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One State, Two State, Red State, Blue State
I would not like to punch you in the throat
but why, oh why did you not go out to vote?
-Dr. Neuss - 2008
As we begin the process of rallying around our new head
executive, I thought it would be fun to present this edition in the
style of Dr. Seuss. Known for both his nonsensical rhyming
technique and the motivational prose therein, I just figured it would
be a good way to wrap up the most important election of our lifetime
and break down the upcoming events for the week!
And what an election it was! Personally, I arrived at my
respective precinct at 9:30 in the morning and there were several
people but no line. I was told, after being the 174th person to
submit my ballot, this was already 3 times the amount of people who
showed for the primary and they were impressed by the good early
turnout. Nice work Phoenix metro!
Because ALS is a very, very bad thing
I ask you now to please perfect your golf swing
-Dr. Neuss
One last time my fellow Arizonans, The Four Peaks
Charity Golf Classic is one week away. There is still time to
sign up, we have a few four person team slots available! Please
feel free to call Ted Golden at (480) 250-0640 if interested. If
you feel like golfing by yourself or with a friend or just want to give
money to the ALS Fund and don't want to golf at all, we don't mind, we
can find room and accept donations! Registration is at 11:00
am and start time is at noon on Wednesday, November 12th at ASU Karsten
Golf Course.
Just listen up before you come our way...
we will be closed on Thanksgiving Day
-Dr. Neuss
That's right, just getting the word out early. We will be
closed all day Thanksgiving Day to spend time with family, friends and
football. Alright, we just really want to watch the entire Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade, we don't have a heart of stone you know!
We will be back to regular hours on Friday so feel free to share your
Turducken stories with us then.
Perk up your ears to this intrepid brewsletter reporter
come in on the 26th for a growler of Pumpkin Porter
-Dr. Neu... ahh, you know where I'm going with this.
Just as if you needed a final reminder, we will be offering growlers of
our legendary Pumpkin Porter in time for your Thanksgiving dinner
exclusively on Wednesday, November 26th starting at 11 am! Not
one minute before, please accept this rule and play fair and no bribing
will be acknowledged!
hasta luego,
Your Friends at The Four Peaks Brewery and Four Peaks Grill & Tap
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This Election and Your
Health
Now
that the election is over, it's through
Oh what is there left for this poor shlub to do?
The 2008 election is officially over. Streamers are being swept
up, balloons are being popped and candidate offices around the nation
are closing up shop. What does all this mean to you?
Well, you are probably suffering from Post Traumatic Election
Depression. What is PTED, and how would you know if you are
currently suffering from this, you ask? Here are a couple of
the tell-tale signs:
1. Feeling the distinct absence of attack ads before or after your
favorite show
2. Knowing that Saturday Night Live is
going to suck for another 4 years starting this week
3. Wondering what The Daily Show and The Colbert
Report are going to make fun of now
4. A sense of emptiness from realizing there will be no more voting
literature coming in the mail
5. You no longer give a rat's posterior what Bill O'Reilly, Chris
Matthews, Tom Brokaw and Keith Olbermann have to say
6. Instead of heading to political blogs on the web, you've gone back
to the Asian porn sites you
frequented 2 years back
The cure is simple if not obvious from just connecting the dots...you've
been spending all your time at home! It's a great big,
wonderful world out there people, it's time you explored it.
See, even if your candidate didn't win, staying under the covers
isn't going to help you out of this funk. It is now officially
autumn and the weather is outstanding, did you know that? Why
not turn that frown upside down with a Pumpkin Porter. We don't
mind if you've been away for a while, we are that loyal friend who
patiently waits for you to come back around, no questions asked.
We've got all the sports packages anyone could possibly want and all
the beers you've come to love, hell, we even kept your stool the way
you left it! So shake off those electorate shackles that have
been keeping you down and enjoy life outside once more and have a
beer.
We are The Four Peaks Brewing Co., and we approve this message.
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by Karina
Lange
The
aliens have returned our dear, fair Karina
So what now transpires at the Scottsdale arena
-Dr Neuss
Hey guys! I hope everyone is having a good week so far and you
all had a happy Halloween. For
those of you who missed the pumpkin soup, cider drink specials, and
Josh as little red riding hood....boooo! The specials were
amazing, and Josh's get up was even more amazing. Who knew Josh
would look so good in a nightgown and blond braided pigtails?
Aside from Josh's good looks, as many of you know, we ran low on the
Pumpkin Porter for a few days, but rest assured...another batch has
surfaced, so if you haven't had a chance to try it, hurry on
in! Also, we have our Pumpkin Porter shirts for sale at both
locations, so if you feel like flaunting our most popular seasonal
around town, pick up your shirt today!
So, with the end of the World Series, we end our
fundraising for ALS Arizona Chapter. I wanted to give a
shout-out to Colleen Wall who raised the most money for the
cause. Nice work Colleen! On a closing note, don't
hesitate to come visit Amy and I Sunday mornings for football.
We have HD big screen TV's that are sure to be playing your favorite
team, along with $3 pints of our delicious beer, $4 Mimosas and Four Peaks
Mimosas, and an extensive Bloody Mary menu. Enjoy your week,
and I will see you soon at the Grill and Tap.
You can contact Karina at (480) 577-3589 ext. 209
The ALS Baseballs and "Lou Bru" promotions both ended last
week with the Phillies win (you already forgot didn't you?) in the
World Series. The Four Peaks Grill and Tap final tallies read
as follows:
Amount made from
baseballs.............................................$403.00
Amount made in "Lou Bru"
promotion..................................$869.00
Total amount
collected.....................................................$1272.00
As Karina stated above, congratulations to Colleen for selling the
most baseballs, and we would be remiss not to acknowledge the hard
work Tabitha put in as well. She came in a close second selling
only $8 less than the champ. Way to go 4PG&T !
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5 Questions With Terry Pepper
An inquisitive Wahzooch was asking some questions
Could Terry come through with ingenious reflections?
Oh, how you have evaded me for so long Mr. Pepper, I have no
idea.
You folks have undoubtedly seen this gentleman scurrying around the
brewery for about 2 years now in all his bearded glory. If you
are like me, it begs the question, "Just what are you hiding
underneath that hair?" Well I try to get to the bottom of
that, as well as a few random questions about our beloved brewery and
the wonderful state of Texas. True to form, he reveals himself
in a cautious manner, not offering up too much but still giving us a
brief glimpse into his soul.
Just to show how "happening" and "with it" he
really is, all answers were sent to me via the Blackberry super
phone.
Talk to me Mr. Pepper, if that is indeed your REAL name!
1) Sometimes a Four Peaks chicken sandwich in and of itself is
too boring, what would you add to "spice" it up? Why?
Times like that I usually turn to the secret menu. There you can get
your sandwich animal style, protein style (nod to Ryan R) or try the
elusive underground chicken sandwich. Some say its a myth but in my
heart I know its out there.
2) According to beards.org, "...the
male beard communicates a heroic image of the independent, sturdy,
and resourceful pioneer, ready, willing and able to do manly
things." Why, then, do so few super heroes have beards?
Wow, what a good question. I have always felt that the man doesn't
make the beard, but rather the beard makes the man. So superhero's
not having beards makes little sense to me. Is Paul Bunyan a
superhero?
3) What style of Four Peaks beer do you find most satisfying
coming out of a growler? Please explain yourself.
I like an ale.
4) The saying goes, "Everything Is Bigger In Texas"
including a 67 foot statue of Sam Houston locating in Huntsville, TX,
what is your favorite "big thing" from Texas?
Yaaaaooooooo!!!!!!!!! (I believe he is referring to The
Houston Rockets own Yao Ming)
5) Where is your favorite place to go (non Four Peaks location)
to consume a delicious Four Peaks beverage?
I really love the selection of Four Peaks beers at all
of the Nello's around town. But most nights I just stay home, dim the
lights, crack a couple Kilt Lifters, crank the Joni Mitchell, think
about life and have a good cry.
"Oh
I could drink a case of you darling.
And
I would still be on my feet"
Oh, you remain quite the enigma. Aside from the belief in Paul
Bunyan as a superhero and late nights alone spinning Joni Mitchell
albums, I am still perplexed by your person. Perhaps you have
earned the right to a follow up 5 questions sometime in the near
future so we can break your "code." Touché, mon ami!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Wednesday,
November 12th:
Fourth Annual Four Peaks Charity Golf Tournament to Benefit The ALS
Assocation of Arizona. We are down to our last spots, please contact
Ted Golden at (480) 250-0640 if interested.
Wednesday,
November 12th:
Cheese Puff Day, all day, all night, all right!
Saturday,
November 22nd:
DRAFT Magazine's BIG POUR at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa. Tickets
information and all details can be found HERE
Thursday, November 27th:
Thanksgiving Day, Both Four Peaks locations will be CLOSED.
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Brewers Blog XXII: A Word On The Wobbler
This Wobbler of Winter has our Brewers all excited
whilst the Porter of Pumpkin still has you delighted
As the initial maelstrom of excitement about the Pumpkin Porter
diminishes to a mere category 5 hurricane we think it's safe to wet
your whistles about this year's Winter Wobbler.
As most of you know
Winter Wobbler is a catch-all term for our winter seasonal
beer. That is, it bears the same name each year but not the
same recipe. In fact, the only thing that's been consistent
about WW is that it has a tendency toward high strength. We've
done a spiced beer, a Licorice Stout, and last year we did a Smoked
Imperial Porter. This year we're trying our hand at the Big
Daddy of stouts; Russian Imperial Stout. The style originated
in England as a mere "stout porter" that quickly became the
preferred quaff of Romanovs, in particular Catherine II, during a
state visit. Here's a more detailed account of the style:
www.allaboutbeer.com.
We must admit that this brewery has not had the greatest of luck with
this style. We've tried it twice and both times the batches
came out as, well, sub par. One of them got blended back into
our Oatmeal Stout and the other eventually turned into the fabled and
very dangerous Vanilla Stoli Stout. If you don't remember this
beer then you probably had too much of it. It can be replicated
by having the bartender add some Stoli Vanil to your next Stout while
saying, "G'night ever-buddy..." in your best Otis Campbell
impression.  
At any rate, we are excited and confident that we'll get the better
of this next batch, to which we're going to do some new stuff.
We're going to add about 5 pounds of coffee after fermentation as
well as adding about two pounds of licorice root to the boil, the
more complex this beer the better. There's even some talk of
storing some of it in old Jim Beam barrels for an extra twist.
We'll see. It should be out sometime in early December.
Keep your fingers crossed, we'll need it.
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CASK-CONDITIONED AND
SEASONALS
IN SCOTTSDALE THIS WEEK
Pumpkin Porter: My sources at the Grill And Tap tell me that the
Pumpkin Porter is also moonlighting in cask form. If having it
on draught isn't quite good enough for you, by all means stop in for
the mellow goodness straight out of the firkin!
IN TEMPE THIS WEEK
Dry-Hopped Porter: I mean it this time...I watched them
tap it myself. Our delicious dark colored beer made with a
majority of darker malts. This time around we dry-hopped the
cask.
SEASONAL
Pumpkin Porter:
Our most popular of beer this season is here
for all those out there please stand up and cheer
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A Few Parting Words...
Writing like Seuss was loquacious and fun
but now aren't you glad that my rhyming is done!
I really beat this one into the ground, but I enjoyed every moment of
it! Not much event-wise going on for the remainder of this week
at either location as we slowly recover from that one-two punch of
Halloween and Election Day. But I can't stress enough how much
fun the Four Peaks Golf Classic is going to be next Wednesday.
It really is more than just golfing; we have all sorts of special
side games, giveaways and such and such. I really do encourage
you to call Ted Golden at (480) 250-0640 if you are interested at
all, you won't regret it...and many of us will be there as
well. Remember, all money collected from this event goes to
finding a cure for ALS.
Speaking of ALS, the Baseball promotion numbers for the Four Peaks
Brewery are now in as well. The Tempe totals are as follows:
Amount made from baseballs...............................$483.00
Amount made in "Lou Bru"
promotion..................$1415.00
Total amount collected.......................................$1898.00
We would like to congratulate Dana H for selling the most baseballs
at the Tempe location. We are proud of your hard work and
diligence, you are an inspiration to us all!
We would also like to thank all of you who stopped in and bought a
beer and/or a baseball during this promotion. We couldn't have
done any of this without your help, so thanks again.
In other beer news, make sure you check out the Draft Magazine BIG POUR coming up on
Saturday, November 22nd at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa. We are one
of over 100 breweries participating and they have all sorts of events
planned including foosball, darts, batting cages, live music and much
more. All proceeds go to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater
Scottsdale. General admission tickets are only $35 with VIP and
Super VIP tiers available. More on this next week.
That pretty much wraps it up. Come back next week as we
continue to try to make the weeks between Halloween and Thanksgiving
interesting!
"A quart of ale is a dish for a king."
-William Shakespeare
Just
Something Hanging On Our Wall...
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