Event Press Contact: Colleen Neuman colleen@thewestendtavern.com (303) 444-3535 G ABF Week Fest ivit ies Dinner and a Firkin (Boulder, CO - 9/5/12) FOR I M M E D I AT E R E L E ASE - GREA T CA LIFO RNIA BEER D INNER On M ond ay Octob er 8 th , at 6:30 PM , join your Hostess for the evening, Bar Manager Caroline Johnson, for a GABF Week Brewers' Dinner featuring 4 outstanding California breweries. The 4-course menu, carefully created by Chef Chris Blackwood will be paired with beers from Stone Brewi ng Co, Fi restone Wal ker Brewi ng Co, M oyl an's Brewery and M ari n Brewi ng Co. A list of beers to be served and discussed is attached below. The cost will be $45/p erson. D eni se Jones, Brewmaster at M oyl an's and A rne Johnson, M ari n Brewi ng 's Brewmaster will lead the beer tasting and discussion about the beers, the brewing process, the inside baseball of GABF Week and designing award winning, highly quaffable beers. Brewery representative from Stone & Firestone Walker will be on hand as well. CRA ZY M O U NTA IN FIRKIN Crazy M ountai n Brewi ng Comp any of Edwards, CO (in the heart of the Vail Valley) will be at The West End Tavern on Wed nesd ay, Octob er 10 th with a D oub l e, Top -Secret M ystery Fi rki n in honor of GABF and Warren Miller Wednesday. The mal l et d rop s at 6 PM followed at 8 PM by a screening of Warren M i l l er's 1998 cl assi c, "Freeri d e". While we don't know exactly what'll be in the firkin, we're promised that it is something super unique and special, befitting the spectacle and pageantry that is GABF Week. The firkin won't last long so be sure to get in early to taste the magic. WHA T'S A FIRKIN? We're glad you asked. From the place of all truths, Wikipedia... For beer and ale a firkin is equal to nine imperial gallons, seventy-two pints, or a quarter of a barrel. Casks in this size (themselves called firkins) are the most common container for cask ale. A firkin is equal to half a kilderkin. Any other questions? ######### Da Beers! To be served at the Great California Beer Dinner Firestone Walker DBA: British Pale Ale Wookey Jack: Unfiltered Black Rye IPA Stone 16th Anniversary (Double IPA with Lemon Verbana) 21st Amendment/Stone & Firestone Walker Collaboration El Camino (Un)Real Black Ale Moylan's Hop Craic XXXXIPA Barrel-Aged Kiltlifter Marin Marin San Quentin's Breakout Stout Star Brew Triple Wheat Ale (Wheat Wine)