September news at the pub

Lots going on at OSB.

• Our expansion project is well underway.  We've done the excavation, poured the concrete slab, and the guys are out there right now framing the walls.  This will give us enough increased space at the pub to install our three new 15 BBL fermenters.  We also have a new storage unit being built for us at Horizon Flats that will be our shipping/receiving area.  Move in date at that unit is October 1.  Our goal is to have beer in our new 15 BBL fermentation tanks by the end of the year and start cranking up our distribution again.  On schedule so far!
• We'll be attending three brew fests in the next couple of weeks.  First is the Leavenworth Oktoberfest on 9/30-10/2.  Also that weekend is the Fresh Hop Ale Fest in Yakima Valley.  The following weekend, 10/7-10/8, is the Anacortes Oktoberfest where we won the People's Choice Award for our Ruud Awakening IPA last year.  Hoping for a repeat this year!
• The music scene has been so fun this summer.  Casey and Evan completed a new music shelter/stage for our riverside patio.  A contest was soon held to come up with a name for the stage.  Our friend Sarah came up with the winning name:  The Log Jam.  We now have a new logo designed and will be ready for the new 2012 summer season of outdoor music at The Log Jam.
• Friday, 9/23, is Beer with the Brewer night.  Blaze will release our first ever Fresh Hop IPA.  He and Evan, our bottle/keg manager, drove to Yakima Valley several weeks ago to obtain fresh hops, i.e., harvested right from the vine when they were there, then drove immediately to the pub and brewed with these fresh hops.  Blaze is really pleased with how the beer is turning out and will be around at 7 pm on Friday, 9/23, to talk about the process.  
• I'm starting to draft our winter food menu ... lots of good soups and comfort food!  We'll likely start with the fall/winter/spring menu around the first of November so look forward to that.  We're also going to switch our new winter hours:  Thursday 4pm-9pm, Friday 4pm-10pm, Saturday 12pm-10pm, Sunday, 12pm-9pm, and Monday 4pm-9pm.  We'll have live music every Friday night, sometimes Saturday night too, and we'll be able to watch lots of football games throughout the season.  

So, thanks to everyone who has helped make this a very exciting year for us.  More great beer, music, food, and fun to come.