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Why Walk When You Can
(Tellu)ride?!
Well, our intrepid travellers have returned from the sleepy little
hamlet of Telluride. From all outward appearances a good time was had
by all, everyone came back more or less in one piece and adventures are
slowly being reconstructed. Here is some of what I am able to gather
from the rabble:
 1. All the beer we
brought up to the festival ran out in roughly two hours!
2. We took 3rd place in the Saturday afternoon beer
tasting extravaganza. Not bad for a first time entry in a field of 53
local and national breweries!
3. Hippies love to claim their territorry at a music festival by
putting down a large bedsheet as close to the stage as possible. One
can only assume it is so they can become one with the music. From the
recollection of one festivalgoer, "It was like the Hippie
Olympics, there they were like, 100 to 200 people in line... and as
soon as the doors opened... I don't know, I've never seen anything like
it. The only thing I could compare it to is the Running of the Bulls in
Pamplona, Spain. But it was the running of the hippies and instead of
horns they were swinging around coolers... I've never seen anything
move so fast or so gracefully!"
4. The "Cuddle Me" Patrick Murphy Doll will be
made available as a plush toy for the 2008 holiday season.
Ain't he precious, folks? It also answers the question, "Does he
sleep in that Boston Red Sox hat?"
***UPDATE***UPDATE***UPDATE***
Due
to the huge positive response to the beer and cheese tasting, we are
moving it from the Scottsdale Grill and Tap to the Tempe Brewery
location! We will also be changing the date from Wednesday, October 8th
to Tuesday, October 21st. Please make note of the changes and keep your
eyes open in the coming weeks as more details become available.
Even though our Arizona State Sun Devils lost a heartbreaker last week
that is no reason to not show your support for the big matchup this
week! Make sure you wear all the maroon and gold you can to prove to
all the Georgia Bulldog fan base we're not going to go down without a
fight. Show up early, it's gonna be a busy day!!
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Phoenician Beer Dinner
Remember, there are still tickets available for the Phoenician Beer
Dinner featuring the beers of Four Peaks! With plenty of cool
door prizes, giveaways, and the great Four Peaks Brewer Putt-Off, this
will be the "go to" event of the Fall! It all takes place on
Friday, September 26th at The Phoenicians' lavish Windows
On The Green dining terrace.
Time is running out and available tickets are dwindling, so don't be
left out!!
In case you missed it last week, once again, we give you the
outstanding menu:
The Phoenician
is Proud to Present
Jim Roper & Andy Ingram, Brewmasters
Four Peaks Brewery
Reception - 6:00pm
Four Peaks Sunbru Kölsch Style Ale
Dinner - 7:00pm
Cheddar Beer Soup
Grilled Chistora Sausage & Gaufrette Potatoes
Four Peaks 8th Street Ale
Crisp Pork Belly
Mascarpone Polenta & Pickled Peach Salad
Four Peaks Arizona Peach Ale
Kilt Lifter-Braised Short Rib
Pea Purée, Carrots & Marrow
Four Peaks Kilt Lifter
Stilton Cheese
Barleywine Macerated Fruit, Endive & Beer Nuts
Four Peaks Hopsquatch Barleywine
Dessert
Chef Pell's Assorted Desserts
Four Peaks Hefeweizen
$60.00 All Inclusive Per Person
Charges are non-refundable and include tax and service fee.
Please contact The Phoenician's restaurant reservations at
480-423-2530.
The
Phoenicians' Awards and Accolades
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Five Questions....
This week's installment of Five Questions is going to be performed like
an exit interview. Long time co-worker and friend of mine, Miss
Jennifer Trevino is moving out of the Valley and on to The Windy City.
Now less than two weeks before her departure, I thought it would be fun
to give her a chance to reflect on her time here. Without further ado...
The Questionnaire
1. What is the most vivid
moment/memory of your first day?
Well Tim, if I could honestly remember back that far I would tell you,
but as you may know I have killed my fair share of brain cells and
those memories are hard to recall. I do remember getting my application
from the bartender with long, shaggy brown hair. I could also say that
one of my favorite early memories was watching Randy chase birds around
the patio on Saturday mornings. That was always funny. :)
2. You had the honor of having Johnny "Vegas"
Hostak as your landlord and housemate for a time. Speaking from
experience, does the wafting odor of Axe Body Spray ever come close to
driving you to seizure? If not, what does it do?
Seizure no, but the smell does give me the chills, makes me nauseous
and inflicts the desire to vomit.
3. You spend your days teaching children, and I hear
"Kids Say The Darndest Things." What is the most ridiculous
thing a patron ever said to you?
Boy, after six years I have heard my fair share of ridiculous comments.
My favorites are as follows: "Excuse me (as I am standing in the
back bar in front of the vats), where do they brew the
beer?"
Even over several years, I still have to laugh to myself when people
ask for 'a pint of Four Peaks' which I usually follow with a confused
look and ask, "What kind of Four Peaks beer?"
And of course the wait staffs' personal favorite...."I only see
two peaks."
4. Imagine you were born yesterday (hypothetically). Why
would the concept of Coldplay still be annoying (hypothetically)?
Ummm... although some of their songs are catchy to the point that you
can't get them out of your head because that is all you hear on the
radio. This often drives you insane to the point that all you want to
do is bang your head against the wall... that being said, I think
Coldplay is very innovative but also much like a bad penny.
5. What are you going to miss the most about Four Peaks
and/or Tempe?
I think I will miss the people most. Many of you are like family to me.
You guys have been there for the good times and the crazy times. I'm
going to miss talking with everyone and making silly inside
jokes. And I have to admit that Sunday mornings anywhere else
just won't feel the same (man I'm getting soft).
Fantastic work, just fantastic! Thank you for
participating in another stupendous round of Five Questions. It's been
a whirlwind several years and you will be missed. All of us at Four
Peaks wish Jennifer the best of luck in her new endeavor of making kids
learn gooder in the Chicago area.
Buy warm clothes and come back to visit us when you can!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Friday, September 26th: Beer Dinner @ The
Phoenician Resort's Windows on The Green. Featuring two Four
Peaks Brewers, five craft ales and food pairings at $60 per person,
all-inclusive.
Sunday, October 12th:
Walk to Defeat ALS. To join Four Peaks' Walk Team, or for more
information, visit our Walk
Team Page!
Monday, October 20th: The day you've all been
waiting for... PUMPKIN PORTER unveiling day.
Tuesday, October 21th: Beer And
Cheese Pairings now in Tempe!!! More details to
follow in the coming weeks!
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!
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Now Is The Time To Show Us What
You're Made Of!
An Editorial by Tim Neuman
Wow what a week! Did you see that the DOW dropped a staggering 500
points on Monday alone?! This was precipitated in no small part by the
collapse of Lehman Brothers Financial after a 158-year run which was
quickly followed by The Bank of America buyout of Merrill Lynch.
Remember the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? They needed
some serious financial help from the government not more than a week
ago! Now AIG has received an $85 billion bailout from the U.S.
Government. Perhaps AIG needs to go back to grassroots insurance selling
like the Northwest's own Vern
Fonk to save a buck or two.
This is no reason to stay inside! The financial weather forecast
appears to be partly to mostly faltering with a 20% chance of street
corner pencil peddling... but the beer drinking forecast has begun to
get, dare I say, delicious! Still, I can't help but wonder where all my
regular day drinkers have gone. Maybe it's just me, but I have noticed
a slight dip in my Bloody Mary Monday Morning Meet and Greets, the
Greyhound Go Getter Group as well as the Mimosa Motivational Mixers.
Now I'm not advocating drinking and driving, but this is gorgeous
bicycle weather my friends.
Is it the financial turmoil? Is it me? Fine, let me tell you a little
about myself. My real name is Krylokk, Scourge of the Underworld. I
enjoy, in no particular order, a nice sunrise, when clowns cry, long
walks in the park, flannel under garments, doing long division,
listening to hours of awful "Emerson, Lake, and Palmer"
albums backwards for secret messages, and discussing the merits of a
nice cup of chamomile tea. When not enjoying a pint of 8th Street Ale
in my spare time you can find me throwing foreign objects at my T.V.
while watching "The View" because my cable is out, learning
to play the Lute, and purchasing $800 Darth Vader outfits on the
internet.
See, I'm not a bad guy! Come on in and see me! Get yourself a group of
your closest friends and do a "Tour de Tempe" like you did in
the old days. While the stock markets are clamoring for you to
"SELL, SELL, SELL," I've got a glassful of therapy you can
"BUY, BUY, BUY" 16 ounces at a time!
One More Vern Fonk Commercial
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Brewers Blog XV: The
Interactive Blog!
OK,
our plan was to write an article about drinking beer and leading a healthy lifestyle. We know it can be done and
decided to do a little research to help prove our point. We found a lot
of good articles but there was one we liked in particular. The problem?
Well, we didn't quite finish it so we'll do a little experiment; we'll
give you the link and we can finish it together.
Click Here
OK, see you in a week.
Alright, actually we found the article to be a bit dry (not as bad as
some of the AMA research papers) but it said all that we wanted to say
and it would be a redundant waste of bandwidth to write a blog about
something you could read on your own. There, a complete cop-out.
Probably won't be the last time!
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by Karina Lang
If you haven't been at the Grill and Tap for Sunday football and Bloody
Marys, you're missing out! The only acceptable excuse for not joining
us up North is that you were partaking in Sunday football at the
Brewery.  
I realize that
the last few weeks I have been raving about our new Bloody Mary menu,
so I apologize for any monotony but holy crap! Amy and I were
definitely working hard back there mixing them. We made double
the amount from the previous Sunday which should give you the right impression...
they're FANTASTIC! While some order them only to see my big
muscles shake them up (hardly), I know that I must attribute the high
Bloody Mary count to the impeccable one-of-a- kind taste.
Our HD big screen TVs are sure to make your football experience
pleasurable, not to mention we consistently have the best breakfast
around! Served from 10am-2pm, we have your favorites to choose from,
like French Toast, Eggs Benedict, Breakfast Beer Bread, and my
favorite, Enchiladas and Eggs. Along with our Sunday breakfast, we also
throw some great food specials your way, which makes your decision of
where to go on Sundays pretty darn easy.
On a side note, I just wanted to once again take the time to let all my
avid Grill & Tap Dispatch readers know that your praise means a lot
to me! You guys are great, and I really welcome any feedback ya'll
might have... questions, concerns, you name it, the Grill & Tap is
happy to hear what you have to say. That said, enjoy the rest of your
week.
Cheers!
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Drum Roll Please...
I was saving the best for last... so unless you are one of those people
who read EVERY single word in EVERY single block, you may have missed
the announcement of The Pumpkin Porter release date of Monday, October
20th! That is correct, the 2008 version of the legendary Pumpkin Porter
is almost a month away! As always there will be limited edition shirts
made available (design not yet submitted) but kegs will NOT be
available! Yup, you're just going to have to show up in person to get
all the gourd goodness you need to subsist!
See you next week with more news from the land of Four Peakery!
"Do not cease to drink beer, to eat, to intoxicate thyself, to
make love, and to celebrate the good days."
-Egyptian Proverb
Coolest... Jack 'o Lantern... EVER.
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