On tap in the beer cellar this week: Ninkasi Oatis Oatmeal Stout. The wait is over! Available Friday, taste it Saturday, here, at beer central! Be the first.

New and in stock: Oskar Blues Gordon, a blending of two styles – Imperial Red and Double IPA. Six malts and three different hops in the kettle, then dry hopped with Amarillo hops. 8.7 ABV and 85 IBU’s. Pours a golden tinged red in the glass with dark froth. Resiny on the nose and malty with pine resin in the mouth, coffee and residual burnt sugar sweetness. $9.79/4-pack.

Barleywine Ale weather is here! And so is Alesmith Old Numbskull, a classic from sunny San Diego. West Coast-style Barleywine Ale, 1.1% Original Gravity and 11% ABV/25.4 oz. $11.99

Tasting schedule this week:
• Friday, Oct. 16, at 5 p.m. – Taste GC Cellars Commuter Cuvee 2008 Pinot Noir.
• Saturday, Oct. 17 – Try Ninkazi Oatis Oatmeal Stout at noon and Ayinger Octoberfest Marzen at 5 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 18, at 5 p.m. – Join us for a taste of Ca Del Baio 2008 Langhe Chardonnay.