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Welcome to the April 2009 edition of The Schlafly Growler Newsletter. This Edition:
Mark Your Calendars Brew & Q: World Pork Steak Championships Think you've got what it takes? Team recruitment is underway! Get all the details at www.schlafly.com. |
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Join us for our annual celebration of Repeal! We'll feature plenty of Schlafly brews, plus great food and live music. Also, enjoy beers from these fine Tennessee brewers: • BLACKSTONE BREWERY TICKETS cost $25.00 in advance or $30.00 day of event. Price includes a commemorative tasting glass, unlimited beer tastings and live music featuring Swing Deville (food is not included in ticket price). Purchase your tickets at Schlafly Bottleworks, The Schlafly Tap Room, or online at www.schlafly.com.
Our Gardener, Jack Petrovic, will be on hand to share his experience, offer advice and motivate you to get your garden producing! Bring your garden gloves, as we’ll be preparing and planting raised beds and amending the soil, discussing garden planning, crop rotation, pest control, planting and harvesting techniques, and more. All levels of vegetable gardeners are welcome. We will meet inside in the Crown Room beforehand and then move outside. This event is limited to 50 attendees – please RSVP to growler@schlafly.com (if we exceed capacity, another event will be scheduled for the following Saturday). Rain date: April 11th.
No foolin’, the outdoor market season begins on April 1st. Local and regional products sold straight from the farm. Enjoy fresh Schlafly Beer (live music to begin in May).
Kölsch (April 10) – A golden-colored, medium-bodied, crisp and refreshing ale. Summer Lager (April 17) – Golden and medium-bodied, it has a fresh noble hop character and lightly toasted malt flavor. Organic Ale (April 24) – Our flagship beer brewed with certified organic ingredients. Amber in color, medium bodied and fairly hopped.
Raspberry Hefeweizen – Our unfiltered wheat ale is delicious and refreshing with the addition of raspberry. Summer Lager – New for 2009! A Munich Style Helles. Golden and medium-bodied, it has a fresh noble hop character and lightly toasted malt flavor. This classic summer time lager is made for the warm, lazy days of Summer in America's heartland. We brew more than 30 beer styles per year! Get the skinny on all our seasonal beers and our bottled beer releases.
12th Annual Tionól – Friday-Sunday, April 3-5
Sunday Spin – Every Sunday Strange Brew: Cult Films at Bottleworks – Wednesday, April 1 Vegetable Garden Workshop – Saturday, April 4 “Metaphysical Mondays” – Monday, April 6 St. Louis Green Drinks Earth Day Happy Hour – Tuesday, April 14 Theology at Bottleworks – Wednesday, April 15 Science on Tap – Wednesday, April 29
On April 15th, as tens of millions of Americans are sending checks to the Internal Revenue Service, it’s worth recalling the immortal words of Chief Justice John Marshall in 1819 in the case of McCulloch vs. Maryland: “The power to tax involves the power to destroy.” The wisdom of Chief Justice Marshall is especially applicable to so-called “sin taxes” aimed at industries that are viewed with disfavor by some opportunistic politicians. Unfortunately for beer drinkers, brewing is one such industry. The federal excise tax on beer is a perfect example. In 1991, the year Schlafly began brewing, this tax was increased by a whopping 100%. Eighteen years later this is the only so-called “luxury tax” from that time that’s still around. All of the taxes on products such as yachts and jewelry that were increased that year have since been repealed because they eliminated jobs and destroyed businesses. Only the 100% increase in the tax on beer remains in effect. As a result, more than 40% of what consumers pay for beer today consists of taxes, adding up to more than $36 billion per year. |
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