Celebrating Fairhope Brewing Company's 1st Birthday

Fairhope Brewing Company opened its door almost one year ago and great craft beer has been flowing out of it ever since. On Saturday, February 8th they are throwing an appropriately exciting shindig to celebrate the occasion. They made sure all the birthday party essentials are there:

Food? Check. The Street Eatz Food Truck will be at the brewery to provide sustenance, besides beer, for any ravenous revelers.

Music? Check. Grayson Capps takes the stage at 8pm to jam with his band.

Fainting goats? Check. No, that wasn't a typo, there will a small petting zoo at the event featuring fainting goats.

Beer? Check. If you had any doubts about this event having some great beer, you must not have visited the breweries tasting room yet or had a chance to try it at the many Lower Alabama locations that carry their beers. Not only will they have all their year-round and seasonal offerings but they will also have 12 specialty beers available for consumption. Not to mention the special anniversary glassware that can be taken home.

• English Barleywine
• American Barleywine
• American Wheat
• Kolsch
• Belgian Wit
• Wee Heavy
• Smoked Rye
• Satsuma IPA
• American Brown Ale
• Football Saison
• French Quarter Porter
• I Drink Therefore I Amber

The party kicks off at 4pm and the band takes the stage at 8pm. Make plans now to attend and help FBC celebrate a stellar first year.

Event Summary
Event: Fairhope Brewing Company’s 1st Birthday Party
Location: Fairhope Brewing Company
When: Saturday, February 8th 4pm - until

Gary's Home Brew Supply Customer Appreciation Event

Gary's Home Brew Supply will be holding a Customer Appreciation Event this Saturday, November 23rd from 3pm - 7pm. Rogers Conolly, Head Brewer at Pensacola Bay Brewery is going to be present to discuss beer styles and answer questions about brewing techniques.

Gary has been a long time source of home brew supplies in the Pensacola area and opened his store earlier this year, holding a grand opening on October 5th, 2013. If you are already into home brewing and haven't visited yet, make plans to visit now. If you're interested in taking up home brewing, I promise you it is a rewarding experience. Visiting Gary's Home Brew Supply would be a great way to find out more and get the supplies you need to start!

Event Summary
Event: Gary’s Home Brew Supply Customer Appreciation Event
Location: Gary’s Home Brew Supply - 3403 Gulf Beach Hwy
When: Saturday, November 23rd 3pm - 7pm

Gnome Week 2013

Brown Distributing recently announced "Gnome Week" 2013 in their newsletter. The week is dedicated to "Brasserie d’ Achouffe", the Achouffe Brewery in Belgium and includes events throughout Florida. Brown provided the following details about the week:

Beer weeks are fun and give the whole community an opportunity to experience different beers, beer pairings, unique products from National and Local Breweries and on and on... but this upcoming week is different from all other "Beer Weeks". It is Gnome Week! Gnomes are mystical creatures that date back hundreds of years in lore... What do they possibly have to do with beer?

Brasserie d'Achouffe was founded in the 1970s by Christian Bauweraerts and Pierre Gobron in the quaint village of Achouffe, Belgium. Belgium, being long known for the quality of its unique style of beer, hadn't seen a new brewery open in ages much less one that could produce the quality of the beer that the Brasserie does.

The legend goes that there was a colony of gnomes who once brewed enough beer to keep the entire nation of Belgium drunk year 'round. The beer flowed from a spring in the woods that was once the secret meeting place of the Knights of Templar and also became known as the Valley of the Fairies.

Years later the area was devastated by plague and collapse, thus the goblin brewery was destroyed. The lone survivor, a goblin named A'Chouffe visited the brother-in-laws and imparted the recipe of the classic golden La Chouffe to them. They have included his image on every bottle ever since.

Join us this week for some fun events that celebrate the Gnomes who have passed down this recipe and kept it alive for us to enjoy. They brew some great beer and there will be lots of fun gnomes floating about in their red gnome hats all over town... Will you catch one near you?

There are several "Gnome Week" events planned for our area:

• Dress Like a Gnome Run
  Location: World of Beer - Palafox (Pensacola)
  When: Wednesday, September 18th, 6pm
  Dress like a Gnome for World of Beer's Run Club. Special discounts for run club participants which will have Chouffe beers available.

• La Chouffe Brewery Night
  Location: Hopjacks Filling Station (Pensacola)
  When: Friday, September 20th, 6pm
  Brasserie d' Achouffe beers will be available for tasting and drinking as well as glassware and gnome hat giveaways.

• La Chouffe Brewery Night
  Location: Beach Liquors (FWB)
  When: Friday, September 20th, 6pm
  Gnome Week tasting and beers from Brasserie d' Achouffe. There will also be some glassware and gnome hat giveaways during the event.

• La Chouffe Brewery Night
  Location: KCs Tap Works (FWB)
  When: Friday, September 20th, 7pm
  Glass giveaways, raffles, and great beer from Brasserie d' Achouffe.