TODAY/Wednesday will feature two Belgian-style IPAs:

1) Imperial von Boorian is 7.1% ABV and 100 IBUs and is dry-hopped w/ Chinook, Amarillo, and Simcoe hops.

2) Hop von Boorian is 5.8% ABV and 70 IBUs. Think Trippel w/ a load of hops.

Both have distinctive Belgian yeast strain characteristics and a moderately high level of fruity esters owing to the warmer fermentation temperatures.

TODAY/Tuesday we will feature two brews from our Burien location:

1) Hellmouth Imperial IPA is a 7.1% ABV and 100 IBU brew, dry hopped with Chinook, Amarillo and Simcoe hops.

2) Highline IPA is the house IPA of the Burien pub, and comes in at 5.8% ABV and 80 IBUs.

Tuesday, we will also be having a “Meet the Brewers” Night from 8:00 till 9:30pm. All three brewers from our two pubs, Doug, John, and Dan, will be on hand to chat with and answer questions.

We will also be serving a special gravity fed cask of our Riot Strong Pale Ale dry hopped with fresh hops from Head Brewer Doug’s recent trip to the Gamache farms in Yakima.

Don’t forget, Tuesday is also “Top it off Tuesday” at the pub, where pitchers can be had for only $9.00 from 3:00 PM to close.

Today/Monday, we will feature two of the Elliott Bay stalwarts:

1) our GABF medal-winning Demolition Imperial Pale Ale weighs in at 7.25% ABV and 103 IBUs, and is dry hopped with Cascade and Chinook hops.

2) Riot Strong Pale Ale has an ABV of 7.6%, 71 IBUs, and is dry hopped with Saphir, Cascade, and Chinook hops.

Customers will be able to order a sample tray of five 5 oz. samples of hoppy brews made at our two breweries for $7.50. Three of the samples will always be our Elliott Bay IPA, Dry-Hopped IPA and a cask-conditioned hoppy treat that will rotate as the casks empty. The remaining two samples will be of the daily featured beers.

In addition to the beer, our Executive Chef, Kerry White, has put together a small plate of various treats to pair with the hoppy brews, for $6.95. The plate includes: trout pate, smoked scallops, aged white cheddar, house made pickles, crackers and summer sausage.

Check back tomorrow for the next set of featured hoppy beers.

Our Organic Mashing Pumpkin Ale will be released in both pubs next Sat. 10/3. The date coincides w/ the Oktoberfest in West Seattle.

Elysian Brewing on Capitol Hill hosts its annual Pumpkin Beer Fest the following Sat. and Sun. 10/10-11. Look for a bourbon + oak cask version and another w/ rum + oak chips at this two-day event.

We’ll pour two specials version of Mashing Pumpkin @ Elysian: one infused w/ Bourbon and another w/Rum-soaked oak chips. Don’t miss it and the many other delicious versions that will be on hand.

Here it is…hot off the press…the small plate menu that will be available next week in West Seattle for the duration of Celebration of the Hops.

-Smoked Scallops
-Trout Pate
-House Made Pickled Veggies
-Aged White Cheddar
-Dan’s Summer Sausage
-La Panzanella Crackers

We’re readying the EBay crew to board a plane to Denver and take in one of the biggest beer events in North America: the Great American Beer Festival, where over 2,000 beers pour for three days.

The coming of fall brings the annual hop harvest in Eastern Washington and across the world. The hoppy minds at Elliott Bay Brewery and Pub in West Seattle decided to dedicate the week of September 28th- October 2nd to celebrate hops in our pub.

Each day, customers will be able to order a sample tray of five 5 oz. samples ($7.50) of different hoppy brews made at our two breweries. Three of the samples will always be our Elliott Bay IPA, Dry Hopped IPA and a cask-conditioned hoppy treat that will rotate as the casks empty. The other two samples will rotate each day to give customers a chance to try ten additional hoppy selections made by our brewers.

The general lineup looks like this:

Mon.: Demolition + Riot
Tues.: Hellmouth + Highline IPA
Wed.: Hop von Boorian + Imperial von Boorian
Thurs.: RyePA + Hoppus Callosum
Fri.: Hop Harvest + Fresh Hop EBay IPA

In addition to the beer, our executive chef, Kerry White, has put together a small plate of various treats to pair with the hoppy brews ($6.95). The plate includes: trout pate, smoked scallops, aged white cheddar, house made pickles, crackers and summer sausage.

Check back here for details of each day’s featured IPA selections.

German Beer and Cheese Soup
Served with Marble Rye toast points.

No Doubt Stout Braised Bratwurst Sandwich / $9.95
German beer bratwurst simmered in No Doubt Stout with sauerkraut and caramelized onions served on our own spent grain roll with Swiss cheese sauce and served with seasoned fries.

Elliott Bay Bavarian Melt / $10.50
Our all natural burger patty grilled and topped with No Doubt Stout braised onions and sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and our house-made stone ground honey ale mustard sauce. Served on grilled marble rye bread with seasoned fries.

Brats and Mashed Potatoes / $10.95
No Doubt Stout braised Bratwurst grilled and served with our house-made stone ground honey ale mustard sauce, No Doubt Stout braised onions, sauerkraut and mashed new potatoes.

Half Roasted Rosemary Chicken / $12.95
Half a chicken oven roasted with rosemary garlic pepper and then finished on the flat grill.

NOW ON TAP: We just tapped the latest release from our West Seattle Pub, West Side Brown Ale. But right now it’s pouring only in Burien.

We’ve had such a good reception for Brown Ales poured in WS that we thought it was time to brew one there.

This recipe is a bit lighter in color than our B-Town Brown and includes a small dose of Briess malt smoked with cherry wood. Check it out and let us know what you think.

Drop by Elysian Brewing on Capitol Hill this Saturday, September 12 between 3-7:00 PM for tastes of 16 Pro-Am beers brewed by Washington brewers for the 2009 Great American Beer Festival. Elliott Bay will be pouring a Barleywine-style ale aged in a bourbon barrel.

This event is free to current American Homebrew Assoc. Non-members can Join Now, or sign up at a discounted rate at the door.