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Casks for Tempe this week are 8th Street Ale and Kilt
Lifter Scottish-Style Amber. Also on tap is the ever popular
Leroy Brown...umm.
The cask for Scottsdale this week is 8th Street Ale. We
also have Leroy Brown on tap as our seasonal. Hopsquatch
Barleywine, Triple Crown medal winner, is on tap at all times
at the Grill & Tap in North Scottsdale! So if you missed
it in Tempe head up North. Speaking of Triple Crowns-Big Brown
is going for the first Triple Crown since Affirmed did it in
1978 this Saturday at the Belmont Stakes. Where were you in
'78? Enough Norm! So come on down and watch Big Brown pull it
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| Father's Day at Four Peaks-Free Pint Glass!
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Father's Day is Sunday, June 15th and do we have a special
gift for dad at both Four Peaks' locations! Bring in your
father and he will receive a genuine Four Peaks Logo Pint
Glass to place on his mantel next to his kazoo. This is our
gift to all the great dads out there. Sure beats a tulip, huh
dads?
The buffet will include: a 15 item omelette station, prime
rib carving station, peel and eat shrimp, Belgian waffles,
chipotle BBQ stout pulled pork, carne adovada, spaghetti and
wild game meatballs, chicken enchiladas, eggs benedict,
country baked ham, scrambled eggs, country potatoes, hickory
smoked bacon, sausage links, assorted fruit platter, tossed
field greens, danish and dessert stations, and of course,
butter wafers.
Happy Hour beers all day long with plenty of drink
specials. The doors open at 9:30am and the brunch begins at
10am. We know pops will love it! The free pint glass is for
the brunch only and please, one per dad. We're not that
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| Bloomin' Beerfest Saturday at 7pm! |
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Celebrate Irish tradition in the heart of Arizona with the
Irish Cultural Center and Bloomin' Beerfest! Honoring James
Joyce, author of the classic novel Ulysses, Bloomsday is
celebrated annually in Ireland and around the world. Tickets
are limited for this event so purchase now!
The Bloomin' Beerfest will be located at the Irish Cultural
Center in downtown Phoenix starting at 7pm on June 7th. Four
Peaks will be pouring beer along with 8 other breweries.
Tickets for the event are now on sale, and more information is
available, on the Arizona Guild website
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Ticket Price $25.00 |
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| Apocalypse Brau |
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The New Kids On The Block are going back on tour; gasoline
is almost up to $4 a gallon; Clay Aiken is going to be a
father; the Celtics are playing the Lakers in the NBA Final;
and, it rained last week! Yup, all the signs are pointing to
the coming apocalypse! Still don't believe me? What if I tell
you that Condoleezza Rice is a member of the KISS army? I'm
serious! Who's crazy now!
All I can tell you for certain, true believers, is to tuck
the kids in, call a babysitter and get down to the closest
Four Peaks for a delicious craft brewed concoction before it's
too late! Time may be running out, but our beers are not. We
promise you we will be diligently brewing the same delicious
beverages and outstanding food specials we always have
regardless of this dire predicament!
Never had a Stoutamisu? This could be your last chance!
Always thought the Peach Ale was too "girlie" a drink for you?
I say, "Bottom's up, Mr. Appletini guy!" Never gone "cask
conditioned" before? This could be it! I implore you; make the
most of your time on this mortal coil before there is no time
left!
Now I'm not going to prophesize that the world will
actually come to a cataclysmic end due to these apocryphal
signs. I'm just saying that it is a distinct possibility; and
I'm counting the Horsemen! |
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Cheers!
Well, school's out and it's time for all of us to take a
vacation! If you are not so lucky to escape the heat you can head up
to our North Scottsdale Grill & Tap for some cool AC and beer.
Don't forget about dad on Father's Day June 15th. We also have a new
blog that's written by our esteemed Brewers, so read on.
It looks like Hockey Town got their Cup back so congrats to all
you Red Wing fans. I see that the Coyotes have relinquished the
White Out to the Penguins. That's ok, we haven't had a White Out in
Phoenix since Elvis played at the Veterans Coliseum in 1972.
Actually Cliff, the Winnipeg Jets first started the Winnipeg
Whiteout in 1987 against the "C of Red" Calgary Flames in the first
round of the playoffs. And can you believe the Coyotes were enraged
when Penn State had a White Out against Notre Dame in 20007? Enough
Norm!!
Now it is time for the Magic v. Bird series to unfold...I mean
the Bryant v. Pierce death match. Please stop by the brewery to
watch the games and let Patrick "Lobster Roll" Murphy have it.
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OK, so here we are. Our First Blog. We know, a little late
to the game. Rest assured, however, we have no illusions about
setting the beer blog world on its head, especially as both of
you reading this probably stumbled upon it while looking for
our phone number. No, we simply see this as a chance to answer
some questions about Four Peaks and maybe find a way to
express our philosophies on beer. Trust us, they're different
from what most beer geeks would expect. There you go, a topic.
What do we think about the state of American craft beer?
Well, we believe the growth in the segment is so strong
because a great many people are returning to quality and
flavor. But there's also this; we believe, to borrow from Mike
Myers, that all beer should not be based on a dare. Referring
to haggis, blood pudding and other culinary delights from our
dear friends, Myers once quipped, "All Scottish food is based
on dare" (he also said, "If it's not Scottish its crap!",
something dear to our Kilt Lifter brewing hearts). Now, we
realize a small portion of the public enjoys a bit of haggis
but what we see too often are the brewing equivalents of
haggis foisted upon people who are expected to fawn over such
offerings when what they really want is a beer they can drink.
And maybe even drink more than one.
It's odd to have to say such things. Recently, with the
advent of websites like Beeradvocate.com and Ratebeer.com,
this is an increasingly hard stance to take without getting
shouted down. In the eyes of a lot of these "advocates" your
beer is safe and boring if it isn't 100 IBU's and 10% alcohol
or if it isn't sour enough to remove tooth enamel. Don't
believe us? Take a look at the top ten beers listed on these
sites. If one truly advocates balance and drinkability over
the extreme it's as if some Grand Beer Inquisitor may break
down your door and force you to profess your faith in the holy
trinity of brett, lacto, and pedio. With, of course, a
genuflection to the fine art of over-hopping. What these
people are missing in their zealous attitudes toward pushing
the beer envelope are the giants upon which these extreme
beers stand. That is, the classics; balanced pale ales, full
bodied but low alcohol brown ales, and the simple complexity
of a well made kolsch.
Truth be told, a little flirting with the extreme is OK
with us. These beers get all the press and they stir interest
in the industry. Hell, the last three medals we won were for
two massive barleywines and a smoked imperial porter. Brewing
is a big tent, though, and it's the fans of only the extreme
that need to see that. We'll watch Food Network or Travel
Channel and marvel at the goat bladder or the boa testes that
Anthony Bourdain chokes down and, in the end, it's noteworthy
but that's not food. You're not going to see Emeril or Paula
Deen trying their hand at those dishes because they know what
works; tasty, comforting food. It's the good stuff that brings
us back to the table not for the food itself but because it
brings others there as well. Beer is the same, it's a social
drink and it brings us together not to talk about it but to
talk with each other. So, by all means, try these brewing
excursions into the unknown but don't forget about the small
beers, the mild beers, the ones that reassure us that bigger
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Housekeeping Note: Our brewers really kick ass!! They have been
brewing overtime and busting their butts to provide everyone in AZ
with our tasty beers. We are barely keeping up with demand and it
all has to do with our devoted brewers. So next time you are in the
brewery please give a special thanks and a toast to all of our
brewers, packagers and shippers: Jim, Melissa, Charlie, Jeff, Edgar,
Teddy, Jon and Andy.
Lechaym (Yiddish), 
The Crew at Four Peaks
Four Peaks Brewing Company
phone: 480-303-9967
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