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Homebrewing Night at Louisville Beer Store Tomorrow July 15, 2010

Michelle — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:17:36 +0000

More coolness from Louisville Beer Store for you beer loving folks.

We will be making a batch of all grain brew out back with My Old Kentucky Homebrew owner, Paul Young. Come learn about homebrewing, watch, or help out – this event is free and open to all. If you want to make your own homebrew, stop by My Old KY Homebrew to pick up your supplies!

Thursday July 15, 2010
6PM-Close

Truthfully, I didn’t realize that making your own beer was such a popular thing to do but it must be since a) My Old Kentucky Homebrew exists and b) they have brewing classes every Wednesday night. That’s a lot of edumacating.

Louisville Beer Store
746 East Market Street
Louisville, KY 40202

Bell’s On! at Louisville Beer Store July 8, 2010

Michelle — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:03:59 +0000

Louisville Beer Store will feature thirteen Bell’s Brewery brews on draft next Thursday, July 8th from 12PM-2AM. Yes, noon until 2AM, the Louisville Beer Store folks are providing plenty of opportunities for your beer consuming pleasure.

Laura Bell (Bell’s Marketing Director) & Veronica Sanders (Bell’s representative) will be at the store to celebrate this special showcase of Bell’s most tasty collection of ales & lagers. Also, DJ Chef Jeff will be spinning records and cooking food on the grill for your pleasure!

The following beer menu means absolutely nothing to me but for the beer drinkers among us I’m sure this is vital information:

• Hopslam
• Batch 9000 (Imperial Stout)
• Bourbon Barrel Hell Hath No Fury
• Rye Stout
• Expedition Stout (firkin)
• Oberon
• Two Hearted Ale
• Oarsman Ale (Berliner Weisse)
• Sparkling Ale (Belgian Strong)
• Poolside Cherry Wheat
• Lager of the Lakes
• Amber Ale
• Consecrator Doppelbock
*2oz samples, beer flights, and full size pours (10oz, 12oz, 16oz.) will be available. Select beers will
be available for growler fills.

Louisville Beer Store makes me wish I liked beer.

Kentucky’s first beer store & tasting room dedicated solely to craft beer, featuring eight rotating taps and over 400 select bottled beers from all over the world. Located in the heart of the East Market District, NULU, Louisville Beer Store offers a collection of rare import brews, rotating seasonals, vintage ales, and specialty limited releases. Opened in November 2009, owners Tyler Trotter & Lori Beck gave up their day-jobs to open Louisville Beer Store, once a dream that was inspired by the couples travels hunting for the best beers all over the world…. now, they don’t have to go too far!

4th Annual Shotgun Festival Saturday June 26, 2010

Michelle — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:19:00 +0000

Time to celebrate Germantown and all its awesome spirit this weekend at the 4th Annual Shotgun Festival. Germantown loves a good street party and this one will be filled with lots of live music, artists and vendors selling “Records, Art, Glass, Crafts, Plants”. There will be games and activities, you know, for the kids. And, because this is Germantown, there will be no shortage of food and beer. Remember to hydrate with water between beers though, it’s hot out there!

Official 2010 Shotgun Fest Music Lineup
Noon – Monkey Boy
1:00-Tamara Dearing
2:00- Squeeze Bot
3:00- Heidi Howe
4:00-John Gage
5:00- C+
6:00- Lotus Blake
7:00- PRAIRIE WISDOM
8:00- Your News Vehicles

Saturday June 26, 2010
Noon – 9 PM
1101 East Kentucky Street

Social Media Club Social Hour/Tweetup Tuesday April 20, 2010

Michelle — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:53:14 +0000

Social Media Club Louisville is holding a little social hour/tweetup/what have you on Tuesday evening at Derby City Espresso. We’re starting early, 5:30PM in fact, so downtown worker bees can just swing by for a drink after work. We’re also starting early for folks that want to come socialize a little bit/have some good beer before heading over to the Louisville Bats game.

Because Matt is such a cool business owner he’s providing the following drink specials for our little shindig:
- Newcastles 12oz & Miller Light 16oz $3ea or 2 for $5
- $3 iced lattes
- $2 house ice tea

You know I don’t drink beer but I’m all over the $3 iced lattes. Coffee makes me happy. Talking about social media and internet geekery makes me happy. I think these things will make you happy as well, so come on down on Tuesday. If y’all are nice to me I might even bake something for the occasion.

SMC Louisville Social Hour
Tuesday April 20, 2010
5:30PM-Whenever

Derby City Espresso
331 E. Market
Louisville, KY

Celebrate DCE’s Third Birthday

Michelle — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:55:35 +0000

Derby City Espresso turns 3 this Thursday, April 1, and Matt’s throwing a 3 day party to celebrate.

The third anniversary party begins on Thursday with music from Bradlee Burtner and Daphne Luster & Kevin Hines beging 9ish PM.

On Friday the fun continues with a Comic book cover art show & DJ Scotch Bonnet Sounds
music at 9pm with MBIRD and then at 10 Bu Hao Ting + Fork In Socket + Mountain Asleep. Friday is of course also First Friday.

The festivities wrap up on Saturday with Squeeze-Bot, Thee Flying Carpets and Midnight Hour Sound System beginning at 9PM.

Matt says he’ll be serving $1 shots of espresso, $1 Old Stlye beers and $3 NABC Beak’s Best Bitter on draft all three days. And he’ll have a keg of “the ultra amazing and rare” Kentucky Breakfast Stout on draft also.

Happy Birthday DCE!

Derby City Espresso
331 E. Market
Louisville, KY

Special, Fancy Beer at BoomBozz Taphouse Tonight

Michelle — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:30:53 +0000

I’m hoping Jake doesn’t send me a cease and desist letter for using the word “fancy”, I’m pretty sure he owns the trademark. But fancy seems like the appropriate word for this special, very limited quantity beer.

The first beer in a collaboration series brewed by New Albanian, Schlafly and O’Fallon is like no beer before it. We used lots of cherry-wood smoked malt and rye in the brew, aged it on oak, and then dry hopped it with lots of big American aroma hops. The combination leaves distinct floral/citrus aroma as well as lots of smoke and oak notes in the flavor that create an incredibly complex beer.

Just over 20 kegs were brewed, 8 have shipped to Louisville and 3 are already gone. Enjoy it while you can, it won’t be around for long.

Looks like festive beer pouring will begin around 5pm.

BoomBozz Taphouse
1448 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY

Louisville Beer Store Open Most of the Night, Krispy Kreme Open All Day

Michelle — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:05:23 +0000

I know that the Louisville Beer Store is going to be open from noon today until 2AM tonight because they sent me an email telling me so. Don’t ask me how I know Krispy Kreme is going to be open all day on New Year’s day. Also don’t ask me how I know Krispy Kreme is making cute little mini doughnuts now.

LBS will be open for business (package retail & tasting room) from 12pm to 2am on NYE, Thursday, December 31st

We are going to open a couple of Jeroboams of Chimay & Duvel, drink some champagne style beers.

Bring a dish for our NYE Potluck Beer Tasting Party and join in the fun!

Also, just FIY Louisville Beer Store will be from New Year’s day thru Thursday, January 7th
Tyler and Lori are heading to Michigan to visit the following breweries & beer establisments: Founders, Bells, Jolly Pumpkin, Dragonmead, Kuhnhenns, New Holland, Darkhorse, Three Floyds, The Livery, The Publican, and more.

Louisville Beer Store
746 East Market
Louisville, KY

Brooklyn Brewery Beer Tasting at Louisville Beer Shop

Michelle — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:10:32 +0000

This Sunday, December 13, 2009, the Louisville Beer Store is having a tasting of beers from the Brooklyn Brewery. I’m sure this means something wonderful to you beer folks, of which I am not one, so I’m just going to pass on the info directly since I don’t understand and can’t expound on it any:

Sunday December 13, 2009
3PM
$5

Featuring the following beers:

Brooklyn Winter Ale

Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

Brooklyn Local 1

Brooklyn Local 2

Brooklyn Brewmaster Reserve (TBA)

Will there be footie on the telly? (Dickens Beer Dinner at Browning’s)

Michelle — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:46:22 +0000

Browning’s is going all British on us this weekend with a special “Dickens Beer Dinner” menu. A lot of it sounds really good. I’m a big fan of Welsh Rabbit, Fish and Chips and the trifle sounds delightful.

English Cheese Platter
Stilton, Cheddar and Potted Cheese

Potato and Leek Soup

Welsh Rabbit
Traditional British Grilled Cheese

Bangers and Mash
Sausages on a bed of grilled onions and mashed potatoes, drizzled with gravy

Lamb Shanks
Braised in red wine and garlic

Browning’s Coffee Stout Beef Stew
English style beef stew finished with Browning’s Coffee Stout

Fish and Chips
An English tradition

Trifle
Fresh Berries, Chantilly Cream and Pound Cake

In addition to enjoying the festival of trees and lights at Louisville Slugger Field this weekend, stop by Browning’s Brewery and Restaurant to experience the “Dickens Village” and partake in the beer dinner on Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22! We will be opening at noon on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Upcoming Events at Louisville Beer Store

Michelle — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:35:09 +0000

Alright beer lovers the Louisville Beer Store is open and ready for your business. If you haven’t been by there yet they sent me a little more info on the store and the scoop on two upcoming events they are having to whet your appetite.

Featuring eight rotating taps, LBS offers beer
tastings, flights, full pours, and to-go beer fills
(reusable 16oz & 1 Liter clasp top bottles). A
selection of over one-hundred bottles can be
purchased to take home or enjoyed in-store.

Beer-inspired packaged foods & snacks will be
available, as well as an exclusive line of beer
cheeses, meat and cheese plates, and sweet &
savory cupcakes created by The Patron (chefs,
Amber McCool and Matt Jones), in addition to a
weekly menu of recommended beer & food
pairings.

About the owners: Lori Beck and Tyler Trotter began to share their affinity for tasting beers and traveling all over the US together over the past two years, culminating in the opening of Louisville Beer Store. Trotter, a touring musician, has been searching out the best beers and beer bars around the world over the past 6 years, in which you will find these worldy inspirations throughout the store. Beck, a glass artist and curator, with a long history of working in the beer industry (at Cumberland Brews), has graced the store with paintings of the couples favorite Belgian beer characters and upcycled beer bottle lighting designs.

Upcoming Events
November 21, 2009
Food and Beer Pairing with The Patron
Louisville Beer Store and The Patron will debut their exclusive pairing menu. 7pm; $8; more
info TBA.

December 4, 2009
Schlafly Beer Tasting and Winter ESB Cask Tap Party
At 9pm we will offer a tasting of Schlafly beers ($2 for tasting), hosted by Scott Shreffler, and
tap a cask of limited production dry hopped Winter ESB. Live DJ Set, specials on Schlafly
beers and more!

The Louisville Beer Store
746 East Market Street
Louisville, KY 40202
502-569-BEER

Photos courtesy of Louisville Beer Store