Hardliver X Barleywine Festival is March 3rd-4th

Our Cooler is filling up with this delicious, malty beverage. This will be the 10th anniversary of the event. It will be the 7th year here at Brouwer's. We have a lot of the usual suspects and of course some special items. We are throwing around the idea doing a Vertical Night on Monday, March 5th with Stone Old Guardian (08-current) and Lagunitas Gnarlywine (08- current). Some Barleywines Currently in our cooler:
Alaskan Big Nugget '09 and '10
Anacortes
Anchor Old Foghorn '10
Big Sky Old Blue Hair'11
Deschutes Mirror Mirror '09 and '10
Dogfish Head Old School
Emelisse Jack Daniels Barrel Aged
Firestone Walker(beer formerly know as Abucus) '11
Great Divide Old Ruffian '10
Lagunitas too many years to list -we will pick one or two for the festival
Lost Abbey Angel's Share
Pike Old Bawdy '11
Rogue Old Crustacean'11
Speakeasy Old Godfather'09
Stone Old Guardian -too many years to list- we will pick one or two for the festival

There you have it, We are trying to keep you up to date with our inventory as much as possible...Have no fear we will be keeping you posted as we get more and more in. We are very excited about this festival our 10th Anniversary of the event. Mark your calenders and get ready.

Cancer Sux, let's help Eugene kick it's ass!!!

Cancer Sux!! We are sure there is not a person out there that has not in some way shape or form been effected by this horrible disease. A few months back Eugene Koptin, our barback, was diagnosed with Leukemia and has been locked in battle with it ever since. He is only 22 years old. For those of you that met him you know what a character he was, so full of life. He has spent most of the past months, since the diagnosis, in the hospital or not far from it. In an effort to help him out with the mounting bills etc. we have decided to throw a party in his honor. We have contacted some of our friends in the industry, who were more than happy to help out. On Tuesday, February 21st we will host a party here. We will sell raffle tickets, and host an auction for a few items. The proceeds from a selection of kegs, the raffle, and auction will all go directly to Eugene. We would like to thank all the Breweries for their gracious donations. We hope that you mark your calender and make it a point to come out and support Eugene, and let Cancer know that we think it Sux. We hope that he is well enough to be on hand, but are not sure that is possible at this time. Help us Help Eugene. We will have an update as to what the raffle items and auction items will be in the near future as well as a list of those that helped out with this event.
Don't forget to get your pin! We have been selling these for awhile now, and the are currently available. All proceeds from the sale of these Cancer Sux pins go directly to help Eugene. Thank you in advance for your support.

Just a reminder...

We are raising money to help a former co worker of ours out, Eugene Koptin is fighting with Cancer...We are selling Cancer Sux buttons for $5, all of the proceeds go to help Eugene out. Help us help him and purchase a button. We are also in the process of putting together an event where we will donate the proceeds from a bunch of kegs to Eugene. Stay tuned we will be announcing this in the near future.


We hope you are enjoying the snow. We certainly are. We will be closed Sunday January 22nd and Monday, January 23rd for employee appreciation. We will be open our regular hours on Tuesday, January 24th. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Hardliver is Saturday, March 3rd -5th. We are in the process of updating the website, it has last years dates on it. We sorry for any confusion this maybe causing you. This is also last years logo, we are in the process of designing this years as I type this.

For those of you that don't already know, we opened a new place, The Publican, a few weeks ago, serving Breakfast all day, 22 taps, craft canned beer galore, and a huge collection of Whiskey and Tequila. The Publican is located at 2253 N 56th in the Tangletown neighborhood. Please come check out our new restaurant. The Chicken and Waffles are amazing. Check The Publican out on Facebook.

Attention!!!Attention!!

We have some closures to announce. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you. This Sunday, January 15th we will be closed for a private party starting at 2pm, we will be open for lunch this Sunday. We will be open regular hours on Monday.
We will also be closed on Sunday, January 22 and Monday, January 23 for employee appreciation. Again sorry in advance for an inconvenience this may cause you.

Also don't forget, the 10th edition of Hardliver Barleywine Fest is March 3-6th, our annual celebration of Barleywine. We replace all of our taps with a delicious Barleywine. There is usually a line for this one so be prepared. We are working on putting up a partial list in the upcoming weeks. Stay tuned.

New Year's Eve

We are open our regular hours on New Year's Eve. You ask, "Are we doing anything special to ring in the New Year?" The answer is simple, "nothing short of what we do ever day". Thank you for your support over the years and we look forward to serving you in the upcoming year.

We are closed on Sunday, January 1st for our staff to enjoy the new year. We hope that you do the same.

Let's all celebrate!!!

Chanukah, that is. On Tuesday night, December 20th, the first day of Chanukak, as part of Shmaltz's 150 Chosen Bars we will be pouring Shmaltz's Jewbelation 15, Lenny's RIPA and Smaltz/Terripin Reunion Ale. Come in and have a glass or two. The Jewbelation 15 consists of 15 malts, 15 hops and is always a unique and rare beer. We are looking forward to having it on draft.



Don't forget that on Saturday, December 17th at 4pm the Firestone Walker's Ugly Sweater Party kicks off. We will be pouring a special beer, there will be a special 25 oz glass available and prizes @6pm from under the Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Wear your ugly sweater, come in and enjoy delicious and hoppy Firestone Walker beers. For those of you that attended Bigwood last week and enjoyed the unblended Velvet Merkin we will be tapping another keg around 6pm as well.

How Bout that Ugly Christmas Sweater?

In the last post I mentioned that Firestone Walker had something in the works, and to find that Ugly Sweater.(there's a visual aid pictured above) Well I am pleased to inform you that this event, Think Ugly Sweater with a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree, is this Saturday, December 17th at 4pm . We will be pouring a very special beer from Firkins in to these:
Santa knows you, here in the Northwest, love all things hoppy and has a very special beer for you. No, I am not going to say exactly what, but I can assure you that your taste buds will thank you for showing up. In addition we will have Pale 31 (pre J), the UJ(in its purest form), Velvet Merlin (the other side of the rainbow), and towards the end of this event we will be tapping an Unblended Velvet Merkin (Rainbow in the dark)...all words in () provided by the Firestone rep.

Alright, you probably are bored of me typing on so you want details, here you go:
1. Wear your ugly sweater
2. The event starts at 4pm, we have a limited (40) of the large mugs pictured above, have a mug and you get to be the some of the first to taste this special beer. It is 25 oz, cost $20 filled on the first time, $12 dollars the second time. (you can still drink this beer without a mug but it will cost $7 a pint).
3. With your mug purchase you also receive a ticket for a prize that will be under the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree (gifts will be given between 6 and 7). Gifts will run the gamete from funny to awesome.
4. Have fun, it is the holidays after all, a time to reflect and be thankful.
5. Hope to see you Saturday!