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Beers!
It's getting to be that time of year again -- too hot to
do
anything else but grab the nearest bottle or pint of an
icy cold delicious Four Peaks beer and relax under high-
grade misters all day long.
Before you do that, however, take a minute to read up
on the brews and news of the month here at Four
Peaks.
It's taken us months to put this together -- humor us,
at
least. In the future, we'll try to get these out to you
once a month. Please enjoy the fruits of our toil, the
brews from our boil . . .
| A perfect summer brew now on tap! |
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While you're sitting on the Four Peaks patio this
summer, we suggest you sip a Kolsch, the new featured
beer now on tap at the Brewery. Brewed with love by
the experienced and talented assistant brewer Jim
Roper, this beer is good company: smooth and right
around 5% alc./vol.
The official beer of Cologne, Germany is very light in
both body and color. Its clean, crisp and ultra-
refreshing
nature make Four Peaks Kolsch a requirement for
recreation during the next three hotter-than-hell
months
in the Phoenix desert.
Roper used mainly two-row barley combined with a 20%
wheat malt as a base. From there, Roper added gentle
German hops like Hersbrucker for just the right balance
of flavors. He then used a very special, delicate yeast
strain to ferment the beer and give it the classic dry,
crisp flavor. Once all of this was complete, he stored
the beer at freezing temperatures (lagered) for a solid
month to further smooth out the flavor and body.
Four Peaks Kolsch will be on tap until late June or early
July. We highly recommend trekking to the brewery (no
matter if you call Juneau, AK your hometown) to try
out
this perfect summer brew.
More about Four Peaks beer »
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| Four Peaks ranked 78th in the nation in barrels produced! |
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Modern Brewery Age, in its March ranking of "Top U.S.
Commercial Brewers," ranked Four Peaks Brewing
Company 78th in the nation in barrels brewed for
2002. Last year alone, the brewery produced 5300
barrels -- or 10,600 kegs -- of beer, almost a 45
percent increase over the previous year's numbers.
Due to the efforts of Ted Golden, beer sales guru, and
Jamie Hoffman, beer sales rookie of the year, Four
Peaks now provides beer for 250 bars and restaurants
that sell the beer on draught and around 250 additional
bottle accounts throughout the state of Arizona. And
that's not all. Projections for the upcoming year
indicate an additional 50 percent increase in sales over
last year!
Kiltlifter, 8th Street Ale and Four Peaks Hefe-
weizen are the three beers available in kegs, and you
can pick up a six-pack of Kiltlifter or 8th Street at more
grocery and package liquor stores every day.
Hefe to be bottled soon.
To Modern Brewery Age »
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| More beer means more gear |
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As sales increase, so must production, so must
production capacity. That's why we're proud to present
the newest members of the Four Peaks Family of
Brewing Equipment: two new 40-barrel fermenters and
a gigantic 80-barrel bright beer tank. They're shiny.
They ferment or carbonate lots and lots of beer. We're
proud of them. Check them out when you stop by the
brewery next time.
See some images of the brewery »
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| Mark your calendars |
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Saturday, May 17th -- Tucson Flight Line Beer Festival
at
the Pima Air and Space Museum, from 6-10pm. Passes
are only $5 and drink tickets are just $.50 each, which
is cheap for these beer fests. Normally they're $1
apiece. The fest takes place in an airplane hangar.
Unique, fun and drunk -- just the way we like our
beerfests.
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| Casey Moore's Oyster House Rocks!! We'll tell you why . . . |
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We've convinced hundreds of bars and restaurants to
sell our beer for us over the years. But Casey Moore's
Oyster House in Tempe has continued to peddle enough
Kiltlifter to hold a spot among our top five accounts
since 1996.
Kiltlifter has been the featured beer on Thursdays
as long as we can remember. It's $3 for a pint of this
malty scottish-style ale all day, and if you get to the
bar
between 4pm and 5pm, it's only $2 a pint. We love
doing promotions at "Casey's" -- both the staff and the
clientele have tons of personality and the place is
always a good time.
Tucked away just two blocks west of Mill Avenue and
one block south of University on Ash Street, Casey's
offers an extensive menu featuring everything from
delicious oysters rockefeller, amazing chowders,
burgers, sandwiches, steaks, salads -- you name it. It
has a full bar with 13 beers on draught, a HUGE patio
and a St. Patrick's Day party you never want to miss.
Casey's is in one of the oldest buildings in Tempe,
which
was built in 1910 by a William and Mary Moeur and used
as a brothel for many years. Owners Patty St. Vincent,
Gavin Rutledge and David Arkules, who opened the
joint in 1986, vow that the place is haunted by ghostly
carousers who spill drinks, move silverware and laugh
out loud just about every night. Check the place out --
especially on a Thursday -- and eat some good food
and
drink Kiltlifter until the ghosts spill your beer.
More about Casey Moore's . . .
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