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Here’s Randall the Enamel Animal

blacksquirrel — Thu, 30 May 2013 21:48:09 +0000

Randall is one animal you will welcome every Friday at the Black Squirrel, starting at 5 p.m. He’s an organoleptic hop transducer module. What’s that, you say? A double-chamber filter that you connect to tapped beer and fill with flavor-enhancing ingredients. Randall sits atop the bar; it is stuffed with hops and other aromatics that infuse the chosen beer each week. Randall visits only on Friday nights, so be sure to check him out. Past beer infusions include Dogfish Head 60 Minute infused with Citra hops and fresh Muscat grapes, Dogfish Head 90 Minute infused with Simcoe Hops and organic dried apricots, and Founders Double Trouble infused with Simcoe hops and organic dried mango.

It’s a Floridian Invasion

blacksquirrel — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:03:07 +0000

The Florida-based breweries of Cigar City, Swamp Head, Tequesta and St. Somewhere, none of which distribute in the nation’s capital, will be the guests of the Black Squirrel Friday (March 29) to close out the last day of the Craft Brewers Conference. The four breweries will take over 25 of the Black Squirrel’s 57 tap lines over three floors, with such notables as Cigar City’s Humidor Series IPA, Swamp Head’s Big Nose IPA, Tequesta’s Gnarley Barley and St. Somewhere’s Saison Athene. Chef Gene Sohn plans to add his creative twist to the event in the form of homemade alligator hot dogs. The respective brewers will be available to discuss their liquid products with patrons in the Tap Room, starting at 7:30 p.m.

A Can-Do Spirit

blacksquirrel — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:08:56 +0000

The Black Squirrel will play host to a pair of events — an Explosion of Cans Happy Hour and a fete of Colorado breweries — Thursday (March 28) in tandem with the Craft Brewers Conference. The Explosion of Cans, headed by the 19.2-ounce Dale’s Pale Ale from Oskar Blues, will be held in the Tap Room, starting at 4 p.m. Ska will deliver cans of Modus Hoperandi, ESB Special Ale and True Blonde Ale, Maui is featuring Liquid Breadfruit, Aloha b’ak’tun, Big Swell, Coconut Porter, Bikini Blade and Mana Wheat and Golden Road is touting Point the Way and Get Offa. A celebration of the Colorado-based brewing companies of Oskar Blues, Breckenridge, Avery, New Belgium, Ska, Funkwerks and Odell will follow the Explosion of Cans.

Get Your Funk On

blacksquirrel — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:15:18 +0000

The brewing companies of Funkwerks and Firestone Walker will be the featured guests of the Black Squirrel on Wednesday (March 27), in conjunction with the Craft Brewers Conference. The Fort Collins, Co.,-based Funkwerks will wet the throats of patrons with Tropic King, Saison Belgium-Style Ale, Bastogne Belgium and Dark Profit, while Paso Robles, Ca., based Firestone Walker will tout Reginald Brett, Bretta Weisee, SLOambic Lambic, Velvet Merlin, Pivo Pils and Double Barrel. Brewers and representatives of both companies will be in attendance at 7 p.m. Chef Gene Sohn plans to unveil an oak-barrel pizza that comes with smoked tomatoes, Gouda cheese and caramelized onions and arugula.

March Madness — Assist, N.C.

blacksquirrel — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:45:16 +0000

First in Flight, first in the ACC and last in the NBA, North Carolina is associated with a number of things, not the least of which is its strong line-up of microbreweries. In kicking off the festivities of the Craft Brewers Conference, six breweries from the Tar Heel State will be the featured guests of the Black Squirrel on Tuesday (March 26). They are as follows: Mother Earth, Aviator, Duck Rabbit, Highland, Big Boss and Foothills, and they stretch from the lowlands of Kinston in the east to the Smoky Mountains in Asheville in the west. The suds bonanza, by label: Aviator: High Voltage Pale Ale, Saison de Aviator and Hop Rod Red; Mother Earth: Silent Night, Dark Cloud, Windowpane, Munich Dunkle and Endless River; Duck Rabbit: Baltic Porter; Foothills: Sexual Chocolate, Seeing Double and Jade; Highland: Devil’s Britches and Gaelic Ale; and Big Boss: Saucy Pants, Big Operator and High Roller. Brewers from each label will be in attendance, starting at 7 p.m. Chef Gene Sohn will add his creative touch to Carolina-style barbeque to complement the liquid treasure.

A Toast to St. Pat

blacksquirrel — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:20:02 +0000

Kick off the St. Patrick’s Day weekend celebration Saturday (March 16) at the Black Squirrel, where Great Lakes Conway’s Irish Red Ale and Devils Backbone Reilly’s Red will be on tap and bottles of O’Hara’s Irish Stout and Irish Red from County Carlow will be available. Enjoy a traditional Irish meal from chef Gene Sohn’s kitchen: homemade corned beef and cabbage or shepherd’s pie.

A Serious Bout of Stouts

blacksquirrel — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:37:33 +0000

It plans to be a dark and stormy night at the Black Squirrel, where we will be pouring 11 varieties of the black stuff, starting at noon on Friday (March 1). The stouts will be streaming from the tap lines on both the main floor and in the Tap Room. The list: Anderson Valley Wild Turkey, Avery the Czar, Epic Big Bad Baptist, Hardywood Sidamo, Hardywood Chocolate Heat, Hitachino Nest Expresso, Goose Island Big John, Goose Island Night Stalker, Goose Island Bourbon County, Port City Revival and Rogue Chocolate. To complement the liquid treasures, chef Gene Sohn will prepare a house-ground, nine-ounce stout burger infused with Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout. Plus, he will be offering chocolate-stout cupcakes.

A Healthy, Hoppy Treat

blacksquirrel — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:50:30 +0000

In celebration of the Bell’s Hopslam and Troegs Nugget Nectar hop-off on the main floor of the Black Squirrel this Friday (Feb. 22), starting at 5 p.m., chef Gene Sohn will be featuring a house-ground, nine-ounce kangaroo patty, topped with cheddar cheese and vegemite gravy. The dish comes with fries or salad. Kangaroo meat is considered a beneficial alternative to beef and pork products, as it is high in protein and minerals and low in saturated fat and cholesterol. Enjoy.

A Hopslam-Nugget Nectar Showdown

blacksquirrel — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:59:25 +0000

Bell’s Hopslam and Troegs Nugget Nectar will vie for hop dominance on the main floor of the Black Squirrel this Friday (Feb. 22), starting at 5 p.m. Both seasonals pack a wallop, with Hopslam reporting at 10 percent ABV and Nugget Nector at 7.5 percent ABV. Both will occupy a draft line, and Hopslam will be available in bottles as well.

A Bottle-Busting Bonanza

blacksquirrel — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:11:27 +0000

Exclusive, out-of-the-marketplace bottles from the breweries of Three Floyds, Hardywood, Foothills, Big Boss, French Broad and Sweetwater will be showcased on the main floor of the Black Squirrel Friday (Feb. 15), starting at 5 p.m. Here’s your chance to douse a Gumball, chase a High Roller or down Robert the Bruce. The complete list: Big Boss Brewing: Bad Penny Brown Ale, High Roller IPA and Blanco Diablo Wit. Foothills Brewing: Bourbon Barrel-Aged People’s Porter, People’s Porter and Hoppyum IPA. French Broad Brewery: Wee Heavy-er. Hardywood Craft Brewers: RVA IPA and Belgian Single. Three Floyds: Gumball Head, Robert the Bruce Scotch Ale, Pride and Joy Mild Ale and Alpha King Pale Ale. Sweetwater: Exodus Porter, Festive Ale and LowRYEder IPA.