caught up in making every little detail perfect. There are also always plenty of references online that can provide answers to questions that may arise or you can just choose one set of plans that very explicitly explains every single step and measurement in detail if that is something you would feel more comfortable with.<br />
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To wrap this up I say, "Go forth into the wild and reclaim those old discarded pallets!"... and enjoy some craft beer along the way.<br />
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<b>Make some more summertime crafts with our Bruers. Check out our <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> and these related blogposts:</b><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-t-shirt-modification-crafts.html" target="">Jessica's Beer T-shirt Modifications</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-barrel-stave-crafts-bottle-opener.html">Benjamin's Barrel Stave Bottle Openers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-crafts-tie-dye-beer-tank-tops.html">Matt's Tie Dyed Tank Tops</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-floating-beer-bar-summer-craft-pool-project.html">Cambria's DIY Floating Beer Bar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-upcycled-wooden-barrel-planters.html">Chris D.'s Upcycled Wood Barrel Planters</a></li><li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/08/diy-wine-barrel-cheese-board-craft.html">Cesar's Upcycled Wine Barrel Cheese Board</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">The Bruery Pinterest board: We're Going to Summer Camp</a></li>
</ul>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-30525102322495406092014-07-16T13:25:00.000-07:002014-08-12T11:13:10.882-07:00Summer Camp Crafts with our Bruers: Matt's Tie Dyed Tank Tops<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bduAp05P_DM/U8WeYZD-LpI/AAAAAAAACAk/EEIkafqjmfU/s1600/the+bruery+diy+tie+dye+beer+shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bduAp05P_DM/U8WeYZD-LpI/AAAAAAAACAk/EEIkafqjmfU/s1600/the+bruery+diy+tie+dye+beer+shirt.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Last summer, we ordered some tank tops to be sold in <a href="http://www.thebruery.com/tastingroom/" target="_blank">The Bruery Tasting Room</a>. Warm weather, beaches, beer festivals, outdoor concerts, BBQs ... sounds like tank top season to me! But, we ended up with quite a few of these tank tops left over.<br />
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As I was looking at the pile of white tank tops with their bright multi-colored The Bruery logos, I thought back to a bluegrass festival I attended with my dad a few weeks back. I was a little surprised to see a few other attendees sporting their tie-dyed brewery shirts that day. That’s all the convincing it took. We were about to have some hippie-inspired, hand-crafted, tie dyed The Bruery tank tops.<br />
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We used a tie dye kit to make this dream come true. You can pick one up at just about any craft store, or you can do it all yourself with some <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_8128588_tiedye-soda-ash.html" target="_blank">simple tie dye ingredients</a>.<br />
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<b>Step #1 Soak</b><br />
While wearing gloves, mix the soda ash in with warm water. This caustic solution prepares the shirt for dying and will result in more vibrant colors. Let the shirts soak in the solution for 10-20 minutes.<br />
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<b>Step #2 Tie</b><br />
After you wring the soda ash solution out of the shirts, it’s time to tie the shirt so it can be dyed. <a href="http://www.prochemical.com/directions/Folding.htm" target="_blank">This site</a> has some classic ties that can be done. For our shirts, I stuck with the spiral, pleats, and electric bunching. You can do a <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=tie+dye&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=1Io&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=fflb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=kzjEU-aGCYGGogTF1oGADA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1184&bih=718#channel=fflb&q=advanced+tie+dye&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&safe=off&spell=1&tbm=isch" target="_blank">google search for “advanced tie dye”</a> to see some truly inspired concepts.<br />
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<b>Step #3 Dye - Flip - Dye</b><br />
This is where the fun really begins! The tie dye kits that you can buy at local craft stores will typically come with the direct apply tubes, where you just add warm water to the squeeze-tube, give it a shake, then squirt the dye onto your clothes. It often takes more dye than one might think to get all the way through the shirt. Flip the shirts over and generously apply dye to both sides.<br />
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<b>Step #4 Bag </b><br />
Now you wrap your wet tie dyed shirt (still bound by rubber bands) in a plastic bag, tie it closed and let it sit for 12-24 hours. Patiently waiting is the hardest part. <br />
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<b>Step #5 Rinse</b><br />
If you’re anything like me, you’ll probably wake up the next morning like a little kid on christmas morning eager to unwrap your groovy new threads. Take the shirt out of the bag, take off the rubber bands and rinse the shirt under cool water until the water dripping from the shirt runs clear. If you’re doing a lot of shirts, make sure you have some hoppy refreshment nearby - all that rinsing and wringing can be very tiresome. Once you’ve removed the excess dye, run the clothes through a soapless wash cycle and dry them.<br />
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There is a very limited quantity of tank tops available for sale currently in <a href="http://www.thebruery.com/tastingroom/" target="_blank">The Bruery Tasting Room</a>. Tank tops are available in men’s sizes L, XL and XXL (which also means we have some sweet, tie dyed women's beach cover ups!)<br />
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It was before noon, so a coffee beer seemed fitting to enjoy while working on this. It was time for some <a href="https://untappd.com/b/the-bruery-rice-and-beans/714267" target="_blank">Rice and Beans</a>, (our Or Xata ale with <a href="http://www.tierramiacoffee.com/" target="_blank">Tierra Mia coffee</a> added) for the win.<br />
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<b>Make some more summertime crafts with our Bruers. Check out our <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> and these related blogposts:</b><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-t-shirt-modification-crafts.html" target="">Jessica's Beer T-shirt Modifications</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-barrel-stave-crafts-bottle-opener.html">Benjamin's Barrel Stave Bottle Openers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-reclaimed-pallet-herb-garden-project.html">Victor's Reclaimed Pallet Herb Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-floating-beer-bar-summer-craft-pool-project.html">Cambria's DIY Floating Beer Bar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-upcycled-wooden-barrel-planters.html">Chris D.'s Upcycled Wood Barrel Planters</a></li><li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/08/diy-wine-barrel-cheese-board-craft.html">Cesar's Upcycled Wine Barrel Cheese Board</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">The Bruery Pinterest board: We're Going to Summer Camp</a></li>
</ul>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-27229388923432326532014-07-15T09:43:00.002-07:002014-08-12T11:13:15.967-07:00Summer Camp Crafts with our Bruers: Benjamin's Barrel Stave Bottle Openers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d3HC7BMaLGg/U8VaFxkcVHI/AAAAAAAAB-8/i9r9QvaYMh0/s1600/the+bruery+diy+barrel+stave+bottle+opener+close+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d3HC7BMaLGg/U8VaFxkcVHI/AAAAAAAAB-8/i9r9QvaYMh0/s1600/the+bruery+diy+barrel+stave+bottle+opener+close+up.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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I drink a lot of beer and therefore have quite a collection of bottle openers. Not like I really need them since I’m well versed in opening bottles with the edge of a table, a lighter, a ring or another bottle, but it’s always nice to actually have some sweet looking devices that are specifically made for popping the top on my favorite craft beer.<br />
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I had seen some examples of bottle openers made out of a piece of wood that uses either a nail or a screw as a the opener and I always liked these. They are used as a lever, applying force in the opposite direction from the standard bottle opener, which actually leads to a more “proper” manner of prying a crown off of a bottle. And if you are a bottle cap collector, this version of an opener won’t bend the crown. <br />
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You will need some tools for this crafty project, but it’s good to own tools, so here is an excuse to buy a few. <br />
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It’s pretty self explanatory once you look at a photo of what it’s supposed to look like, but here are the step by step instructions.<br />
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First, cut your piece of wood, in my case, a barrel stave, into the size that you’d like for your bottle opener.<br />
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Second, sand it down on all sides.<br />
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Third, drill a hole about ⅛” smaller than the bolt into the center of the wood, about ¾ of an inch from the end. Don’t drill all the way through!<br />
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Finally, screw the bolt into the hole. Make sure you have the right kind of bolt. It’s not a typical screw as it has a large head and it’s not a typical bolt as it is completely flat underneath so that it can grip the cap properly. You can find these in the specialty screws section of your local hardware store. Also, be sure they aren’t so long that it will go all the way through the piece of wood.<br />
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If you have a wood burner and want to go the extra mile, you can write your name on it or a funny slogan or a drawing.<br />
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While I finished sanding my openers I enjoyed a bottle of The Nothing from <a href="http://www.smogcitybrewing.com/" target="_blank">Smog City Brewing</a>, some delightfully chocolatey goodness that I bought when The Bruery was there on our employee tour. Really great beer.<br />
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<b>Make some more summertime crafts with our Bruers. Check out our <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> and these related blogposts:</b><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-t-shirt-modification-crafts.html" target="">Jessica's Beer T-shirt Modifications</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-crafts-tie-dye-beer-tank-tops.html">Matt's Tie Dyed Tank Tops</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-reclaimed-pallet-herb-garden-project.html">Victor's Reclaimed Pallet Herb Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-floating-beer-bar-summer-craft-pool-project.html">Cambria's DIY Floating Beer Bar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-upcycled-wooden-barrel-planters.html">Chris D.'s Upcycled Wood Barrel Planters</a></li><li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/08/diy-wine-barrel-cheese-board-craft.html">Cesar's Upcycled Wine Barrel Cheese Board</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">The Bruery Pinterest board: We're Going to Summer Camp</a></li>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-4636790009183867742014-07-14T16:34:00.000-07:002014-08-12T11:13:20.111-07:00Summer Camp Crafts with our Bruers: Jessica's Beer T-shirt Modifications<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hpKgxnR_1Dg/U8Rmj4lqUYI/AAAAAAAAB9U/snkCve04IlY/s1600/the+bruery+girls+tshirt+modification+diiy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hpKgxnR_1Dg/U8Rmj4lqUYI/AAAAAAAAB9U/snkCve04IlY/s1600/the+bruery+girls+tshirt+modification+diiy.jpg" /></a></div>Working in the beer industry has a few perks. Besides all the free beer and cool people there are lots of t-shirts (at least to me this is a bonus). What better way to support your favorite brewery than by wearing their merch? However I generally do not like to represent my local brewery with just a <i>simple</i> t-shirt. <br />
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By applying some DIY (do-it-yourself) techniques, I have modified many of my favorite brewery t-shirts.<br />
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T-shirt modification can turn an over-sized guys t-shirt into a fitted girls shirt.<br />
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Or yield a girl's shirt with some extra fizz.<br />
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Or punk things up.<br />
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I’ve always had a little bit of punk rock flowing through my veins. Modifying clothes with safety pins, spikes, rips and tears was just normal. It wasn’t until later that I discovered that I could actually make a t-shirt look decent. The inventions of the scissors and sewing machines have made this possible! I came across two t-shirt modification books by <a href="http://www.generation-t.com/" target="_blank">Megan Nicolay</a> that put me in the direction of DIY transformations.<br />
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What is truly awesome to the max is that it does not always require that you know how to use a sewing machine. T-shirt material is great because when it is cut it tends to just roll up on itself, thus reducing the chance for further damage to the fabric. T-shirt material is also stretchy and lightweight making it easy to manipulate.<br />
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T-shirts can also be reincarnated into other objects. Once a t-shirt does not always mean it has to be forever a t-shirt. One project that I have been working on is turning all of my boyfriend’s old t-shirts that he just cannot seem to part with into a quilt. This way the shirts can still be enjoyed without collecting moths in the closet. <br />
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I highly encourage anyone to resurrect their favorite t-shirts. It is a great way to recycle items and provide a new flare to your wardrobe.<br />
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<b>Make some more summertime crafts with our Bruers. Check out our <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> and these related blogposts:</b><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-barrel-stave-crafts-bottle-opener.html">Benjamin's Barrel Stave Bottle Openers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-crafts-tie-dye-beer-tank-tops.html">Matt's Tie Dyed Tank Tops</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-reclaimed-pallet-herb-garden-project.html">Victor's Reclaimed Pallet Herb Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-floating-beer-bar-summer-craft-pool-project.html">Cambria's DIY Floating Beer Bar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-upcycled-wooden-barrel-planters.html">Chris D.'s Upcycled Wood Barrel Planters</a></li><li><a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2014/08/diy-wine-barrel-cheese-board-craft.html">Cesar's Upcycled Wine Barrel Cheese Board</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/were-going-to-summer-camp/" target="_blank">The Bruery Pinterest board: We're Going to Summer Camp</a></li>
</ul>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-88488658622622292862014-06-25T09:55:00.000-07:002014-10-15T14:59:58.203-07:00Recipe: ¡Bionicos del Cesar!Here at The Bruery we love our fruit in beer. So much so, that it’s difficult think of what to do with it when we’re not putting it in beer. And we’re not too keen on garnishing the sides of our tulip glasses with fruit either.<br />
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So what can we actually do with fruit that doesn’t involve randalls, aging, ninja slicing, and racking?<br />
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I used to hang out with my dad on the "mean" streets of Los Angeles. Being a kid, I was hungry every 5 minutes. That meant my dad would have to find food quickly that I wouldn’t complain about. To the rescue came the street vendor around the corner who, if memory serves me right, would always have a plethora of fresh fruit in her cart. <br />
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Originating from Guadalajara, <i>bionicos</i> is a delicious fruit salad that will please just about anyone. Don’t care for fruit that much? Well what if I said this salad is slathered in condensed milk, honey, sour cream, and granola? That’s what I thought. <br />
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There is no hard and fast rule about making <i>bionicos</i>. It just consists of taking a bunch of your favorite fruits, dicing them up, and putting the topping ... on top! But I’ll let you in on a little secret: there are some things that will make it even better. <br />
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<b>First</b>: Some must-have fruits that are absolutely essential in the salad are apples, grapes or berries of some sort, and bananas. Apples lend this salad a really nice crunch. Berries or grapes are nice sweet/tart morsels that can pile up on a fork’s end. And bananas, well, they’re just tasty. Then you can add anything from raisins, mangos, melons, pineapples, and my personal favorite, papaya.<br />
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<b>Second</b>: There are some “don’ts” in making this salad. Like adding really juicy fruit like oranges or watermelons. All the juices will water down the “dressing” and it will fall to the bottom in this sad puddle, no longer coating your fruit. <br />
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<b>Third</b>: Add a little tart citrus! Half of a lemon or lime will give a nice tart punch to all of the fruit while giving contrast to the sweet dressing.<br />
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Lastly, all these “rules” are to be taken with a grain of salt because it’s your salad. You do what you want! <br />
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The dressing is pretty simple and straightforward. All you need is one part sweetened condensed milk, sour cream, about a teaspoon of honey, and some ground cinnamon. If you want to go the “healthier” route (bleh), try swapping in Greek yogurt rather than sour cream. (Un)fortunately, the sweetened condensed milk is non-negotiable for the dressing and must always be a part of the dressing. It just gives it this certain type of sweetness not found in plain sugar or tubbed whipped topping. <br />
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Finally you’ll want to top it off with some more awesomeness by adding the traditional toppings of toasted granola and shredded coconut (also toasted, if you’d like). Again with the healthier version (double bleh), you can add flax seed, raw nuts, or ch-ch-ch-chia seeds. Don’t forget the protein, bro.<br />
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In the end, just think of the salad bowl as a blank canvas where you can let your fruity dreams run wild! This will be a new favorite for the entire family, especially during those hot summer days. Try washing all of it down with a nice pilsner or a delicious Berliner Weisse. I just so happen to know <a href="http://www.thebruery.com/tastingroom/" target="_blank">where to find one</a> ...<br />
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Fruit:<br />
1 banana<br />
1 Fuji apple<br />
1 nectarine<br />
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1 lime<br />
2 heaping tablespoons (Central American) sour cream<br />
4 oz sweetened condensed milk<br />
1 tablespoon honey<br />
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Optional toppings:<br />
1/2 cup cornflakes<br />
cinnamon (to taste)<br />
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Fruit<br />
Slice it up!<br />
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Mix it up!<br />
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Top the fruit off with dressing, cornflakes, and cinnamon<br />
So yummy, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Os-CACRwM8&feature=kp" target="_blank">so yummy</a>!<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-14037387705625743532014-06-09T11:35:00.003-07:002014-06-20T11:49:55.668-07:00Juicy June: Brace Yourself for All the Fruited BrewsWe had a fun month during May releasing tons of archived bottles for sale in celebration of our 6th anniversary. We thank you for coming to visit us, whether it was to just grab a few bottles to complete your craft beer collection or to raise a tulip of an old favorite from the archives.<br />
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As we roll into June, we have loads of great new and archive beers to look forward to on draft. In addition to the annual bottle release of some seasonal favorites, we also have fun archive bottle pours and even an archive bottle sale, too.<br />
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Here's what you can look forward to for our Fruited Beer Month of June. For exact dates of these happenings, follow <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBrueryTR" target="_blank">The Bruery Tasting Room Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.twitter.com/TheBrueryTR" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. Please be aware these items are subject to change -- we were just so excited about all this good stuff to come, we wanted to let you know what's up.<br />
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<tr> <td><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8XPxUviZXGc/U5IrSgJkLqI/AAAAAAAAB3s/dEKyEM2Lrqo/s1600/otiose-sm.jpg" /></td> <td><b>Otiose on draft</b><br />
Otiose is an English word (pronounced ‘oh-shus’) which means “without practical purpose.” It was a beer developed by our brewers during a rare space in the brewing schedule simply to satisfy their own cravings for a sour brown ale fermented with guava. Rich with tropical notes and balanced by a mellow roast, this beer brings your mind directly to a decadent Hawaiian luau, complete with the roasted pig.</td> </tr>
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An award-winning sour, Sans Pagaie is our take on the Belgian-style kriek which is a sour blonde ale aged in barrels with cherries. Sans Pagaie translates from French to "without a paddle." The base beer has a subtle funk, which melds gently with the fruit giving this beer flavors reminiscent of coconut, vanilla yogurt and of, course, fresh cherries.</td> </tr>
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Another award-winning brew, this special blend of oak aged ales was made with Craig and Beth from San Francisco's City Beer Store. This beer has a delightfully sour tinge on top of a hearty malt backbone. Craig and Beth added blackberries and bing cherries to highlight its already fruity complexity.</td> </tr>
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Our collaboration with Hangar 24 is a sessionable sour red ale aged in oak barrels with a whopping amount of strawberries, most of which were picked from the fields beside Hangar 24's brewery. This beer has developed a pleasant funk and a delightful acidity that is balanced by the intensely sweet aroma and flavor of the strawberries as well as a unique dryness achieved by using a sake yeast along with our house strain and some souring bacteria.</td> </tr>
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This sour brew was inspired by the Italian liqueur Limoncello, a summery concoction using lemon, vanilla and sugar. We took those ingredients and put them in a cask with our sour blonde base to create a perfectly puckering lemon delight for a So Cal summer day.</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qBlPrHqVQzE/U5ipS4vMonI/AAAAAAAAB5A/Srkn7F7SqvI/s1600/jackfruit+humulus.jpg" /></td> <td><strong>New addition: Jackfruit Humulus Lager on cask</strong><br />
Our Humulus series beers are always hoppy and delicious, but for this variation on Humulus, we loaded our lager with jackfruit!</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D3YdEUVHLBo/U5Itgp0SHOI/AAAAAAAAB4U/w-W6mhOgc7g/s1600/orange+vanilla+cask.jpg" /></td> <td><b>Belgian-style Golden Strong with orange, cardamom and vanilla on cask</b><br />
Mischief, our wickedly good golden ale is normally dry-hopped with American hops to add a layer of complexity and mystery to its fruity, dry Belgian-style character. For this cask, we forgot the dry-hopping and added oranges, cardamom and citrus to make this Belgian-style beauty's citrus, melon, pear, and peppery notes really pop.</td> </tr>
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A noble experiment with a very polarizing fruit: Hottenroth on Durian! This fruit is said to "taste like Heaven, smell like Hell," so much so, some Southeast Asian public transit and resorts will not permit the smelly fruit on their premises. This should be fun ...</td> </tr>
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Our juicy raspberry sour is a draft-only treat we've made by adding raspberry purée to our sour blonde ale base. It pours a stunning bright, rosey pink and drinks just as beautifully, with a nose bursting with sweet and tart bushels of berries. We've taken this popular brew and put it in a cask with lemon zest and vanilla for a fun spin on a fan favorite.</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M4uo05_d_nE/U5IrRRg3UXI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/rnwgzX4bEeE/s1600/hottenroth+sm.jpg" /></td> <td><b>Five different fruited Hottenroth casks!</b><br />
Hottenroth Berliner Weisse is brewed in memory of Fred & Sarah Hottenroth, Patrick’s grandparents. This tart, German-style Berliner Weisse is as authentic as it gets. We use lactobacillus and a hint of brettanomyces to sour this very unusual, low gravity wheat beer. We're treating this beer to five different fruited cask treatments for one "Hott" summer night in June.</td> </tr>
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As casks are quite small and in limited supply, please note that they typically run out pretty quickly.<br />
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<i><b>Update:</b> We will no longer have Sour in the Rye on Peaches, but we now have two additional specialty casks!</i><br />
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</i> <i><b>Update:</b> We will no longer have ISO:FT bottle pours. Instead, we're putting a whole keg of The Wanderer on draft for Sunday, 6/22.</i><br />
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#juicyjuneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-49962933987514758742014-06-04T15:31:00.000-07:002014-06-04T15:31:18.053-07:00Bruery Terreux™ to open in Anaheim, CaliforniaIt's with great excitement we share news on a big step in our growth here at The Bruery. We will launch a new brand & tasting room in 2015, specializing in farmhouse-style and sour ales, both traditional and modern.<br />
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We are pleased to announce the formation of <a href="http://www.brueryterreux.com/" target="_blank">Bruery Terreux</a>, a new brand that will focus solely on farmhouse-style ales fermented with wild yeasts as well as oak-aged sour ales. Our original brand will rededicate its focus specifically on experimentation with non-wild ales, modern twists on classic styles and aging beer in bourbon and other spirit barrels.<br />
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Bruery Terreux, which translates to “Earthy Bruery”, first and foremost takes inspiration from the earth, presenting flavors in as natural of a way as possible, as nature intended. Wort will be brewed on our brand new GEA CRAFT-STAR brewhouse and then transported to Bruery Terreux's own facility a few miles down the road. All fermentation, barrel aging and packaging will take place at this second facility. A brand new Bruery Terreux tasting room will also be opened at this location in late 2015 where customers will have the chance to enjoy Bruery Terreux’s offerings in a unique setting.<br />
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Our current brands that are brewed with wild yeasts or bacteria such as Saison Rue, Oude Tart, or Hottenroth Berliner Weisse, will be transitioned to Bruery Terreux. The recipes will remain the same, but will be overseen by wild beer specialists and will be bottled under the new branding. Exciting new beers will also be added to Bruery Terreux’s lineup.<br />
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More details will follow over the coming months. As this project is subject to approval from the City of Anaheim and the California Department of Alcoholic Beverages, details are subject to change.<br />
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Please follow Bruery Terreux on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bruery-Terreux/650522451664068" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/brueryterreux" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/brueryterreux" target="_blank">Instagram</a> for late breaking developments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126619196991490005.post-25644204994077598952014-06-03T16:51:00.000-07:002014-06-10T10:57:35.405-07:00Design Contest! A Coaster + A Postcard = A CoastcardWe certainly enjoy having you stop in for a beer or some tasters at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBrueryTR" target="_blank">The Bruery Tasting Room</a>, and as we continue to slowly and carefully <a href="http://bit.ly/1rEmZkk" target="_blank">grow our small craft brewery</a>, we want you to be a bigger and bigger part of who we are. After all, we have the opportunity to grow and become an even better brewery for you because of your support!<br />
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With this in mind, we think it's about time we give our coasters a little refresher at The Bruery Tasting Room, so we're on the look out for new coaster design ideas. <br />
<a name='more'></a>Additionally, we figure our coasters are probably getting tired of just sitting around our place, so we're making some snazzy coasters that double as postcards. Not only will these coaster/postcards (which we are dubbing "coastcards") be used at our Tasting Room, we'll also send them out to local beer spots that sell our brews, hand them out at events, and encourage patrons to send one in the mail via The Tasting Room mailbox -- an outgoing mailbox we'll be setting up just for these brand new little postcard coasters.<br />
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We're hosting a coastcard design contest through the month of June for anyone interested in taking a crack at this fun little project.<br />
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<b>When:</b> Contest runs today, June 3 through 11:59 PM on Friday, June 27th<br />
Winners will be announced on June 30th via the The Bruery's <a href="https://facebook.com/thebruery" target="_blank">Facebook</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/thebruery" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.<br />
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<b>Specs:</b> Entries must be 300 dpi, 3.5”x5” (or larger to these same dimensions). We highly recommend using vector-based design software, but feel free to use another format. If you do, please submit your entry at the highest resolution possible.<br />
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<b>Design direction:</b> It's open ended! Coastcard designs can be anything that inspires you, but obviously inappropriate content will not be considered.<br />
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<b>What you can win:</b><br />
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<li>Your winning design on coastcards printed for our Tasting Room and some of our accounts</li>
<li>Your coastcards sent to accounts in your state (if your state is within our distribution)</li>
<li>A sleeve of your coastcards for yourself</li>
<li>Bruery swag including: a Bruery hat, shirt, opener, and tulip (Swag subject to change depending on our inventory at the time of contest end. Approximate retail value: $50).</li>
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<b>Judging Criteria</b><br />
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<li>25% Creativity and Originality</li>
<li>30% Captures The Bruery and Tasting Room Brand</li>
<li>30% Audience Appeal</li>
<li>15% Art Quality</li>
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Send your design to design@thebruery.com with subject line "COASTCARD CONTEST"<br />
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<small>If your Design is selected for use by The Bruery, you acknowledge that you assign to The Bruery, LLC and its subsidiaries and affiliates (hereinafter collectively "The Bruery") the entire right, title, and interest in and to the copyright in your Design including the right to sue for past infringement and the right to further sublicense the Design, for its sole and exclusive use on and in connection with the Items. You also acknowledge that you waive all "moral" rights that you may have in and to your Design. <br />
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If your Design is selected, The Bruery may use your Design in any manner on or in connection with the Items, including but not limited to: reproducing the Design on the Items, selling Items bearing the Design, changing or reworking the Design by making color or size changes, making derivative works of the Design, using the Design on The Bruery website and on promotional material for The Bruery, and registering the Design with the US Copyright Office in the name of The Bruery, LLC as the Claimant, and you as the Author. You agree to provideThe Bruery with minimal information as may be required in order to register the copyright in the Design if The Bruery so requests, at no cost. <br />
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If your Design is selected, you may not use the Design (or derivatives of the Design) or allow others to use the Design (or derivatives of the Design) on any Items, as described above. In addition, by submitting your Design, you may not reproduce, sell, or submit the Design to others for any commercial purpose for ninety (90) days after the date of submission while the Design is being evaluated by The Bruery. Once the ninety (90) days have passed, if your Design is not chosen for print by The Bruery, you are free to use the Design for any commercial or non-commercial purpose. However if your Design is used elsewhere, you must notify The Bruery by email info@thebruery.com about where and when the Design will be used, so that it can be removed from the The Bruery website at that time. In addition, if the Design is used or reproduced for commercial purposes elsewhere, you cannot use The Bruery logos, images, graphics or text material nor can you use The Bruery blogs to promote the Design or the company using the Design. The Bruery reserves the right to choose your design after the (90) days have passed, on the condition that the design has not been used for commercial purposes on any Items, as described above. <br />
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There's no shortage of Belgian geniuses that have created lots of awesome inventions, innovations, and super brilliant ideas (like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smurfs" target="_blank">Smurfs</a>). It wasn't easy to pick which five were our favorites, but these might be the best ones to keep in your back pocket for trivia.<br />
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Did you know that the Belgians invented ...<br />
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<a href="https://www.asphaltpavement.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=41" target="blank"><b>Asphalt in 1870</b></a>. Actually, like many of the other items on this list, a Belgian made the most massive innovation or the best version. Professor and chemist Edward J. de Smedt is to thank for our smoothly paved roads. He laid and patented his "sheet asphalt pavement" in New Jersey first, replacing the former bumpy bricks and cobblestone with his mixture of sand and tar.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tienne_Lenoir" target="_blank"><b>Internal combustion in 1860</b></a>. Belgium's Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir was responsible for replacing steam-powered engines with his internal combustion engine, the first of its kind to be produced in numbers commercially.<br />
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<a href="http://www.rollerskatingmuseum.com/homework.html" target="blank"><b>Rollerskates in 1760</b></a>. While others had attempted to design some sweet wheeled boots, John Joseph Merlin came up with the first recorded inline skate invention. He debuted them by skating into a ballroom while playing violin, where he accidentally crashed into a giant mirror, almost killed himself, and broke his instrument. His research, as well as roller-skate research in general, went on hold for about 20 years after that performance.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Baekeland" target="blank"><b>Baketlite in 1907</b></a>. Also known as polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, this phenol & formaldehyde concoction is the work of another Belgian chemist. Leo Henricus Arthur Baekeland kicked off the age of plastics when he came up with the first plastic that held its shape after heating. Because of its heat resistance and durability, its application became widespread internationally by the time of his death in 1944.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cailliau" target="_blank"><b>The World Wide Web in 1990</b></a>. Belgian informatics engineer and computer scientist Robert Cailliau worked with Tim Berners-Lee to come up with a hypertext system to access and handle data for their employer, CERN. By 1993, he and Nicola Pellow developed the first web browser for Macs.<br />
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<b>Bonus</b>: We have a Belgian to thank for remote control racer cars. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bourguignon" target="_blank">Jean Bourguignon</a> made over 50 inventions in his time, but how can we argue that any were better than the RC racer car?<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.famousbelgians.net/desmedt.htm</span><br />
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When we think of Belgian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_cuisine" target="_blank">food</a> of course the waffles, chocolates, and beer come to mind. But Belgium has contributed a looooooot of other dishes to the culinary world (and most all of them seem to come with fries, according to our own Benjamin).<br />
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Here are five of the most delicious ones we've found, and some we even tried for ourselves when our team <a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/search/label/bruery%20in%20belgium" target="_blank">went to Belgium last year</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.saveur.com/article/Travels/A-National-Obsession-Moules-Frites-Belgium" target="_blank"><b>Moules-frites</b></a>. AKA a pot of cooked or steamed mussels and fries, sometimes referred to as Belgium's national dish.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterzooi" target="_blank"><b>Waterzooi</b></a>. A dish originating from Ghent, this stew is usually made with fish (or sometimes chicken for Kippenwaterzooi), cream, vegetable stock, and veggies & herbs<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(<a href="http://gastrotourismo.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/home-cooking-waterzooi/" target="_blank">photo</a>)</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.tuscanfoodie.com/2012/02/flemish-beer-beef-stew-carbonnade.html" target="_blank"><b>Carbonnade flamande</b></a>. Another stew made with beef, beer and served with bread or fries & mustard.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(<a href="http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/carbonnade_beef_and_beer_stew/" target="_blank">photo</a>)</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/RABBIT-WITH-GUEZE-LAPIN-A-LA-GUEUZE-50073135" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Lapin à la gueuze</a>. This dish is made with rabbit and the deliciously tart and funky gueuze that is a favorite of Belgian beer fans.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(<a href="https://potsoup.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/what-the-world-eats-belgium/konijn-in-geuze/" target="_blank">photo</a>)</td></tr>
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<a href="http://thehungrybelgian.com/2013/07/09/belgo-american-beef-tartare/" target="_blank"><b>Filet Américain</b></a>. For a more adventurous eater, or someone who really likes steak tartare, Filet American is raw ground beef, served on a roll or on its own.<br />
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<b>Bonus</b>: Enjoy this recipe for <a href="http://bruery.blogspot.com/2013/11/holiday-recipes-saison-rue-bruery-beer-chicken.html" target="">Saison Rue Beer Chicken</a> by our own belgian friend of Belgian Beer Geek!<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Netherlandish_painting" target="_blank">Northern European</a> paintings have their own distinct style -- blame it on the lighting, weather, or a host of cultural differences. We're not going to take you to art history school (we're probably not really qualified to anyway), but part of Belgium's culture certain lies in it's fine art, and some unusual anecdotes lie in those artists' biographies.<br />
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Flemish painter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_Brueghel_the_Elder" target="_blank">Pieter Brueghel</a> would dress up like a peasant so he could fit in and perform research amongst common people for his genre paintings.<br />
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Flemish painter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Eyck" target="_blank">Jan van Eyck</a>, who was apparently not very confident in himself, would sign some of his works "AS I CAN" from the Flemish saying," As I can, not as I would."<br />
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Early Netherlandish painter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieronymus_Bosch" target="_blank">Hieronymus Bosch</a>, who painted intense religious and moral narratives, developed a posthumous following by King Phillip II of Spain, who <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/hieronymus-bosch-9220497?page=2" target="_blank">allegedly</a> kept one of his paintings in his bedroom as a reminder to keep his morals in check.<br />
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Flemish painter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frans_Floris" target="_blank">Frans Floris</a> opened a workshop in Belgium with such success it went to his head and he began drinking heavily. His students liked him so much that despite his problems, they would take care of him and help put him to bed.<br />
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Flemish painter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Patinir" target="_blank">Joachim Patinir</a> let other artists paint the people in his landscapes. Which wasn't terribly uncommon at the time, but look how awesome his giant landscapes are!<br />
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Bonus: Dutch photographer <a href="http://www.hendrikkerstens.com/" target="_blank">Hendrick Kerstens</a> snapped his own take on the Netherlandish work of Rogier van der Weyden. Perfect. <a href="http://www.headforart.com/2010/09/12/face-time/" target="_blank"><i>source</i></a><br />
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