Capt Keith's Beer Blog

MOTH Celebrates 3 years of pouring some exceptional craft beers. We would all like to thank you for your continuing support. If you are in town early April – come see us. We’ve been saving up some special beers for this list of events:

TAP TAKEOVER (ALL 40) with our cellared Wood Influenced beers starting April 9 – 14th

(Sneak Preview Monday, April 8^th  10pm for DG Members)

Green Flash Beer Dinner MONDAY April 8^th – 6pm

Owner Mike Hinkley and our good friend and BrewMaster Chuck Silva will present some very special beers with pairings by Chef David McMillan. SOLD OUT

Breckenridge Brewery Brew Master Session with THE MAN – Todd Usry

Wednesday, April 10^th 6:30

4 Beers with Paired Chef Specials – $25

Deschutes Brewery Art/Beer/Food Base Camp

Thursday, April 11^th 6:30

6 Beers including Abyss, Black Butte XXIV, Dissident (all draft)

Paired food and Art Show – $35 – Don’t miss this!

Sierra Nevada Flight

Saturday, April 13^th Noon-5pm

Brandy Barrel Aged Quad, White Wine Barrel aged Dubbel, Bourbon Barrel Aged Bigfoot, Vintage Bigfoot 2011, Pale Ale

Limited availability

Festival Season is upon us once again, and we are kicking things off at the Lake on June 16th.  Early bird tickets are still available for $25, but in a mere 36 hours they will go up to $30 until June 14th, then $40 day of the fest.  With Fathers day on June 17th shopping is a no brainer this year, you know your Dad would love a day out on Lake Ray Hubbard with a beer in his hand.  Our GM at the Lake Daniel Parks has been stashing gems in his cooler and my right hand man Sam Wynne is pulling up the newest breweries from Austin including Rogness, Jester King, Hops and Grain, Adelberts and more.  Buy your tickets early at  www.beerfeast2012.com because we put a cap on ticket sales this year, so we might sell out!  A few of the exciting beers that will be tapped include: One-year old Saison-Brett from Boulevard Brewing Co., Lagunitas Brewing Sucks Holiday Ale, Real Ale Brewing’s Kraken (French Oak Aged Sisyphus), Rahr & Sons Bourbon Barrel Aged Winter Warmer and Maui Brewing’s Onion Mild.

Follow @SaucerFeast on Twitter for all the latest updates.  

Jake and his team down in Sugar Land turned it up to 11 for their beer dinner last night.  Their special guest speaker was Erik Ogershok of Real Ale, who really is one of the most passionate people in the Texas Beer scene.  Erik has a back ground in beer that is longer than his flowing locks and despite being a laid back guy, when he speaks, people listen.  Bartender Ben Rabbani shared some culinary expertise to help lay down some dishes that looked as good as they tasted.  If you ever have the opportunity to make it to a Sugar Land Beer Dinner don’t walk.  Run.

FINALLY, they decided to release some of the cellar….. Jake and Asa have been holding back mountains of great beer for a LONG time and it looks like they’ve planned a fun week around Valentine’s Day. So, mark your calendars and come try some exceptional vintage beers. See the line up below which includes Real Ale Sysphus ’07,  Stone ’08 Double Bastard & Sierra’s Ken & Jack’s Big Barleywine which most of you know is a collaboration between Ken Grossman – owner of Sierra & Jack McAuliffe – who started (New Albion Brewery in 1976 – dude was a pioneer of American Craft Beer for certain.

This is Houston Texas’ latest micro-brewery. Come lift a glass of Eric Warner’s Cask Black IPA with us. We will tap the bung at 7 PM tonight in Sugar Land. Eric will be in the joint to say hello. Cheers!

Monday December 5 marks the Anniversary of the end of Prohibition (1933) AND the (Lake) Saucer’s salute to Allagash Brewing Company.

We have proudly poured Allagash beers for many moons in Texas, but due to increased demand for Rob Tod’s fine Belgian Style beers, they decided to pull out of the entire state. He has promised to return as their expansion eases the supply issues. We will miss the many unique beers of Allagash as I am sure many of you will as well. In an effort to say thanks to the Saucer – Rob sent one last shipment to DFW and Daniel (Lake GM) saved the delicious goodness for YOU. See his plan below:

Tapping @ 5pm

Curieux – Possibly my favorite Allagash brew – Curieux was their first foray into barrel aging. Curieux is made by aging their Tripel Ale in Jim Beam bourbon barrels for eight weeks in our cold cellars. The aged beer is then blended back with a portion of fresh Tripel. The resulting beer is soft with coconut and vanilla notes, with hints of bourbon.

Odyessey – Odyssey is a dark wheat beer aged for ten months, a portion in oak barrels and the remainder in stainless tanks. The recipe includes 2-row barley, malted wheat, a generous amount of roasted barley and Belgian candi sugar. This deep brown beer boasts an aroma of black treacle and raisin. The flavor hints at dates, with a mildly roasted finish imparted by aging in both medium and heavy toast American Oak barrels. The finish is dry, punctuated by vanilla.

Fluxus – Fluxus ’09 was brewed in the style of the traditional Saison. For a twist, brewers added sweet potatoes, black pepper and a generous amount of hops. Sweet potatoes not only enhance its pale orange appearance, they contribute significant body. Centennial hops produce a bold grapefruit aroma, which is followed by a mild, honeysuckle sweetness. The intensity of both the pepper and hops are felt throughout, leaving a lingering warmth on the tongue. Papya, citrus and pepper dominate the flavor profile.

Added Bonus: A limited amount of Allagash 10oz glasses will be available for you to keep -  (free with purchase of any of of these Allagash brews). Plus – you can opt for the Allagash 3 Beer Flight for $8.00.

Cheers to Allagash, the ending of prohibition & to you. Happy Holidays.

Keith

Tapping a new cider every night this week at 5pm and on Wednesday we release the Woodchuck Winter Reserve as a brewery night at 7pm!  Thursday tap nite is Ace Pumpkin Cider- seems to be a buzz about this one!  As an incentive, you buy any of the special releases throughout the Cider week and receive a ticket for some Saucer gift certificates to be raffled this weekend.

Next week is Beer Week with special draft beer releases  including Ska, Left Hand, Franconia, St Arnold, and our big night on FRIDAY 11/18 at 5:30pm–-Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA.  

Nov 16 is the Holy Grail Chalice – featured during our Brewery Night. Come see what we’ve got on tap.

Bo Peyton – General Manager

Jim Koch  (founder of Boston Beer Company) will be in H-town (downtown) this Thursday 8/18 – NOON – 1:30 PM

Jake has arranged for our Beerknurds to have a chance to meet a legend in the craft beer world. His is the largest craft brewery in the US and he showed the world sothat there is a market for hand crafted beers that could compete with the mega breweries. We’ll be pouring some of his latest brews along with some rare juice. Those who come out early will have the chance to sip on the vintage 2009 Utopias. We will be selling this by the ounce so more of you can try some. Also, its rumored that he will release a log or two of the Wee Heavy he’s been saving for Eleventeen! (The Saucer’s 11th Anniversary of selling beer in Downtown Houston)

Bring your memorabilia for him to sign. We are honored to having him come by again.

Hope to see you there……

The weather has been fantastic around Dallas, Texas and to celebrate good times with good friends,  Flying Saucer will host the annual Beer Festival on Lake Ray Hubbard. Daniel and his crew have been collecting some interesting and limited kegs from various breweries around the US and abroad. He will release some of these on May 7th at his 2nd Annual Summer Beer Festival.

As a sneak preview, the following is a small list of some of the brews you will be able to try:

Stone Vertical Epic 10.10.10

Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball

Saint Arnold Divine #10

Avery Collaboration not Litigation

We will also have a variety of sessionable beers at this event. We just get excited about some of the bold and adventurous offerings by our brewing friends.

There will also be rare tappings inside the Flying Saucer starting at 2 pm. I hope to see you there.