XMAS EVE & XMAS PLANS?

XMAS EVE - Get out, get some shopping done, and then get in BLAH for a late lunch / early dinner, and, of course, some beer. C'mon, you've been good. Noon-8pm, Kitchen closes at 7pm. 

XMAS DAY - BAR ONLY from 5-10pm. Cheers to that! This has become sort of a tradition for us. We do our thing in the morning and then head on over to BLAH to do that other thing. We'll turn on some holiday-ish tunes, open the taps and have beers with friends. There's no kitchen, so feel free to bring your own. Anybody have a VHS copy of Trading Places we can borrow? Or should we go with Gremlins? Whatever we throw on, it's gonna be a fun night.

BELGIAN NEW YEARS EVE - Every year we flip NYE on it's head and get our celebrating done before things get sloppy. Join us SAT, 12/31, 11:30AM-9PM for our annual Belgian New Years event. Lots of Belgian beers, TONS OF KEEPER GLASSES, Belgian inspired food special and 3pm Belgian Toast! KITCHEN CLOSES at 8PM
BELGIAN BEER
• Dupont Avec Les Bons Voeux - Pale Malts, Bready, Slight Spice
• Chimay Blue Grande Reserve - Floral, Caramel notes
• Straffe Hendrik Brugges Tripel - Strong, bright and floral
• Saison Dupont - Spicy, grassy, citrusy
• Blanche de Bruxelles - w/ orange peel, coriander
• St. Louis Framboise - Raspberry, Very Juicy
• Delirium Tremens - Spicy, Slightly Malty, Dry Bitter Finish
• St. Louis Gueuze Fond Tradition - Sour, No Fruit, No Sweetness
• Bavik Premium Pilsner - Light Body, Sweet Grain, Fruity & Floral
• Petrus Sour Quad - Blend of a Belgian Quad & Petrus Aged Pale 70/30
• Silly Scotch Burgundy - aged in Burgundy, taste for notes
• Piraat Rum Barrel Aged - Vanilla accents, country bread & dried fruit notes
• Gulden Draak NITRO - Sweet Malt, Toffee; re-fermented w Bordeaux wine yeast
BELGIAN FOOD
• "Flammekueche" ("flahm-koosh") Pizza - Roasted pork belly, fried onion, walnut, creme fraiche, nutmeg, tallegio, parsley

• Belgian Meatballs w/ Cranberry yogurt and Chives

NEW YEARS DAY - Shake it off.
SUN, 1/1, 11:30AM-Midnight / KITCHEN 10PM
We'll still have plenty of Belgian beers on and full kitchen starting at 11:30am. Cheers to 2017!

CRAFT & DRAFT 2016

The entire Hamm's Room will turn into a crafters' holiday wish list for the afternoon. Holiday Beers, food and handmade treasures from local artists.

Jasper & Hide: Handmade wood and leather treasures
https://www.etsy.com/shop/JasperandHide

Loa Designs: Mishele invests her spirit and vision into each of her amazing creations, mixing hand-picked metals with unique stones to create truly one of a kind pieces.
http://www.loadesigns.com/

reVetro: Usable art from upcycled glass, wood, metal & fibers
www.reVetroglass.com

Refresh: Midori embraces recycling, function, and art by using elements of recycled, or natural/earth friendly materials in each of her pieces.
www.refresh.etsy.com

Soap to Please:Small batch cold process soaps in amazing scents like Bitches Brew. Sweet Dreams, and 4:20 Bro. Smelling is believing!
www.soaptoplease.com

Surfing Woodworker: David breathes new life into wood by crafting it into bottle openers, bowls and more.

Toshwerks: Comics, Crochet Creations, T-shirts, and decals
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TOSHWERKS

twohermanas: Laser cut paper creations with a local flavor from two Chula Vista hermanas
http://cargocollective.com/twohermanas

Boy Girl Party: International sensation Susie Ghahremani 's nature-inspired creations are full of whimsy and are all around wonderful.
http://www.boygirlparty.com/

Cocoon: Jewelry and home arts brought to life in fused glass
http://cocoon-designs.com/

Craft Beerd: Original Beer Shirts, Beer Art and Beer Gifts
http://www.craftbeerd.com/

Garb Goods: Gina pushes the ink on each piece of her hand printed, silk screened unique apparel and art.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/garbgoods

Grey Theory: Jonnie creates finery that is chic, edgy, e\unique, and delightfully quirky.
www.greytheorymill.com

DrinkAbout every 3rd Wednesday

Don't miss the DrinkAbout

#getonthebus

SDBW 2016 AT BLAH

Thursday, 11/3, 5PM-CLOSE 

ALLAGASH FLIGHTS

Avance, Confluence, Fluxus 2016, Golden Brett, Hugh Malone,

James Bean, Little Brett, Monmouth Sour, Northman Calvados, One T

Friday, 11/4 11:30AM-6PM

ALL BEERS $4 from 11:30am-6pm  

Friday, 11/4 6PM-CLOSE

SIERRA NEVADA “TRIP IN THE WOODS”

BA Narwhal, BA Biere de Garde, BA Bigfoot

Saturday, 11/5, 11:30AM

ALPINE FLIGHTS

Mandarin Nectar, Bus Ride, HFS, Not Nelson, Pure Hop, Barrel-Aged Rye’Der

ALPINE (up &) DOWNHILL CHALLENGE
Join us and ride to alpine at 8am, tour the brewery and head back to blah for beers and food with Pat and Val of Alpine Beer Co. Get yer tickets: http://m.bpt.me/event/2711940

Saturday, 11/5, 5PM-CLOSE

BEACHWOOD BLENDERY & BREWERY

Monday, 11/7, 5PM-CLOSE

#MEATLESSMONDAY & $10 AUTO FLIGHTS

Tuesday, 11/8, 5PM-CLOSE

ELECTION DAY BLIND IPA CHALLENGE

Wednesday, 11/9, 5PM-CLOSE

2 TOWNS CIDER & NECTAR MEAD

NECTAR CREEK
1. Honeycone - Dry hopped with cascade 6.9% ABV
2. Cluster - Carrot blossom honey with cranberries and strawberries
3. Mellifera - Pinot BBL fermented aged sour with lacto and brett finished with fresh pressed Muscat grapes 5.7% ABV
2 TOWNS
1.  Riverwood Brut - Jonagold Apple Champagne style cider 6.9%
2.  Suns out Saison - Unfiltered Peach/Apple cider with a French Saison yeast 5.8%
3. Nice & Naughty - Bad Apple spiced for the holiday season 10.5%

Thursday, 11/10, 5PM-CLOSE

DARK HORSE / EPIC

BIG BAD BAPTIST ‘16 Collaboration W/ Dark Horse Coffee Roasters

Big Bad Baptist 2015, Brainless on Raspberry Nitro

Friday, 11/11 11:30AM-6PM

ALL BEERS $4 from 11:30am-6pm

USA VS MEXICO 4:45pm

Friday, 11/11 6PM

AUTOMATIC/BLAH KEEPER GLASS

we’ll have 100 glasses we made just for beer week

Saturday, 11/12, 11:30AM-CLOSE

MODERN TIME VEGAN PIZZA PARTY

Special vegan pizza pairings with...

Fortune Islands, Asteroid Cowboy, BA Devils Teeth Nitro

Fruitlands Blood Orange and Hibiscus, Ice pilsner

Sunday, 11/13, 11:30am-CLOSE

FIRESTONE WALKER

Bretta Weisse, BA Merkin, 19th Anniv & more

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cicloSDias 2016

BEST BREW PUB...AGAIN

Did you know that BLAH is home of Automatic Brewing Co?

We hope you do, but some people don't know that 

we've been brewing at BLAH since 2010.

Yep, for 6 years.

Thanks for everyone voting us to the top again.

Cheers.

Barrel Aged Beer Day and more...

NATIONAL BARREL AGED BEER DAY

Friday, October 6th starting at 11:30am

All beer in flights or by the glass!

FLIGHT #1

1. Bruery Frambulous 5.3%
SOUR BLOND aged in Oak w Raspberries
2. Almanac Farmer’s Reserve Raspberry 6.8%
SOUR BLOND aged in Wine Barrels w Raspberry
3. Almanac Pumpkin Pie de Brettaville 7.0%
PUMPKIN ALE w Brett, aged in Oak w Roasted Heirloom Pumpkin, Vanilla & Spices
4. Bruery Mash & Vanilla 13.3%
BARLEYWINE aged in Bourbon Barrels w Vanilla
5. Bruery White Chocolate 15.10%
BBA ALE Wheat-heavy grain base w Cacao and Vanilla Bean
6. Second Chance Festa Imperiale 9.5%
BBA IMP. STOUT w Oak & Vanilla Notes

FLIGHT #2

1. Craftsman Old CA Sunset 6.5%
STEAM BEER Wine Barrel Aged 1yr, Bold
2. Lost Abbey Madonna w Child 11.0%
SOUR w Lime & Salt, Aged in Wine & Tequilla Barrels
3. Firestone Walker Lil’ Opal 5.9%
BA SAISON in Oak 14mo, Tangy, Crisp Finish
4. Petrus Aged Pale 7.3%
SOUR aged 2+yr in Oak, Dry
5. Petrus 80/20 7.1%
SOUR Blend of Aged Pale & Aged Red
6. Gulden Draak Brewmaster Reserve 10.5%
 BA TRIPLE aged in Oak, Amber, Sweet

#MeatLessMonday

Refugee Tutoring from RODANICHE FILMS on Vimeo.

Every Monday thru the end of the year we will donate 20% of all meatless pizza sales to San Diego Refugee Tutoring.

SDRT operates on a weekly basis meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 – 6:30 PM. Tutors work 1:1 with refugee students helping them with basic English and foundational math skills. Tutors also spend time reading with students and playing educational games together. Returning tutors are encouraged to work with the same students for consistency.

San Diego Refugee Tutoring works with refugee students from Ibarra Elementary and their siblings (preschool, middle school and high school).  Their students have lived in the United States anywhere from one month to four years. They are Burmese/Karen/Karenni, Burundian, DR Congolese, Nepali, Iraqi, Somali, Sudanese, Mozambican, Ethiopian, and Eritrean. Most of our students speak several languages other than English.

Come in and support or go to their website where you can learn how to volunteer and/or donate.

September Events

Thurs 9/1- Sun 9/4 HOPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Celebrating all you hard-working folks with lots of love and Hops!

Mon 9/5 LABOR DAY- CLOSED!

Thurs 9/8 CORONADO BREWING CO. FLIGHT
Featuring Coronado Cream Ale, Belgian imPALEr, Guava Islander IPA, Punk’In Drublic, Skull Wrapper IPA, Dublin Down… Plus an Islander IPA FIRKIN

Fri 9/16 MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
w Insurgente, Wendlandt, Agua Mala, Fauna.. and Baja-Inspired Food Specials

Wed 9/21 DrinkAbout and NORMAL HEIGHTS 9/21/16 DAY

5-8pm Fundraiser to help w medical expenses for friends at Kensington Vet

9/21/16 Keeper Glass Giveaway starting at 5pm

Thurs 9/22 PRE TOUR de FAT PARTY and BIKE RIDE
With San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, San Diego Mtn Bike Association & NEW BELGIUM
Citradelic, Fruit Fly, Pumpkick, Fat Sour, Tart Lychee & MORE
PLUS, win a New Belgium cruiser

Sat 9/24- Sun 9/25 ADAMS AVE STREET FAIR
Sebadoh, The Beat Famers w/ Dave Alvin, Mrs Magician, The B-Side Players....

9/30- El Segundo Brewing Co Day One IPA
One Day IPA delivered the day it’s kegged + a flight of ESBC beers

10/1 &10/2 - BLAHktoberfest
Keeper steins. $9 refills all day/night all weekend.

Fri 11/4- Sun 11/13 SD BEER WEEK
Daily Events TBD

**Details subject to change



UPCOMING US SOCCER GAMES

Fri. Sept. 2 - 12:30 pm
 USMNT vs. St. Vincent and the Grenadines  (WC Qualifying) - beIN Sport
Tues. Sept. 6 - 5:00 pm
 USMNT vs. Trinidad and Tobago (WC Qualifying) - FS1
Thurs. Sept 15 - 5:00 pm
 USWNT vs. Thailand  (Friendly) - ESPN2
Sun. Sept 18 - 4:00 pm
 USWNT vs. Netherlands (Friendly) - FS1

HALF ACRE FLIGHTS

HALF ACRE BREWING FLIGHTS

Starting Friday, 8/12 at 11:30am

Featuring:

Get Right Kolsch 

Akari Wheat

Hot Tropic Pale Ale

Vallejo IPA

Navaja DIPA 

Gin Barrel Aged Pony Pilsner 

$4 BEERS

EVERY FRIDAY 11:30am-4pm

select beers - see board

LUNCH PIZZAS

FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY

11:30am - 4:00pm

8” pizzas at a lunch price!

MEATLESS MONDAYS

Meet More & Meat Less every Monday night at BLAH

20% of all meatless pizza sales will be donated to girlsrisingsd.org

Open 5pm-Midnite

100 BEST BEER BARS IN AMERICA

SEE FULL LIST

AMPLIFIED FLIGHTS

AMPLIFIED ALE WORKS FLIGHTS

Friday 6pm

Electrocution IPA, Pig Nose Pale ale, Irish Lullabies, 

Bearded Guard (Belgian), Bombshells & Golden Record (Belgian)

HANDLEBAR IIPA RELEASE

Every year Automatic brews Handlebar IIPA to celebrate the life of Ben Davidson. This year's release will happen on Saturday, June 11th at 11:30am. Join us for a beer, grab a growler, enjoy a Benny (this years version of the Earl Franklin) and celebrate.

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THE CANS...
NO, WE DIDN'T BUY THEM ON EBAY

"Big" Ben Davidson, renowned for his 1960s exploits as an Oakland Raider Defensive End, as well as his enormous frame, grandiose mustache and his famed Miller Lite commercials, was obsessed with collecting cans, and bottles, during his travels as both a professional football player and devoted family man.

The six foot eight three-time AFL All Star and member of the AFL Hall of Fame began his football career with the Green Bay Packers — and that year the team won the NFL championship. Davidson later landed in the AFL with the Raiders, an iconoclastic team full of larger than life personalities and renegades, Davidson among them. Davidson played in Super Bowl II, three AFL championship games and the first AFC championship game. Davidson was part of the "Eleven Angry Men" defense that set the record for sacks in a season with 73 and made the Raiders the most notorious team in football.

Davidson's formidable physical presence and equally tremendous personality made him a natural for Hollywood, starting with Robert Altman's "M*A*S*H" in 1970. He can be seen in the movies Conan the Barbarian and Necessary Roughness, as well as innumerous television guest star appearances from Charlies' Angels to Happy Days.

But his most famous role was as himself in more than two dozen commercials for Miller Lite— he was, alongside Rodney Dangerfield and Bubba Smith, part of the popular, long-running "Tastes great, less filling" campaign that Advertising Age called the eighth-best advertising campaign of the 20th century.

Despite his relationship with Miller Lite, Ben loved craft beer and could often be seen in Blind Lady telling stories of his travels while sipping a local IPA. It was on just such an occasion that we met Ben and learned about his extensive collection. After sharing a few beers the offer was given: if we display them, we can have them.

Davidson spent his post-football years traveling the world with his friends and family including his wife of over 50 years, Kathy, and his three daughters— Janella, Dana and Vicky. An amazing storyteller, those adventures took him, on motorcycle, to the Panama Canal and around the US in a four-month adventure with fellow former Raider Tom Keating, but also on bicycle and in motorhomes, traipsing his family to all corners of the world.

Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Flights

SIERRA NEVADA BEER CAMP

2016 COLLABORATIONS

Flights start Friday at 11:30am and go all weekend

SWEET SUNNY SOUTH 
Southern table beer
This rustic ale features southern twists including corn grits, tea leaves, and plenty of sweet fruit, peaches, papaya, guava, and prickly pear.
Collaborators:
o Austin beer works
o Bayou Teche Brewing
o Creature Comforts
o Funky Buddha
o Wicked Weed
o Sierra Nevada

MOXEE MORON
Imperial Session IPA J
Hops are the stars in this imperial session ipa with intense Yakima valley hops and feature vivid aromas of citrus, berry, and bright tropical fruit.
Collaborators:
o Bale Breaker
o Barley Browns
o Black Raven Brewing
o Melvin Brewing Co.
o Odell
o Sierra Nevada

FAMILY VALUES
Imperial Brown Ale w/ cocoa
A rich malty brown ale ratchets up the flavor w/ the use of complex roasted malts, honey oats, Minnesota wild rice finishing w/ a chocolate kick of cocoa nibs
Collaborators:
o Schells brewing
o Dark Horse Brewing
o Half
o Perennial Artisan
o Sun King Brewing
o Sierra Nevada

WEST LATITUDE 
Sessions Rye w/ Hibiscus
This complex session ale packs an impressive flavor into an easy drinking beer featuring aromatic hops robust earthy malts and a touch of hibiscus for a floral tangy finish.
Collaborators:
o Bear Republic
o Faction
o Mad River
o Maui Brewing
o Sierra Nevada

PAT RYE OT
Revolutionary Pale Ale
This Pale Ale features rye and apples alongside a healthy dose of bold American hops for light bodied modern take a recipe steeped in traditional flavors
Collaborators:
o Devils Backbone Brewing
o Dogfish Head
o Lawson’s
o Trillium Brewing
o Sierra Nevada

STOUT OF THE UNION 
Robust Stout
Robust Stout features layers of deep malt flavors with rich roasty caramel notes of coffee cocoa and dried fruit for a flavorful take on the traditional dark ale.
Collaborators:
o Societe
o Bagby Brewing Co.
o Smog City
o The Lost Abbey
o Beachwood
o Sierra Nevada

BEERS & CAMERAS

We love beers. We love cameras. So, we love hosting Beers & Cameras at BLAH...

Analog // Juan Martinez from Matt Mangham on Vimeo.

DRINKABOUT SOURS vs HOPS

DRINKABOUT

Wednesday 5/18

BEAR REPUBLIC: HOPS vs SOURS

Featuring: Tartare, Tartare Rouge, Cuvee de Bubba, Mach 10 and more....

Doors open at 5pm. Busses start at 7pm.

www.sddrinkabout.com

MAY THE 4TH

DRINKABOUT w/ RUSSIAN RIVER

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20TH

RUSSIAN RIVER FLIGHTS

Redemption, Damnation, Consecration,

Row 2 Hill 56, Blind Pig & Pliny The Elder

GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TOM

Sunday, April 10th will mark exactly 3 months and we'll pay tribute to the late, great David Bowie by tapping Ninkasi Brewing Ground Control and a keg of AutomaticBrewingCo Major Tom Barrel-Aged Pale Ale (a space oddity of a beer for sure).

Opening at 11:30am...

Tap Ninkasi Ground Control & Automatic Major Tom

Bowie Videos and Movies on the Big Screen.

Bowie on the soundsystem (originals, covers, collabs, etc.)

LA Galaxy on the big screen at 7:30pm (Galaxy, get it?)

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Easter

We'll be wide open on Easter Sunday from 11:30am-10pm.
Bar open until midnight.

P66 / BLAH / T!T!

BLACK THURSDAY

MEATLESS MONDAYS

EVERY MONDAY THRU MARCH

20% OF ALL MEATLESS PIZZAS

WILL BE DONATED TO BAJA ANIMAL SANCTUARY

During Oct-Dec we raised over $900 for Keep A Breast. 

This quarter we're doing it for the animals.
Mondays 5pm-Midnite. Kitchen open until 10pm.

Collab dinner with Verde y Crema

We are ecstatic to announce we are doing a Six-Course Collaboration Dinner with the wonderful Tijuana restaurant VERDE Y CREMA and it will be happening at THEIR gorgeous restaurant. Let's Go Clandestino, the amazing Baja Tour company, are selling the tickets through their site with an option to include a BUS RIDE down and back.

This Six-Course Dinner will have the option to come with pairings, which include two wines from Ulloa (an amazing Baja winery owned by Laja / Merotoro Chef Jair Tellez, who is also an owner of Verde Y Crema), a Wendlandt beer (they just took the top honor at the Mexico Beer Awards), a beer from our own Master Brewer Lee Chase of Automatic Brewing Co, and will finish with Verde Y Crema's own Mezcal. Menu will be release next week, but if interested now is the time to ensure we don't sell out!

And by the way, there are TWO seatings, one at 6pm and one at 9pm.

FEATURED CHEFS
Chef Zoé Villarreal - Chef, Verde y Crema
Chef Jennifer G. Arana - Sous Chef, Verde Y Crema
Chef Sharon Wilson - Chef, Panama 66 (and former Head Chef of Tiger!Tiger!)
Chef Norbert Moniz - Chef, Tiger!Tiger! & Blind Lady Ale House
Chef Tim Fuller - Chef, Charcuterie & Baking Program BLAH, T!T! & P66

PRICE
6-Course Dinner $63 (w/ bus $83)
6-Course Dinner + Drink Pairings $83 (w/ bus $103)

Purchase tickets here

Sexy & Sour

What are you doing Valentine's Day?
We'll be serving up Sexy & Sour Flights all day and night. Starting at 11:30am...
•Lost Abbey Cuvee de Tomme
•Russian River Supplication
•Almanac Hoppy Sour Mandarina
•Ninkasi RD Sour of Love
•Dogfish Head Noble Rot 2014
•The Libertine Table Saison
We'll also be playing love songs, nothing but love songs. Well, maybe some other stuff, but damn sure it'll be sexy.

7th ANNIVERSARY 1/24 - 1/31

DETAILS COMING SOON!

SUN 1/24

NATIONAL CAN BEER DAY

Lots of craft cans and 200 Canniversary Keeper Koozies
One koozie per can purchased. Drink 4 cans, get 4 koozies!
Starts at 11:30am. We'll have 200-ish koozies to give away.
Canned beer makes its debut on this day in 1935. In partnership with the American Can Company, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company delivered 2,000 cans of Krueger’s Finest Beer and Krueger’s Cream Ale to faithful Krueger drinkers in Richmond, Virginia. Ninety-one percent of the drinkers approved of the canned beer, driving Krueger to give the green light to further production.

MON 1/25

MEATLESS MONDAY meets MERCH MADNESS

We'll release our Anniversary with special Customer Appreciation prices.
$7 off any merch purchase on Monday night.

TUE 1/26

VHS SUNDAYS MORE TO TUESDAYS

SOUR FLIGHT

Craftsman Fall Back, Craftsman El Prieto Ale (Sour Black Ale)
Russian River Supplication, Russian River Consecration
New Belgium Le Terroir and more

WED 1/27

BLIND IPA CHALLENGE

This one will be easy. All local. All familiar.
Winner(s) gets(splits) a $100 gift card to BLAH.

THU 1/28

$2 HANGAR 24 Orange Wheat and Alt Amber until it's gone.
Starts at 5pm.

These were the 1st beers ever tapped at BLAH.

FRI 1/29

PROGRESSIVE GONE WILD

ENTIRE BEER BOARD $4 til 4pm

And lunch pizzas til 4pm

KEEPER GLASS

We'll have 7th Anniversary Keeper Glasses at 5pm.
Purchase a beer. Keep the glass. 144 glasses.

SAT 1/30

CAPE RUN - SOLD OUT

AND??

SUN 1/31

MYSTERY BIKE RIDE
We'll meet at BLAH and go on a 20-ish mile ride. There will be some food and some beer and some fun. Honestly, we're still figuring it out. Meet at BLAH at 11am.
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION NIGHT
AKA SCHWAG SUNDAY
Starting at 5pm
Wear any year BLAH Anniversary shirt or hoodie and save…
7th anniv = 5%
6th anniv = 10%
5th anniv = 15%
4th anniv = 20%
3rd anniv = 20%
2nd anniv = 25%
1st anniv = 30%
Yes, you can purchase a 7th anniversary shirt and save 5% on your entire order, even the shirt.

FRIDAY $4 BEERS & LUNCH PIZZAS