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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Xmas & Belgian New Year


No, the glasses won't be huge. We'll just have a lot!


Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Monday, November 24, 2014

Thanksgiving & Black Friday


Wednesday, November 5, 2014

SDBW 2014

Just Added
SKA BREWING
Saturday 11/8
DRAFT:
Modus Hoperandi, Buster Nut Brown, Rudie Session, True Blonde, Mole Stout & Euphoria Pale
BOTTLES: 
Ska Cru D'etat Belgian Strong Sour aged 2 years in oak. 11.5%

The BLAH Beer Styles Challenge
Friday 11/14 at 6-7pm
The BLAH Beer Styles Challenge is your opportunity to test your knowledge of beer styles, or just have fun, as we pair similar styles, test your accuracy as to which is which, and then discuss the nuances/subtleties of each.
Four pairs of beers will be poured side-by-side. Your job will be to correctly identify which of the two beers is which style/category of beer. Knowledge of beer history/styles is useful, but not required. George from the Homebrewer will lead this in the Hamm's Room at Blind Lady.
Limited to 24 people.
PURCHASE TICKETS: http://blahbeerstyleschallenge.bpt.me/


This is it. The full BEER WEEK schedule, all in one place. for BLAH, Tiger! and Panama66! Hit it!

***Friday, November 7***

@BLAH
Bells Stout Flights, all day, including Expedition, Cherry Kalamazoo, Java, Harry Magill's & More
Also, as always, it's Progressive Friday, meaning select beers are $3 till 3pm, $4 till 4pm and $5 till 5pm.

@TIGER! TIGER!
Noble Tasting with the Brewer (this is a ticketed event and only a couple seats are left: buy your tickets here)
Also, as always, it's Progressive Friday, meaning select beers are $3 till 3pm, $4 till 4pm and $5 till 5pm. SOLD OUT!

@PANAMA66
Bagby Brewing Taps start at 5pm(ish) - Drink some of the Local Star Brewmaster's best under the stars of Balboa Park!


***Saturday November 8***

@BLAH
Monkey Paw Flights, starting at 5pm and featuring Bonobos, Brass Money, Satisfaction and more.

@TIGER! TIGER!
Coronado Brewing flights, starting at 11:30am, and featuring Biggie Smalls, Headwrapper, Natorius, Second Chance Sour, Smith Saison and other rares.

And then we have another ticketed event: Firestone Walker's Barrelmaster Jeffers Richardson will walk us through a handful of his barrel aged beers, including both 17th & 18th Anniversary, Maltose Falcon and more. Tickets available here. TICKETS

@PANAMA66
Brunch - it's so good at Tiger! we had to bring it to the Park. Come enjoy a local beer (we have only local beers on tap at Panama) and our brunch menu.
The Amandas play Live! Remember, we are outdoors, and all ages with a full bar. 
First set is at 7:30pm.

***Sunday, November 9***

@BLAH
Dogfish Head Ancient Ales, starts at 11L30am and features SIX of their Ancient recipes side by side. 
Also, the LA Galaxy game will be on the big screen at 4:30pm and following that we will show the movie Suds County USA at 8pm.

@TIGER! TIGER!
Beers & Brunch - it's what we are known for. Starts at 10am and features doughnut pairings, specials, our Fried chicken on a biscuit and so much more.

@PANAMA66
Brunch - it's so good at Tiger! we had to bring it to the Park. Come enjoy a local beer (we have only local beers on tap at Panama) and our brunch menu.
  

***Monday, November 10***

@BLAH- Closed

@TIGER! TIGER! - Closed!

@PANAMA66 is OPEN with Industry Night and Records with Roger. 20% off for Park Employees and Industry Folks, plus Roger will be spinning records from 7-10pm.
  

***Tuesday, November 11***

@BLAH
Ninkasi Cancer for College Fundraiser Event and Elektra Bike Raffle starts at 11:30am with $1 from every beer going to Cancer for College a terrific charity that provides college funds for kids fighting cancer. Ninkasi will be there with a load of their delicious beers on. 

@PANAMA66
It's Tiki Tuesday with tiki drinks and tiki music played by DJ "Azron".
  

***Wednesday, November 12***

@BLAH
Beer Styles: Components & Recipe Basics at Panama 66
Brewers from all over the world are marketing the use of creative and innovative additives in their beer, but most styles are the result of the thoughtful use and selection of just four key ingredients: malt, hops, yeast, and water. 
Join us, along with George of the Homebrewer, as we sample a range of beers from the Panama 66 tap list and discuss the ingredients, flavor components, and processes that make those beers/styles unique.Get your tickets here. TICKETS

@TIGER! TIGER!
See below!

@PANAMA66
It's the first ever Automatic & New English Showcase & Bus Tour!
We'll start at Panama 66, our latest place in Balboa Park, with food and a glass of the Automatic/New English Black Lager collaboration. After which we will get on a bus and head over to Tiger!Tiger! where we will enjoy another Auto or NE brew. Then, it's a quick trip over to BLAH for round 3. To finish off the night we will head back to the park and Panama 66 for a 4th, and final treat. Yep, that's dinner and 4 drinks and a bus ride all for $50. Read more about it and buy your tickets here. TICKETS

***Thursday, November 13***

@BLAH
Allagash Flights all day! With Evora, Midnight Brett, Nancy Sour Cherry, Confluence, Fluxus, Odyssey and keeper glasses starting at Noon.

@TIGER! TIGER!
Coachella Brewing Flights starting at 5pm. If you haven't tried the line-up of this brewery, now is your chance. They make tasty beers.
  

***Friday, November 14***

@BLAH
The BLAH Beer Styles Challenge is a ticketed event and your opportunity to test your knowledge of beer styles, or just have fun, as we pair similar styles, test your accuracy as to which is which, and then discuss the nuances/subtleties of each. Four pairs of beers will be poured side-by-side. Your job will be to correctly identify which of the two beers is which style/category of beer. Knowledge of beer history/styles is useful, but not required. George from the Homebrewer will lead this in the Hamm's Room. Limited to 24 people. Get your ticket here.
Also, Automatic Los Muertos, our latest cask conditioned Brown Ale taps at 11:30am.
USA vs. Columbia on the big screen at 11:30am too!
And remember it's Progressive Friday!

@TIGER! TIGER!
Beachwood Tasting with Brewmaster Julian Shrago at 6pm. This is a pre-sale, ticketed event so get your ticket here. TICKETS
And yep, it's also Progressive Friday!


***Saturday, November 15***

@BLAH
It's Sours! Sours! Sours! with Russian River, Bear Republic, the Bruery and more! Starts at 11:30am.

@TIGER! TIGER!
Port Bike Keg Haul!  Ride with us to Ocean Beach as we pick up over a dozen 1/6BBL Kegs and ride them back. Or just show up at Tiger for the tapping. Bike ride at 11am, tapping at 5pm. 

@PANAMA66
Panama 66 is closed for a private event


***Sunday, November 16***

@BLAH
Alpine Flights, 2pm to close. One of our favorites and owner Pat will be around, too. And remember, their beers are all gluten-reduced.
5th Alpine (Up and) Downhill Challenge. We'll ride bike to Alpine, tour the brewery, ride back with Pat & Val and then eat pizza  and drink Alpine beers while our legs scream at us. This is a ticket event. TICKETS

@TIGER! TIGER!
Brunch & Beers at 10:30am starring doughnut & beer pairings, chicken on a biscuit and more!
Plus, we have the Craftsman Tasting with owner/brewer Mark Jilg. This is a ticketed event and you can read all about it here. TICKETS

@PANAMA66
Panama 66 is closed for a private event


                 Wooo! All events are subject to change. Because that is how we roll.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Friday, October 10, 2014

BLAHktoberfest


Monday, September 15, 2014

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Cancer Sucks


Cancer Sucks! Join us Sunday as we celebrate Trevor kicking it's ass. We'll go for a short ride around the neighborhood and then head back to BLAH for lunch. 15% of all sales between 11:30am-5pm will go to help pay off his medical bills before he heads to Colorado for bike mechanic school. 
Let's help him get a fresh, cancer-free start.

Sunday, August 31, 2014

BELLS SHOWCASE


Tuesday, August 26, 2014

HOP-FU!


Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Pedal to...PEDAL, PICK & GRIN



Blind Lady is the starting point of a bike ride this Saturday, August 23, to Suzie's Farm for their Pedal, Pick and Grin event. This is a favorite of ours. A great farm, a super wonderful family time with bands, food, dancing, veggies and jam for sale and a whole lot more. 
If you want to ride in a group down to the Farm, meet up is at 10am sharp. This is not a little ride! It's 16.7 miles each way. About an hour and a half of riding there and again back. If you got kids, you may want to drive. Just saying.



Friday, August 1, 2014

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Get on the Bus


Sunday, June 29, 2014

WORLD CUP KNOCK OUT THRU FINAL

UPCOMING WORLD CUP SCHEDULE:
Monday, June 30 - CLOSED

Tuesday, July 1
9 a.m. - ARG vs SUI ESPN (bar only s/ snacks)
1 p.m. - USA vs BEL ESPN

Friday, July 4
9 a.m. - Quarterfinals, ESPN2 (bar only s/ snacks)
1 p.m. - BRA vs COL, ESPN (bar only s/ snacks)
• WE WILL CLOSE AFTER GAME @ 4PM

Saturday, July 5
9 a.m. - Quarterfinals, ESPN2 (bar only s/ snacks)
1 p.m. - NED vs CRC, ESPN

Tuesday, July 8
1 p.m. - Semifinals, ESPN

Wednesday, July 9
1 p.m. - Semifinals, ESPN

Saturday, July 12
1 p.m. - Third-place match, ESPN

Sunday, July 13
11:30 a.m. FINAL, ABC

Monday, June 2, 2014

WORLD CUP 2014

HERE'S OUR SCHEDULE....FOR NOW....
• strikethrough games will not be shown
• italicized games are maybe
• when there are 2 games at the same time, one will be shown on bar tv
• some 8:30am games will be shown and be bar only
• monday games listed will be shown bar only

Thursday, June 12
12:30 p.m. - Brazil vs. Croatia, ESPN

Friday, June 13
8:30 a.m. - Mexico vs. Cameroon, ESPN2 (bar only w/ snacks)
11:30 am - Spain vs. Netherlands, ESPN
2:30 p.m. - Chile vs. Australia, ESPN2

Saturday, June 14
8:30 a.m. - Colombia vs. Greece, ABC
11:30 am - Uruguay vs. Costa Rica, ABC
2:30 p.m. - England vs. Italy, ESPN
5:30 p.m. - Ivory Coast vs. Japan, ESPN

Sunday, June 15
8:30 a.m. - Switzerland vs. Euador, ABC
11:30 am - France vs. Honduras, ABC
2:30 p.m. - Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina, ESPN

Monday, June 16
8:30 a.m. - Germany vs. Portugal, ESPN (bar only - coffee from Dark Horse w/ snacks)
11:30 am - Iran vs. Nigeria, ESPN (bar only)
2:30 p.m. - Ghana vs. United States, ESPN (bar only)

Tuesday, June 17
8:30 a.m. - Belgium vs. Algeria, ESPN
11:30 am - Brazil vs. Mexico, ESPN
2:30 p.m. - Russia vs. South Korea, ESPN

Wednesday, June 18
8:30 a.m. - Australia vs. Netherlands, ESPN
11:30 am - Spain vs. Chile, ESPN
2:30 p.m. - Cameroon vs. Croatia, ESPN

Thursday, June 19
8:30 a.m. - Colombia vs. Ivory Coast, ESPN
11:30 am - Uruguay vs. England, ESPN
2:30 p.m. - Japan vs. Greece, ESPN

Friday, June 20
8:30 a.m. - Italy vs. Costa Rica, ESPN 
11:30 am - Switzerland vs. France, ESPN
2:30 p.m. - Honduras vs. Ecuador, ESPN

Saturday, June 21
8:30 a.m. - Argentina vs. Iran, ESPN
11:30 am - Germany vs. Ghana, ESPN
2:30 p.m. - Nigeria vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina, ESPN

Sunday, June 22
8:30 a.m. - Belgium vs. Russia, ABC
11:30 am - South Korea vs. Algeria, ABC
2:30 p.m. - United States vs. Portugal, ESPN

Monday, June 23  (one game will be on bar tv)
One of the 8:30 games will be on bar tv. Depends on current standings.
8:30 a.m. - Netherlands vs. Chile, ESPN
8:30 a.m. - Australia vs. Spain, ESPN2
12:30 p.m. - Croatia vs. Mexico, ESPN (bar only)
12:30 p.m. - Cameroon vs. Brazil, ESPN2 (bar only)

Tuesday, June 24  (one game will be on bar tv)
One of the 8:30 games will be on bar tv. Depends on current standings.
8:30 a.m. - Italy vs. Uruguay, ESPN 
8:30 a.m. - Costa Rica vs. England, ESPN2 
12:30 p.m. - Japan vs. Colombia, ESPN
12:30 p.m. - Greece vs. Ivory Coast, ESPN2

Wednesday, June 25  (one game will be on bar tv)
8:30 a.m. - Nigeria vs. Argentina, ESPN
8:30 a.m. - Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Iran, ESPN2
12:30 p.m. - Ecuador vs. France, ESPN
12:30 p.m. - Honduras vs. Switzerland, ESPN2

Thursday, June 26  (one game will be on bar tv)
8:30 a.m. - United States vs. Germany, ESPN (bar only - coffee from Dark Horse)
8:30 a.m. - Portugal vs. Ghana, ESPN2 (on bar tv)
12:30 p.m. - South Korea vs. Belgium, ESPN
12:30 p.m. - Algeria vs. Russia, ESPN2 (on bar tv)

Saturday, June 28
8:30 a.m. - Round of 16, 1A vs. 2B, ABC (bar only s/ snacks)
12:30 p.m. - Round of 16, 1C vs. 2D, ABC

Sunday, June 29
8:30 a.m. - Round of 16, 1B vs. 2A, ESPN (bar only s/ snacks)
12:30 p.m. - Round of 16, 1D vs. 2C, ESPN

Monday, June 30
8:30 a.m. - Round of 16, 1E vs. 2F, ESPN 
12:30 p.m. - Round of 16, 1G vs. 2H, ESPN 

Tuesday, July 1
8:30 a.m. - Round of 16, 1F vs. 2E, ESPN (bar only s/ snacks)
12:30 p.m. - Round of 16, 1H vs. 2G, ESPN

Friday, July 4
8:30 a.m. - Quarterfinals, ESPN2 (bar only s/ snacks)
12:30 p.m. - Quarterfinals, ESPN (bar only s/ snacks)

Saturday, July 5
8:30 a.m. - Quarterfinals, ESPN2 (bar only s/ snacks)
12:30 p.m. - Quarterfinals, ESPN

Tuesday, July 8
12:30 p.m. - Semifinals, ESPN

Wednesday, July 9
12:30 p.m. - Semifinals, ESPN

Saturday, July 12
12:30 p.m. - Third-place match, ESPN

Sunday, July 13

11:30 am - Final, ABC

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Coachella Valley Brewing Co Showcase


Chris Anderson has been brewing for over 20 years he has won world beer cup, great Alaska beer and Balreywine festival best in show and also won the alpha king as a commercial brewer edging out Lagunitas, Russian River, Sierra Nevada, and Bear Republic, As a Homebrewer he has collected over 460 medals and awards to include Best in show at Brewmasters Challenge, Americas Finest City, Fur Rendezvous, and the Alaska State Fair. He has 19 NHC medals as well as two final round gold medals for sour beers. Much of his commercial experience comes from working at Midnight Sun Brewing Company under Gabe Fletcher who is now with Anchorage Brewing Co. and Broken Tooth Brewing Company both in Anchorage, Alaska. He is a classically trained chef and graduated with a culinary arts degree. This background allows him to use my palate to create a subtle layering of flavors rather than muddling his creations as is the case with many of the beers offered today. He is now the owner and brewmaster of Coachella Valley Brewing Company. A fast growing craft brewery specializing in the use of locally sourced ingredients from Coachella Valleys agricultural Mecca the brewery is located in Thousand Palms, Ca. 20 mikes east of Palm Springs. This far he has brewed over 40 different beers and 1500 barrels in our first 10 months.  

This Saturday from 3-4pm Chis will be at BLAH serving a guided tour of 6 of his beers, including 3 which were Fermented with a wild yeast Torrulaspora Delbrukii isolated by White Labs Troels Prahl in Dennark on an a abandoned apple orchard and brought to the US for propogation. The result is dominant bubble gum, banana, mango esters. Come join us as we learn more about yeast, brewing and the amazing things the Coachella Valley has to offer--including craft beer.

Torrulaspora Delbrukii Brews
Luke Rye Walker Belgian Red Rye IPA
Lost Viking Saison w/ Spelt and Rye 
Big Cat Saison w/ Loomi, Fairchild Tangerine peel, desert Sage, Rosemary, lemon thyme, paradise sees and lemon balm.
Farm to Glass brews
Harvester Imperial IPA w/ Oro Blanco, rio Red, and cocktail grapefruit.  
Dubbel Date Abbey style Dubbel with Medjoul and Diglet Noor Dates.
Desert Swarm Honey Double  wit w/ Kumquat, coriander and Africanized Killer Bee honey. 

Monday, May 12, 2014

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

May 6-11


This week we'll have our typical Friday Progressive starting at 11:30am with $3 til 3pm & $4 til 4pm. We'll also be serving a cask of New English Dragoon Red on Friday.
Lunch everyday starting at 11:30am with our Margherita & Salad lunch special.

This weekend we celebrate Automatic's 4th Anniversary.
We'll have Limited Edition T-Shirts, Patches, Flights and more.
This starts Saturday at 11:30am and should go all weekend.

Friday, April 18, 2014

AUTOMATIC 4th ANNIV KICK OFF



We're heading out and celebrating. Here's what we've got planned.

This weekend
Beer Barn at Coachella
Yep, Lee & Jen are at Coachella pouring Automatic beers. Look for them.

Saturday, April 19th 
City Beat Festival of Beers

VIP = Blackground Noise w/ subtle dark Horse Coffee blended with a touch of whiskey barrel aged blond ale.
MAIN EVENT = Beer Hunter Belgian Blond - Collab with Pizza Port OB & Solana Beach

Thursday, April 24th 4pm
1) Gute Zeiten - Copper German-style Ale w/ malty backbone, not hoppy. 5.8%abv
2) Goofy Foot - Brewed w/ Whole Organic Oranges From Rancho J’Baile. 6.2%abv
3) Dark Horse Coffee Stout - Dry Stout aged with whole beans from our neighbors at Dark Horse Coffee Roasters. 4.4%abv

Friday, April 25th 6pm
1) Beer Hunter- Belgian Blond brewed for Michael "The Beer Hunter" Jackson's Birthday 5%abv (Collab w/ Devon at Port Solana and Nacho at Port OB) 
2) Roselle Kestrel -  Belgian Ale Brewed w/ Hibiscus for Brewbies Beer Fest. 5%abv
3) Sting Ray- BLAH 5th Anniversary Black Ale Brewed w/ Vanilla & Sea Salt 5.4%abv
3) We're working on what the 4th beer will be.

May 9th & 10th
Flights at Blind Lady Ale House

May 16th
Mohawks Bend

May 17th
LA Vegan Beer Fest

Friday, April 11, 2014

Friday Cask 11/12/2014


On Tap April 11, 2014


Thursday, April 3, 2014

This week: Soccer, Lunch & More Soccer


Oh, and we also have a cask of Benchmark IPA Friday starting at 11:30am.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Beer Hunter, Benchmark & Fundraisers


It's time again to celebrate the birthday for the late, great Michael "Beer Hunter" Jackson.
On Thursday we'll tap a keg 1-year-old "Beer Hunter" that's been aged and soured by Pizza Port Ocean Beach. We'll also tap a freshly brewed 2014 version from Pizza Port Solana Beach.
The Automatic version will be out in the next couple of weeks.

On Friday we'll have our standard Progressive kegs starting at 11:30am along with a cask of Benchmark Stout. Benchmark brews truly drinkable, enjoyable, sessionable beer. 
The draft version is amazing and we can't wait to taste it on cask.

Saturday our friend in Dead Feather Moon will be in the house from 5-8pm as we host a fundraiser for the recording of their second album. Drink any Port/Lost Abbey beer and we'll donate $1 per glass to their indiegogo campaign. Win! Win!
More info on our facebook event page.

On Sunday we're teaming up with the Adams Avenue Business Association and raising funds to help pay the bands for their performances at this year's Unplugged.
Can't make it to our event, check out their kickstarter page to donate.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

ST. PADDY'S WEEKEND


BLACK MONDAY IS COMING.



Monday, March 3, 2014

Sunday, March 2, 2014

WORLD CUP 2014

ESPN will air all 64 games from the 2014 World Cup. ESPN will televise 43 matches, while ESPN2 will air 11 and ABC will show 10, including the final. All games will also be available on all available on WatchESPN (ESPN and ESPN2 matches) or WATCH ABC (ABC matches).

Kickoff times are generally noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. ET until the final games of the group stage when they move to noon and 4 p.m. for the matches that are played simultaneously. The kickoff times remain at noon and 4 p.m. through the knockout stage until the final, which kicks off at 3 p.m. ET.

Of note, the first two U.S. games, June 16 against Ghana and June 22 against Portugal, will air at 6 p.m. ET, the latest U.S. viewers will have watched the USA at the World Cup.

ESPN’s coverage of every game will be preceded by a 30-minute pregame show, including teams walking onto the field, national anthems and ceremonial handshakes. Post-match segments will follow each game presentation.

Special editions of ESPN's SportsCenter will follow all games except when a game precedes another live event on the network. On every match day, World Cup Tonight will recap the day’s action, and ESPN FC World Cup Encore – which will generally air for two hours on match days on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNEWS – will feature condensed versions of the best action in the day’s matches with analysis from ESPN FC pundits.

Note: All times are ET. Kickoff follows after half-hour pregame show.


WE WILL SHOW THESE GAMES...FOR SURE!

ESPN TV SCHEDULE:
Group Stage:

Thursday, June 12
3:30 p.m. ESPN Brazil vs. Croatia A Sao Paulo 1Friday, June 13
11:30 a.m. ESPN2 Mexico vs. Cameroon A Natal 2
2:30 p.m. ESPN Spain vs. Netherlands B Salvador 3
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Chile vs. Australia B Cuiaba 4
Saturday, June 14
11:30 a.m. ABC Colombia vs. Greece C Belo Horizonte 5
2:30 p.m. ABC Uruguay vs. Costa Rica D Fortaleza 7
5:30 p.m. ESPN England vs. Italy D Manaus 8
8:30 p.m. ESPN Ivory Coast vs. Japan C Recife 6
Sunday, June 15
11:30 a.m. ABC Switzerland vs. Ecuador E Brasilia 9
2:30 p.m. ABC France vs. Honduras E Porto Alegre 10
5:30 p.m. ESPN Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina F Rio de Janeiro 11
Monday, June 16
11:30 a.m. ESPN Germany vs. Portugal G Salvador 13
2:30 p.m. ESPN Iran vs. Nigeria F Curitiba 12
5:30 p.m. ESPN Ghana vs. United States G Natal 14Tuesday, June 17
11:30 a.m. ESPN Belgium vs. Algeria H Belo Horizonte 15
2:30 p.m. ESPN Brazil vs. Mexico A Fortaleza 17
5:30 p.m. ESPN Russia vs. South Korea H Cuiaba 16
Wednesday, June 18 

11:30 a.m. ESPN Australia vs. Netherlands B Porto Alegre 20
2:30 p.m. ESPN Spain vs. Chile B Rio de Janeiro 19
5:30 p.m. ESPN Cameroon vs. Croatia A Manaus 18
Thursday, June 19 

11:30 a.m. ESPN Colombia vs. Ivory Coast C Brasilia 21
2:30 p.m. ESPN Uruguay vs. England D Sao Paulo 23
5:30 p.m. ESPN Japan vs. Greece C Natal 22
Friday, June 20 

11:30 a.m. ESPN Italy vs. Costa Rica D Recife 24
2:30 p.m. ESPN Switzerland vs. France E Salvador 25
5:30 p.m. ESPN Honduras vs. Ecuador E Curitiba 26
Saturday, June 21 

11:30 a.m. ESPN Argentina vs. Iran F Belo Horizonte 27
2:30 p.m. ESPN Germany vs. Ghana G Fortaleza 29
5:30 p.m. ESPN Nigeria vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina F Cuiaba 28
Sunday, June 22 

11:30 a.m. ABC Belgium vs. Russia H Rio de Janeiro 31
2:30 p.m. ABC South Korea vs. Algeria H Porto Alegre 32
5:30 p.m. ESPN United States vs. Portugal G Manaus 30
Monday, June 23 

11:30 a.m. ESPN Netherlands vs. Chile B Sao Paulo 36
11:30 a.m. ESPN2 Australia vs. Spain B Curitiba 35
3:30 p.m. ESPN Croatia vs. Mexico A Recife 34
3:30 p.m. ESPN2 Cameroon vs. Brazil A Brasilia 33
Tuesday, June 24 

11:30 a.m. ESPN Italy vs. Uruguay D Natal 39
11:30 a.m. ESPN2 Costa Rica vs. England D Belo Horizonte 40
3:30 p.m. ESPN Japan vs. Colombia C Cuiaba 37
3:30 p.m. ESPN2 Greece vs. Ivory Coast C Fortaleza 38
Wednesday, June 25 

11:30 a.m. ESPN Nigeria vs. Argentina F Porto Alegre 43
11:30 a.m. ESPN2 Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Iran F Salvador 44
3:30 p.m. ESPN Ecuador vs. France E Rio de Janeiro 423:30 p.m. ESPN2 Honduras vs. Switzerland E Manaus 41
Thursday, June 26 

11:30 a.m. ESPN United States vs. Germany G Recife 45
11:30 a.m. ESPN2 Portugal vs. Ghana G Brasilia 46
3:30 p.m. ESPN South Korea vs. Belgium H Sao Paulo 473:30 p.m. ESPN2 Algeria vs. Russia H Curitiba 48

Knockout Stage:
Round of 16
Saturday, June 28
11:30 a.m. ABC 1A vs. 2B Belo Horizonte 49
3:30 p.m. ABC 1C vs. 2D Rio de Janeiro 50
Sunday, June 29
11:30 a.m. ESPN 1B vs. 2A Fortaleza 51
3:30 p.m. ESPN 1D vs. 2C Recife 52
Monday, June 3011:30 a.m. ESPN 1E vs. 2F Brasilia 53
3:30 p.m. ESPN 1G vs. 2H Porto Alegre 54
Tuesday, July 1
11:30 a.m. ESPN 1F vs. 2E Sao Paulo 55
3:30 p.m. ESPN 1H vs. 2G Salvador 56

Quarterfinals

Friday, July 4
11:30 a.m. ESPN2 Winners 53 vs. 54 Rio de Janeiro 58
3:30 p.m. ESPN Winners 49 vs. 50 Fortaleza 57
Saturday, July 5
11:30 a.m. ABC Winners 55 vs. 56 Brasilia 60
3:30 p.m. ESPN Winners 51 vs. 52 Salvador 59

Semifinals

Tuesday, July 83:30 p.m. ESPN Winners 57 vs. 58 Belo Horizonte 61Wednesday, July 9
3:30 p.m. ESPN Winners 59 vs. 60 Sao Paulo 62
Third-Place Match

Saturday, July 12
3:30 p.m. ESPN Losers – 61 vs. 62 Brasilia 63
Final

Sunday, July 13 2:30 p.m. ABC Winners – 61 vs. 62 Rio de Janeiro 64

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

LET'S GET NAUGHTY

Monday, February 17, 2014

HOPS & MORE HOPS


Wednesday, February 12, 2014


Friday is going to be a big day for us.
Starting at 11:30am we've got Progressive Friday,
we'll also have a cask of AleSmith My Bloody Valentine.
Then at 5pm you can meet the owner of Brouwerij Brabandere
and taste a flight of Bavic Pils, Wittekerke White along with
Petrus Aged Pale, Oud Bruin, Red Ale and their Winter.

Monday, February 3, 2014

5TH ANNIVERSARY STARTS NOW


We turn FIVE in just over a week. And we have lots, LOTS of things planned to celebrate 
that milestone. Think BEER. Here is the schedule, as always, subject to change.

Tuesday, Feb 4th at 11:30am
5th Anniversary Beer Release & Darkest Thing & Keeper Glass
We'll release Automatic Sting Ray, our 5th Anniversary Blahk Ale and there will be a limited number of Sting Ray t-shirts available. And they're rad. Plus, we unearthed one more keg of the Automatic Barrel-Aged Darkest Thing for our rare beer lunch. We'll have 5th Anniversary Keeper Glasses twice in one day. We'll have 40 to give away at 11:30am and then 100 more at 6pm. Just purchase a Sting Ray and keep the glass (while supplies last).

Wednesday, Feb 5th at 11:30am
Rare Beer Lunch with Vietnamese Speedway & Blind Sour Challenge
When we open in the morning we'll tap a special keg of AleSmith Vietnamese Speedway Stout. But, if coffee stouts aren't your thing, maybe a Blind Sour Challenge is? Yep, it's back. We'll put on a flight of 6 sour beers and you'll tell us which is which for your chance to win a special 5th Anniversary Prize Pack. The Sour Challenge goes all day and night. The Speedway till it runs out.

Thursday, Feb 6th
Rare Beer Lunch with Firestone 17th Anniversary at 11:30am & 
HOPPY CANniversary at 5pm
Our friends at Firestone Walker sent us down a keg of their anniversary beer just to remind us that they've been at it for 12 long years more than we have. That's cool. We'll take it. We'll also bring in some of our favorite hoppy can beers at 5pm --and maybe more--to serve in our 5th Anniversary koozies.

Friday, Feb 7th
Progressive Kegs Gone Wild
& YuleSmith Cask
We'll get the day started with a ridiculous version of Progressive Kegs. EVERY DRAFT BEER will be $3 til 3pm and then $4 til 4pm.
We'll also tap a cask of AleSmith YuleSmith (sorry, not part of the progressive deal).

Saturday, Feb 8th
Rare Beer Lunch with Hair of the Dog Adam 
& Running with Capes
It's not every day we get a keg of Hair of the Dog Adam. It's also not every day you see people running around town wearing capes. But, on this monumental day both will happen. We'll tap HOD Adam at 11:30am and you'll see a hundred, or so, beer enthusiasts attempting to cover 5 kilometers to celebrate 5 years of great beers. The run is sold out!!! But feel free to tag along if you'd like. Just make sure you bring your own cash and your ID.

Sunday, Feb 9th
Mystery Beer & Mystery Ride
Automatic will release a special barrel-aged "mystery" beer Sunday at 11:30am. We'll also host a beers & bikes "mystery" ride. Mystery? Yes. At least for now. The ride will meet at BLAH at 11:30am and roll out at noon-ish for a 26-ish mile ride. Get info on our Facebook event page.

Also on Sunday, Feb 9th...
Customer Appreciation Day w/ "Bad Glass" giveaway
Our glass supplier kinda messed up the printing on their first try with out 5th Anniversary glasses and you are about to benefit from their mistake. To close out our 5th Anniversary we wanna say thanks to everyone and all their support over the years by giving you a "Bad Glass." Just show up on Sunday wearing any BLAH swag (shirts or hoodies) and we'll give you a glass (we've got about 100, or so). That's it. Show us your support and we'll show you ours. BTW, the glasses still look pretty awesome even if they are "bad". Get info on our Facebook event page.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

ALLAGASH FLIGHTS




BUT WAIT, THAT'S NOT ALL!

Thursday, January 30th is our true anniversary date. So, we'll be tapping into a keg of our 4th Anniversary Quadracycle. Oh, yes we did. We squirelled away a keg of this Belgian Tripel and just dug it out. We're not sure exactly how it's going to taste, but we're banking on delicious.

Also, keep your eyes on Instagram and Facebook for rare beer releases, more Automatic happenings, as well as Tiger!Tiger! events.

5th Anniversary T-Shirts will be available starting Tuesday, Feb 4th. Limited amount of Zip-Hoodies sometime during the week. 

Pre-Anniversary... as in THIS Saturday!
Saturday, January 25th Allagash Flights with Fluxus, Saison Rye, Confluence, Hugh Malone, Interlude & James Bean.

And then THIS Sunday we'll have a very very limited amount of the Barrel-Aged Dark Horse 1st Anniversary Ale.

Hope to see you out during our celebratory week. And thank you, all of you, for we couldn't have done it with ya'!

Saturday, January 11, 2014

100 BEST EVERY YEAR WE'VE BEEN OPEN

We've made the Draft Magazine "America's 100 Best Beer Bars"
every year we've been open. That's pretty awesome.
This year feels even better with their new definition 
of what makes a bar "a top-notch beer bar."

"After six years of making this annual list, we had to rethink the definition of a top-notch beer bar. New ones are opening every second, and “good beer bar” no longer equals a zillion taps; there’s just more to it now. We needed to walk out of these places saying, “Now there’s a bar that really, really cares about your experience with beer.” So what does that mean? Having well-cared for, thoughtfully selected beer with an eye toward variety, trends and tradition, in the kind of place you’d want to stay awhile, delivered by someone who knows their stuff. We don’t want to send you to a place where the server doesn’t look up from her texting when you ask questions, or where you’ll be told a saison “is basically a lager.” (And yes, both of those things happened on our visits.) We’d rather you to go to ChurchKey in D.C., where beers are smartly grouped by flavor (citrusy, woodsy, etc.), rather than just by style. We want you to go to Bailey’s Taproom in Portland, Ore., which cares so much about beer freshness, the digital menu says when each keg was tapped and how much is left. We want you to go to all 100 of these places, because they really are a cut above the rest." - Click here to see complete Draft Magazine 100 Best Beer Bars 2014

We serve from a DIRECT DRAW system.
We cold store EVERY keg of beer.
We serve ALL beers in glasses with proper pour lines marked.
We us ALL stainless steal draft parts.
We clean our lines in between EVERY keg change.
We deep clean our entire draft system EVERY week.
We change out ALL of our lines at least TWICE a year.
EVERY bartender knows how to clean & change lines.
WE RESPECT BEER!

December 2008

 This is what it all looked like before we took over back in December of '08.







Monday, January 6, 2014

BEERS AS OF 01/05/2014