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Our
Unprecedented 5th Issue of October!
You have, dear reader, on your screen our 5th issue of
this wonderful October. I know all this excitement has you wound
up, but try to contain yourself! Seeing as all the events we were
touting in the last few issues are slowly coming to a conclusion this
week, I have alot of free space to exercise your mind. Where do I
start?
Topic number 1 in the "who the hell cares"
file. How about that World Series, huh? Judging by the
large turn out to view the east coast juggernaut that is the
Philadelphia Phillies against the Gulf Coast Crushers known as the
Tampa Bay Rays, we are all awaiting the final result. It's
interesting to note that the most thrilling part of this Fall Classic
has turned out to be the weather. The first postponement of a
World Series ever! Whatever are we to do!
Hey, just because no one cares who wins or loses, don't let that deter
you from stopping by to purchase a "Lou Bru." One
dollar of every pint of Kolsch sold goes to finding a cure to ALS for
as long as the Series lasts. Let's rally around a cause my
friends.
In other news, Pumpkin Porter consumption appears to be
up from last year. Even though we have restricted it to only
pints and pilsners, the response has been outstanding! Feel free
to come on back, because the brewers keep making more!
We have also begun preperations for the Four Peaks
Official Canning System (4POCS). We are putting the draining in
place and compiling designs for both cans and packaging as we
speak. We will keep you posted in the upcoming months as
everything starts falling into place!
Things to do Saturday, November 1st:
As if Halloween isn't enough for you this weekend, keep you calendar
open this Saturday for The Fourth Annual Fall Festival
at The Duck and Decanter in Phoenix. This event begins at 10 am
and goes until 4 pm. As the link above informs there is live
music, free food, fun for kids and Four Peaks beer! This is a
wonderful celebration of all things local be it food, drink, shopping
or what have you... definitely something to check out!
If you feel the need to get out of town this Saturday
instead, perhaps the Lake Havasu Chillin' N' Swillin'
Brew Fest from 2 pm until 6 pm is
more
appealing! In conjunction with the Lake Havasu London Bridge
Days, this function is a 21 and over function only and costs
$25 in advance and $30 day of event. Four Peaks will be joining
several other local and national breweries with all proceeds going to
local scout troops as well as charities and scholarships for
children. Thus allowing you to literally say you are drinking for
the kids!
Well, in this weeks issue we recap our Pumpkin Carving Contest, along
with wonderful pictures of the event scattered throughout. The
Brewers take time to smell the roses, we receive a garbled transmission
from Karina, and Four Peaks Manager Kasey Stewart sits down and has a
chat with us.
Au revoir,
Your Friends at The Four Peaks Brewery and Four Peaks Grill & Tap
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by Karina Lang
In
a bizarre series of events vaguely reminiscent of a bad Hollyw ood movie from the 1950's, Karina
Lang appears to be abducted by space aliens! The story, from
what I was able to piece together, involves walking in the woods late
at night, a series of bright lights, some strange electromagnetic
current, and missing time. Fortunately, the scientists at SETI
received what appears to be the voice of Ms. Lang defiantly defying
the will of her alien kidnappersto send us her weekly dispatch.
Emanating from somewhere outside the Sigma Virulian 7 system, this is
the transmission received in its entirety:
"...for those of you in the North Scottdale area, don't
forget to stop in on Halloween! Not only will your favorite
Four Peaks employees be dressed up, but we have some tasty
Cider drink specials as well as Pumpkin Soup...YUM! OK, I said
that was the last thing but I lied...one
more sidenote everyone...The Four Peaks 4th Annual Charity Golf
Tournament is spots away from reaching capacity...if you want to grab
one of the last ones, go to www.fourpeaks.com and sign up ASAP!
Happy early Halloween! Be safe this weekend."
We all hope for Karina's safe return unharmed before
Halloween arrives. Damn you evil aliens!! Leave our
species alone!
You can contact Karina at (#F*) D5%xX-89hf565fGy46d ext.5\^,
interstellar operators are standing by.
For denizens of earth, she can be reached at (480) 577-3589 ext. 209
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5 Questions With Kasey
Stewart
It seems appropriate that this weeks questions would focus on Kasey
Stewart. Kasey will be celebrating her 3rd anniversary with the
company on Halloween. She is one of the more recognizable faces
at the Tempe location by being the predominant daytime floor manager
and the first face I see on Monday mornings. Bringing joy to
the masses with her affable personality, indelible charm, and
sass.
That should be just about enough to get the schedule I want for the
next 5 years!
Let us begin the interrogation!
1. What is your favorite Four Peaks beer of all
time? Explain.
That's tough, there are so many delicious beers to chose from. I
would probably have to say the 8th Street Ale is my favorite. I
love it's mellow bitterness and how drinkable it is, sometimes it
goes down just a little too easy.
2. Being raised in Colorado, you are obviously aware that
in 1861 outgoing President James Buchanan signed an act of Congress
organizing the free territory of Colorado, 15 years later, in 1876,
President Ulysses S. Grant signed the proclamation making Colorado
the 38th State. Who was/is your favorite president? Why?
Hmm, I've never really thought about it. I guess it would be
Bill Pullman in Independence Day because he saved the world from
aliens.
3. Which Four Peaks soup do you circle on your calendar
as the one too delicious to pass up? Why?
Mmmmm, Tomato Basil on a cold day with a grilled cheese
sandwich. It's almost as good as mom used to make.
4. What does the word Daughtry mean to you?
Funny Tim, real funny. So I might be a little obsessed with
Chris Daughtry, what's your point?
5. At the end of a long, arduous day of dealing with the
ins and outs of managing Team Four Peaks, what is your preferred
method of relaxing? 10 extras points if it involves some sort
of hard liquor.
My favorite thing to do is go home, lay on the couch, and enjoy a
Three Olives Grape and soda while I'm getting a foot rub.
Thank you for your participation in this weeks 5 questions and we all
wish you a Happy Anniversary this Friday!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Wednesday,
October 29th:
Red, White, and Brew: An American Beer Odyssey
author Brian Yaeger will be at Four Peaks Brewery in Tempe for a book
signing. This event is being hosted by Changing Hands
Bookstore. More info HERE
Tuesday, November 4th:
Election Day, so get out and vote!!!!
Wednesday, November 12th:
Fourth Annual Four Peaks Charity Golf Tournament to Benefit The ALS
Assocation of Arizona. We are now accepting players and teams!
Please click HERE to sign up!
Wednesday, November 12th:
In tandem with the Golf Classic we offer you our monthly Cheese Puff
Day! Wrap up your golf excursion with some delicious puff side
trip!
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Brewers Blog XXI: To Everything Turn,
Turn, Turn
Be grateful.
Help more.
Laugh at yourself.
Smile at others.
Enjoy things.
Slow down ...
This is a partial to-do list we formulated while sitting through
(and, honestly, enjoying) a eulogy for the father of a friend.
There's been enough funeral talk on the old Brewsletter so we won't
go into that. But, to paraphrase Samuel Johnson, nothing
focuses the mind like a funeral.
We've all got a list but why are the things on these lists so hard to
do? Obviously for some they're not but they do tend to
get pushed in the background for most. Is it the cumulative
effect of all the little crap life tosses at you that makes the list
harder or is it just one thing that does it? Who knows, but we
will try to tackle our list starting with the first item.
 
Thank you.
We really are grateful for everything this job has given us and
especially for the loyal following we've been afforded from you, the
customer. These aren't easy times and you've stuck with us, so
again, thank you. As a matter of fact, we're working on the new
carton for the new cans. Maybe we can find some space to say
thanks on them. We'll look into it.
As far as the rest of the list we think we'll jump to the end for now
and enjoy a beer, rest our bones, and slow down a bit. You're
always welcome to join us.
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CASK-CONDITIONED AND SEASONALS
IN SCOTTSDALE THIS WEEK
8th Street Ale: English bitters are known for their balance of
malt and hop flavors and aromas. Bitters are, ironically not
all that bitter. The name comes from a time when people were
used to sweet, strong malty beers. The new bitter style was
lower in alcohol and more balanced, so, to the regular beer drinker
it seemed more bitter. We use all English hops (Goldings and
Fuggles) for authenticity.
IN TEMPE THIS WEEK
Dry-Hopped Porter: Our delicious dark colored beer made
with a majority of darker malts. This time around we dry-hopped
the cask. For the inquisitive folk out there, dry hopping
involves the addition of hops after the wort has cooled towards the
end of the brewing process, what this does is add extra flavor and
aroma to the final result.
SEASONAL
Pumpkin Porter: The undisputed "Lord of Our
Seasonals" has people lined up around the corner!
There is no better indicator of the beginning of a beautiful Phoenix
autumn. Come in now and get the fix I know you've been craving!
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A Few Parting Words...
As we bid October a fond farewell, I would like to remind all of you
out there that the majority of America will observe Daylight Saving
Time this Sunday at 2 am. What this means to all of you is:
  
 1) All football
games will now start an hour later, so all 10:00 NFL games will now
be at 11:00, please take note that we now open at 10 am for football
Sundays.
2) All relatives in other parts of the country (unless here in
Arizona, Hawaii and parts, that's right... parts of Indiana) have
altered there local time just to screw with you!
3) We wonder why a practice that began in World War One to
increase war time production still figures so prominantly in the 21st
Century.
It's true, the entire concept of Daylight Saving Time was conceived
by William Willett in 1905. As an avid golfer who hated to cut
his game short at dusk coupled with his concern that too many of his
fellow Englishmen slept the summer days away, he had a catharthis...
alter time! Although his proposal was unsuccessful for years,
with the advent of WWI, Germany and its allies utilized the concept
in 1916. Most of Europe, Russia and the U.S. followed suit over
the next two years.
This concept was implemented and repealed many times over the years
(end of WWI, beginning of WWII, etc.) until the standardization of a
peacetime DST was employed in 1966.
To be quite honest, the history of Daylight Saving Time eerily
mirrors the history of the U.S. income tax, it's actually
quite...spooky! Happy Halloween everybody!
Next week we'll discuss the topic of our new President in a round
table Forum with Dan Rather, Katie Couic, Oprah Winfrey and Maury
Povich.
"Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than
alcohol has taken out of me."
-Winston Churchill
Good
Old Fashioned Fun Havin' The Four Peaks Way!
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