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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Molly’s Spirits is a brand new 33,000 square foot liquor store located near Lakeside in the Heart of Denver. We are striving to create a unique shopping experience for consumers by creating a culture of excellence through our commitment to selection, service and value. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Our employees will become Ambassadors of the brand and must demonstrate exceptional customer service that will facilitate customer loyalty. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">We value our employees and understand they are the foundation for making Molly’s a successful company.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">The right candidate will be responsible, honest, friendly, and a true team player. We are seeking individuals who are passionate about providing the best customer service experience possible. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">If this sounds like you, we would love to have you join our team TODAY!!!! The First step is to apply online at mollysspirits.com, or by responding to this ad with your resume and contact information. The Second step is to come, to our Open Interviews on Friday October 24</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes'; vertical-align: super;">th</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> from 2pm-6pm @ Beverage Distributors of Colorado. 14501 E. Moncrieff Place (East Building Room #400)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; font-weight: bold; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Positions available:</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">-Beer Crew</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">-Wine Consultant </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">-Spirits Crew</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">-Cashier</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">-Clerk/Attendant</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">-Janitorial </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">-Must be at least 21 years of age</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">-Must pass a pre-employment drug screening test and criminal background check</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">-Must display a positive can-do attitude </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">-Must be committed to delivering exceptional customer service </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">-Knowledge of wine, spirits, or beer </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">-Sales/marketing experience </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">To take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to build your career in the retail liquor business please stop by on October 24</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes'; vertical-align: super;">th</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> from 2pm-6pm for open interviews.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06164491778482912043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934484790984119172.post-43374057637002145982012-06-04T10:00:00.000-07:002012-06-04T10:00:02.486-07:00Beers of Europe: Part 2 - BarcelonaFrom Paris we took a plane to Barcelona, right off the bat beer was in the scene, the bus from the airport to downtown passed the Estrella Damm brewery, they seemed to make a ton of different stuff all of which I enjoyed. I also got my share of swill from the tiny bodega shops in the alley streets.<br />
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<br />Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06164491778482912043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934484790984119172.post-71088754600562427832012-05-31T15:08:00.003-07:002012-05-31T15:10:56.926-07:00Beers of Europe: Part 1 - FranceI came back from a 3 week long tour of Europe about a month ago. Each and every place I went to was filled with interesting beers I just had to try. I took pictures of I would say 95% of everything I had throughout the trip. Enjoy!<br />
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I did not explore much in the ways of Beer in Paris, I merely sought out the weirdest thing that was on the menu of where I was at or rummaged through what my friends had in their fridge. The beer in Paris was pretty much all over the board, a lot of Heineken brands and things from other countries. This may be the boringest (trust me, it's a word) post of the whole trip, so stay tuned. <br />
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<br />Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06164491778482912043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934484790984119172.post-44903872124342458782012-02-13T13:48:00.000-08:002012-02-13T13:48:24.764-08:00For the Dog/Beer Lover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIKj3o60Qif8eVvfNHs_18I1Yw0GyB5E9j7kiOZU9OfzavGoylEU3RoTx8NeEpJME-BbIqZtlIp7QqoreopTOKUk8h-B9R2w8hxn-0wiZewqqm4LljkHjxjtP4JYjTFIwJG_qbcaPB2sl/s1600/Dog-Daze.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIKj3o60Qif8eVvfNHs_18I1Yw0GyB5E9j7kiOZU9OfzavGoylEU3RoTx8NeEpJME-BbIqZtlIp7QqoreopTOKUk8h-B9R2w8hxn-0wiZewqqm4LljkHjxjtP4JYjTFIwJG_qbcaPB2sl/s320/Dog-Daze.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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I found myself with a tub full of bottle caps and wondered what I could do with them so I came up with these. Check them out and let me know what you think! All proceeds go to funding my European beer trip!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the beginning of August this year I quit my old discount liquor store job knowing that in a few short weeks I would be hired on to run a smaller more upscale boutique liquor store. There was something about choosing to leave running 26 beer doors and a walk in to run a shop with 6 beers doors. Without going in specifics it was becoming so miserable with the new boss that I knew I wouldn't ever regret it. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">About mid August we started planning out the layout of the store. The location had previously been a Liquor store but it was old and out dated and the inside needed to be gutted. Everything from the floors to the ceiling was replaced. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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The old Beer/Wine cooler was the only thing that was kept the same, although only having 6 beer doors there is a good sized walk in behind the cooler shelves that allow space for a huge amount of bomber beer which I was very excited about. This is a more upscale area and it caters to more unique finds. I do not have any Busch, Keystone, Colt 45, etc. A few BMC facings and that's about the lowest I go.<br />
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Luckily I had been in the business before, well obviously I probably wouldn't have gotten the job if I hadn't, but I already knew the ins, outs, and what have yous. Meg (Wine/Liquor) and myself (Beer/Liquor) set up our office at a table outside the Starbucks and started contacting distributor reps to decide our opening orders. For the next few weeks we talked to reps, looked over item/price lists, and tasted a ton of wine. Some days all we did was taste wine. One of the perks of this industry is that in order to sell the buyer a product you pretty much need to know about what you are buying for the store. Reps come in, you bust out the glasses and get down to business. On the beer side of things it's even better, instead of just a little pour the reps bring in whole bottles and I can take them home and drink the whole thing. That's the thing about beer, you have to be able to swallow the whole taste to get an idea and I am happy to take home anything and try it once!<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;">After thoroughly doing the "research" we got down to business making up our opening orders. We decided what was right and what was wrong to have in the store and adhered to the budget constraints of filling the store but not over filling for the slower first few months of business. The waiting game was a head of us for the racks, registers, and all the other odds and ends to arrive and to get put in there proper places. We ordered custom wine racks and they arrived in pieces, luckily the contractor was still around to help us assemble them as Meg and I could have probably succeeded in doing it but it would have taken us a month rather than 3 days. The next set of pictures shows the three days of assembly. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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We had a few days for a breather and then after the long labor day weekend it was back to business finishing up and trying to get open. We had to wait around for the computer guys to install our components and software. When we knew it was time to set some delivery dates we went ahead and had our reps punch the opening orders and then it was go time. This wasn't my first store opening so I was prepared for the work to come. Luckily in this business most suppliers will come in and help you do the dirty work of getting things on the shelves. Obviously they want to get their products in the most shopped areas on racks and so forth.<br />
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As you can see I had my dog Ellie help out in the process.<br />
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After getting the store set, obviously with a few set backs and other issues which don't need mentioning as any start up business has it's share of issues we were faced with the most daunting task...It was time to enter all of the new product into the POS system. Yes that's right, we had to enter all 1000+ facings into the computer system so we could ring up and do all those fancy things like sell product. This took us about 3-4 14 hour days but we did it and we were ready to open.<br />
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So I must say, this was the short, short, short version of opening up a shop, I guess I should add a disclaimer that there is A LOT more that goes into it and this shouldn't be used as a template. I just wanted to share some of the experience. So then of course I must "plug" the store. Anyone in the Denver area come in and say hi! You can find the address, phone, etc from the links below. Check us out at:<br />
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<a href="http://cherryhillswine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cherry Hills Wine Shop Blog</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/cherry-hills-wine-shop-greenwood-village" target="_blank">Yelp Listing</a><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">A hint of cucumber and a Sprucey note in the aroma followed by a Juniper bite mid palate finishing with a soft oakiness.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><strong>11 Ingredients: </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Harrington, Crystal, Triumph, C-15 & Rogue Micro Barley Farm Dare™ malts.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Styrian, Golding, Amarillo & Rogue Hopyard Willamette hops.Juniper </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Berries Pacman Yeast & Free Range Coastal Water.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">13º PLATO<br />
34 IBU</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">77 AA</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">3.2º Lovibond</span><br />
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<strong>Appearance:</strong> Pours a hazy gold with a very small amount of head. Slight white ring around the glass.<br />
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<strong>Aroma:</strong> Sweet citrus fruits like orange and tangerine. A slight pale malt and a hint of ginger ends it out. As the beer warms a bit of juniper/pine comes out of the aroma. <br />
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<strong>Flavor:</strong> Great up front balanced bitterness strong on the grapefruit. Hints of caramel and nuts fill the middle leading into a piney goodness that ends pretty soft. <br />
<strong>Mouthfeel:</strong> Very smooth, medium body with medium carbonation.<br />
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<strong>Overall:</strong> This is my first time trying this and I must say it is spectacular. I am not huge on the juniper usually but I thought it complimented a great pale ale very well. What I liked most is what the spruce barrels brought to the picture. The end pineyness always goes well with American hops. hops. The additions are not too over the top however, and it is not like you are sipping on a bottle of gin. The pale ale component is well balanced and has the right amount of malt and hops. I give this one an A.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div>Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06164491778482912043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934484790984119172.post-66366031183544275342011-10-08T13:45:00.000-07:002011-10-08T13:48:34.974-07:00The Perks of the Job<div style="text-align: left;">So as some of you know, or that have been following know, that I pretty much took my passion for something and made it into a job. For those of you that don't, about a year and a half ago I started this blog while I was sitting in a cubicle at a finance company in downtown Denver. I was so sick and tired of going into work and staring at a computer screen doing something that wasn't interesting or anything near amusing in any way. I decided to take a chance, (and a paycut) to take on a job at a larger format liquor store in the beer department. In a little over 4 months I was promoted to Beer Manager and our store moved to a new location where I was able to manage 26 beer doors and a walk in beer cooler. I was flying high, I got to go to work and talk about beer all day! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">All of a sudden the GMs that hired me quit to persue other ventures and the new guy came in. I would call him Lucifer but that would be too nice. Being the owners brother there was really nothing I could do to change the situation. The man took away everything fun about working in this industry. No more tastings, no more events, no more handselling, and no more fun. I was starting to regret taking the pay cut.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">But then ALAS light at the end of the tunnel. A former co-worker at my store, that "Imperial Lucifer" had pretty much hired to fire, called me up and asked if I wanted to run a new smaller scale upperclass liquor store. More money and benefits now? Sign me up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.beer-universe.com/images/articles/248/oskar-blues-new-group-shot-150-dpi-2-15-08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="http://www.beer-universe.com/images/articles/248/oskar-blues-new-group-shot-150-dpi-2-15-08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So where am I going with all this? Well after about a month or so of doing everything there is to do to open up a store (I will have a post on this at some point in the near future) we opened and my brewery representatives started coming in. As beer geeks should know the Great American Beer Festival is held right here in Denver, Colorado. <a href="http://www.oskarblues.com/">Oskar Blues Brewery</a> was putting on an event and being in the position that I am in, I was invited to take part in this amazing ride. Camera crews were present for the local news/magazine and captured our drunken escapades. Check it out:</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here is another article from Metromix with a slideshow:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Well I came across this lovely little number with some good tips on taking that first step....ENJOY!<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Appearance:</strong> Pours a clear brown with a fluffy off white head. Head retains at about 3 to 4 fingers.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<strong>Aroma:</strong> Very malt driven aroma with a lot of bread. Slight undertones of pepper, toast, and a slight nuttiness. Raisin and currant also present.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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I want to add, obviously I haven't been posting much at all recently. I want everyone to know that I am trying to get back on track but I recently was promoted to Beer Manager at my store. I pretty much go to work then do some "research" when I get home. I'm lucky to do this job in a state where it is allowed that breweries can self distribute to liquor stores but things still need to change. Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734820976997080493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934484790984119172.post-74214666068540291292010-09-22T12:18:00.000-07:002010-09-22T12:18:00.884-07:00Great American Beer Festival - From the Other SideSo over the weekend I did something that I had never done before. Don't get me wrong, living in Denver I have been to the Great American Beerfest plenty of times, but this time I volunteered. If you are unfamiliar with the GABF then I am guessing that you're probably not much of a beer geek.<br />
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The GABF is the largest beer festival in America; where American breweries can showcase their beers and compete against other breweries around the country. It is not only for the little guys, the big three compete as well. The only stipulation is that the brewery must be located in our great nation.<br />
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Imagine a large convention center filled with rows and rows of tables. Upon those tables are pitcher after pitcher of beers brewed from coast to coast. Upon entry you are given a tasting glass where you can taste as little or as many beers that you want. You get the idea...<br />
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I was chosen to pour in the Rocky Mountain region and wound up standing in front of <a href="http://newplanetbeer.com/">New Planet Brewing</a> out of Boulder, Colorado. I am not gluten intolerant nor do I follow a gluten free lifestyle, however I found it quite the perfect match seeing as I want to bring in more gluten free variety to my store and I had never run across their beer before. <br />
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About 15 minutes before doors opened our team captains came by and said we could start filling the pitchers and taste some of the beers from our region. Quite a necessary step when hundreds of people are going to come up to you and ask about a beer you may have never even tasted before. I was expecting something not quite up to my liking with what I was pouring but was greatly impressed with my tasting of the New Planet offerings. Tread Lighty was a nice light summery ale that was much better than some of the other gluten free offerings I have tasted before, and their 3R Raspberry Ale was a fruit beer that was perfectly done. The raspberry flavor was fresh and slightly tart and didn't leave a syrupy sweet feeling as a lot of fruit beers tend to do. This is a beer that would easily sell to the masses that can consume gluten. I tasted some others around my area and got ready for the crowds to rush in.<br />
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The hoards of beer lovers began to show up in front of the table and the pouring began. 1 ounce and 1 ounce only was really the only rule to follow and it was one of the easiest jobs I have done. The best part about volunteering is that you are allowed breaks where you can go and try beers from different regions. <br />
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I was able to meet some great people. Not only the costumed masses, (above was a couple completely covered in denim) but was able to network with some of the brewers competing at the event. Pedro and Seneca Gonzalez, the owner/brewers of New Planet were probably some of the nicest people I have ever met. Pedro being extremely sensitive to gluten, left his former life as a non-profit accountant to live his dream of brewing great beer for the people who share his love of beer but cannot drink it. Not even a year in they have grown greatly. Not too long ago they were selling the beer out of the back of his truck but now have established themselves with a local distributor and are growing greatly in this region. As I can attest to, good things happen to great people. Pedro and Seneca walked away with a Bronze medal for their 3R Raspberry Ale in the Gluten Free category. The most amazing part is this beer was only released to the public in the last few months. I am excited to try to gluten free pale ale they were telling me about; it is being developed and will be released shortly.<br />
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It was a great experience and will probably only volunteer at the GABF from now on. My favorite beer from the day was probably The Lost Abbey's Red Poppy Ale but I pretty much enjoyed everything I was able to try. The only disappointment about the festival is I think the medals should be a little bigger (Seneca is wearing theirs in the above picture). <br />
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</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;">This beer is available each autumn in celebration of the great Bavarian festival season. Brewed in late spring and cellared throughout the summer, our Oktoberfest is produced through traditional methods as it has been for centuries in Germany, This copper-hued lager owes its rich malt flavor to a generous combination of select Vienna and Munich malts. Cool, open-fermentation develops a subtle elegance and drinkability suited to any festive occasion. <br />
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2010 vintage - 6.6% abv<br />
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</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;">As the nights grow cool, the leaves on the valley oaks begin to turn and fall. In honor of this yearly dance, we bring you Tumbler Autumn Brown Ale and invite you to enjoy the show. We use malt within days of roasting at the peak of its flavor to give Tumbler a gracefully smooth malt character. So pour a glass, and grab a window seat to watch as the leaves come tumbling down. </div><br />
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<tr><td width="45%"><b>alcohol content: 5.5% by volume</b></td><td width="55%"><b>yeast: Ale Yeast</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>beginning gravity: 13.6 Plato</b></td><td><b>bittering hops: Challenger </b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>ending gravity: 3.5 Plato<br />
<b>bitterness units: 37</b> </b></td><td><b>finishing hops: Challenger & Yakima Goldings</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>malts: Two-row Pale, Crystal, Chocolate & Smoked</b></td><td></td></tr>
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</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Aroma: </b>The aroma is a little light but malt driven. Roasted, nutty, and some sweet caramel show themselves. A tinge bit of smoke reminds me of sitting by a wood burning stove. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Overall: </b>I was once angry with Sierra Nevada for discontinuing their Spring ESB for the (not as good) Glissade bock. They have redeemed themselves to me with this new Fall offering. Out of every Fall seasonal I have reviewed these past few days, this is the one that really exemplifies the Fall season. With each sip I can imagine the trees starting to turn and the neighbors starting to burn their leaf piles. The touch of smoke is what I really think puts this beer over the edge. Smoked malt is a touchy thing to play with but they really got it right in this beer. I highly recommend going out and getting yourself a 6 pack of this, so you can try it for yourself. </span><br />
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</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;">Our fall seasonal beer, Bob’s ’47 Oktoberfest is a medium-bodied, dark amber brew with a malty flavor and well-balanced hop character. With this Munich-style lager we salute our friend Bob Werkowitch, Master Brewer and graduate of the U.S. Brewer’s Academy, 1947.</div><br />
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<tr> <td style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Bitterness (IBUs)</b></td> <td style="color: #3d85c6;">27</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Original Gravity (Plato)</b></td> <td style="color: #3d85c6;">13.6</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Terminal Gravity (Plato)</b></td> <td style="color: #3d85c6;">2.6</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Alcohol (ABV)</b></td> <td style="color: #3d85c6;">5.8%</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>CO<sub>2</sub> - Bottles</b></td> <td style="color: #3d85c6;">2.6 vol. (5.1 g/L)</td> </tr>
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Centennial, Cascade, Sterling, Willamette, and Glacier hops form a bonfire of citrus notes, fruity cheers and a bold finale.<br />
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</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;">Beer Style: Imperial Oktoberfest Lager<br />
Hop Variety: Magnum, Sterling, Tettnang, Hersbrucker<br />
Malt Variety: Two-row barley, Vienna, Munich 10L, m-100, aromatic<br />
OG: 1.080 ABV: 9.3 abv IBUs: 24 <br />
Color: Copper<br />
Availability: One vintage brewed and bottled August 1st of each year. 22oz. bombers, 1/6BBL and 1/2BBL kegs.<br />
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The Kaiser sonce said, "Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world." If the Kaiser and his significant other had tipped this bottle, we'd all be "sprechenden Deutsch!" We took all that is good in a traditional Oktoberfest - gorgeous, deep copper sheen, massive malty backbone and spicy, floral, pungent noble hops - then intensified each into this, an Imperial Oktoberfest.</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;"><br />
<div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Appearance: </b>Pours a beautiful copper that is crystal clear. Off white head rises strongly but then falls to almost nothing with minimal lacing. </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div>Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06164491778482912043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934484790984119172.post-87827323149678814772010-09-08T10:55:00.000-07:002010-09-08T10:55:00.364-07:00Beer Review: Hofbräu München Oktoberfest<span style="font-size: small;">So by American standards the end of summer is after Labor Day has passed. The winds start to bring in colder air and the corner stores start to put up there Halloween swag. And of course around this time of year breweries start to release their Fall seasonals. I began seeing these start popping up at my store a few weeks ago and had to explain that breweries can't sit on their stock and have to get this stuff out the door so they can start brewing up their winter seasonals. I figure this would be a good time to do some reviews of some of these great fall seasonals. The most widespread style would be Oktoberfest/Marzen beer but darker richer beers also come into play when the light and/or fruity lawnmower beers are making their way out. This will probably go into next week and I will finish up with a post of my favorites in order. </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Oktoberfest originated in 1810 in Munich, Germany, as a wedding celebration for the Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria. This product was created especially for the event and is brewed usually for the Oktoberfest, now the largest beer festival in the world. Hofbräu München is one of the selected group of breweries granted privilege of supplying the Oktoberfest with their products. Using the highest quality ingredients, HB's Oktoberfest Specialty has it's own distinctive and unmistakable taste. </span><br />
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So it is getting to the time of year to start thinking about fall beers. For the past 4 years I have been doing a Pumpkin ale cause that's the thing to do. Last year I pulled a 3rd place medal for this beer at the Peterson Air force Base Homebrew Competition. This is one of those recipes that is pretty much the same from the first time I designed it. There have been tweaks here and there but what I was going for in the first place is still the base.<br />
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Like most pumpkin ales I thought about pumpkin pie and what I liked about it. The best pumpkin pie is spiced, but not too much, and the crust brings and toasty, bready, graham like greatness to it. The most important part of all is that the pumpkin is evident and you are not just tasting spice.<br />
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I think I may be the first to use pumpkin in this way in the brewing process. I have not heard of anyone else using the process that I do and try to tell people that it seems to do the trick of giving you some actual pumpkin flavor.<br />
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Some people will tell you that using pumpkin is useless and it's the spice that gives a pumpkin ale it's characteristics...well, I am in the boat that says using actual pumpkin does give some sort of depth and if I am going to call it a pumpkin ale then I am going to use pumpkin. <br />
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This year there were a few tweaks from last year. One that I meant to make was that I changed the American 2-row malt to British Maris Otter malt in the same amount. One that was not planned is that instead of using plain pumpkin from the can, I had a few cans of Pumpkin pie mix in the cabinet that were bought by mistake for my dog's digestion problems, so I decided to use those instead. Basically it's canned pumpkin with the spices already mixed in. I think the Maris Otter malt will give me a better malty backbone to the beer, and I don't think the pumpkin pie mix will change the end product that much. I may just have to adjust the spice addition in the secondary a little.<br />
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So on with the show:<br />
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Next step is to heat up your mash water. I use the calculator on promash to decide for me where my water temperature needs to be to make me hit my mash temperature. One trick I learned rather than figuring out your mash tun's thermal mass is to heat the water up higher, then let the mash tun heat up and let the water cool until you have the temp you are looking for. I was looking for 162 so I heated the water to 170, dumped it in the tun, and let it sit for about 10 minutes, monitoring it until I got the temp I wanted to add my grain to. <br />
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I added my grain to the water and stirred away. Remember to do this slowly as to miss making grain balls. Grain balls will hurt your efficiency as they will not be converted since the insides will not be touched by the hot water. <br />
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After stirring all my grain in, I put the top on and let the temperature stabilize throughout the mash. After about 5-10 minutes I take the top off and check to see if I have hit the mash temp I wanted. For this beer I was looking at 152 degrees, and again the promash calculator has gotten me almost spot on. <br />
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While the mash is converting I heat my sparge water. When the sparge water reaches about 160 degrees Fahrenheit I add my pumpkin mix. This is the part of the process that I have not seen used before. I believe adding pumpkin straight to the mash does not give the final product any pumpkin flavor, and if you add pumpkin straight to the boil it makes the beer way too cloudy and seems to turn out too vegetable like. When using pumpkin in this way the sparge water soaks up the flavor and the pumpkin is easily strained by the grain bed when sparging. I guess this process would only be useful for batch spargers only, as this would probably clog up a fly sparging system. <br />
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The first runnings came out beautiful. Great orange copper color, exactly what I was looking for. <br />
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While my first runnings come out of the mash tun, my sprage water is stewing with the pumpkin mix picking up that great pumpkin flavor.<br />
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I add the sparge water and let it pick up the remaining sugars off the grain.When all the extra wort is collected I put it on the fire. <br />
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From the picture shown above you can somewhat see how the pumpkin mix is strained out through the grain bed. You are not left with a ton of pumpkin mush in the boiling wort. <br />
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When the worth reaches a boil the first hop addition goes in. Being a pumpkin ale this is not supposed to be hopped up, but these additions are crucial in balancing the flavors out.<br />
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With a small amount of time left in the boil I add the spice mixture (which I will show below), add it late so the aromatics are not boiled off.<br />
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This is pretty much the last step in this brew except for the cooling and transferring to the fermenter. I assume anyone reading this already knows these steps and can do it without pictures.<br />
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Here is the recipe:<br />
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<b>Grain Bill:</b><br />
6 lbs Crisp Maris Otter<br />
2 lbs Weyermann Munich II<br />
1 lb Castle Biscuit malt<br />
1 lb Simpson Light crystal malt<br />
4 oz Castle Special B <br />
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Mash w/ 14 qts water @ 152 degrees for 1 hour 30 minutes<br />
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2 - 15oz cans of pumpkin pie mix baked at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Let sit for 60 - 90 minutes.<br />
Heated sparge water to 160 degrees and added pumpkin pie mix.<br />
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<b>Hops:</b><br />
.75 oz US Perle (whole) 7.5AA 60 min<br />
.5 oz US Golding (pel) 4.5 AA 30 min<br />
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<b>Spice:</b><br />
1 1/2 tablespoon spice mix:<br />
- 4 tablespoon Cinnamon<br />
- 3 1/2 Teaspoon Nutmeg<br />
- 3 teaspoon Allspice<br />
- 4 teaspoon ground ginger<br />
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground clove<br />
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<b>Yeast:</b><br />
Safale 04 - English Ale - 1 packet (dry yeast, but it's worked the best in this recipe)<br />
set fermenter at 60 degrees<br />
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After about 12 hours the fermentation has started nicely. I will post back with the next steps of this recipe.Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06164491778482912043noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934484790984119172.post-5996661248739040642010-08-26T12:15:00.000-07:002010-08-26T12:15:00.082-07:00Beer Review: Bitter Root Brewing - IPA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFMI__Gxzx1SReyoxFJ-MyBlLBsWNm0DBB1fXg5r21qSvNkcS4w7pMPO0ZHRyJiZ4TJ6IadSEhHt9HOQiKXTf2Qta7VT3_hrxR1bJMsUi4MxOWCmZSrnudOdiUtK_OBwJkSkord6PBDLj/s1600/bitterroot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFMI__Gxzx1SReyoxFJ-MyBlLBsWNm0DBB1fXg5r21qSvNkcS4w7pMPO0ZHRyJiZ4TJ6IadSEhHt9HOQiKXTf2Qta7VT3_hrxR1bJMsUi4MxOWCmZSrnudOdiUtK_OBwJkSkord6PBDLj/s1600/bitterroot.jpg" /></a></div><h3 class="beerTitle" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bitterrootbrewing.com/beers.html">India Pale Ale (IPA)</a></h3><div style="color: #3d85c6;">First brewed in England around 1800, for export to the British population of India, IPA was generously hopped as a preservative for the long sea voyage from Britain. Combining both English and Northwest brewing techniques, Bitter Root Brewing's IPA is light in color, high in hops, with a balanced malt flavor.<br />
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<div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Appearance: </b>Pours a dark gold to copper with a large fluffy head. Reduces to one finger with great around the rim lacing. </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Aroma: </b>Up front with bready and slightly toasted malt. A sour dough tang rounds it out with very faint earthy hops. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Flavor:</b> Strong hop bitterness up front leading into bready malty goodness. The middle of the sip is filled with earthy and herbal hop flavor. Finishes slightly astringent and very dry. Fruitiness comes out as it warms. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Mouthfeel: </b>Low to medium body with medium carbonation. Bubbles are a bit prickly on the tongue.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Overall: </b>This is an American brewed English IPA. Up front bitterness plays nicely with the bready malts and is very easily drinkable for those of us that like hop bitterness. Cleansing on the palate. Nice beer to move into relaxation mode after work. </span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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