The Next Gathering

This is the time of year that the outdoor bar area at Celebration Town Tavern is made for.  Yesterday I was able to enjoy the perfect weather with Bill, Dawn, and Bill’s friend Brian who was visiting from California. That of course meant crossing off a few more beers from the Beer Club list, but the conversation for the afternoon started with what was going to happen at the next Tweetup.

Before moving on to that, I should mention that the beer choices for the week were a little different as three of us did a blind tasting of three of the big light beers on the market.  Rich was nice enough to help us out with that and Dawn was smart enough not to participate.  Be sure to come back for the recap of how that went.

Now we move back to the upcoming Tweetup.

It is that time again!

About a week and a half from now, on Wednesday, May 5^th starting at 6:00 will be the next Tweetup at CTT!  The first two have gone so well that there is certainly no reason to stop having them.  In fact, the intent is to have the monthly Tweetups on the first Wednesday of each month going forward.  I will still announce the details, but you will now have a consistent date to keep on your calendar.

Some of the fun will again be familiar for those who joined us for either of the previous two, but for those of you who missed it, I will give you some incentive to make it there this time.

For the people passing up the Coronas with lime on May 5^th and coming to the Tweetup at 6:00 there will again be some good beer.  The entire Beer Club and draft list will be available as usual, but there is another special opportunity to sample a few beers not typically on either list at CTT.  With the awesome folks with The Brew Crew continuing to be on board for the occasions, each person coming to this Tweetup will be given a flight of four beers to sample.  After tasting all four, everyone will vote on the beer that they enjoyed the most and more specifically for the beer that they would order on their own if they were to visit again.  The winner of this vote will be added to the draft selection at CTT for at least the near future.

Good weather and the outdoor bar awaits.

I should also mention that Sierra Nevada Pale Ale was the winner for last month’s vote and is currently holding down the newly named “Micro of the Month” tap handle and is waiting for another brew to take that title.  I wanted to announce the winner a bit earlier, but the vote last month became a little more complicated as availability of the beers became an issue.  Regardless, a good beer was put on draft by vote of the people and we are continuing to have the opportunity to influence the draft list going forward.

Now comes the exciting part (for me) of announcing the four beers that will compete for the “Micro of the Month” title for May.  I think there is a good range of styles again for everyone as well as one that I have yet to ever try.

The four beers and styles this month will be:

• Oskar Blues Mama’s Little Yella Pils (Lyons, CO) – Czech Pilsener
• Bell’s Two Hearted Ale (Kalamazoo, MI) – American IPA
• Brooklyner Weisse (Brooklyn, NY) – Hefeweizen
• Palm (Belgium) – Belgian Pale Ale

The sad part of this announcement for me is posting it knowing that we (The Wife and I) will not be able to make it to the event!  That unfortunately means that I will not get to meet up with the founding members again or meet any of the new faces attending, and will not get to try the Palm that I have never had.  So if any of you that go would like to pass along their reviews/reactions to the fours beers, I would love to hear it.

Come grab a paddle of your own (your will be full)!

Mark your calendars for May 5^th!