Firkin February!

Every Friday in February we are tapping an awesome firkin!

February 3rd: Mojo from Boulder Brewing Company
February 10th: Old Chub from Oskar Blues
February 17th: Moo-hoo from Terrapin
February 24th: Siren Noire from Heavy Seas

So come out and drink some delish cask beer this February!
Cheers!

Where the Wild Beers Are Week 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t5OVO1ahOA&list=UUVr7SwVtserHOAnfXO9tpTA&index=1&feature=plcp

thanks for watching!

Cheers,

Molly

Video Blog 4 on Where the Wild Beers Are

Thanks for watching!

http://www.youtube.com/user/PorterBeerBar?feature=guide

New Years Video Blog

Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVMPYel1ShA&context=C3df6526ADOEgsToPDskKy15KXY7qBYkrOccv9Z3jS

And Happy New Year!

Cheers,

Molly

Video Blog #2

Due to technical difficulties, we were unable to upload this until today!

Also we had to change our channel due to complications with gmail logins, so here’s the link to the next video blog!

http://www.youtube.com/user/PorterBeerBar

Video about Frank!

Frank used to run food for us, before he became all famous!

http://vimeo.com/33865379

Video Blog Debut!

Hey Y’all!
I have no officially entered the 21st century with a video blog for The Porter Beer Bar. Below is a link, I will try and update it bi-monthly to start! So feel free to check it out, and remember this is only the first one, they’ll get better I swear!

http://www.youtube.com/user/MsMollyGunn

thanks for watching!

December Happenings!

No matter how you feel about the Holidays (Nick hates them, I love them!) they are all consuming every year. I’m sure it’s even worse for retailers, but for bar owners the holidays absorb a lot of focus as well.

First there’s decorating, I think it’s fine to look festive, but I draw the line at Christmas music, which I love, but I understand how it can wear on you. It’s one thing to enjoy the holiday season, it’s another to shove it down everyone’s throat.

Second, there’s the change in business. We are fairly busy the week before Christmas, but the week between Christmas and New Years is absolute maddness! Everyone is off, or even if they are working, they are knocking off early to have a beer! So every night is like a weekend night! It’s terribly fun for all.

Finally, we close early Christmas Eve (we learned the hard way, there’s no business to be had that night) and then open late on Christmas Day. Last year we opened at 6pm, but had no customers until 8:30pm so we played Cards Against Humanity until we had customers. This year we’ll open at 7pm, to cut down on the boredom! New Years Eve is slow for us, but we stay open and New Years Day brunch is busy, but not crazy. We don’t go on wait so it’s still perfect for families and big parties.

In addition to all this holiday-ness, we have some fun events coming up!

This week, we have an oak aged Yeti Firkin, we will tap at 6pm, Dec 2nd

Next Week on Tuesday Dec 6th,  at 6pm we are participating in the The Glass that Gives with New Belgium. Drink vintage 2 below or Snow Day and keep the cool glove glass 1$ from every sale goes to the Atlanta Food Bank!

Thursday, December 8th, Hofstetten is taking over our taps, with 6 amazing Austrian beers!

Friday, Dec 16th We will tap a dry hopped Dale’s Pale Ale firkin at 6pm!

We have Christmas vs. Hannukah Beer night! Wednesday December 21st, 15 different He’Brew Beers and a multitude of Christmas Beers will battle it out! We will have flights available all night, so come by anytime!

Finally, in honor of Boxing Day, we have a British Beer takeover, with some amazing stuff from JW Lees and Thornbridge! December 26th at 6pm!

Picking out a Porter’s Bourbon!

Last week, Nick and I made the long drive up to Louisville Kentucky to visit Heaven Hill Distillery. We had set up a tasting in which after touring the brewery, we were able to taste from six different barrels and select one which will be bottled exclusively for The Porter and sold by us. Our very own Single Barrel!! It was truly an amazing experience. If you don’t know Heaven Hill Distillery, they are best know for Evan Williams, Elijah Craig, and Old Fitzgerald, but they make many different brands of bourbon! Below is a link to my Picasa album for the whole day in pictures!

https://picasaweb.google.com/113523231716981283287/20111118Louisville2011

Sierra Nevada Beer Dinner is coming!

Wednesday November 16th from 6pm-9pm!

Since our kitchen is small we stagger our reservations so please specify what time (6, 6:15, 6:30 etc) you would like when making reservations.

$45 for four courses and beer pairings

Email molly@theporterbeerbar.com to save your spot!

Sierra Nevada Beer Dinner

Starter Beer: Sierra Nevada Glissade

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Amuse: Incapsulated Oyster, celery mignonette, brunoise, celery froth, caviar

(Charlie, Fred and Ken Bock)

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“Black and White”

homemade boudin noir, pommes, pickled cherry puffs

(Fritz and Ken’s)

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Duck Confit

foie gras stuffed plum, red wine braised cabbage, apple

(Brewer’s Reserve)

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Chocolate Tart

sea salt, toasted cereal milk ice cream

(Jack and Ken’s)