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Once there was an early Christian cleric who was found to be naughty in the sight of the Emperor of Rome. Before he was martyred, it is said he left a note for his friend, the jailor’s daughter, which he signed, “From your Valentine.” Later, in the year 496 of our Common Era, Pope Gelasius set aside February 14th to honor St. Valentine, or so the story goes.

A sanguinous beginning to be sure, and surprising it never found it’s way into Shakespeare’s work, fond as he was of tragic lovers. Whether or not there was something untoward going on between the cleric and the jailor’s daughter, it was certainly before priests were disallowed from the joys of love-making, so who’s business is it, really? Whatever the case, over time February 14th became the day of lovers, celebrated with flowers and candy and dinner reservations that someone better not have forgotten to make. So, lest we forget…

Beginning at 6pm on February 14th, we will dress ourselves up a little, maybe put some vases with pretty flowers on the table, perhaps even a tablecloth or two. In addition to our regular menu, which of course is fabulous in it’s own publican right, we will be serving a four course dinner with your choice of two entrees; Oregon Natural Meats Prime Rib, or Wild Pacific Northwest Coho Salmon. Each course will include a glass of Calapooia beer carefully chosen to match the food. 

At 7pm we welcome Eugene, Oregon singer-songwriter, John Shipe as he plays the strings of your heart in his own skillfull way. Check out this recent ode to an unfairly maligned breed of man’s best friend.

Reservations are available and going fast, so please call and make yours today. Reservation times start at 5:45pm, music and dinner end at 9pm. If you have a hard time getting through to the pub, you are welcome to make reservations on-line, just remember to leave your name and number so we can call you back and confirm.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you then!

Cheers!

Salutations, salivators over splendiferous suds!

Another year comes to a close and it is time to party like it’s some year before it becomes another year. To facilitate this need, the Calapooia Brewpub will be visited by sensational simulcrum of Canadian supergroup Rush, WHY WHY ZED! On the cusp of 2012 they play homage to the science fiction inspired 1976 album, 2112 and launch us into the far reaches of outer space and tomorrow. The album tells a cautionary tale of mankinds future in the stars, when music has long been outlawed. An ancient relic is discovered by an innocent who is able to use it to make strange and pleasing sounds. With guitar in hand, he begins to undermine the power of the music-fearing technocracy by shredding the space-ways with awesome (Alex Lifeson) licks.

WHY WHY ZED enjoyed their debut on the Calapooia stage and now they return to guide us into the future with a bow to the past. There will be other musical surprises as well, so don’t miss this opportunity to ring the new year in right!

Music starts at 9:30 and the cover is $5. There will be much great food, beer and wine to accompany the merriment. Please join us, This Saturday, New Year’s Eve!

Cheers and Happy New Year!

Paulrus

P.S. Visit our Facebook page and the Why Why Zed Facebook page!

From the outer regions of the Heart Nebula, or Corvallis as it is commonly know, come those fabulous freaks of funk, SPACE NEIGHBORS. They are the kind of band that starts the party, makes the party, and is the hub of the party, throwing off sparks to burn through your ego and return your cold, hardened core to its proper molten state. The last time they played the Calapooia, it looked something like this…

They return, complete with cowbell, this Friday at 9 o’clock! So put your shoes and socks on, get on your feet and do the Funky Alphonso to SPACE NEIGHBORS, at the Calapooia Brewing Company!

Cheers!

Paulrus

Ghosts, ghouls, goblins, ghasts, Gregs and Gretchens all! The time approaches, when the membrane between the world of the living and the dead is at its thinnest. Traditionally, we decorate pumpkins, or as it was in the old world, potatoes, to scare our dead ancestors away from our homes and if that fails, we wander in outlandish disguises so they won’t recognize us and allay us with their advice, curses, or just give us hell because we never call. For most of us today, it’s just fun! An excuse to become unrecognizable by the living who know us, surprise them, then commence with the frivolity. And do we have some frivolity for you all this Saturday.

Joining us for our first, real Halloween Celebration at the Calapooia are two really great musical acts. The Peculiar Pretzelmen from Los Angeles, and Metallicanoid, or something in Russian that I haven’t learned how to pronounce, that locally grown tribute to Metallica.

Starting out the evening, at 8:30pm, The Peculiar Pretzelmen are perfectly suited for such a celebration. Playing upon an array of instruments, vintage tools, kitchen utensils and a couple of megaphones, The Pretzelmen are two extraordinary fellows, Monsieur Incroyable and The Deacon, who play a ruckus to wake the dead and get them dancing. They sound like Tom Waits and Spike Jones met in a graveyard at midnight with a pickup truck full of random junk and started telling the stories of those interred. It is music that would have been just as salient a hundred years ago as it is today. A sardonic howl into the dark with a hip thrust and a kick. If you’re looking for labels, it’s steam-punk honkey-tonk. Or acid-ragtime.

Following that, I wouldn’t want to, but if I was one of the fellows that comprised the Metallica tribute band that you will see this Saturday, I’d feel okay about it. The same people who brought us Why Why Zed, that Rush Tribute phenomenon that also enjoyed their debut on the Calapooia stage, return with a vengeance. Sam and Paul Kincaid (those Willamette grown wunderkinds of everything musical), J.D. Monroe (one of the finest drummers in Oregon), and Tyler Nitzke of Portland (who besides doing great justice to Alex Lifeson’s licks also regularly tackles the music of Tool) are coming together to perform the music of two of Metallica’s best albums, Ride The Lightning and Master Of Puppets. It’s another debut of its kind for the Pooia, and knowing these guys, it will not disappoint.

Come in costume, for there will be the bestowing of gifts for those deemed worthy! And don’t forget those annoying ancestors, you never know when Uncle Fred will return from the grave to embarrass you in front of your new girlfriend who looks just like Linda Carter in her Wonder Woman costume. Hacha! Yeah, that dates me.

For those of you in Corvallis who have a fear of crossing moving water or driving for 20 minutes, there will be a schoolbus leaving Bombs Away Cafe at 8:30, arriving at the Pooia by 9, and returning you to Bombs Away Cafe after the show is over. It will simply cost you the $8 that it costs to see the show. That’s right! $8 for great music at a great place with amazing beer, food and fun, and a ride!

Also joining us will be our friends, Rolling Stone Pizza and their portable earth oven putting out some of the best pizza you’ll find this side of Napoli.

So come join us this Saturday, October 29th, and let’s make a Halloween weekend of it!

Cheers!

Paulrus

“It’s been a long time in coming…” There are lots of things we can say that about here at the Calapooia Brewing Company. We’ve been upgrading in many ways, the most famous and well known is with our FINALLY bottling CHILIBEER! I am still excited about this. If you don’t already know how awesome it is to cook with, then all I can say is, get with it!

In other news… Mark Martin, our illustrious master brewer and publican, is celebrating his birthday on the 20th. Besides brewing a mean batch of Chilibeer and rIPArian, Mark also enjoys rock and roll music. One of his favorite bands…no, I think I can safely say, his favorite band is Pink Floyd. Followed closely by Tool.

On Friday, October 21st, from Portland comes PIGS ON THE WING!

If you like PINK FLOYD, and would like to hear PIGS ON THE WING, it will only cost you $6.

Here there be beer, wine, cider, burgers, sandwiches, fried goodies, and…pizza! Thanks to our good friends, Rolling Stone Pizza and their portable earth-oven! So come join us, and listen to the “ticking away” of the “moments that make up a dull day.”

Cheers!

Paulrus

Yesterday we had our very first bottling and soon to be on the shelf at a store near you is our award winning Chili Beer. If you’d like some this weekend I understand that it should be on shelves in Eugene and Corvallis at area Market of Choice and Bi-Mart stores.

5400 bottles, or 7 pallets, were filled yesterday. Here are some pictures and video of the action.

dc

“…we danced until the night became a brand new day. Two lovers playing scenes from some romantic play. September morning still can make me feel that way.”

Please excuse me, I channel Neil Diamond sometimes. And it is September, after all. As a culture, our relationship with September is a bittersweet one. It is the end of summer, but the beginning of another school year (a boon for parents!). The month of Labor Day, and the memorial of that fateful day that changed the world 10 years ago. It is also the month in which on one day, the 19th, many people throughout the world agree to talk like the popular idea of a pirate. Shiver me timbers and all that. Whatever September means to you, here at your friendly neighborhood brewery and public house it means fun and fellowship with good food and some of the best fermented beverages in the Willamette Valley, yea, even unto all of Oregon itself. It also means good music and we’re bringing you some great entertainment this week.

On Thursday, we are excited to welcome back WILD HOG IN THE WOODS as they return from their summer hiatus. This Old-Timey Folk trio often bring friends to play with them, making every one of their visits unique though they play at the Calapooia every 2nd and 4th, and sometimes 5th, Thursday of every month. They always bring warmth to the pub, which is a marvelous feature as we observe the inexorable waning of the sunshine. They are usually playing by 7:30 and play for at least 2 hours. There is no cost to you except for whatever you wish to eat or drink.

Friday, the 9th, at 8pm is the Calapooia debut of Salem’s MASSIVE MOTH. Playing original music, but with a sound reminiscent of Devo, Talking Heads and The Cars, they’ll take you back 2 or 3 decades. There is no cover.

And on Saturday the 10th, it’s that Corvallis rock and roll sensation, AMBUSH PARTY! Their name says it all. If you are ready to get your rock and or roll on this Saturday, The Calapooia Brewing Company is the place to be. Again with the no cover, what is it with us?

Don’t forget that every Sunday at 4pm we have the tastiest Blues Jam in the Valley, perhaps the State… Northwest? Come see why I would make such an assertion. This also is a feeless event.

Thinking ahead…As i mentioned earlier, September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day and one of the fathers of this movement, Captain Slappy himself, will be aboard The USS Pooia. So put on your piratin’ garb and remember to forget to shave your face or your legs. We’ll have some food specials and of course, some of the best quaffage to fuel your high seas pillagin’. I’ll be remindin’ ye scalliwags again regardin’ this special day, so I’ll stow it fer now.

Until next time…

Cheers!

Paulrus

Hello and Welcome to The New and Improved Calapooia Website! Pretty huh? Thanks Dan.

So it’s the last bit of August comin’ atcha. We finally got us some summer up here in the Valley. Let’s hope it’s of the “Indian” variety. To celebrate the end of this most full, and fun, month of the summer, Calapooia Brewing Company brings you some great music.

This Thursday, the 25th, special guests Jaw Knee Now and Le Marquis bring you their novel and clever interpretations of classic music both well known and obscure. If you like classic rock with a twist, you will enjoy this duo. The fun starts at 8pm and it’s free.

Friday the 26th brings us the return of The Vicki Stevens Band! If you need to shake off some excess booty, or just need a mood lifter, this is the show for you. Vicki and the boys have got the medicine for whatever ails ya. Showtime is 9pm and there is no cover!

And on Saturday, the 27th, it’s Vicki Stevens’ Eugene counterpart, The Broh-Taylor Band for more of that rockin’ blues action. If you didn’t get enough on Friday, or you just can’t get enough, come back on Saturday when The Broh-Taylor Band will give it to you starting at 9pm. And again, no cover. So come and enjoy some great music with great beer and food at The Calapooia Brewpub!

Still want more hot, sweaty blues action? Come down on Sunday at 4pm for our regular Calapooia Blues Jam run by the core members of The Vicki Stevens Band. It’s a better way to worship than the way some folks do it.

One final note while I’m talking about the last of August. Those of us that make the Calapooia breathe, her vital organs, her brains, heart, spleen, her staff, are throwing ourselves a party. We will be closed on Monday, August 29th, all day, so that we may get together and pat ourselves on the back for another successful year of good food, suds and service. We’ll reopen Tuesday at our usual time, 11:30.

Cheers, and Thank You for your time and patronage!

The Pooia Crew

Calapooia Brewing Company’s 5th Anniversary Party featuring The Vicki Stevens Band and Xenat-Ra is this Friday! For $10 at the door, you’ll see two ‘Pooia fan favorites perform on the same night, enjoy a smoked pig dinner, and a pint of beer. The fun starts at 6PM.

Come down and celebrate 5 great years of beer, music, food, and the best customers anywhere. Thank you all and see you Friday,

dc, webmaster

From the Mid-Willamette Valley comes a young bard with an old soul. Based in Eugene, with roots deep throughout the valley, including Albany, Tyler Fortier is a fine example of the artistic wealth of the region. Barely a quarter of a century old, Tyler exhibits a wisdom beyond his years. Lifetimes of pain, loss, renewal and hope can be heard in the voice of this old soul wearing the guise of a young man. Usually, such depth comes from much suffering and family strife, yet when Tyler plays the Calapooia, the place is filled with family and friends of at least 3, perhaps 4 generations, all delighting in him and one another. It’s as if he is able to speak for the newly born as well as the well worn with their full complicity. When you come to see and hear Tyler Fortier, alone or with a band, you’ll know you’re experiencing something very special.

Showtime is 8pm, Friday the 29th at The Calapooia Brewpub. Free.

Tyler Fortier at McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR