Stop by and pick up two great new brews from Great Divide Brewing Co. in Denver, Colorado. Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti: the famed Yeti Imperial Stout with less hops, added cocoa nibs and a smidgen of cayenne pepper for a lively mouth feel. 10% ABV. YES! $10.49/22 oz.

15th Anniversary Wood-Aged Double IPA: Malty, with a touch of sweetness from American and French oak barrels. A combination of American and English hops provide citrus with notes of wildflower. 10% ABV. $8.99/22oz.

Red Hook Belgian Tripel: Pours golden in the glass. Light maltiness in the back of the mouth, tasty upfront notes of vanilla, clove and cinnamon complete this delicious beer. Pale, Wheat and Munich malts. Northern Breweer and Crystal hops. 10.2 ABV, 22IBU’s,19.2 Original Gravity. $7.99/22oz.

Our tasting schedule this week:
• Friday, July 24, at 5 p.m. – Redhook Belgian Tripel.
• Saturday, July 25 at 5 p.m. – 2006 Lafond Reiully Blanc, 2003 Vintage Port.
• Sunday, July 26, at 5 p.m. – 2008 Antiche Vigneti di Cantalupo il Mimo.

Big news this week: Oakshire bottled beer is here! Overcast Espresso Oatmeal Stout and Watershed IPA. $4.99/22oz. IPA is featured in Savories at $3.99/22oz. Join us Saturday, July 18 at 1 p.m. to welcome this new addition to the hot beer scene in Eugene!

Baluba Malthus Dark Ale, from those eccentric Italians at Birrificio de Como. Double-malted ale with apricot, pineapple and ginger added during primary fermentation with lager yeasts. Secondary fermentation restarted with lager yeasts in the bottle. $19.99/750ml.

Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA is now available in half packs of 12/12oz. bottles. $17.49/12/12oz.

Tastings this week:
• Friday, July 17, at 5 p.m. – 2008 Domaine de Roulerie Rose d’Anjou
• Saturday, July 18, at 1 p.m. – Oakshire Brewing
• Sunday, July 19, at 5 p.m. – Claude Lafond Le Clos du Chateau Valencay Blanc 2007, 5 p.m.

On tap in the beer cellar:
Deschutes Black Butte XXI: Black Butte porter with Theo’s of Seattle chocolate nibs, dry hopped with Belatazza roasted coffee added, then aged in Stranahan’s whiskey barrels. 11% ABV. $11.79/22oz.

AleSmith IPA: 7.5% ABV and 1.072 original gravity. A big, malty IPA with a heavy hop presence. $5.99/22oz.

Anderson Valley Summer Solstice: In cans! Perfect for outdoors(where legal) and travel. $8.49/6pack.

Our tasting schedule this week:
• Friday, July 10th, Barbolini Bellerofonte Lambrusco, 5pm.
• Saturday, July 11th, Black Butte XXI and Mirror Mirror Ales, 5pm.
• Sunday, July 12, Trevisiol Rosecco Brut, 5pm.

Due to a short holiday week, your blogger has decided to be brief. I will be back next week with the regular blog post.
Our tasting schedule this week:
• Friday, July 3 at 5 p.m. – 2005 Schmitt-Wagner Longuicher Maximiner Herrenberg Riesling Spatlese.
• Saturday, July 4 at 5 p.m. – Old Rasputin Bourbon Barrel Aged 12 years, Anniversay Russian Imperial Stout.
• Sunday, July 5 at 5 p.m. – A taste of the northern Rhone with 2006 J.L.Chave St. Joseph Offerus and a taste of the southern Rhone with 2006 Chave Cotes du Rhone.