Here’s what’s going on this month at Iron Springs:
September Newsletter from Iron Springs Pub and Brewery
August 31st, 2010BREWERY NEWS:
The release of our 500th batch was a huge success! So much so that all the logo glasses as well as the beer are almost all gone. August was a great beer drinking month at Iron Springs.
New beer releases:
Helles Angels Lager
This is a classic German Helles (pronounced “hell-us”) Lager. Light, crisp, & refreshing & one of the only few true lagers we ever get to do at Iron Springs. Brewed entirely with imported malts and Czech Saaz Hops. ABV: 4.7% Food Pairings: Salads, Pastas, Seafood Tacos, & Spicy Sausages
Oktoberfest
Another classic German lager we get to produce once a year to coincide with the start of Oktoberfest in Germany in late September. The Iron Springs Oktoberfest will be released on Thursday September 23rd – the first day of Autumn. Chef Luis and his team will be preparing numerous German dinner specials to go along with the festivities.
A Wet Hopped Version of the Epiphany
What are wet hops, you are asking? Wet hops are hops that have been freshly picked from the vine, fresh & uncured. These particular ORGANIC Cascade hops came to us from our friends up in Clearlake – Hops-Meister. They harvested these hops on a weekend and we were brewing the Epiphany with them by the following Tuesday. We used 30 pounds of fresh ORGANIC wet Cascade Hops and we are looking forward to doing a side-by-side comparison with the wet hopped Epiphany and the regular Epiphany. Stay posted on our Facebook page and watch our Tweets for news on the exact release date of this beer.
Altman’s Alt
Back in the line up for our Fall Seasonals is another classic German beer we are featuring this fall. Altman’s Alt is a smooth, easy drinking amber ale, whose recipe has been handed down the ages from dear great, great, uncle Jebidiah Altman back on the Rhine in Düsseldorf Germany.
Cask Thursdays this month:
Septmeber 2nd: Cask of Wet Hopped Epiphany which has been dry hopped with Californian grown ORGANIC Ivanhoe hops
Septmeber 16th: TBA – watch our Facebook page and Tweets for news
Septmeber 30th: TBA – watch our Facebook page and Tweets for news
GIVE BACK TUESDAY PROGRAM:
(Give back Tuesday requests should be sent to anne@ironspringspub.com.)
Give Back Tuesday recipients for September:
Every Tuesday we donate 10% of all sales to a select non-profit.
September 14th: – ForWords
Established in 2007, ForWords is a literacy and publication project for students in the San Rafael, California “Canal” area. Their students have been historically under-served, are generally from immigrant families, and are often learning English as a second language. ForWords provides a variety of resources to help these students develop the ability to write effectively, and have their work published, whether poetry, fiction, music, drama, essays, or non-fiction. ForWords has provided training and mentoring for local teachers, has purchased computers, software, cameras, and other material, developed and implemented 21st century curricula, hired the world-renown University of California Bay Area Writing Project to work directly with our students and local teachers, and hired a talented digital-arts teacher. Since ForWords began in 2007, their students have graduated from high school and gone to 2 or 4 year colleges. Find out more at www.forwords.org.
September 21st: – The Hungry Owl Project
The Hungry Owl Project, based in San Anselmo, was founded almost 10 years ago in an effort to reduce the residential and commercial use of pesticides and rodenticides by emphasizing reliance on beneficial predators such as Barn Owls, Western Screech Owls, American Kestrels (a falcon), Western Bluebirds and bats. By putting up appropriate nesting boxes for these creatures, we can keep rodents and insects at bay without poisons. Through the years they have expanded from Marin into Sonoma and Napa where we are working with vineyards such as Kendall-Jackson and Honig to help make their operations sustainable. In addition to selling and installing boxes (made by community volunteers, high school woodshop students, Eagle scouts, etc.), we give educational presentations at local schools, featuring our non-releasable Barn Owl, Wookie, do rescue and rehab of owls and raptors in connection with WildCare and other programs.
You can find out more at www.hungryyowl.org.
September 28th: – Marin Abused Women’s Services
For thirty three years, MAWS has been a leader in the effort to make Marin County’s communities free of family violence and domestic abuse. MAWS is dedicated to providing not only immediate emergency services for women and children fleeing domestic violence, but also to working with battered women to obtain the skills and resources to lead violence-free lives. To that end, MAWS provides a complete continuum of direct support services, including a safe shelter for battered women and their children, transitional housing, two 24-hour hotlines for women, support groups, advanced advocacy services, court accompaniment and other critical services for women and their children. All of these services are offered in English and Spanish. MAWS is the only organization in Marin County operating an emergency shelter, transitional housing and counseling programs for battered women and their children. For more information go to www.maws.org.
SEPTEMBER MUSIC:
Please send booking inquiries to booking@ironspringspub.com .
Music starts at 8:00 p.m unless otherwise noted.
Wednesday September 1st :Matt Eakle Band
Matt Eakle, flutist for the David Griman Quintet, brings his finest flute fired fusion to Iron Springs with his new band.
http://www.myspace.com/matteakleband
Wednesday September 8th: Barbwyre
http://www.myspace.com/barbwyremusic
Wednesday September 15th: Rattlebox
Featuring: Lorin Rowan(Rowan Brothers)guitar/vocals,Barry Sless(Phil Lesh & Friends,David nelson Band,Moonalice)steel
guitar & Doug Harman/Norton Buffalo,Alex DeGrassi,Susan Cianni)cello/vocals.
Wednesday September 22nd: 4 Tear Drops
Veteran musicians reconnect with the music of their youth… skinny ties and all!
The Four Teardrops are:
Tommy Atkin – Vocals and Keyboards
Chris Carpiniello – Vocals and Drums
Carrick Montague - Vocals and Bass
Jack Pribble – Vocals and Guitar
Wednesday September 29th: Brown Chicken Brown Cow
BrownChicken BrownCow StringBand is a nationally touring string band from Southern West Virginia making there way to Fairfax, California for you. BrownChicken BrownCow StringBand began performing in the Spring of 2008 in West Virginia. BrownChicken gelled as a group fast, effortlessly. During late evening jams at various back porches and campfires the band was born.
To learn more about BrownChicken BrownCow StringBand please visit: www.bcbcsb.com
TACO FRIDAY LUNCH:
Taco Friday lunches continue on in September!! Every Friday from Noon-4:00 p.m. Luis will have one of his fantastic taco plates loaded up with all that Yucatan love, and served with a 10 ounce glass of beer for the low low price of $10.99 (without the beer for $9.99)
FISH & CHIPS MONDAYS:
We started this a few months ago, and as we had suspected, it has really taken off. Every Monday, you are guaranteed to find Luis delectable, succulent Fish & Chips on the specials board. Combine that with happy hour all day on Monday and you have yourself a winning combo!
NEW AMBREWLANCE T’S AND ZIP UP HOODIES:
We have a new style of merchandise in now that the logo glasses have sold out (we will be doing another logo glass run this fall). Our new Ambrewlance t-shirt! Check it out:
LEFT CHEST:
BACK SIDE:
We will have both t-shirt’s and zip up hoodies for sale – another Iron Springs first. Stay posted on our Facebook page and watch our Tweets for news on the exact release date.
WRAP UP:
We are super excited for all September has to bring. Hope to see you at the pub!
– The Iron Springs Team
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