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"In the bowling alley of
tomorrow...
there will
even be machines that wear rental shoes and throw the
ball for you. Your sole function will be to drink beer."
-- Dave
Barry
Whatever you are choosing to do with
yourselves this fine summer day, it should probably
involve beer and, more specifically, Four Peaks. Maybe
you are bowling with Dave Barry, or showing off your
in-line skating skillz, or checking out some live music
somewhere, or defying the heat and standing over a
barbecue flipping a giant pre-marinated Trader Joe's
tri-tip as your friends watch you from the cool comfort
of your living room. Whatever you're doing, a bottle of
Kilt Lifter or 8th Street Ale is more than likely in
order. You can pick up a six-pack just about anywhere
(in AZ) these days. We've got a short list of places
selling our beer on the website, which you can peep HERE. We will update this
list someday soon, so if you don't see your favorite
liquor or grocery store - odds are it will be included
in the very near future.
Attention
Hop Knot Fiends: bottled Hop Knot is coming
sooner than later and will be available for purchase at
the Brewery and Grill & Tap only. We'll be sure to
send out a bulletin when that glorious day
arrives.
This week, our Blogging Brewer is taking
a break due to a flare-up of carpal tunnel syndrome.
(Just kidding, he's on vacation but will be back next
week.) In the meantime, enjoy Karina's review of the
most recent Four Peaks Gourmet Beer Dinner and Neuman's
prelude to his existentially experimental journey into
the Great White North, aka "Land Sans Four Peaks." We're
also proud to announce our partnership with the ALS
Association of Arizona Chapter and some cool things
we're doing with them. Without further ado...
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Grill & Tap Dispatch: Gourmet
Beer Dinner a Total Flop
Ha ha ha HA-RDLY!
Read on...
 Hey
everyone! Hope you're all enjoying your week
so far...the weekend is rapidly approaching,
which is always good news. So, first
things first! Last Tuesday the crew up here
at Four Peaks Grill & Tap held yet another
amazing gourmet beer dinner.  We blocked off
practically the whole downstairs, fresh flowers
donned every black-cloth covered table
top, and every spot was occupied by a smiling
face. Each entree was perfectly paired with, of
course, one of Four Peaks' very own hand-crafted
ales, starting with the reception ale,
Sunbru. Judging from the look of delight
on everyone's faces, I can only
imagine the pleasure their mouths must
have felt! We also had three of our beautiful
and friendly servers on the job: Colleen,
Holly, and Leah, who worked hard to make sure
every flavorful beer, scrumptious entree, and (my
favorite), Peach Ale Ice Cream Sandwich was
delivered with perfect timing.  The beer dinner was
just an absolute success as always. I just wanted
to take the time to thank not only the talented
guys in the kitchen and our waitstaff for
their hard work at putting together such a
wonderful event, but to also thank everyone who
came out for it. Like I said before, judging from
the smiles I saw, it seems everyone left happy and
full so I hope you all had a great time, and
enjoyed the Articulately
Crafted
courses! For those who missed it... it's
only a matter of time before Arthur and the crew
decide to do another one, right?! In beer
news we have Kilt Lifter as our Cask Conditoned
Ale this week, which we tap every Wednesday at 3
p.m. Once again, I must remind you that while Four
Peaks brewpub in Tempe is out of the Hopsquatch
Barleywine, it's still going strong up North. At
11.5%, neither the buzz nor the taste can be beat!
As the summer drags on, you know where you
should be beating the hot weather, and that's
up at the Grill and Tap where we crank
that AC and serve our beer with a smile!
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You're
running out of time to...
VOTE FOUR
PEAKS!
Just look at that patio right there, the
patio where you've hung out, drunk good beer,
eaten great food, shared hilarious stories and
built many, many fond memories. Maybe you've even
slept there.
We'd like now to cash in on
all those good times and the fuzzy feelings you
have for Four Peaks, and ask for your vote.
There are only 9 days
left to vote Four Peaks as Arizona's Number One
Microbrewery through Arizona Business Magazine's
annual Ranking Arizona poll.
Here's how to
do it...
1. Click this link: RANKING
ARIZONA
2. Choose "ENTERTAINMENT" from
the drop-down menu on the right.
3. Choose
"MICROBREWERIES" from the next drop-down
menu.
4. Enter "Four Peaks" as your number
one choice.
5. Enter your email, and submit
your vote!
Thank you very much, we
appreciate YOU and the time you choose to spend
with us. Awww... |
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IN TEMPE THIS
WEEKHop Knot:
Four different kinds of American hops are woven
into this award-winning IPA, then mellowed only
slightly with pure American malt. Few ales enjoy a
cask as much as this one. 6.0% Alc./Vol.
IN SCOTTSDALE THIS
WEEKKilt
Lifter: It isn't often the Kilt
Lifter gets casked. Trust us when we say an
Imperial pint of cask-conditioned Kilt Lifter is
delicious enough for a special trip up the 101 to
the Grill & Tap. Kent Golding hops gently kiss
the Kilt's malty richness with just the right
balance of bitterness (and inspire poetry,
apparently). In a word: Yum. 6.2%
Alc./Vol. Lager in
Spain is, on average, about 4
bucks!
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Four Peaks Teams With the Arizona
Chapter of the ALS Association to Strike Out Lou
Gehrig's Disease Four Peaks is
pleased to announce our partnership with the
Arizona Chapter of the ALS Association! The ALS
Association will be holding their annual "Walk to
Defeat ALS" on October 12th, and we encourage you
to join Four Peaks and other members of the
community by signing up for the Walk as well! For
more information, or to start your own Walk Team
or sign up, please click HERE!
Four
Peaks will host two walk teams, one for the Tempe
Brewpub and another for the Grill & Tap. In
addition, both locations will host after-parties
for the walkers to make a day of
it.
The fight against
ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's
Disease, became a cause near and dear to our
hearts when one of our brewers lost a family
member to the disease in 2007. For this reason, we
chose the Arizona Chapter of the ALS Association
as the recipient of our Fourth Annual Four Peaks
Charity Golf Tournament on November 12,
2008.
We will have more
information on ALS, The Walk to Defeat ALS and the
Four Peaks Charity Golf Tournament in coming
Brewsletters. Stay tuned!
ALS
Association Arizona
Chapter
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Saturday, August 16th: The '08
Comeback Special!!
Look for details
elsewhere in this Brewsletter.
Tuesday, August 19th: Gourmet
Beer Dinner, 7 p.m. @ South
Beach Restaurant and Lounge! More details to
come. For reservations and more information in the
meantime, call 480.990.1777. Friday, September 26th:
Grill-Tastic Beer Dinner @ The
Phoenician Resort. For more information at
this time, you can email Ted
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Dear
Avid Brewsletter
Readership,
- Can I live in a world devoid of Kilt Lifter?
- Will the Friday night rush at the Hector
Legion Post #135 be comparable to that of Four
Peaks?
- Can I go one week without my daily regimen
of two pints of 8th Street Ale?
- Old Dutch potato chips vs. Poore
Bros.: which is sassier?
- How to deal with mosquitoes, our
malaria-spreading friends.
- Can I relearn how to properly utilize "Uff
da!" and "ya betcha" in a sentence again?
- Midwest folk call it "pop" while in the
West, it's "soda": a deeper analysis.
- Two words: Smelt Fry!
The first three days
will be spent with family patriarch and
"commander" of said Legion Post, Howard Neuman,
for an examination of the dark and seamy side of a
small rural community in constant turmoil (Ya
know, I shure wish it would rain, da crops need
it, dere).
The last of this exploration I
will spend with my dear saint of a mother, Monica,
to get the "picnic lunches and coffee talk" side
of a God-fearing, White Ger-Nordic
neighborhood.
As one can see, there are
weighty issues for me to address in the next
week.
Can I make it? Can I last a whole
week without Sarah and Steve, Randy and Renee,
Terry and Trevor, Murf and "Mac", Andy and Arthur,
Jim and, well... Jim, as well as the 45 other
Matts that work here?
Tune in next week as
Kerouac meets Keillor in the land of 10,000
miserable Vikings seasons!
Hector: A
Minnesota Living Well and Senior Friendly
Community!
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The
'08 Comeback You didn't ask for
it, you never even thought about it, but we're
going to give it to you anyway...
It was once a
well-known fact that the owners of Four Peaks
Brewing Company had a special (odd) affinity for
The King of Rock 'n' Roll. Way back in the early
days of the brewery, they'd commemorate The King's
death on August 16th with a big party in which
everyone dressed up in rhinestone-studded leisure
suits, sweat a whole bunch and got really,
really... silly. They'd hire the King of Elvis
Impersonators, and at some point a bottle of
Mezcal would start floating around the crowd of
nylon-wigged Elvis-o-philes.
Times have
changed, but while shots of Mezcal are no longer
an option, the brewery's love of Elvis has
remained constant. This August 16th, Four Peaks
Brewpub will host The '08 Comeback, in reference
to Elvis' legendary '68 Comeback TV concert. In
addition to bad Elvis movies and the '68 Comeback
on continuous loop in the DVD players, you can
also expect:
1)
A costume contest. We'd like to
emphasize here that Elvis didn't always stuff
himself into leisure suits. Check out the hot
leather number he was wearing in the '68 Comeback
for some inspiration. We're just sayin'... you
have options. Inspirational links to
come...
2)
An impersonator contest, karaoke-style.
For the particularly confident costumed, or for
those who just think they SOUND like Elvis. We do
not want to disqualify some unsuspecting darkhorse
candidate sitting at the bar with a set of blue
suede pipes, you know?
3)
A cheese puff eating contest, to honor The
King's notorious penchant for overeating greasy
fried foods. Rules will apply in an attempt to
avoid "people puking all over the place, and us
having to clean it up" in the words of manager
Steve Lynch. We'll post the rules in a later issue
of the Brewsletter.
4)
A hula-hooping contest to "Viva Las
Vegas." Last hooper hooping -
wins.
All winners get
awards. We're still looking at award options, but
prominently-displayed plaques in the brewery
recognizing contest winners are at the top of the
list. So mark those calendars,
y'all!
Elvisology!
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Thanks for reading, as always. Next week,
we're going to travel back in time, to the
brewery's humble beginnings, back when the brewery
was actually just a glimmer in its founders'
glazed eyes. It's a Cinderella story of sorts, a
great American Fable, One for The Ages. It's a
heart-warming tale of garlic grilled cheese, late
nights, chucking it all to follow 'The Dead' for a
few years, then chucking 'The Dead' to integrate
back into society for a few years. Grateful we all
are, indeed, to have such a yarn to tell our kids
over a Hop Knot at bedtime. Til next week, beer
lovers!
Oogy wawa (Zulu), 
The Crew, maaaan...
at Four Peaks
Brewing Company
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