Looks like two-wheeled, human-powered vehicles were the transpo mode of choice for our M.U.G. clubbers at their spring party last Saturday. I guess our customers like to combine a big malt footprint with a small carbon one. Right on you guys!

Well it’s officially “spring” that time of year you wake up and don’t know whether you’ll be riding bikes or skiing. Spring is also the time for the “transitional” beers to make an appearance. Our spring stand-by is the Discombobulator Maibock. It is a locals’ cult favorite. The first year we made it the unofficial name was “Hospital Bock” because on the first night of its release a wobbly patron crashed his bike before getting out of the parking lot whilst another tippler was disengaged from his barstool before realizing what was happening. Many in town have been pleased to hear that we brewed 2 batches of Bock this year to meet the burgeoning demand. Twice as much Bock? OMG, what “nickname” will it earn this year???

They don’t know it yet but at this Saturday’s M.U.G. club party we are going to launch “St Marty’s Holy Water” on the clubbers. This is a new Scotch ale that packs just the right amount of punch to get through the blustery Spring days ahead. If you don’t know who St Marty is then I suggest you come in the Pub at Happy Hour and ask anyone sitting at the bar to fill you in. There is hardly a person in town who was not touched in a positive way by Marty Price…

    WOW! After winning four medals at this year’s world beer cup we are elated, humbled and proud all at once. http://www.beertown.org/events/wbc/ Paul Granthem, our brewer at our Lander brewpub won Gold for his Rock Chuck Rye and Silver for On Belay IPA, especially remarkable because the English IPA is a large and competitive category. Of course the Gold for Zonker and Gold for Pale are sitting pretty well with the Jackson Brew crew also!! We always reflect on what we did (whether we win or not) and it really boils down to watching so many little details in the process that it is hard to pin it on any one thing.

And we have always remained true to our competition motto: “Win or Lose We Hit the Booze!!”  I can assure you this year will be no different!

On the road in Oregon visiting friends and family, an old buddy took us to the year-old brewpub, Double Mountain in Hood River. These guys are right around the corner from the venerable Full Sail Brewing Co. and they are putting out some impressive brews. Who’d a thunk new breweries are still being built in OR? We had the sampler which included a Kolsch, a dark Rye, nitro Stout(in full cascade at the table) and a barrel-aged Irish Red. Not a bad beer on the tray. If you are in the “hood” check them out.

http://www.doublemountainbrewery.com/index.html 

For the umpteenth time, the SRB brewers have taken a third place finish in the annual Jackson Hole Ski Club Pole, Pedal, Paddle. For race details go here:  http://www.polepedalpaddle.com/   Yes there was a grudge match between Fitgerald’s bicycles and the brewers, I won’t go into the details here. Let’s just say three out of four ain’t bad, right Scott?? Oh yeah, and where are you taking Stinky out for lunch?

Our next door neighbor Scott Fitzgerald of Fitgerald’s bicycles arranged for our local Irish band Slip and the Jigs to cruise back and forth between our two establishments. While it was easy to tell the Brewpub had not become a bike shop it sorta seemed like the bike shop had become a brewpub there for a while. The party floated back and forth and eventually  the Pub was packed to the rafters with revelers. Sorry no green beer here but a few folks were looking green around the gills by the time it all ended.