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 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

Chicago’s Beer Scene

Nick and I just returned from 48 hours in Chicago and man did we have a great time! We started out on Monday night with the Publican (amazing food, very fun beer list) and we drank: Cain and Ebel from Two Brothers (Amazing Red, kind of like Founder’s Red Rye) Dreadnaught IPA from 3 Floyds, then I had Christoffel Nobel, then Aecht Schlenkerla Krausen, Old #38 Stout from North Coast, and Hard Apple Cider from Vander Mill Cider Mill and Brewery.

We ate: Charcuterie Plate that included head cheese, raspberry mostarda and other tasty meat things, Boudin Blanc, Clams,  Sardines, Grilled Octopus and Apple Waffle for dessert!

Then onto the Map Room where Nick drank the 3 Floyds Alpha King, Boulevard Double Wide Pale Ale, Five Rabbit Five Vulture (a spiced brown ale made with chilies) Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA, Struise St. Amatus (quadruple) and then a 1/2 acre, Short’s collaboration which was an amazing saison!

Tuesday during the day we went to one of the Goose Island Brew Pubs and drank their IPA and Abbey Amber (Pere Jaques), along with their Green Line Pale Ale (inside Chicago only)

Tuesday Night we ate at Graham Elliot, which was a lot of fun, and they had a few good beers, but I don’t remember any of them….. as a result the bourbon we ended up drinking

Wednesday we finished off our trip to Hop Leaf and drank Two Brother’s Heavy Handed IPA, Revolution Coup D’Etat (a local saison) and then Green Flash Hop Rod Red (a personal favorite of both of ours)

And then we had to dash off to make our plane!

We definitely missed some spots, but that’s what next time is for!

Atlanta Beer Week Kicks Off This Saturday!

Check Out What The Porter Has Going On:

Reunion from Terrapin & Shmaltz, Saturday October 8^th 12pm

We will tap a cask of Reunion made at Terrapin and a keg of Reunion from Shmaltz brewery. Come drink them side by side, for this incredibly rare treat!

Dessert Flight with Beer Pairings, Sunday October 9^th 4pm,

Try Southern Tier’s Mokah, Java, & Creme Brulee, each paired with a miniature dessert! Starts at 4pm, come by anytime and indulge!

Dogfish Head and Sierra Nevada Tasting, Monday October 10^th 6pm

Delicious Dogfish Head and Sierra Nevada on draft, including a keg of Life and Limb! Super rare, only a few kegs in Georgia, so come and get it!

Duvel Glass Night, Tuesday Octover 11^th 6pm

Get a super spooky and cool Duvel glass, with the purchase of an Ommegang beer on draft!

Italian Beer Class, Wednesday October 12^th 7:30pm

Taste 6 Italian Beers and learn all about them! $30. Email molly@theporterbeerbar.com to save your spot. If you don’t want the education, you can still come by and try the beers and they will be priced individually!

Beer and Cheese Extravaganza, Thursday October 13^th, 6pm

Terrapin, Bells, Heavy Seas. Left Hand and Shmaltz Breweries will all be bringing us two special beers for us to tap and pair with cheese. 10 beers, 10 cheeses! It will be epic! No reservations required, while supplies last!

Mikkeller vs. Evil Twin Tap Takeover Friday October 14^th, 6pm

Talk about sibling rivalry! Mikkeller’s beer’s will go head to head with his Evil Twin’s beers, all on draft, all delicious! The battle begins at 6pm!

Randalized Pumpkin Beer, Saturday October 15^th 12pm

Did you think that there is no way to improve on the pumpkin, spiced goodness of Weyerbacher? Well, we found a way: put it through a randall with fresh nutmeg and cinnamon sticks!!

Bootleg Beer Dinner, Sunday October 16^th 6pm-9pm

All the goodness that’s hard to get! Email molly@theporterbeerbar.com to save your spot! Three courses and many beers!