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O'Fallon Brewery News>
IT’S (ALMOST) THAT TIME OF YEAR TO CELEBRATE BEER!
March 28, 2008
WHILE WE’RE IMPATIENTLY WAITING FOR SPRING (yes, we have a
wind chill advisory in O’Fallon this morning!), we’re
distracting ourselves by getting ready for “beer festival”
season, which cranks up in April and goes until around the
middle of October. Nice weather brings not only birds and
flowers, but lots of opportunities to enjoy good beer.
I’ll do my best to keep you advised throughout the year of
upcoming beer events, several of which are coming up soon:
April 11-12: International Beer Festival (Peoria, IL)
(http://www.jaycees.com/projects/ibf/ibf.htm)
April 26: Parkville Microbrewery Festival (Kansas City, KS
area) (http://www.parkvillemo.net/parkvillemo/events.jsp)
May 3: Big Brew Day at the O’Fallon Brewery
Each year on the first Saturday in May, homebrewers unite
non-brewing and brewing friends and family to celebrate
National Homebrew Day, joining with thousands of
homebrewers from around the world in brewing the same
recipes and sharing a simultaneous toast at noon Central
Time. For the last several years, we’ve hosted our local
homebrewing friends who’ve gathered on our parking lot to
brew and visit and taste their homebrew. This you’re
invited to join us from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to share a
toast and meet some of the most passionate folks about beer
in town.
May 9-10: St. Louis Heritage Beer Festival in Forest Park
(St. Louis, MO) (http://www.stlbrewfest.com/)
Year two of what’s sure to become a classic St. Louis event
featuring beers produced in and around the St. Louis area.
AND they’re looking for volunteers interested in being
cheerful beer pourers who get a free ticket to a session, a
t-shirt and a food voucher! Volunteers must attend a
training session in advance and will be scheduled on a
first-come, first-served basis. Email or call Volunteer
Coordinator Michael Grace at mgrace@liftforlife.or or
314-436-2337.
LOOKING FOR A NEW PLACE TO ENJOY A 5-DAY IPA ON TAP? Look
no further than O’Connell’s Pub (4652 Shaw at Kingshighway)
where Tony tapped their first fresh keg of our most popular
draft beer on Tuesday. If you haven’t tried it yet,
O’Fallon 5-DAY IPA is a dry-hopped American Style India
Pale Ale (that means we add dry whole hops to the finishing
tank so the beer rests “on top” of the hops for five extra
days). Perfect with an O’Connell’s burger!
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND and enjoy a good beer -- and let’s all
try to make the world a better place one beer at a time.
Cheers!
Fran Caradonna
O’Fallon Brewery
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