So we’ve only been open for a month and already our mug club is one of the biggest in the company. I guess the people of south jersey know a value when they see one. Well if the loyalty points and the 8 extra ounces of beer aren’t enough for you, we’re going to throw another perk at you. About once a quarter we throw a little get together for our mug club members and the first one will be this Saturday. It will give me a chance to meet 
those of you I haven’t met yet. We’ll be putting some special beers on for mug club members only, send around some appetizers, raffle off some prizes and be giving brewery tours the whole time. Who knows, there may be a couple little surprises thrown in on top of it all. I’ll be pouring the first special mug at 2 pm this Saturday and I’ll be hanging around until at least 5:00. I can’t say the same for the beer though. When it’s gone, its gone.
About the beer….. We’ll have two kegs of Cherry Vanilla Porter. It’s our award winning Pig Iron Porter aged on whole Mexican vanilla beans and primed with sour Montmorency cherry juice from King Orchards in Michigan. Dessert in a glass. I’ll also be tossing a firken up on the bar filled with an uncategorizable brew. It will be some of our Oktoberfest, primed with actively fermenting Belgian Tripel wort and dry-hopped with 3 ounces of Amarillo. All of this of course, is completely inappropriate. True cask conditioned beer should be ale, served crystal bright from the cellar, not a lager all cloudy from atop a bar. And of course Oktoberfests shouldn’t have any trace of American hop character or Belgian yeast notes. Don’t care. I think it’s going to taste great! A little Belgian, a little German, a little English and a lot American.
Again these beers are for mug club members only. If you’re not a member and you can’t live without these beers, sign up! Ask an existing member. They’ll tell you its a no-brainer. See you Saturday!
Cheers,
Chris
August 26th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Dannngggg, I’m gonna miss this. Sounds so darn good though, maybe you’ll post a taste review of the “uncategorizable brew”…?
August 29th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
I can’t wait to be there today just made my reservations for 2PM. The beers and food were so good that we just have to come. My kids can wait either they love the rootbeer you guys have
. Hope to meet you Chris!
September 1st, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Hey. Are there any plans of making the Cherry Vanilla Porter as a large batch for sale in the restaurant? It was awesome, and i think it would sell very well.
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Al,
Glad you liked it! We’ll definitely be making more of the Cherry Vanilla Porter. As a matter of fact I’ve just ordered more vanilla beans. Unfortunately I can only make a little at a time or else the Cherry Juice will ferment over time and lose a lot of its flavor. So when it goes on it will be in short stints. But you’re a blog reader, so you’ll know exactly when it goes on and off.
Cheers,
Chris