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THE NEW ALBANIAN BREWING COMPANY
American Brewing, European Sensibility
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New Albanian Brewing Company: Pizzeria, Public House, Brewery, 3312 Plaza Drive, New Albany, IN 47150, Just off Grant Line at University Woods & Plaza Drive, (812) 944-2577
NABC Bank Street Brewhouse: Brasserie, Brewery, 415 Bank Street, New Albany, IN 47150, (812) 725-9585
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Fine Food, Great Beer and Hospitality for All!
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The New Albanian Brewing Company
... building a revolution, one working day at a time.
 It started on Plaza Drive with Sportstime Pizza in 1987 (now the NABC Pizzeria), followed by Rich O’s (NABC Public House) in 1990, the incorporation of the New Albanian Brewing Company in 1994, the launch of the original New Albanian Brewery in 2002 (the first commercial brewery in New Albany since 1935) and, more recently, the opening of the Prost! Rooms for reserved functions, special events and evening dining.
 Last year the all-night skull sessions were back - the craft beer flowing better than ever - and we have now opened a second location in downtown New Albany. The Bank Street Brewhouse already features fine food and great NABC Beer in the Brasserie - next, a beer garden and 15 barrel brewery for regional distribution of our soon to be famous draft beer. (There are also rumors of 750 ml. bottles of Hoptimus and Thunderfoot and 'Kaiser in a can'!)
Louisville’s perennially best beer selection is just across the river in New Albany. We craft our own beer, serve hundreds of other fine beers from America and around the world, and offer locally renowned dining – now in two New Albany locations.
Welcome to our website! We hope to see you in person very soon; virtual reality is sometimes enough, but fresh beer, delicious food and good times are always better at the NABC. |
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4th of July Closings
Both NABC Grant Line - Pub and Pizzeria - and the Bank Street Brewhouse will be closed on Saturday, July 4.
New Albany’s annual holiday music and fireworks show takes place at the refurbished amphitheater on Friday, July 3, and we’ll keep the bar at Bank Street open later for your convenience. Sunday hours on the 5th will be as usual at Bank Street as well.
NABC Grant Line will reopen Monday, July 6.
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News, Announcements and Observations ...
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 ... at the Bank Street Brewhouse on Tuesday, July 14
 On Tuesday, July 14, NABC’s Bank Street Brewhouse (415 Bank Street in downtown New Albany) will honor the French national holiday of Bastille Day with an exclusive, 5-course, fixed-price French menu prepared by Chef Joshua Lehman and his “magnifique” kitchen staff.
A 750ml bottle of Biere de Garde from a list (see below) chosen by NABC owner Roger A. Baylor is included in the price of each meal, which will be served between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Mussels and frites also will be available on the 14th for those seeking a lighter bill of fare.
Price and Reservations
While not required, advance reservations for the Bastille Day meal are recommended, and can be made by calling 812-725-9585 or e-mailing gregg@newalbanian.com.
The price is $60, service compris (including service), but if you reserve and pre-pay for this meal at the Bank Street Brewhouse prior to Bastille Day, you’ll receive a special advance price of $55, also including service.
As a personal note, two previous Bastille Day dinners in conjunction with the late, lamented Bistro New Albany were among my favorite beer dinners ever, any place, any time. I'm proud to revive the tradition in downtown New Albany.
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| Events: Louisville metro beer events for July |
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It’s becoming very difficult to keep track of beer events in the Louisville metro area, and this is a good thing for the overall cause of beer enthusiasm, even if the toll on one’s own liver becomes worthy of reconsideration.
Not that I worry about minor details like that.
Following are a few more events, all in July ...
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Following are three views of the exterior progress made during the past two weeks at the Bank Street Brewhouse. The streetside cutouts along the new sidewalk are for plants and trees. Note the patio roof of translucent smoked panels.
The fourth photo shows Jesse and Dave as Duke Energy performs the long awaited electricity upgrade.
   
See 'Exterior improvements at Bank Street Brewhouse' in our online Gallery for a better look, or click on an image above.
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At the original Grant Line (Rich O’s and Sportstime) location, business continues as always. Special recognition goes to brewer Jared Williamson, who is working the Grant Line brewing system daily to make enough beer for both locations. Jared, you da man.
Apologies for not being able to precisely fix dates on a number of forthcoming beer events, but I’ll give you what I have and hope that they fall into place as expected.
In July, roughly by the 6th, we’ll be doing three English “real” ciders on the hand-pull at Grant Line: Yarlington Mill, Scrumpy and Norman (single varietal), all from Gwatkin. They’ll follow one after another until depleted, and once we decide on a serving order, I’ll let you know.
 Also in July, Mike Bauman is organizing Brooklyn Brewery and Magic Hat promotional events. These probably will fall on Monday or Tuesday.
For the resumption of Lambic by the Glass, I’m going to say that some time around August 1 – 5 is the window. Again this year, I’ve had trouble sourcing enough product to pour the typical 4-oz samples. However, Shelton Brothers is shipping a few Cantillon and Drie Fonteinen selections, including Cantillon draft. When I’m able to be exact, I will.
Similarly, Sandkerwa is on for late August, circa Friday the 28th. I’m working with Shelton Brothers of a shipment of Franconian craft drafts that could be mind-blowing if it comes together, and these will be featured alongside the usual Schlenkerla smoked lagers.
Stay tuned. As a final calendar notification, don’t forget the Brewers of Indiana Guild festival in Indianapolis on Saturday, July 18. Tickets are on sale at the Public House.
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As Ohio Valley temperatures rise and we creep steadily closer to the commencement of brewing at the Bank Street Brewhouse, there is a palpable sense of anticipation. For me, it’s bordering on hysteria.
That’s because “Phase One” (don’t ask about “Phase Two”) of the Bank Street Brewhouse is roughly 90% complete, and the final 10% is rather sadistically proving the wisdom of the old adage that the devil’s in the details.
Here’s a status report, with gritted teeth.
Work began last Friday on the sidewalk outside the garage doors, facing Bank Street. With preliminaries finished, concrete was set to be poured today. When finished, the sidewalk will have been extended into the area formerly taken by three curbside parking spaces, yielding enough square footage for us to put streetside tables, chairs and sunbrellas. If the rain stays away, this could be done by week’s end. As long as it stays sticky, it’s likely to be irrelevant, anyway.
 Build-out of the north patio area is ongoing. The roof should be finished by the end of the week, and we’re assembling the needed furniture and ceiling fans. To repeat: In some ways completion is moot, considering the current intensity of the weather, but at least there’ll be a place for smokers to sit and enjoy their pints during the smog alerts. We’re energetically planning a weekly cigar night for the north patio, as well as varied evening entertainment in summertime.
Most important of all is the state of the new brewhouse. Infrastructure work is proceeding. The grain room awaits perhaps two more days of finishing work, there are pipes to insulate, and the electricity will be finalized next Monday, June 29. According to David “Director of brewing Operations” Pierce, the schedule will go as follows:
Order malt, hops and yeast NLT 3 July
Walk-in operational NLT 3 July; turn Chef Josh's walk-in back to a kitchen unit with our thanks and blessings.
Brewing to commence 18 - 23 July, starting with a yeast feeder/dumper batch to make sure everything works
Before brewing can start we have days of internal cleaning and external unwrapping. I would like to have some sort of ceremony prior to the first batch with John performing a blessing with to ward of the ghosts of Rainbow Bakery yeast.
Initial Brew Schedule:
Beak's Best 15 bbl.
Elector 15 bbl.
15 B 15 bbl.
Hoptimus 30 bbl.
The first three will be available 14 days +- after brewing, Hoptimus 21+-.
Don’t forget that the Bank Street Brewhouse will be closed on Saturday, July 4. New Albany’s annual holiday music and fireworks show takes place at the refurbished amphitheater on Friday, July 3, and we’ll keep the bar open later for your convenience. Sunday hours on the 5th are as usual. Looking ahead, there’ll be a special cooperative beer dinner with the Glassworks on July 13 (Monday – details forthcoming) and a Bastille Day Celebration the following day (Tuesday, July 14), the latter featuring a fixed price French dinner menu and imported French Bieres de Garde.
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Brew-Ha-Ha is a beer-tasting festival and block party in Indy's Mass Ave
Arts District, and was named one of Indianapolis Monthly magazine's "Best
Bets" in 2003 and 2005. It's also an annual fundraiser for the Phoenix
Theatre , the city's top contemporary, issues-oriented performing-arts
company.
 Brew-Ha-Ha 2009 promises to feature the best in craft beer from around the
region and the nation. Regular brewers and beverage donors include Rock
Bottom, Upland Brewing Co., New Albanian Brewing Co., Ram Restaurant & Big
Horn Brewery, Broad Ripple Brew Pub, Bloomington Brewing Co., Barley
Island Brewing Co., World Class Beverages, Cavalier Distributing, and
more.
Brew-Ha-Ha 2009 will be held on Saturday, June 27, from 3 pm to 7 pm in
front of the Phoenix Theatre, on the 700 block of Park Ave. between St.
Clair and Massachusetts Ave. Advance tickets can be purchased by
contacting the theatre box office at 317-635-PLAY or 749 N. Park Ave.
Tickets can also be purchased at the event. All beer-sampling is included
in the price of admission.
We look forward to seeing you there. Cheers!
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Posted by john on Friday, June 26, 2009 @ 16:03:36 MDT (7 reads)
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 I'm ready for my close-up Mr. De Mille ...
Gregg Rochman of the Bank Street Brewhouse has posted a film clip documenting the arrival and installation of their new brewing equipment.
You can watch it here.
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| Events: Last Call Film Festival This Weekend |
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Sponsored by the New Albanian Brewing Company - Beak's Best American Bitter and Old 15-B Porter on tap in Louisville at the Rudyard Kipling.
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Posted by john on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 @ 12:33:10 MDT (10 reads)
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 Really.
Monday would have been better, but it's not our dime, so sidewalk reconstruction began Friday at the Bank Street Brewhouse.
To get to the entry door, walk through the far end of the north patio area to the right of the building, also under construction.
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... Friday and Saturday night, June 19th & 20th, in downtown New Albany.
 For the first time ever, NABC has been invited to participate in the St. Mary’s Catholic Church Street Dance Weekend, which takes place three blocks from where I live on the corner of Eighth and Spring in New Albany.
After considerable initial confusion, it now appears that on both nights, there'll be craft beers priced both for sampling and full-pours. I'm glad that the organizers came over time to see the wisdom of making craft beer available on both nights. This only makes sense. I'll be there from 5:00 p.m. until around 7:30 on Friday, and I hope to see a few New Albanians in the process.
From Dance the night away in New Albany, by Chris Morris (News and Tribune).
"It began as a church picnic. It’s turned out to be a Father’s Day weekend tradition.
"St. Mary’s Catholic Church Street Dance Weekend begins at 5 p.m. Friday. The two-day event will conclude Saturday with a street dance from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. that organizers hope will draw around 2,000 people. That is if Mother Nature cooperates ...
... "This year the committee has added a few new twists, too.
"On Friday, there will be cornhole and Texas hold’em tournaments and an indoor casino area. Traditional German and Irish music will be played, and there will be a beer-tasting booth featuring local brews from the New Albanian, Blue Grass, Cumberland and Browning breweries. There will be food, a cake wheel and other games. All ages are welcome Friday and there is no cover charge.
“'Saturday is our biggest draw, but we are really trying to build up Friday night,' said Michelle Braden, who is in charge of the festival committee. 'We’re excited about the beer tasting; it seems to really be in vogue these days. It’s good for the local breweries.'”
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New Albanian Brewing Company Forums
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Draft Beers at the NABC
Currently on Draft
June 30, 2009 2:30 P.M. |
Grant Line Road
NABC Drafts
Abzug
Community Dark
Beaks Best
Bobs Old 15B
Elector
Kaiser
Jenever
Mt. Lee
Tunnel Vission
Hoptimus
GUEST DRAFTS
Chimay White (Cinq -Cent)
Delerium Tremens
Guinness Stout
Lindeman's Framboise
Pilsner Urquell
Saison Dupont
Schlenkerla Marzen
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Smithwicks Irish Red
St. Bernardus Abt 12
Spaten Lager
Upland Wheat
Rotating Guest Drafts
Baladin Nora
Berghoff Summer Soltice Wit
Clipper City Red Sky @ Night Saison
Dark Horse Perkulator Doppelbock
Guinness 250th Anniversary Stout
La Chouffe
Leipziger Gose
Lindeman's Peche
Ommegang Rouge Flemish Sour
Shmaltz Coney Island Sword Swallower
Sierra Nevada Celebration
St. Feuillien's Triple
Upland Ard-Ri
Victory Prima Pils
Hand Pull
Bell's Amber Ale
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Bank Street
Croupier
Mt. Lee
Phoenix
Community Dark
Kaiser
Bob's Old 15B
Guest Drafts*
BBC Heine Brother's Coffee
BBC Dark Star Porter
Brugge Brasserie Black
Hand Pull
Beaks Best
*Guest Drafts will be on at Bank Street until production can begin.
Hours:
Monday
Closed
Tuesday - Thursday
11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday & Saturday
11:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Sunday
Noon to 8:00 PM |
Coming Soon
New Belgium Skinny Dip
Van Steenberge Piraat
Kasteel Du Bacchus
Dogfish Head Festina Peche
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Where we'll be ...
The N.A.B.C. will be represented at the following upcoming events.
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JUNE
Saturday, June 6 Keg Fest of Ale, 3-7 pm
St. Anthony’s of Padua
302 N. Sherwood, Clarksville, IN
Sunday, June 7 Flanagan’s Beer Fest, Louisville
Saturday, June 27 Indianapolis Brew Ha Ha, Mass Ave.
JULY
Saturday, July 18 Microbrewer’s Festival at Optipark, Indianapolis, IN
Saturday, July 25 Music City Brewer’s Festival, Nashville, TN
AUGUST
Saturday, August 8 Great Taste of the Midwest |
AUGUST
Volksfest, Louisville, date to be announced
Saturday, August 29 Brew at the Zoo, Louisville
SEPTEMBER
Saturday, Sept. 19 Great Lakes Beer Fest, Racine, WI
OCTOBER
Saturday, October 3 Quivey’s Grove Beer Fest, Madison, WI
Thur-Sat, Oct 8-10 Fringe Fest
NOVEMBER
Saturday, Nov. 7 Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival, Nashville, TN |
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The NABC now has two New Albany locations:
Bank Street
415 Bank Street
11 - 10 T, W, R
11 - 11 F & St
12 - 8 Sundays
Closed Mondays
Grant Line Road
Just off Grant Line at University Woods and Plaza Drive
Pizzeria: 11am-12m M-St
Pub: 3pm - 12m M-R, 1pm-1am F & St
Neither is open Sunday, except for special events.
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| Wilkommen, Bun venit, Witamy ... |
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For our sisters in the struggle ...
Amy, Jade and Kate model the NABC''s ''These Machines Kill Fascists'' t-shirts ...
... maintenant disponible dans un modèle et dans les tailles pour des partisanes.
$17.50 in women's sizes at both Bank Street and Grant Line Road locations.
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