October is our favorite month at RRBC!  Not only is it absolutely beautiful this time of year, but pink becomes our favorite color and we are “All Hopped Up For The Cure”!   Once again, all Breast Cancer fundraising goes to the Sutter Breast Care Center right here in Santa Rosa.  And, for the first time, we have really cool raffle items graciously donated by two local businesses who want to help in the fight against Breast Cancer.  Revolution Moto donated an Aprilia Scarabeo 50 scooter, custom painted a lovely shade of pearlized pink.  Raffle tickets are $20 and available at the brewery and Revolution Moto, where the actual scooter is on display all month!  They are located at the corner of 5th and D in Downtown Santa Rosa, spitting distance from our pub.  And Cambria Bicycle Outfitters donated a pink Electra Hawaii Cruiser which is on display at the brewery.  Matt hung it from one of the posts, so look up!  Bike raffle tickets are $5 each.  The scooter and bike raffle will be held on October 31st at the brewery!  It’s Halloween, so dress up and party with us at the brewery.  But you need not be present to win! 

We also have “All Hopped Up For The Cure” men’s and women’s t-shirts available at the brewery and in our online Gift Shop!  So you can still participate even if you live out of the area.  Shirts are $15 and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Breast Care Center! 

Other ways to contribute to the cause:  Drink Happy Hops this month and we will donate 5% of the proceeds to the Breast Care Center.  Throw money into the Breast Cancer Relief Pitcher which is attached to a wine barrel located in the pub.   You can also mail checks to me made out to the “Sutter Breast Care Center”.  I will gladly throw your money in the barrel on your behalf!  In addition, all bands this month are passing the tip jar and donating everything to the cause.  Last night, The Mud, the Blood, and the Beer not only put on a great show but raised $426.11!  We are off to a great start! 

Below are photos of the scooter, bike, and Johnna, co-owner of Revolution Moto, and I modeling this year’s shirt!  Thanks for all your support for a cause near and dear to our hearts. 

In other news, Vinnie and I will be in Denver at the Great American Beer Festival this week.  We are pouring Blind Pig IPA, Pliny the Elder, Temptation, Supplication, and Consecration (sour ale aged in cabernet barrels with black currants).  If you’re going, that is what we are pouring.  Our beers are now distributed in Colorado, so check our website for a current list of accounts. 

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This past weekend we had a team of 25 from the brewery participate in the Race for the Cure in San Francisco! Abbey was very helpful with organizing and getting cat hair all over the team shirts and sharing her love!  We finished the 5K in 1 hour 16 minutes… not exactly a world record, but not bad considering the size, athletic ability, wide age span, and general tiredness and some hungoverness of our team.   But we did it!

We are gearing up for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, just one week away! It is our favorite month of the year for so many reasons….  it is quite beautiful in Sonoma County with the vineyards and trees becoming lovely shades of red, orange, and yellow.  The evenings are cool and an autumn breeze blows the leaves in our yards.  The lazy days of summer end and school begins again.  And, at Russian River Brewery, everything turns a lovely shade of pink for the month of October!  This year we are partnering with Revolution Moto who is donating a PINK SCOOTER for the cause!  Raffle tickets will be available in October, the raffle held on Halloween!  My RULES and other details coming soon. 

Rumor has it we might bottle something special from barrels next week.  My source is unreliable at best… ;-) It won’t be available in our online gift shop so please visit our website to find one of our retail partners near you!   We are distributed in No. Cal, So. Cal, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and Philadelphia

Stay tuned on how you can help with Breast Cancer Awareness Month!  And thanks for your continued support!

Cheers!

Natalie

For immediate release August 12, 2008:

The Keg Party has officially announced their candidate for the 2008 Presidential Election is none other than Pliny the Elder!  Naturally, Pliny has chosen Blind Pig as his running mate.  Together, they are campaigning on the Brewer’s Platform and plan great changes in our beautiful country if elected on November 4th!  America needs a good strong leader to “Bring Our Troops Foam, provide Hopcare For Everyone, and do away with IRS and provide more IPA!”  How can you show your support for Pliny in ‘08?  16.9oz. bottled versions of Pliny the Elder and Blind Pig are campaigning in bottle shops and independent markets around the Bay Area, Napa and Sonoma Counties, and Southern California.  Check out their supporters under “where to find our beer” on the website.  Pliny and Blind Pig have also started campaigning in the Portland, Oregon, area and, next week, they are off to Denver!  Eventually, they will find their way to Keg Party supporters in other parts of California.  And what is a Presidential Election Campaign without t-shirts?  ”Pliny for President” shirts are now available for purchase in our online Gift Shop and at the Russian River Brewpub in Downtown Santa Rosa, where election fever is in the air!  Show your support and wear Pliny’s colors! 

This announcement was paid for by “Friends of Pliny the Elder”

Pliny needs your vote in 2008! 

Pliny the Elder and his running mate, Blind Pig, pose for press photos