Drink B&J's, Save the Planet!!!

Want to go Green?

Think about this, to get a pint of your favorite Ale, let’s say a certain beer out of Chico, California, how does it get to, lets say, Corpus Christi?  Trucks!  The distance from Chico to Corpus Christi is 1,964 miles, let’s call it 2000 miles.  The average 18 Wheeler with a full load, in this case BEER, gets around 5-7 miles per gallon of gas.  It takes 400 gallons of gas to get your pint filled!  By demanding that your favorite beer be served at your local bar means that 400 gallon carbon foot print belongs to you!   That is just one trip; another truck is already on the road.  On average personal vehicles are driven 12,000 miles a year, depending on your vehicle, adding just one beer run from Chico to Corpus doubles the fuel you would have used the entire year!!! 

Now you may have figured out that I am referring to Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. I am simply using their location as an example, Sierra Nevada is one of the greenest production facilities in the United States.  They just recently announced that they are opening a new brewery on the east coast to combat the "truck issue".   Check out their sustainability report:  http://www.sierranevada.com/environment/solar.html

So, with all the talk and effort to go green, you don’t need to go buy a hybrid, just buy local and especially Drink Local.

This St. Patty’s Day don’t drink cheap green beer that is actually harming our environment as well as your dignity, come to B&J’s Pizza and drink a delicious sustainable "green" beer.

Long story short:  Drink B&J's Save the Planet!!!

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Midas Touch Anyone?

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Get Crafty, Drink Local

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A Satisfied Customer...

 

Thanks for the pic Denise.

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Got Tap Handles?

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Friday Follies

Thats my kind of woman

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Cascadian Dark Ale

Is it Black India Pale Ale, India Black Ale, or Cascadian Dark Ale? 

In Corpus we respect the hops grown in the Pacific North West region of America known as Cascadia, and respectfully label the style Cascadian Dark Ale.  So, we at B&J's Pizza and Hand Crafted Texas Ales decided to brew a Cascadian Dark Ale. This beer has roasty complexity and a black body brought to it by a dehusked black malt known as Carafa II.  This roasty backbone is put in check by its Cascadian roots.  Chinook, Magnum, Centennial, Cascade, and Citra hops were all liberally added to this brew giving it a distinctive pine and citrus flavor and smell. So screw the oxymoron known as Black India Pale Ale and the spineless India Black Ale, and join us Friday March 2nd and raise a pint of Cascadian Dark Ale, Cheers to the Pacific North West!!! 

The Cascadian region consists of Northern California, Oregon, Washington and the Southern tip of British Columbia.  This region contains some of the best places in the world to grow hops, including the Yakima and Willamette Valleys.  Say it Will-Am-Ette Dammit!!

Flag of the Commonwealth of Cascadia

Although it has been discussed in the early hours of the morning in many taverns throughout the region, the odds of Cascadia actually seceding from the states and also grabbing a portion of a Canadian province is unlikely, but they sure do grow great Hops!

See you at B & J's

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Craft Breweries Per Million People

Add one more for Texas!

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I Am A Craft Brewer

Hop of the Month

Chinook

This green bine cultivar was released in May 1985 in Washington State and Idaho from a cross between a Petham Golding and a USDA-selected male. Its alpha acid content ranges from 12 to 14 %. Chinook hops have a strong and distinctive pine-like aroma and flavor that is not common among other varieties. They are also somewhat spicy with a mild fruitiness similar to that of other Northwest hops (Cascade, Columbus, Centennial). Substitutes for bittering: Eroica, Galena, Nugget. Substitutes for aroma and flavor: Southern Cross, Sticklebract. The distinctive aroma and flavor make these hops best suited for hoppy American ales, but may be used as bittering hops for English or European beers.

Specifications

• Typical Use : All-Purpose
• Alpha Acid : 12 - 14%
• Beta Acid : 3 - 4%
• Origination : Northwest USA
• Characteristics : Pine, Resiny, spicy, mild citrus
• Styles : American Pale/Brown Ale, American IPA

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Self-proclaimed "Greatest prospector in the North" or Brewer?

You ain't Foolin' me!!!

Brewing 101: The Hot Break

Hot break is the protein that coagulates as foam on top of the wort before the boil starts, and as it reaches a boil it "breaks" due to its collected mass and falls out to the bottom of the kettle.

As you can see in the video the brewer, Kyle aka Yukon Cornelius, constantly stirs as the wort, unfermented beer, comes to a boil.  As the wort comes to a boil the hot break rises to the top of the boil kettle resembling the meringue on top of a pie.  Stirring breaks up the protein that coagulates on top of the wort.  If the brewer does not stir, there is a risk of boil over.  It has happened to most brewers, resulting in wort ruthlessly boiling over the sides of the boil kettle like the Mongol hoard over the Jin Capitol City walls, only leaving behind the sticky remnants of your tactical error, MUAHAHAHAH.  Anyways, wash your coffee cup, tip your waitress, and always STIR YOUR WORT!!!

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Kegging Beer Ain't So Bad

Kegging the Semi-Automatic Hop Gun...SON!!!!

Our Neighbors,

Calling all HOP HEADS!!!!

New from the front lines::

B&J's Brew Crew has been knee deep in vegetative matter known as Humulus Lupulus, aka HOPS! Prepare to marinate your palate on February 29th with the Semi Automatic Hop Gun!  Upon drinking this beverage beware of the side effects of sipping the Hop Gun, you may lose your mind....

As our brothers from Sonoma said "Life is uncertain, Don't sip."  -Lagunitas Brewing Co.


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Hairy Porter

Ask and you shall receive, Hairy Porter is back on draft! Don't miss out on this delicious beverage this time. We will see you at B & J's on Staples St.

B & J's Pizza Brewery Montage

B & J's Pizza Brewery Montage