in this issue Four Peaks Beer Dinner Scheduled New Additions to the Four Peaks Family Football Season is Here Arizona Peach Ale Name Changed Seasonal Beers Coming Soon Upcoming Events

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Four Peaks Beer Dinner Scheduled

The 8th Gourmet Four Peaks Beer Dinner is scheduled for Wednesday October 2nd at 7p.m. It is $50 per person (tax & gratuity included). Please stop in or call 480-303-9967 to purchase your tickets and reserve a seat today! Act quickly as these popular dinners sell out fast. The dinner will be prepared by our chef/partner Arthur Craft. Art is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in New York and he has owned restaurants in the past (does Centro Cafe on Thomas ring a bell?). Now you know why our food is so good!!

The Reception will open with one of our cask- conditioned beers selected by our brewmaster, Andy, the day of the event. The First Course will be Spicy Curried Duck--Shredded duck in a spicy coconut curry sauce served over basmati rice and fried plantains. The Kilt Lifter Scottish- Style Ale will be served with the duck.

The Second Course will be Stuffed Tomato Salad--Ripe heirloom tomato stuffed with goat cheese and a Caribbean salsa served over mesclun mix in a prickly pear vinaigrette. The ImPale Ale will be served with this course. We purchased a large hop-back that infuses hop flowers into the ImPale Ale so it is new and has a much better hop characteristic!

The Third and main Course will be Paella Valencia-- Classic paella with lobster, whole shrimp, clams, mussels, and spanish sausage over saffron rice. This course will be served our seasonal ale the Oktoberfest. If you're still hungry the Fourth and final Course will be Frozen Orange Souffle served with fresh berries and a trio of sauces.

	New Additions to the Four Peaks Family
August 27th was quite a day for Four Peaks. Two new additions were added to our family. Lauryn Elizabeth Scussel (pictured left) was born at 12:57 a.m. weighing in at 9 lbs. 8 ozs. She is the daughter of Jim and Jennifer who are partners at Four Peaks. She just made bar time. Does that mean that she has brewing in her blood? Connor Wade Roland (pictured below) was born at 8:37 p.m. that evening weighing in at 7 lbs. 6 ozs. He is the son of Jim and Maureen Roland. Jim is a manager at Four Peaks and Maureen was a server until she became a nurse. Congratulations and welcome to Four Peaks!

	Football Season is Here
Four Peaks has added a plethoria of TVs for Sunday football. Now you can watch your favorite team every Sunday at Four Peaks even if it isn't the Vikings. We can show up to 10 different games at any time. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for breakfast but we cannot sell alcohol until 10 a.m. We even have a Valhalla Lounge with couches and comfy chairs. Drink Specials include $2.50 Four Peaks Draft, $3.50 Bloody Mary's, $3.50 Purple People Eaters (Jager & Red Bull). Breakfast Specials include French Toast, Eggs Benedict, Enchiladas & Eggs, Breakfast Beer Bread Sandwiches and More.

	Arizona Peach Ale Name Changed
The Arizona Peach Ale was forced to be changed due to an iced tea company from New York. Apparently, they have trademarked our state and will not allow us to use the name Arizona Peach. We have since changed the name to New York Peach Ale. Arizona Iced Tea is made in New York and sold in Arizona so we thought we would brew the peach ale in Arizona and call it New York Peach Ale. Sometimes you just have to shake your head in amazement.

	Seasonal Beers Coming Soon
The next seasonal beer due out on October 1st is the Oktoberfest. It is a lager that is toasty, copper- colored and malty sweet. This traditional Fest Beer is about 5% alcohol by volume. The ever-famous Pumpkin Porter will be on tap the week before Halloween and go through Thanksgiving. It is our traditional porter ale with real pumpkin flavoring. We will have commemorative t-shirts available for sale. It is about 4.5% alcohol by volume. In December the English-Style Old Ale will be on tap. It is a traditional Old Ale weighing in at about 7.5% alcohol by volume. A Strong Ale brewed in the winter months. In Australia, "Old" simply means dark ale. In Britain, it is most commonly used to indicate a medium- strong dark ale like Old Peculiar. The Fat Bastard will be returning sometime between now and February. We will let you know when exactly it is tapped. This is a Belgian-Style Date Beer with about 8% alcohol by volume.

	Upcoming Events
September is a slow month for beer events. October 2nd is the Four Peaks Beer Dinner at 7 p.m. The Great American Beer Festival is October 3rd through 5th. We have entered the Kilt Lifter Scottish-Style Ale, the 8th Street Ale, and the Hefeweizen. Our Brewers Andy, Jim and Anthony will be attending. Jim Roper is a beer judge for the GABF. Any chances that he will judge our beer? Saturday, October 12th is the Tucson Beer Festival at the Tucson Electric Park from 5 to 9 p.m. The festival is sponsored by Suns Sounds. Come join us in Tucson for a great sampling of beers. Saturday, October 19th is the Prescott Oktoberfest out in front of the Prescott Court House. There will be beers from around the state served and lots of food. This will take place all day so join us in Prescott for some great weather and tasty beers. That's it for now. If you know of an event please let us know so that we can put it on our events list. See you at the beer dinner!

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