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Albany Crab Feed 2010 in Pictures

Dan — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:06:12 +0000

We enjoyed another great year of hosting the Albany Crab Feed. Check out the images I got that afternoon, and if you have some to add, please email me at webmaster@calapooiabrewing.com

dc, webmaster

Crab Feed at Calapooia Brewing in Albany, Oregon.

Calapooia Brewing Stained Glass. Click for an HD widescreen wallpaper.

Pouring Pilsner at Calapooia Brewing

Calapooia Brewing Atrium Panoramic at Crab Feed 2010. Click for the Hi-Res version.

Delicious!

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The Big 2010 ‘Pooia Update!

Dan — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:08:58 +0000

I was just talking to Paul the other day when I recalled it had been some time since I had caught up the website. At last check, we were still hoping the Beavs were Rose Bowl bound… Sadly they were not, but we congratulate them on another great season and look forward to 2010!

Here’s a quick picture from the live radio broadcast of the Joe Beavers Show at our brewpub:

Brewpub News

Since then there have been a couple changes around the pub.

First we’re changing our hours: We are now open every day of the week at 11:30!

And we’ve changed our keg sales hours as follows:

Tuesday 4:30-5:30pm
Thursday 4:30-5:30pm
Friday 4:30-5:30pm

In beer news, Mark has just finished a brand new amber rye recipe that Matt has named Rock Hard Rye. It features a hop that is new to us, the Zeus Bittering hops. It’s an American aromatic high-alpha hop — 15%, aka powerful! Mark reports this will only be available at the pub and should be pouring in about 3 weeks. He also noted that Simco Springs is now available again, and they have enough for some limited distribution as well.

A quick reminder that we have lots of great live music every week at our Downtown Albany brewpub. Become a fan of our Facebook group and get all the updates every week from Paul!

Upcoming Events

This weekend is a BMX expo that will be held in our atrium. The classic BMX Museum members are coming strong with some 50 members and their bikes. They’ll have them all lined up along with parts for sale and trade. And that’s not all. Check out the details from their website:

Our plans are for 70′s,80′s,90′s,freestyle, cruiser and survivor…Trophy’s for all categories!!! The owner of the bar is going to set up a hamburger bar with chicken, burgers, vegetarian if we need? We will have a bike there for raffle and we will be giving 5 or 6 kids bikes who cant afford them…swap meet too…There will be a live Jazz band that nite also…

Very cool guys!

We also wanted to pass on a quick reminder that Crab Feed is just around the corner on February 6th, 3-8pm. $30 per ticket buys crab and chicken, plus all the sides, and 3 live bands will perform as well. We had a blast last year and can’t wait to host again!

Brewfests

We also wanted to let everyone know we’re heading to not only the KLCC Brewfest on February 12th and 13th, but also the Nano Beer Fest in Tigard. KLCC has details on their page and as soon as I get more details on the Nano Beer Fest, I will pass them along.

What’s Cooking

And don’t forget our great food in the new year! Try the Ruben:

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Come by the Brewpub on Dec 4th for the Joe Beaver Show!

Dan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:16:36 +0000

The day after the Beavers win the 113th Civil War, Mike Parker and Jon Warren will be at Calapooia Brewing for lunch to host the Joe Beaver Show. Calapooia Brewing may be in Albany, but we are most definitely proud Beaver Nation supporters!

Stop by for a celebration brew next Friday for lunch and enjoy Beaver ticket giveaways, Calapooia Brewing schwag, and the glowing honey tones of Mike Parker basking in our Rose Bowl birth!

See you next Friday,

dc, webmaster

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Halloween at the ‘Pooia!

Paul — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:33:18 +0000

Greetings and felicitations, you ghoulish and funky fiends of fermentation and fun! This week you’re in for a treat at the Calapooia Brewpub. Not only do we have a great musical line-up this week (click on Live Music & Events for more info), but the climax on Saturday will be particularly soul-stirring. VOLIFONIX returns to bring us what we need, and what we need is…THE FUNK! So, don your demonic duds and come on down and party like you died in 1999! There will be a $3 cover, but if you bring 2 cans of food for the Linn/Benton Food Share, you get in for free! There will be ‘Pooia schwag for Best Concept, Best Homemade and Best in Show.

Tasty!

Spooky!

Kooky.

Ooky.

See you on the other side…

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Come Join Us Saturday for the Inaugural Mid Valley Brewfest in Albany

Dan — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:34:22 +0000

We’re joining 20 other local breweries this Saturday for the Inaugural Mid Valley Brewfest at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center. Hang out and enjoy tunes from one our favorite bands, the Bush Pilots, and don’t miss a second of the OSU vs. USC game, which will be broadcast live!

Only $5 for the entry fee and $1 per taste. We’ll be pouring our Pacific Pilsner and rIPArian IPA.

Should be a fantastic time, see you there!

dc, webmaster

By the way, we’re in coming to Suds and Suds tonight in Corvallis for Small Batch Beer Night. Come on by from 6-9pm!

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Our Very Own with a Nice Piece in the Democrat Herald!

Dan — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:30:39 +0000

Check out Laura in this article in the Democrat Herald that came out a little while back. The piece is about women in local business. Sorry I’m just now getting this out there!

The message from Jones and other women: Women must value themselves and their skills.

“Know your own worth,” said Laura Bryngelson, co-owner and president of Calapooia Brewing in Albany and Flat Tail Brewing, which is under construction in downtown Corvallis.

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The Music Scene!

Paul — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:38:23 +0000

Hello and welcome to the website! I’ve got some new pics and some video clips of some recent goings on at the ‘Pooia. This last week was very a very eventful one musically…

Our usual nights for live music are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, plus the Sunday afternoon blues jam. But this last week we had some special guests on Wednesday the 23d. The Peculiar Pretzelmen were cruising through from Reno on their way to Portland and managed to squeeze us in on their “Smile, life’s not as long as you think” tour. This Los Angeles based trio bills themselves as “hammer and brimstone, stomp and holler voodoo swamp jazz.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. Imagine if you will, Tom Waits meets the ghost of Spike Jones in some deep-south cemetery. In his 1930′s era step-side pickup truck he has a trash can with lid, some chains, buckets, skillets, a washboard, kid whistles, an accordion, a saw, banjo and an old guitar. They light some candles, and maybe a couple kerosene lamps and evoke a nightmare circus dance of the dead to rattle the bones of the living. That’s the sort of thing that ran around in my head while watching and listening to these guys. One song that really stood out for me was one called “Pretty Eyes,” about a man who falls in love with a robot, and subsequently kills himself when he sees her without her eyes. One regular customer said to me, “Where do you find these guys? Seems like everytime I come here you’ve got some wierd, great band playing! I love it!” That about sums it up. Look for these guys to return.

The Peculiar Pretzelmen: Kevin(guitar), Deacon(percussion), Mike(saw).

Capturing their essence!

Calling us out!

The drum kit.

Another good use of kitchenware.

Here’s a little video to give you some idea of the dynamism of The Peculiar Pretzelmen. This little HP camera doesn’t do them justice, but it’s a nice little taste.

As if all that weren’t enough, and not to detract from The great fun and wildly popular Wild Hog in the Woods on Thursday and the multi-talented loop artist American Nobody on Friday, we had a huge double-header in the warehouse on Saturday…

The show was opened by Corvallis’ own Junior Raimey and the Town Drunks and their outlaw country/hick-hop stylings.

Junior Raimey

From left, Dan Loretz(Calapooia bartender), Junior, Dave Clark, Jake Sellers.

And then came Albany legends, Blind Rhino…

Blind Rhino and Calapooia's new brewing system, still under construction.

Johnny"Allnight"Fox.

Moe Dorsey, center.

Roy Barnes while his guitar gently weeps.

The indefatigable Tom Hanna.

Here’s a little clip of the fun that was had by all…

Stay tuned for the further adventures of the Calapooia Brewing Company!

Until then, Cheers!

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The Music Scene!

Paul — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:30:18 +0000

Thanks to the fabulous work of our brewers and our cooks, The Calapooia Brewpub has enjoyed a great reception throughout the valley. When it comes to beer and burgers, we got it goin’ on. But that’s not all that’s goin’ on. We have been bringing great musical entertainment to the town of Albany for well over 2 years now. It started slowly, but now we have live music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, as well as a smokin’ hot blues jam every Sunday afternoon. The music is eclectic and is drawn primarily from valley talent. Sometimes we even get a visit from someone out of state. Most often, the music is free, and sometimes we charge a cover (hey, musicians gotta eat too), but it’s usually only a couple bucks. To see our musical line-up, just click on “Music and Events” on this website. You may also join “Friends of The Calapooia” if you have a FaceBook account, for a weekly heads up of what’s in store for the coming weekend. Or you can pick up a copy of The Alchemist for details of what’s happening here and in Corvallis. Here are some photos of recent shows at The ‘Pooia.

Sky Lynn of Seattle band, Levator. (No flash setting on HPR707)

Nate Gunn, of Levator, plays keys and sax, usually at the same time.

Levator the band, with Matt, the two-headed drummer.

Forrestal’s Fall rock the warehouse. Note the new brewing system under construction.

The Sons of Confusion, also in the warehouse.

Terry Giell, leader of Sons of Confusion, Bleach and The Bonejars. He even hosts karaoke. The man is a rock star and Calapooia favorite.

A good turn out for the warehouse rock double-header of Forrestal's Fall and The Son's of Confusion.

It was actually darker than the flash makes it look. Note alternate use of pool table.

Terry gets serious.

Volifonix brings the funk behind a hop proscenium.

Tomo Tsurumi, Samurai Sax.

Joe McClain (Volifonix) mid-shred.

This is just a sampling of the music scene from the last 3 weekends. If you are curious about the sound of a band, they often have a myspace or other site that allows sampling. For the real thing, come on down to The ‘Pooia!

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Northwest Art and Air Festival Starts Today!

Dan — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:29:34 +0000

Sorry for the late notice folks, but if you were wondering what to do with your weekend, come join us at the Northwest Art and Air Festival! We’ll be in the beer garden of course serving up your favorite Pacific Northwest microbrews and taking in what should be a very pleasant weekend in the low to mid 80′s.

The festival started early this morning with the balloon launch, but you can catch them again bright and early at 6:45 tomorrow morning. Tonight the beer and wine garden opens at 4pm, and later Curtis Salgado takes the stage and will play before and after the nightglow balloon show. Tomorrow is jam packed with a classic car show, airplane and helicopter rides, artist demonstrations, and local food booths. The beer and wine garden opens at 5pm and Creedence Clearwater Revisited takes the stage later that night.

Hope we see you this weekend and enjoy the festival!

dc, webmaster

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Pictures from the Historic Albany Criterium Championship

Dan — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:39:26 +0000

Yesterday afternoon was a perfect day for the races with temperatures in the mid-70′s and light winds in Downtown Albany. We had a great time hosting the beer garden and watching the talented and very fast racers right behind our taps. Here are some decent pictures that came out from my camera. All are linked to larger hi-res images too for your desktops. Enjoy!

dc, webmaster

and one more for fun…

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