NABCieged 2010

Thanks to Robin for allowing this post for all lovers of craft beer:

NABC beers during NABCieged '10, starting January 8th

Watch for this celebration of the work of our own brewers - Jesse Williams, Jared Williamson and David Pierce, Director of Brewing Operations - to begin on January 8th. Our goal is an NABC beer on every tap at the NABC Public House & Pizzeria

Jared has been holding back some treasured kegs for this special event. The final lineup is still in the works and may include a secret cask or two. list of strong prospects follows:

Regulars:
Abzug
Beak's Best
Bob's Old 15-B
Community Dark
Elector
Hoptimus
Kaiser 2nd Reising
Mt. Lee
Tafelbier
Tunnel Vision

Seasonals:
Anniversary Ale V., Oak Aged, '07
Anniversary Ale VII., '09
ConeSmoker
Le Douche Mental
ELI
Elsa Von Horizon
Farmhouse Saison
Jenever
Malcolm’s Old Setter's Ale, '09
Naughty Claus
Phoenix Kentucky Kommon
Solidarity '09
Sour Red
Strathpeffer
ThunderFoot '09
WeeFoot Session Stout

Possibles:
Dry Knobs
Dubbel
Nugget APA
Smoked Abzug

Looks awesome.

One problem. I before E except after C. But I s'pose rules were made to be broken. And after a couple brews you probably won't find too many grammar nazis...and NABCeiged may not look as good anyway. Cool graphics by the way.

Cheers!

Looks awesome.

One problem. I before E except after C. But I s'pose rules were made to be broken. And after a couple brews you probably won't find too many grammar nazis...and NABCeiged may not look as good anyway. Cool graphics by the way.

Cheers!

I before e except when making word-play on sieged ;p

[Robin Garr]

One problem. I before E except after C. But I s'pose rules were made to be broken.

"The weird foreigner seizes leisure heights."

Just sayin'.

"The weird foreigner seizes leisure heights."

Just sayin'.

We do have an eccentric language, don't we?

[Robin Garr]

We do have an eccentric language, don't we?

You bet! Thank those Celts and Gaels, the wacky Norman Conquerors from France, the Danes and the Norse Vikings for turning English from just a rustic variation of German into one of the world's most aggressively flexible languages. A pat on the back for Geoff Chaucer and Bill Shakspear and a few other old dead white guys for teaching us how to make it play tricks.

Signed, Robin, English Major

I never thought twice when I viewed the graphic while in Germany. There, i-e makes long ee, as in bier, pronounced beer. Same as it ever was. perhaps I was being influenced by the cheery, beery environment.

English language is a pain. Exceptions everywhere. Sooooo glad I didn't have to learn it (as a second language). Amazing that kids can figure it out growing up.

It makes me respect great authors like Conrad and Nabokov, who wrote brilliantly in English as a second language. Actually, they're two of my favorites. I still need a dictionary while reading Nabokov. (I used to make flashcards while reading his books to learn vocabulary).

(p.s. I understood the siege reasoning. It just wouldn't have worked otherwise - would have looked goofy)

The beer part is the most important thing anyway!

Cheers

Left unstated is how we're going to manage swapping all the kegs of beer around to make this work. Say a silent prayer for Jared, Mike, Ben and Eric, who'll be doing the heavy lifting, literally.

is bonfire not coming out this year? or did i already miss it?

I just go back to town, and Dave will have the exact answer, but we had decided to delay the release just a bit to give Bonfire more time. Instead of pre-Christmas, we were looking at the first half of January -- if memory serves. It may already be on tap at the Pizzeria & Pub. I'll investigate on Monday.

is bonfire not coming out this year? or did i already miss it?

Bonfire of the Valkyries is being packaged this week and will go on at some point during our siege. The best way to stay abreast of NABC News is to sign-up for our weekly e-newsletter here.

I just go back to town, and Dave will have the exact answer, but we had decided to delay the release just a bit to give Bonfire more time. Instead of pre-Christmas, we were looking at the first half of January -- if memory serves. It may already be on tap at the Pizzeria & Pub. I'll investigate on Monday.

Bonfire was moved forward in the schedule so we could release Solidarity during Saturnalia.

Bonfire was moved forward in the schedule so we could release Solidarity during Saturnalia.

Honestly, at some point it becomes difficult for this drinker's brain to keep track. I knew we delayed release, but could not remember why. Now I do.

is bonfire not coming out this year? or did i already miss it?

4 kegs of Bonfire mysteriously appeared in the Bank Street Brewhouse walkin cooler yesterday. Should I tap one?