Jonathan Shikes from the Westword agrees, we’ve got the most amazing line-up of beers for Wednesday night’s Christmas in July beer tasting! Two more days!
The Insane (in the Liquid Brain) Christmas Beer Line-up
The Brewery Elves have been busy putting together a line-up of brews that could put the entire North Pole in a jolly mood until December. We might just be having the largest Christmas beer tasting event to have ever taken place in July! Along with all the stellar Bull and Bush special brews we plan to tap during the week, we are breaking out an impressive menu of rare brews and vintages for our special Christmas beer tasting on Wednesday, July 28. Here’s a list of what we plan to unwrap that night … If you like to see beer lovers behaving like 5 year olds on Christmas morning, this is an event not to be missed!
Anchor Brewing Co
• Our Special Ale, Vintages 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009
Batemans
• Rosey Nosey Holiday Ale, Vintage 2009
Brasserie Dubuisson Frères sprl
• Scaldis Noel, Vintages 93, 98, 99
Brasserie Ellezelloise
• Hurcule Stout, keg
BridgePort
• Old knucklehead Barleywine, Vintage 95
Brouwerij Huyghe
• Delirium Noel, Vintage 2009
De Dolle
• Stille Nacht, Vintage 2003
Gouden Carolous
• Grand Cru of the Emperor, Vintages 2003, 2004
• Noel, Vintage 2009
Great Divide
• Hibernation, Vintage 2003, 2004, 2008
Harveys
• Christmas Ale, Vintage 2009
Jolly Pumpkin
• Noel De Calabaza Special Ale
New Glarus
• Raspberry Tart
• Belgian Red
Ommegang
• Adoration, Special Winter Ale, Vintage 2009
Ridgeway Brewing, All Vintage 2009
• Bad Elf Winters Ale
• Very Bad Elf Special Reserve Ale
• Reindeers Revolt English Christmas Ale
• Warm Welcome Nut Brown Ale
• Pickled Santa English Christmas Ale with Spices
Rogue
• Old Crustacian, Vintages 94, 95, 2000, 2002
• Imperial Stout, Vintage 96
Samuel Adams
• Triple Bock, Vintage 94, 95, 97
Samuel Smith
• Winter Welcome 2009
Schloss Eggenberg
• Samichlaus Vintages 2002, 2003, 2006
St. Bernardus
• Christmas Ale, Vintage 2009
The Lost Abbey
• Gift of the Magi, Vintage 2009
Thomas Hardy’s Ale
• Vintages 1993, 1994, 2004, 2006
Merry Christmas (In July) From the Bull & Bush
Denver, CO July 23, 2010- Well, It’s that time of year again so let’s eat, drink, and be merry!!!
Starting Monday, July 26, the Bull & Bush Pub and Brewery, Colorado’s world famous watering hole, will be pouring a new specialty beer each day as a toast to the festive (off)season. On Wednesday, July 28, the bar will host a Christmas in July Beer Tasting Party and that Friday evening, the “Holiday” week will culminate in a fake New Years Eve to celebrate the Glendale landmark’s 39th Anniversary in style.
Check out the Bull and Bush website, BullandBush.com, for the tapping schedule for next week, and don’t forget that once each beer is gone, it’s gone! Be sure to come down and enjoy your favorites as soon as they start to pour.
Wednesday night, the Bull & Bush elves will be opening up a bunch of presents to share with everyone! A tasting extravaganza will boast more Christmas beers than would fit under your tree. The party gets started at 6 P.M. and goes until the Christmas ‘Cheers’ run dry. When you arrive, you will receive a tasting sheet so you can keep track of what you enjoyed. $20 gets you in and includes 20 “tasting tickets” to start (don’t worry, you can always buy more!). Beer samples will range from 1 to 3 tickets depending on the vintage and rarity of the beer. There will be everything from nice to naughty beers, and you don’t even have to end up on the good side of Santa’s list to enjoy!
Capping off the week in Winter Wonderland is the Bull & Bush yearly rampant, riotous Rhythm & Booze Blowout Anniversary Party! Come celebrate 39 amazing years with The Bull & Bush crew! It may be hot outside, but there will be a cool New Years Eve Party inside, hosted by The Legendary 4-Nikators, who will countdown to midnight, when we can all toast another great year to come for The Bull & Bush family and friends! Don’t miss this one; cover only $6.99 at the door! Music will get started around 9, so come by early to loosen up your dancing feet!
Thanks, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
The Bull & Bush Brewery Elves
Erik’s Beer Geek Exposed
Ok, so those of us that know Erik already know that he is a huge beer geek, but check out the recent article in Denveater! Great coverage of our favorite brews!!
Tis the Season: Christmas (in July) at the B&B!
Eat, drink and be merry! It’s going to be Christmas in July at the Bull and Bush!!
Starting on Monday, July 26, the Bull and Bush will be featuring select festive brews each day leading up to our 39th Anniversary Party on Friday night, July 30. The “Holiday” week will culminate in a fake New Years Eve countdown and a champagne toast to celebrate another banner year for the pub and brewery.
The Jolly Line-up:
Monday, July 26: Union Jack Strong Ale
Tuesday, July 27: Royal Oil
Wednesday, July 28: Yule Fuel Christmas Lambic, 2004 vintage
Thursday, July 29: The Legend of the Liquid Brain Imperial Stout (2010 World Beer CUP Gold Winner!) Aged in French oak burgundy barrel.
Friday, July 30: Release of the 39th Anniversary Ale
A dark, Belgian style, triple. Aged in Charles Smith Cougar Hills Syrah French Oak Barrel for one year. Don’t miss this!!
Our 39th Anniversary Party!!!
Our 39th Anniversary Party!!!
July 30th, 2010
Live Music…. featuring THE LEGENDARY 4-NIKATORS!!! (America’s #1 Party Band!)
Music starts at 9 pm
$6.99 Cover Charge
Thank You,
The Bull & Bush Brewery Team
NEW BEER ALERT: Black Coast I.P.A. & Smoke on the Lager
Smoke on the Lager
5.5% A.B.V.
German-Style Rauchbier
Sight: Glistening Black & Mahogany
Aroma: Abundant Smoldering Earth
Taste: Campfire, Peat, Sumptuous Malt
Maltiness: 1.5 out of 5
Hoppiness; 2.5 out of 5
Check out what Westword’s Jonathon Shikes thinks of this smoky treat!
Black Coast I.P.A.
6.0% A.B.V.
Our Classic NO COAST I.P.A. with the added complexity of roasted malt.
Sight: Onyx, Lush Oak White Head
Aroma: Roasted Grains, Bold Hops
Taste: Complex Malt, Vanilla and Hop Aspects
Maltiness: 2 out of 5
Hoppiness: 4.5 out of 5
The Legend of the Liquid Brain Imperial Stout gets GOLD at 2010 World Beer Cup!
The Bull & Bush Brewery Wins Gold Award in Largest International Beer Competition Ever Held
The Bull & Bush Brewery recently claimed a Gold Award in the Brewers Association (BA) World Beer Cup® 2010, the world’s largest ever commercial competition. An international panel of judges evaluated beers from around the world and recognized a select few as the most outstanding beers being produced in the world today.
Gold, silver and bronze awards in the competition’s 90 beer-style categories were awarded April 10, 2010 during the World Beer Cup Gala Awards Dinner at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers in Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. The Bull & Bush Brewery would like to thank the Brewers Association, the Sheraton staff, the Illinois Brewing community, and the city of Chicago for representing themselves so well and hosting such a wonderful event.
The Bull & Bush Brewery was awarded Gold in the Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer category for “The Legend of the Liquid Brain Imperial Stout”. The previously decorated and celebrated Legend of the Liquid Brain Imperial Stout, Vintage 2006, was aged in a used 23-year-old Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon Barrel for 18 months. Perfect balance is on display here, with big, bold flavors and smooth, refined textures. The Bull & Bush Brewery is a small, local, 7 barrel brewpub, located in the Cherry Creek Neighborhood of Denver that has since 1971 been ‘The Granddaddy of Denver Watering Holes’. On New Year’s Day 1997, we started producing Award Winning Traditional Hand Crafted English-Style Ales, as well as other global styles, to pair perfectly with the well-known pub food and friendly local atmosphere.
The brains behind The Legend, Master Brewer Gabe ‘Sammy Suitcase’ Moline had this to say in his acceptance speech; “I could not have pulled this off without my late aroma hop additions, also I would like to thank every single yeast cell that went to work during that week of fermentation, their dedication and hard work so often go unnoticed.”
Owner Erik Peterson, having been seen after winning the award with what could only be described as ‘being caught with one foot off the Merry-Go-Round,’ marveled at the accomplishment of his brewing staff. “Suffice it to say this is a great success and reward for us, and we are unbelievably proud to have won this Gold Award, in the largest single category, going up against 112 other incredible beers!”
An international panel of 179 beer judges from 26 countries selected world Beer Cup 2010 winners. An impressive field of 3,330 entries from 642 breweries in 44 countries made up the competition. More than 3,800 breweries in 100 countries were invited to compete.
Visit WorldBeerCup.org for additional World Beer Cup information.
The World Beer Cup has been held every other year since 1996 and is presented by the Brewers Association. Based in Boulder, Colorado, USA, the Brewers Association (BA) is the not-for-profit trade and education association dedicated to small and independent American brewers, their craft beers and the community of brewing enthusiasts. Visit BrewersAssociation.org to learn more. The association’s activities include events and publishing: CraftBeer.com, World Beer Cup®; Great American Beer Festival℠; Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America®; National Homebrewers Conference; National Homebrew Competition; SAVOR: An American Craft Beer and Food Experience; American Craft Beer Week; Zymurgy magazine; The New Brewer magazine; and books on beer and brewing. The Brewers Association has an additional membership division of 20,000+ homebrewers: American Homebrewers Association. Consumers are invited to learn more about the dynamic world of craft beer at CraftBeer.com.
