Worth Brewing Company April Newsletter

Worth Brewing Company Newsletter

April 2015

In This Issue

Mug Club Member of Month

Mug Club Member
of the Month

Jim decked out for Bock Fest at Schell's.

Jim Jaspers

Town: Northwood

Mug Club No.: 43
Favorite WBC beer: Brown Ale
Best beer moment: Schells Bock Fest or Great Taste of Midwest with 2000 different beers. (Good time).
What don't we know about you? I'm handsome and a secret employee of Worth Brewing Company.

Anything else? Love brewing and drinking beers.

April Specialties

Sorachi Ace American Wheat

This is an American wheat beer-wheat is used but the regular ale yeast doesn't give the banana-clove you'd find in German wheat beers. Expect a light, complex herbal aroma and foretaste. Light color and body with low bitterness. Finishes clean with a gentle maltiness.

Style: American Wheat Beer
OG: 1050; ABV: 4.75%; IBU: 27; Color 3.

Munich Helles

(available when the American Wheat runs dry). The classic lager drunk by the masses in Bavaria. Clean, light with rich malt in aroma and flavor. Balanced by imported Hallertauer Mittelfruh hops.
Style: Munich Helles

OG: 1056; ABV: 5.5%; IBU: 19; Color 3.

Elusive Brew

English Oat RIS
(available Thursday, April 9)
Following upon the success of the English Oat Wine from February, this Russian Imperial Stout may be described as a blend of a strong Oatmeal Stout and our English Oat Wine. Sweet malt aromas and a dry roast finish. Strong, just the beer for those last chilly days of spring.
Growlers only; Mug Club members may order one goblet per visit.
Growlers available: 30
Refill cost: $30/reg. $15/mini.
Style: Russian Imperial Stout; OG: 1084; ABV: 9; IBU: 56; Color: black.

Tap Room Hours

Regular tap room hours:

Wednesdays: 5 to 9 p.m.
Thursdays: 5 to 9 p.m.
Fridays: 5 to 11 p.m.
Saturdays: noon to 11 p.m.

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Worth Brewing taps Spring Bock Fest Saturday April 25

We'll tap the spring season in Northwood April 25 with the annual Spring Bock Fest. Beer is the boss of this party, but we will have homemade food, music and fun all day in the Tap Room and biergarten. Some highlights:

Beer Specials: Opening the day at noon we'll tap a cask of Bavarian Kellerbier. This Munich-style Helles is made in Northwood with imported German malt and hops. Be there for the foamy drama. We've also brewed a German Rauchbier, using malt smoked over a beechwood fire.

Guest Beer: Our imported fest beer will be a rare treat, Hubertus Maibock from Hacker-Pschorr in Germany. We have just one 50-liter keg, so get in early.

Food specials: Worth Brewing Company's own Festdogs will be back after rave reviews at Olefest in January. We'll also make red cabbage. Food is available from noon until it's finished.

Live music: Big Ben and the Brians Concertina band will perform from 5 to 9 p.m. They have become favorites at past bock fests and Northwood's Oktoberfest.

Events: Bock fire poking in the biergarten after 5 p.m. and special drawing giveaways all day.

Festivities run from noon to 11 p.m.

Events

Whisky Prophets to perform

Enjoy live free music from 8 to 11 p.m. on Friday night May 1. The Whisky Prophets from Mason City will perform live in the Tap Room. The group features J. Martin Carden, who has a varied and genre-spanning, original songwriting style. His instruments include electric and acoustic guitar, as well as piano and vocals. More info: http://www.reverbnation.com/artist_4194419/bio

Staff news

Margaret Bishop to discuss sustainability
at national conference

Margaret Bishop, co-owner of Worth Brewing Company will speak about sustainability in the brewing industry at the Brewer's Association national conference in Portland, Ore., April 17.

Bishop is among a panel of brewers who will discuss the best practices from their breweries and will present results of research on benchmarking utility usage and cost.

In addition to her work at the brewery, Bishop is a member of the Brewer's Association Sustainability Committee and is a professional engineer who owns and operates a consulting engineering firm specializing in energy efficiency, benchmarking, utility analysis and sustainability.

Events

Mug Club Party April 28

Please let us thank you for your patronage over the years with a Mug Club only Party from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday April 28. Enjoy food and beer on us. One guest allowed per member. Please RSVP to [email protected] by April. 24.

May preview

Bishopweizen
Bready malt, fruit and spice traditional to German-style wheat beers. Brewed every year for the boss. Style: German Hefeweizen; OG: 1059, ABV: 5.9%, IBU 16, Color: 5