I get a lot of press releases from breweries and most of it's just updates about brewery expansions and seasonal ale releases. This stuff's exciting to a beer nerd like me, but generally I keep it to myself. Considering Halloween is upon us, and that I actually think this news is worth mentioning. Here's something cool from Oskar Blues (brewers of Dale's Pale Ale).
Hello US Beer Press,
This Halloween, Friday, October 31, Oskar Blues is serving up a unique "casket-conditioned" beer for our annual Halloween party in Lyons, Colorado.
The unique beer will be served from a coffin dispenser we found buried in the hills above town.
Okay, actually the casket was built for us by Jack, our resident carpenter/folk artist whose homespun roots musician portraits decorate our Lyons dining room.
From this custom-made casket we'll be serving Rest in Peace Ale (aka RIPA). It's a special version of Dale's Pale Ale that we wet hopped with fresh Warrior hops flown in from the northwest.
The ghoulishly good and hoppy beer gets tapped on Friday at 11 AM. We have just two kegs of it, so beer fiends should stop by Friday and get it before the kegs get laid to rest.
The attached photo shows one of our savvy brewers, Eric Huber, pouring a round from this spooky keg box.
Friday night we're also hosting a haunted house for the kids and a costume contest for young and old.
Maybe this is something for you to cover? Holler if you'd like more information, and thank you for any coverage you can do on this.
Speaking of scary treasures, here is the late, incredibly great madman himself, Screamin' Jay Hawkins:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGPhpvqtOc .
Cheers,
Marty Jones
Oskar Blues Brewery
I'd insert a review of Dale's Pale Ale here, if I could, but something funny always happens. Whenever one can of Dale's gets opened, it's followed shortly by another, and suddenly it's all gone and I don't have the time to write a review. Just trust me is damn tasty stuff.
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