February Newsletter for The Ginger Man, Austin

1) Pint Nights

2) February Beer Tasting

3) Metalsgirl Pre-Valentine's Day Trunk Show

4) Ladies Beer League

5) Puppy Love on the Patio

6) SXSWarehouse & St. Patrick's Day

7) Sunday is Service Industry Night

8) Texas Tuesdays

9) Thirsty Thursdays

10) New beer on draught

11) Current Wine Selection

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1) Pint Nights are every Monday starting at 6 pm. Buy the beer of the day and keep the logo glass. While supplies last.
February 4th: Fuller's glasses
February 11th: Young's Chocolate Kiss - Pre-Valentine's Day Special
(Young's Chocolate Stout with a splash of Lindemans Framboise)
February 18th: Pyramid glasses
February 25th: St. Arnold glasses

(Disclaimer – Though we try to plan our logo pint nights 4-6 weeks in advance, sometimes there are issues with the beer supplier and/or glassware availability. We will try to stick as closely as possible to our posted monthly glass schedule. But, we appreciate your understanding when things beyond our control force us to change the glass without notice.)

2) Monthly Beer Tasting
Monday, February 4th
"Beer & Chocolate"
Starts at 8:00 pm
$35 per person
Reservations welcomed
512-473-8801

3) Metalsgirl Pre-Valentine's Day Trunk Show
Monday, February 11th from 5-8 p.m.
Come by, enjoy our pint night and buy your sweetie a gift!

4) Ladies Beer League will continue every other month
A Fun and Educational Beer Tasting just for the Ladies
Starts at 8 pm
$25-$35 per person - Reservations Strongly Recommended
Call for reservations or questions
512-473-8801

5) Puppy Love on the Patio
Sunday, February 10th from 1 pm until 5 pm
A Fundraiser for PAWS of Kyle
Valentine's Weekend Fun!
All proceeds benefit PAWS of Kyle

6) SXSWarehouse & St. Patrick's Day
SXSWarehouse from March 12th - March 15th with music each afternoon
Don't forget to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with us on Monday, March 17th

7) Sunday is Service Industry Night
Happy Hour Prices to all service industry slaves

8) Texas Tuesdays
All draught beers from Texas are $3.00 after 5 pm

9) Thirsty Thursdays
All draught beers are $3.00 from 6 pm until 6:30 pm

10) New beer on draught (coming throughout the month)
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale - "is an award-winning example of the traditional barleywine ale style. It boasts a dense, fruity bouquet; an extremely rich, intense palate; and a deep, reddish-brown color. This ale is superbly balanced between an almost overpowering maltiness and a wonderfully bittersweet hoppiness."

“…Bigfoot captures the imagination, and its character is as big as the name implies, with a huge hoppiness in its earthy aroma, a chewy palate, and a great depth of flavor.”
– Michael Jackson,
Michael Jackson’s Beer Companion
http://www.sierranevada.com/beers/bigfoot.html

Real Ale Phoenixx Double ESB- "It combines a rich, dark, complex malt character with enough English hops to approach I.P.A. levels. It weighs in at 6.5% abv, and 55 IBU's. Four varieties of English hops were used in the kettle (Target, Challenger, East Kent Goldings and Phoenix). It is also dry hopped in the conditioning tank with Challenger and Goldings. We blended English crystal malt with a small portion of chocolate malt to give the Phoenixx its full body and complex malt character. It is a true Winter Warmer for hop lovers."
http://www.realalebrewing.com/

St. Arnold Winter Stout- "A creamy, full bodied sweet stout with a subtle chocolate and coffee flavors and a well balanced soft roastiness. Saint Arnold Winter Stout is loosely filtered to preserve a rich mouthfeel which is particularly satisfying during the colder months."
http://www.starnold.com/products/profiles/stout.html

Sierra Nevada ESB (Early Spring Beer) - "Our ESB combines the best of English tradition with West Coast style. A blend of malts featuring British-grown Maris Otter is balanced with the earthy spiciness of hand-selected English and US hops. The ale is left unfiltered, which enhances mouthfeel and hop aroma creating a slightly reddish-copper hue."
http://www.sierranevada.com/beers/esb.html

Weihenstephaner Vitus - "A light-coloured, spicy single-bock wheat beer, for both beer lovers and the beer connoisseur. Extra long and cold storage in our monastery cellars makes this single-bock a really special beer with full body and a distinctively great mouthfeel. Prost!"
http://www.brauerei-weihenstephan.de/index.php?page=home_2_1&

Left Hand Warrior IPA - "The vibrant aromatics and flavors that are derived from the use of exuberant amounts of fresh flower hops are what helps create and set apart this most unique beer. While the addition of locally grown hops from the brewery's own hop farm contributes to the bright floral hoppiness, the majority of the hop volume comes from the Warrior hops that are over-nighted from Yakima, WA. Yet true to the brewery's fundamental belief system, the strong hop character is balanced by a strong malt foundation, allowing for an approachable, drinkable IPA that finishes amazingly clean."
http://www.lefthandbrewing.com/

Original wort: 16,5 % weight
Bitter value: 17
Alcohol content: 7,7 % vol

11) Current Wine Selection
Reds
'05 Red Knot Shiraz- Australia
'05 Clos du Bois Cabernet Sauvignon- California
'06 Echelon Pinot Noir- California
Whites
'05 St. Clement Chardonnay- California
'05 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc- Australia
'05 Kris Pinot Grigio- Italy