Hello Beer Fans!

I still feel as though I have not completely recovered from the insanity that was the Craft Brewers Conference and World Beer Cup two weeks ago. It was a fantastic week of beer and brewers - a big thanks to everyone who helped make it happen: the WBC volunteers, the brewers who brought beer, the importers and distributors who helped set up events, our staff who worked brilliantly under stressful conditions (and Jami for coming back) and of course you for helping to drink all of that great beer and making O’Brien’s the place to be that week.

The good news is that much of the great beer is still here, but without the crowds. We will continue to have some great specials for the next few weeks as we use up some beers that never made it on tap during the conference, and kegs that we had ample back ups for as well.

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Possibly one of the best breweries in the world have a wonderful flagship line up of big, yet balanced brews released all year around. A few times a year, Alesmith releases wonders like Yulesmith, Decadence, and some brewery exclusive Barrel Aged beers.

Although they are hard to find outside of California, I have been seeing a larger presense of Alesmith’s champagne bottles of primo ale more and more. In 2007, Alesmith celebrated their anniversary with Alesmith Decadence 2007 Imperial Porter. While you may be scratching your head as to why a brew celebrating 2007 has just been released and reviewed, it is because they brew it in 2007, and let it age to drinkable perfection before offering it. It was worth the wait.

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A few years ago, I was introduced to Alesmith Yulesmith Winter, and was amazed. I had never had an ‘Imperial Red’ with so much hop and so much malt and so much love. Weeks after trying it, I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, and visited [...]

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We wish you and your families a very Happy and Healthy New Year!We have been looking hard to find more and new exciting beers to bring to you this year.
To start the New Year off we are doing Porters and Stouts on Draft!
Here’s the line-up:

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HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO ALL!!!
Here is our Holiday Schedule for the next two weeks:
Tuesday Dec. 25, 2007         Closed
Wednesday Dec. 26, 2007    Closed
Thursday Dec. 27, 2007        Open
Friday Dec. 28, 2007             Open
Saturday Dec. 29, 2007        Open

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!!Our Holiday line-up of Christmas Beers are now on Draft! Here’s This Year’s List:Alesmith Yulesmith Holiday Ale ‘2007 ~ U.S.A.Anchor Merry Christmas & Happy New Year ~ U.S.A.’Our Special Ale’ ‘2005′

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Here’s a great beer festival that features most of the San Diego County breweries. AleSmith will be pouring four beers; AleSmith X from the cask, AleSmith IPA, Horny Devil, and Speedway Stout.
The details: Friday, November 2nd, 7 - 11 PM at the World Beat Center in Balboa Park http://worldbeatcenter.org.
$25 pre sale / $30 at the [...]

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“FRIDAY SPECIAL” PARTY
Please join us at AleSmith Brewing Co. on October 26th to celebrate the return of our Fall seasonal ale, Evil Dead Red. You’ll have the opportunity to try this remarkable ale from the cask, served through an authentic English beer engine. We’ll also have the keg version of Evil [...]

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IN THIS ISSUE:

- SEASONAL RELEASE: EVIL DEAD RED
- ALESMITH BARREL-AGED BEER RELEASES (2005 VINTAGES)
- “FRIDAY SPECIAL” PARTY
- SAN DIEGO FESTIVAL OF BEER
- REAL ALE CASK EVENTS
- NEW ALESMITH MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL STORE HOURS
- EQUIPMENT RETURN AND NEW KEG DEPOSIT POLICY
- ALESMITH TOURS

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