News Archive 2

April 2001 - June 2001

June 26, 2001

Added new newsletter. Updated calendar for the following events.

PALE ALES JUNE - CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS
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MORE ON THE PALE ALE PUB CRAWL

On July 14th, SATURDAY (Bastille Day) – PALE ALES will hold its
first ever NYC pub crawl. The following is some additional
information for those interested:

*We will meet at the PRINCETON JUNCTION train station at noon, - NOT the Princeton train station (dinky stop). This train leaves at 12:30
PM, arriving in Penn Station at 1:40 PM.

*Train prices/schedules - It is $ 13.00 for a round trip to Penn
Station. Plan to get there early to buy tickets. (There is a $3.00
surcharge per person if you buy them on the train).

Trains run back and forth on the hour. The last trains back to
Princeton Jct. / Trenton leave from Penn Station @ 11:43 PM, 12:42
AM, and 01:41 AM. I don't think we have a planned departure time yet.
But of course, people can leave when it suits them.

*List of destinations - all still subject to change! The plan is to
make 6-7 stops, with approx. 1 hour at each place. Places under
consideration (NOT neccessarily in order) are:

-Ginger Man's - 11 East 36th Street (between 5th and Madison).
Nearly 70 taps, and lots of bottled beer.

-Mugs - 125 Bedford Avenue (North 10th St., three blocks north of the
Bedford Ave. L-train station). http://www.mugsalehouse.com/ Over 2
dozen taps, at least 1 hand-pump during cooler weather. Home to the
Malted Barley Appreciation Society.

-The Blind Tiger Ale House - 518 Hudson Street (on the corner of
West 10th St.). www.blindtiger.citysearch.com.

-dba - 41 1st Avenue (between 2nd and 3rd streets). 12 taps; over 60
bottled beers (strong on Belgian and British). Has hand pumps.

-Belgo - Belgian specialty "chain" with locations in London, Dublin,
and others.415 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003. (212) 253-2828

-Burp Castle - 41 East 7th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues). Huge
bottle list, good draft list.

-Juniors - no additional info available. I think this is some famous
Brooklyn cheesesteak place - ED NOTE.

A FINAL LIST WITH TIMES AND DESTINATIONS WILL BE PUBLISHED CLOSER TO THE DATE!

For more information on NYC bars, check out www.nycbeer.org and the Malted Barley Appreciation society beer alert page at
http://hbd.org/mbas/beer.html.

Interested parties should RSVP to paleales@altavista.net
for the pub crawl to give us an idea of what numbers to plan for.

MORE ON AMERICAN BEER MONTH

AMB will kick off in Phila. with a beer rally and pub crawl on Friday
JUNE 29, 2-4 p.m. Rittenhouse Square.
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Many beer geeks and industry people will be there, including Paul
Gatza, Director of the AHA and Sebbie Buhler of Rogue. In fact,
Sebbie provided the following additional information about the
event:

* PA Nat'l Guard presenting the colors.
* A PA guild member (Bob from Weyerbacker) will dress
in colonial garb to sing the national anthem.
* Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson (not the real ones)
will speak and they will follow us on the pub crawl
provided that we buy them some beer.
* Then we will have an open mike for people to speak about
American beer and represent their state.
* We will all take the American Beer Month pledge.
* There will be bottled spring water from the Poconos for the rally.
* Bob will sing a closing song, and finally
* we will begin the march to the Pub Crawl

The rally (open to all) is from 2-4pm, followed by a
pub crawl (maps will be provided. lots of brewer types from
various regions will be on the loose in Phila Fri and Sat,
incl Larry Bell from Kalamazoo Brewing, Carol Stout & the usual
suspects from NJ/PA/MD/OH/VA breweries, and more!)

For more info on American Beer Month, visit
www.americanbeermonth.com. Check out the adventures of Captain Brew
and Microbrew (recommended by Paul Gatza!)- in one video he searches
in vain for a card for American Beer Month).

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BEER DINNER @ PIZZERIA UNO on MONDAY

Just a quick mention, Pizzeria Uno is having a beer dinner this
Monday, hosted by fellow beerwriter Kurt Epps. I went to the last
one - cohosted by Tom Baker of Heavyweight. Great value and great
beer...

Come celebrate the start of Summer 2001 at Pizzeria Uno¹s 2nd beer
dinner! The Brewpub will be featuring at least six outstanding beers
form its own brewer Mike Sella and such proven microbreweries as
Dogfish Head, Victory and Old Dominion!

Pizzeria Uno¹s chef has prepared a six-course meal to be
accompanied by outstanding beers all for the low, low price of $45.00
inclusive.
Couples can take advantage of a $75.00 package and early sign-ups--
excluding couples-- receive a $5 discount!

It¹s all happening on Monday evening starting at 6:30 PM at the
Pizzeria Uno brewpub on Rt.1 South in Metuchen, NJ! Come on out and
bring your buds! (No, not THOSE Buds...)
It¹s a great way to start the Summer off in impressive fashion!

The evening will feature beer-by-beer commentary from award-winning
beerwriter Kurt Epps, giveaways and a special Dinner-for-two
certificate to be awarded at evening¹s end. Contact Pizzeria Uno
for more information at (732) 548-7979.

June 14, 2001

Dan Noon the awesome webmaster took home the blue ribbon at the 2001 BUZZ Off Competition last weekend. He won first place in the German Ale category for his Dusseldorf Altbier dubbed "Herr Schnitzel," second place for his label Hop Diver, and third place in the Belgian and French Ale category for his Saison "Candyland."

As a result of winning a category, his gets an automatic bid in the prestigious 2002 MCAB competition.

April 10, 2001

All quiet on the beer front. Added bio for our "new" treasurer Al Boccardo

Be sure to catch a pint of Rogue Shakespeare Stout on tap at the A&B

April 3, 2001

DO THE OFFICER SHUFFLE: We have new officers! They are:

*President - Jay Ottinger (new blood!)
*Vice President(s) - Laurie Harmon and Andy Koontz (returning)
*Treasurer - Al Boccardo (new, former treasurer)
*Program Director - Dave Albert (returning)
*Secretary - Kevin Trayner (returning)
*Members At Large - Steve Rowley (former pres)and Joe Scarlatta
(returning)

Added photo of Sebbie holding up her bottle of Chocolate Stout from the last March meeting. See the Club Pictures section

In the latest Pub Crawl, added a note about the Rogue beers Sebbie brought as well as information on where to buy them.