Now on Tap 3/31/10

NOW ON TAP

Cuvee de Brasseur #2 - Kriek Version

The time has finally come, this beer is over a year in the making. Cuvee de Brassuer is an ongoing wild ale/funky barrel project that we've been toying around with. Batch #1 of this beer was put into bottles as both a raw wild ale and also as a raspberry version(framboise). This time around I decided to completely drain the barrel and referment with 3 pounds of dark sour cherries. The resulting beer is very tart and acidic with flavors of oak, wine tannins, cherries and just general funkiness that happens as a barrel is exposed to the environment around it.

The first two batches of this beer are a blend of 4 different beers over the past year and a half including.....PineApple Express, Red Ryder, Bashore BrewHaus Belgian Red and FiddleStix Lemon Grass Wheat Beer. All these beers were blended together and aged with wild bacteria and yeast to create a sour, acidic and funky flavor!! Because I do not know how much of each beer is in this blend I have no idea what the ABV of this beer is.....somewhere between 5 and 10 percent.

This beer may not be for everyone, but I am personally very proud of the way it turned out and it was truely a labor of patience and spontaneous fermentation. It is also very exciting to us to think that in a little less than a month both Cuvee de Brasseur and PineApple Express #2 will be on tap......two sour ales......one small basement brewhaus!!

2nd Annual Bashore BrewHaus St. Patty's Bash

Get out yer Dancin' Shoes, put on yer drinkin caps and dust off those green clothes because its time again for the Bashore BrewHaus St. Patty's Bash. It always seems that the moment March hits we begin thinkin about Spring being right around the corner and we figure the quickest way to usher in the warmer weather is by drinkin' so much that you can't remember a whole day completely.....just kidding.....not really. Even though St. Patricks Day is on a Wednesday this year we always want to do our best to celebrate one of the truely great drinking holidays, so we'll be throwing our bash on March 20th and we'll be startin at 11am with a beer brunch that will last until 1pm.

The St. Patty's Bash is really a mixed bag of activities. We usually start out with some hearty food and a couple of cold ones to get the day rolling. Then we fire up the Irish tunes, pour some Jameson, break out the Solo cups and get to it with some heavy drinking, drinking games and Irish jigging! Usually, all things subside after a few hours giving way to rest, relaxation, darts, pool, singing and SPARTAN BASKETBALL (March Madness!!!)

One thing is for sure....this party is a marathon of good times, good feelings and good friends. We really hope to see as many friendly faces as possible on March 20th. Here's a list of the Tap's for the day.

Palate Pulverizer - Our homegrown IPA that was brewed for our New Years Eve party, and even though it has some age now its still drinking quit well.

Birth Right - this is our first attempt at a draft cider and it has been recieved quit well. High in alcohol, dry and sweet. More of an apple wine then a cider, but still delicious.

Baptized by Fire - this is a london red ale. Don't let the name fool you this beer is actually very sessionable and should be drank in mass quantities.

MattStar - this is a Belgian Imperial Stout named for our good friend Matt Junak. Roasty and complex and not for the faint of heart.

The Amazing Rando - this is a sweet stout brewed for our Brother Randolph C. Flick II with bananas and banana extract and is being served on nitro taps at the brewhaus to give it a sweet creamy flavor.

I do have an additional surprise for the taps and the ladies should especially enjoy it, but I only have 5 taps and they are all full right now so to get to that surprise we're gonna have to drink some of the other beer....its free so I'm guessing noone will mind. Please be encouraged to bring food either for the brunch or just to snack on all day. We'd also like to do a cheers every hour starting at noon whether it be Irish or otherwise.....so if you've got a good one, bring it and lead us in a drink.

Slainte!!!