While the tentative reopening date is set for June 1, a Twitter post by the Twin Cities brewer says the date may change as "public health guidelines evolve."
MINNEAPOLIS — A home-grown Twin Cities brewer is announcing news that will make thirsty folks REALLY happy.
Surly Brewing said in a Twitter post that its popular Beer Hall and Beer Garden will reopen, with a target date of June 1. "This date may change as public health guidelines evolve."
The brewer credited "remarkable progress" in Minnesota's vaccination effort as the reason for the decision to reopen.
Thanks to the remarkable progress being made on the vaccination front in MN, the Surly Beer Hall and Beer Garden will tentatively reopen on June 1st. This date may change as public health guidelines evolve. More updates as they become available. We look forward to seeing you. pic.twitter.com/E6GxgJJEV5
Surly shut down the Beer Hall and Garden on November 2, 2020, citing a precipitous 82% drop in revenue caused by the pandemic. In a statement, the brewery called the decision to close indefinitely "gut-wrenching."
But some, including a group of Surly employees, were not so sure. The announcement of the intent to close the Beer Hall in September came just two days after Surly Beer Hall hospitality and kitchen staff announced their intention to unionize. Organizers were expressing concerns about COVID-19 safety and seeking to have "a say in changes that affect our compensation, health insurance, and employment."
The push to unionize Surly's hospitality staff would come up one vote short in early October.
Several months later, things appear to have calmed down and Surly patrons will soon be welcomed back with open arms.
"We look forward to seeing you," reads the Surly Twitter post.
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The Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation (CAEDC) starting Thursday will launch its next iteration of the Cumberland Valley Beer Trail, this time through mobile devices.
The updated Beer Trail rewards patrons for supporting local restaurants, breweries, distilleries, and wineries in the Cumberland Valley, which is vital during the pandemic.
The digital passport will allow participants to use their mobile device to check-in at their locations and win prizes, a press release said. Prizes include a bottle opener for 5 locations and a T-shirt for 15 locations.
Users can add a web-based shortcut on their devices and enter in a special pin number at each location to check-in, according to the release.
“The Cumberland Valley Beer Trail has been a great conduit for bringing new and current patrons into our establishment,” said Angella Howard, Marketing Manager at Ever Grain Brewing Company. “We hope with our expansion, new brews, and amazing food that everyone will continue to enjoy our food and beer for years to come.”
This year’s passport includes 23 local establishments, including newly opened spots like Hemauer Brewing, Isaac’s Brewhouse, Big Hill Cider, Watershed Pub, and Wolf Brewing Company, according to the release. Find a list of all 23 participating locations at this link.
CAEDC Marketing Manager Ashley Kurtz said in the release that “the timing of the launch of the passport is perfect with upcoming relaxed restrictions on our restaurants and bars across the Cumberland Valley and the entire commonwealth. We look forward to a time when friends and family are reuniting at these locations and checking off their passport.”
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CAEDC created the Come Back Cumberland Valley campaign in partnership with our four local chambers and the Cumberland County Commissioners, aimed at promoting businesses in the county, and encouraging travel when people feel safe.
CAEDC is partnering with Bandwango to provide the technology for the mobile passport, the release said.
CAEDC launched the first iteration of the Cumberland Valley Beer Trail in April 2017 with yearly additions since.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - How about a cool beer in exchange for your excess solar power?
That’s the offer from Asahi Group’s Carlton and United Breweries (CUB) in Australia, serving up Victorian Bitter to households who have rooftop solar power to spare, in what the companies involved believe to be a world first.
Along with putting solar panels on its Melbourne brewery and buying power from a solar farm, CUB is looking to buy excess solar power from households, paying in cans of beer instead of cash, to help meet its target to use 100% renewable power by 2025.
“The only thing better than drinking the Big Cold Beer in the Aussie sun is earning beer while you do it,” said Brian Phan, general manager marketing for Victoria Bitter.
Beer drinkers would have to switch to energy retailer Diamond Energy to get in on the deal.
For every A$30 ($23) of credit Diamond Energy books for feeding solar power back into the grid, Asahi’s Carlton & United Breweries will deliver a slab of beer - 24 cans - worth A$50 to your home.
The offer is equal or better than the standard feed-in tariff across the eligible states, said Power Ledger, a blockchain-enabled energy trading platform, which will track how much power customers feed to the grid.
“You can see how many bottles of beer you’ve earned every 30 minutes,” Power Ledger founder Jemma Green said.
The standard feed-in tariff ranges between 6 cents/kilowatt hour and 10.2 cents/kWh, depending on the state.
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If you keep a fresh fruit bowl in your house, there’s something you might want to consider adding to it…wine corks! Apparently the corks are a natural repellent to keep fruits clear of bugs. Fruit flies are attracted to sugar and moisture but the cork helps to absorb it. They also have a fragrance that the flies dislike. So, next time you open a bottle and need to ward off those pesky insects, save your cork. A little wine staining on them won’t hurt anything either.
Kryss Speegle, lead of corporate wine and spirits sales with O’Neill Vintners & Distillers, and Clare Tooley, director of wine development for Lionstone International, are the two from the North Bay among the 10 new inductees into the Institute of Masters of Wine.
Speegle has spent a decade working with Larkspur-based O’Neill Vintners & Distillers, starting as winemaker from 2011-2014, then promoted to director of winemaking from 2014-2017, overseeing production of over 20 million gallons of wine. After a move to the San Francisco Bay Area, she shifted into her current O’Neill sales and education position,
Prior to her time with O’Neill Vintners & Distillers, Speegle received her Master of Science degree from the UC Davis in 2002 and went on to become an enologist and lab manager at Ravenswood Winery from 2003-2006. Speegle was also assistant winemaker for Kenwood Vineyards from 2006-2011 and winemaker for Lake Sonoma Winery from 2009-2011.
Tooley lives in California with her husband and two sons. She oversees sourcing for national wine clubs at Sonoma-based Lionstone International, including the Wall Street Journal, Laithwaites, Virgin, TCM, NPR and National Geographic.
She began her wine life in London with John Armit Wines after completing a French and Spanish degree and choral scholarship at Clare College, Cambridge University. Joining Direct Wines Ltd as a buyer in 2000, she moved to France in 2006. She lived near Bordeaux for eight years, managing the group’s winery and traveling extensively in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Tooley is a Champagne Academician (class of 2004) and has been inducted as a Chevalier of Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Champagne.
The Master of Wine exam has three parts: theory, practice and a research paper on a wine-related in the sciences, arts, humanities or social sciences.
There are now 418 Master of Wine title holders globally — 149 women and 269 men — living or working in 32 countries. Since the first exam in 1953, 493 people have earned the designation.
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The past two decades have seen vast changes in the world of wine. Before 2000, the classics were clear: classified Bordeaux, grand cru Burgundy, top Champagnes, Napa Valley Cabernet, a few others. Now, overlooked grapes like Chenin Blanc are standards, volcanic terroirs are hot spots (literally, for Mount Etna), natural wine provokes passionate debate, and many winemakers well below legal age in 2000 have become top talents in the field. So while the old benchmarks are still vital—don't turn down Pétrus if someone hands you a glass—here are the regions, grapes, and trends helping to define the new wine world. Seek them out: They'll tell you about what wine is today and where it's headed—and they also happen to be delicious. —Ray Isle
10 Need-to-Know Regions
the Kakheti valley, under the peaks of the towering Caucasus Mountains
Many of the Republic of Georgia’s wines come from vineyards in the Kakheti valley, under the peaks of the towering Caucasus Mountains.
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Mount Etna, Sicily
Make wine on an active volcano? Great idea, if you're after the particular character that volcanic soils give to wine (up until the thing erupts, of course). Etna is one of Italian wine's recent success stories, producing aromatic, detailed reds and stony whites unlike anything else from Sicily—or from Italy at all for that matter. Passopisciaro, an early star, remains so on the strength of wines like its ruby-hued, red currant–rich 2018 Passopisciaro Passorosso ($39).
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Lebanon's wine culture is ancient, but American awareness of it has only just started to rise. About time: the Bekaa Valley is an ideal place to grow grapes, with warm days, cool nights, and rocky limestone soils. Start with the 2017 Domaine des Tourelles Red ($20), its succulent black currant and mint notes wrapped up in fine-grained tannins, and then explore other names like Ixsir, Château Kefraya, Château Ksara, Château Marsyas, and of course the groundbreaking Chateau Musar.
The Rocks District, Oregon
If there's an award for most appropriately named wine region, the Rocks District wins it. The surface of this subsection of the Oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley AVA is covered in fist-size stones. But give Syrah vines a chance to take root and you'll get magic in return— black-peppery, powerful, savory reds. Buty Winery blends that Syrah with Cabernet Sauvignon for its alluringly spicy 2016 Buty Rediviva of the Stones ($60).
Sta. Rita Hills, California
The first significant vineyard was planted here in 1971, but budding awareness of how great its Pinot Noirs could be hit in the early 2000s, and now its wines are cool-climate benchmarks. Try the 2016 Brewer-Clifton Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir ($40) to taste the brambly wild berries and faint salinity that characterize these wines.
Georgia
Archaeological findings near Georgia's capital city of Tbilisi show wine being produced here nearly 8,000 years ago; on the other hand, U.S. awareness of Georgian wines dates more to, say, 2010. Traditionally made in huge clay qvevri, these skin-contact whites (i.e., orange wines) and vivid reds thrilled sommeliers when they started to appear here. Track down the savory, amber-hued 2019 Orgo Dila-O Rkatsiteli-Mtsvane ($17) to see why.
Sierra De Gredos, Spain
Mountainous and austere, the Sierra de Gredos region west of Madrid started to gain acclaim 10 years or so ago as a source for gorgeous cool-climate Grenache, as young vintners took inspiration from France's legendary Château Rayas to focus on the variety's transparency and grace. The 2019 Comando G La Bruja de Rozas ($30) is characteristic, with its translucent ruby hue and herb-scented wild strawberry flavors.
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
The Santa Cruz Mountains have a storied winemaking history, but it seems only in recent years that wine lovers have realized how amazing the vineyards are. Whether the region does Pinot, Chardonnay, or Cabernet better is an open question, but there's no doubt that the lemon blossom–scented 2017 Mount Eden Vineyards Estate Chardonnay ($60) is as ageworthy and complex as any great white Burgundy.
The Aubechampagne, France
For a long time, the Aube's grapes were used as anonymous components in big-name brands. But recently, this region in Champagne's far south has exploded into view. The Drappier family, which has been here since 1808, provides a great introduction to the Aube's strengths with the Pinot Noir–driven, nonvintage Champagne Drappier Carte d'Or ($49).
Swartland, South Africa
Lying along South Africa's western coast, this region of rolling scrubland is also home to extraordinary old-vine Chenin Blancs, Syrahs, and field blends. The Swartland Revolution group of winemakers ignited awareness, pushing a more elegant style that thrilled wine lovers around the world. Founding members Andrea and Chris Mullineux's 2017 Mullineux Syrah ($38), meaty and white peppery, speaks of the place brilliantly.
England
Fifty years ago, southern England was too cold to ripen Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, the varieties used for great sparkling wine. Thirty years ago? Not true any- more. And about 15 years ago, English sparkling took off. The best have thrilling acidity and incredible focus, like the Nyetimber Classic Cuvée Multi-Vintage ($55). It isn't inexpensive, but it rivals similarly priced wines from, you know, those French fellows across the Channel.
5 Wines That Rocketed to Popularity
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Once ignored, now powerhouses: these are today's super-successes.
2001: Malbec
Argentina turned Malbec, once a forgotten variety, into one of the world's most popular wines. The U.S. boom started around 2001. The peppery 2018 Catena Malbec ($24) makes it clear why.
2005: Prosecco
Champagne, elegant; Prosecco, fun (and far less pricey). There's the recipe for a jet-powered ascent in popularity. The citrusy NV Nino Franco Rustico ($21) is one of the best around.
2007: Grower Champagne
Grower Champagnes (single-estate, family- owned) hit wine lists in the mid-2000s and have never left. Champagne Larmandier-Bernier Rosé de Saignée ($110) is a stellar example.
2008: Rosé
Imagine: Before the mid- 2000s, dry rosé wine was a thoroughly dead cat- egory. Whispering Angel Rosé ($25), its 2019 vintage juicy with wild strawberry notes, helped change that forever.
2014: Red Blends
Juicy, ripe, and often with a faint hint of sweetness, red blends stormed supermarket shelves in the 2010s. The Prisoner ($40) is the archetype— and far better than many of its imitators.
4 Big Dives Into the Past
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One major wine trend over recent years has been what could be called a love affair with the distant past. Sometimes that means rediscovering older winemaking approaches; sometimes, vintners rescuing for- gotten grape varieties from near extinction. These four wines are star examples of cutting-edge wine-makers using the best of ancient techniques to make brilliant and boundary-pushing bottles.
Orange Wines
When white grapes ferment on their skins, you get the amber hue and tannic notes of orange wines. In the early 2000s, this ancient approach was picked up by vintners in Italy's Friuli region—the savory 2016 Dario Princic Sivi Pinot ($57) is one stellar example.
Pét-Nats
Gently sparkling, often cloudy with yeast particles, and usually lightly sweet, these quaffable bubblies burst back into view in the 2010s, first from France (pét-nat's homeland) and now from everywhere—even Texas, with the lively 2019 William Chris Pétillant Naturel ($25).
Forgotten Grapes
Greek Malagousia, Spanish Godello, Italy's Nascetta: these nearly extinct grapes have all been rediscovery success sto- ries, thanks to enterprising wine growers. Try the stony, fragrant 2019 Elvio Cogno Anas-Cëtta ($39) to see what drives the desire to save these varieties.
Historic Vineyards
Morgan Twain-Peterson has been at the forefront of a move- ment to save California's historic vineyards from being plowed under. Visit historicvineyard society.org for a list of these sites, maybe while sipping a glass of his luscious 2019 Bedrock Old Vine Zinfandel ($28).
3 Ways Wine Went Green
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Loire vintner Nicolas Joly is a leading figure in biodynamic agriculture, which treats the vineyard and everything around it as one ecological whole.
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In the realm of agricultural products, vintners throughout the world have been at the forefront of environmental awareness.
Biodynamics
This organic, quasi-spiritual farming approach, which also produces some very good wines, arrived in the wine world in the late 1960s. But it took the magnetic Loire vintner Nicolas Joly's founding of the Return to Terroir group in 2001 to bring broad awareness to it. His gorgeous, minerally 2016 Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de Serrant ($122) is arguably still the defining biodynamic wine.
Natural Wine
Wine's most controversial topic in the past decade, natural wine's credo is best described as "nothing added, nothing removed," meaning as little human intervention as possible. It's a walking-on-the- cliff's-edge approach; when things go wrong, weirdness results. But when things go right, as with the 2019 Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rosso ($36), full of intense wild-berry energy, the results can be brilliant.
Green Wineries
In 2006, Oregon's Stoller Winery earned the first LEED Gold certification in the world, a ground- breaking step in the movement toward sustainable, eco-friendly winery structures—a direction soon followed by many others. Plus, the winery's 2018 Stoller Dundee Hills Pinot Noir ($35), with its lovely raspberry fruit and silky texture, shows that doing ecological good is no impediment to making excellent wine.
5 Grapes That Broke Through
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Grüner Veltliner
Austrian Grüner shot to visibility in the early 2000s but then took a back seat to other hot new varieties. In the 2010s, it rose again. The best Grüners are world-class, and even entry-level wines from top producers, like the flinty, spicy 2019 Alzinger Ried Mühlpoint Federspiel ($29), can be sublime.
Albariño
Minerally, even saline, with flavors that shift with the vintages between riper pineapple and sharper grapefruit, Albariño is one of the world's greatest seafood wines and, at this point, Spain's signature white grape. The 2019 Pazo Señorans ($24)— floral, citrusy, vivid—is a benchmark example.
Chenin Blanc
Never has a grape so con- signed to the realm of "eh, whatever" so completely about-faced into being obsessed over by sommeliers and wine lovers alike. To see why, check out the 2019 Domaine de la Taille Aux Loups Remus ($31), with its stony green-apple fruit, from France's Loire Valley.
Assyrtiko
A wave of ambitious wine-makers changed the face of Greek wine in the 1990s, but it took the U.S. until the late 2000s to catch on to exactly how good those wines have become. Try the 2019 Domaine Sigalas Assyrtiko ($42); the tart citrus flavors contain a hint of seaside salinity. You'll be a convert.
Dry Riesling
No, Riesling is not new. But U.S. awareness of the fact that it is not always sweet sure is, ditto that dry Riesling is one of the most versatile wines with food, ever. Head to Germany for affordable bottles from great produc- ers, like the taut, focused 2019 Robert Weil Rheingau Riesling Trocken($28).
7 New Star Winemakers
Andréa and Robin McBride of Black Girl Magic wines
Andréa and Robin McBride of Black Girl Magic wines.
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Raúl Pérez
No winemaker in Spain has drawn more acclaim in recent years than Raúl Pérez. From his home base in Bierzo, he makes wine throughout northwest Spain to Portugal and beyond, working winemaking magic with Spanish varieties such as Albariño, Godello, Mencía, and more. His 2018 Raúl Pérez Ultreia Saint Jacques ($20), made from the Mencía grape, is one of the best values in wine, period.
Ntsiki Biyela
A college scholarship led Ntsiki Biyela, who grew up in the small village of KwaZulu-Natal, to study winemaking; that led to a part-time job at a winery and a post at Stellekaya in Stellenbosch as the first Black woman winemaker in South Africa. There, her wines began to win awards, and today, she runs her own brand, Aslina; seek out the cedary, cassis-rich 2019 Aslina Cabernet Sauvignon ($30).
Rolando Herrera
Rolando Herrera makes excellent wine, and he also embodies the American dream. After emigrating from Mexico as a teenager, he got a job as a vineyard worker at Stag's Leap Wine Cellars; soon, he was cellar master, and soon after that, he was a winemaker. Today, he owns his own winery, Mi Sueño; to taste his work, seek out the lemon-creamy 2017 Mi Sueño Los Carneros Chardonnay ($42).
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Rolando Herrera of Mi Sueño.
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Sebastián Zuccardi
Think Argentine Malbec has to be big and heavy? Sebastián Zuccardi thinks otherwise. Zuccardi has pushed his family's winery toward using high-altitude vineyards, giving a newfound freshness to their wines, and engaged in exhaustive vineyard studies to allow for distinctive single-vineyard reds. The 2019 Zuccardi Concreto Malbec ($40), floral and peppery, gives a sense of his vision.
Cristiana Tiberio
Abruzzo may be Italy's least known but most exciting wine region; one reason for that is Cristiana Tiberio. Her wines have become wine list must-haves in the past few years, particularly her long-aging, single-vineyard Fonte Canale Trebbiano d'Abruzzo. That wine is pricey, but her basic, citrus-scented 2019 Trebbiano d'Abruzzo ($20) is also superb and a steal.
Andréa and Robin Mcbride
Here's a fairy-tale: Half sisters Andréa and Robin McBride grew up separately in Marlborough, New Zealand, and Monterey, California; when they met, they found a mutual interest in winemaking. What's no fairy-tale is making it in a business dominated by white men as two Black women: That's where talent, ambition, and incredible drive come in. Seek out their lively 2019 Black Girl Magic Rosé ($20).
1 French Revolution to Salut!
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Today in Champagne, there are more women chefs des caves and CEOs than ever before, and that's partly thanks to groups such as La Transmission Femmes en Champagne. As Anne Malassagne of Champagne A.R. Lenoble, one of the group's cofounders, says, "I took over our estate from my father in 1993, [and] I had to fight for many years to acquire legitimacy and to gain credibility. It seemed obvious to me that I had a responsibility to help other women in Champagne." She's joined in La Transmission by Vitalie Taittinger, co-owner of Champagne Taittinger; Maggie Henriquez, CEO of Champagne Krug; and many others. Check out their organization at la-transmission-champagne.com, possibly while sipping a glass of the minerally NV Champagne A.R. Lenoble Rosé Terroirs Chouilly-Bisseuil ($63)—an inspiring wine, for sure.
4 Ways Big Wine Got Shown the Door
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If there's one stylistic trend that has marked the past seven or eight years, it's a turn away from high-alcohol, super-ripe wines—red or white—toward lighter, more savory styles. Cooler-climate regions; earlier harvesting; renewed attention paid to wines like Beaujolais, once out of fashion for its lightness, and classic Napa Valley producers known more for balance than massiveness... well. Elegance is in, as these four paradigm-shifting categories amply demonstrate. Read More.
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The waterside eatery was inspired by the restaurant group’s partners’ travels to Spain, specifically the coastal Catalonia region along the Mediterranean. From the restaurant’s inception, partners Dave Nicholas, Scott Shaw and David Clapp aimed to bring the simple yet vibrant flavors of ingredient-forward dining to Old Town Alexandria’s Robinson’s Landing.
Partner restaurant Ada’s on the River is adjacent. (Photo: Lucelle O’Flaherty)
Neighboring Ada’s on the River, Barca Pier and the complementing Wine Bar offer guests unparalleled views of the Potomac River with the U. S. Capitol in the distance. Barca Pier offers 210 seats of open-air dining and is constructed from industrial freight containers that are situated on what used to be a bustling shipping pier. The 65-seat intimate Wine Bar is centered around a marble bar and pulls in coastal vibes with an oceanic color palette of sea-glass green, aqua and blue grey.
Inspired by Barcelona’s beach bars, Barca Pier serves tapas, small plates of delicious, ingredient-forward food.
“The past year has seen challenges unlike anything the restaurant world has known before,” says Nicholas, managing partner, ARP. “With the opening of Ada’s on the River and now Barca Pier & Wine Bar we have had the unique opportunity to create hundreds of new jobs in a time when opportunities are scarce. Barca signifies another great beginning – it’s a fresh season filled with new opportunities for our company, our teams and our guests.”
Boquerones under a fried garlic gremolata.
Barca Executive Chef Bryant Haren along with ARP Corporate Chef/Partner Brandon Whitestone have designed a menu reminiscent of the tapas bars of Barcelona, featuring bright, traditional flavors as well as dishes that draw inspiration from other parts of the Mediterranean. The menus at both Barca Pier and the Wine Bar are similar, with the addition of Spanish charcuterie and cheeses being sold by the ounce as an additional offering at the Wine Bar and a selection of handhelds at the Pier.
Sauteed calamari and chorizo.
The Tapas ($8-$18) menu features 16 different small plates, including several gluten-free and vegetarian options. To experience traditional Spanish seafood dishes, guests can enjoy the Sautéed Calamari with chorizo, guindilla verde peppers, red onions, salsa verde, and herbs or the Boquerones — traditional mild white anchovies drizzled with olive oil, garlic and fresh herbs. Vegan and vegetarian options include Smoked Tomatoes with olive oil, coarse salt, basil and Papas Bravas — crispy potatoes, mojo rojo, and lemon-garlic aioli.
Pescado frito with lemon aioli
The Pier menu also offers a selection of four Montaditos ($8-$15), or miniature sandwiches, stuffed with some of Spain’s most recognizable ingredients. The Confit Tuna is a combination yellowfin tuna confit, piquillo peppers, shaved red onion, parsley and lemon-guindilla pepper aioli. For guests who prefer a plant-forward menu option, the Vegetable combines chickpea hummus, piquillo peppers, shaved red onions, cucumbers, Garrotxa cheese, arbequina oil and arugula.
Both Barca Pier and Wine Bar will offer three sharing Platos de Queso y Embutidos ($19-$27) filled with delicious charcuterie and cheeses from Spain and Greece. The star of the Spanish charcuterie world is the beloved Jamon Iberico de Bellota — the ham from the Iberian peninsula’s black pigs, which feed entirely on acorns. This specialty, which offers an unforgettable flavor experience, will be offered at both concepts for $21 per ounce. Freshly sliced, by-the-ounce embutidos, queso and jamόn will be available at Wine Bar exclusively.
“When creating the menu, we wanted to emphasize super simple, clean flavors,” says Chef Whitestone. “Many of the ingredients are sourced from Spain, with a focus on quality and simplicity.”
The wine list will feature vintages from both the old and new world, placing special emphasis on wines from Catalonia and other Mediterranean regions. Wines are available by the bottle ($36-$260) and the glass ($9-$17). A selection of beers ($6-8) and ciders along with craft cocktails complete the experience. Refreshing creations include Stone Fruit Sangria — rosé, cherry, peach, and orange blossom water; Palomar— Citadelle gin, honey-ginger syrup, grapefruit juice; and Splasher & The Rye — Pendleton 1910 rye whisky, Amaro Averna, and Punt e mes vermouth, in an oak barrel smoked glass.
Barca Pier & Wine Bar will also be open for Weekend Brunch, serving a special menu featuring both favorites from the all-day dining menu as well as brunch dishes and weekend libations perfect for waterside sipping.
Barca Pier & Wine Bar is located at 2 Pioneer Mill Way in Alexandria. Barca Pier is Open: Sunday-Thursday 11:30AM-11PM; Friday and Saturday 11:30AM-Midnight (Weekday Lunch and Weekend Brunch served until 4PM; Dinner begins at 4PM). Barca Wine Bar is Open: Monday-Thursday 4PM-11PM; Friday 4PM-midnight Saturday 11.30AM-Midnight; and Sunday 11:30AM-11PM (Weekend Brunch served until 4PM; Dinner begins at 4PM). Website:BarcaALX.com; Telephone: 703.638.1100; Instagram:@Barca_ALX.
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With almost every adult nearly eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine, businesses are doing their part to motivate the masses.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is offering anyone with proof of a Covid vaccination a free doughnut a day for the rest of the year.
In Cleveland, Chagrin Cinemas is giving out free popcorn through the end of April to moviegoers with a vaccination card and Market Garden Brewery is offering 10-cent beers to the first 2,021 adults who bring their completed card.
The Mint Dispensary in Arizona offered a free cannabis edible to anyone that had one or both shots during the month of March.
And, the Greenhouse of Walled Lake, a marijuana dispensary in Walled Lake, Michigan, is giving anyone over the age of 21 with proof of vaccination a free pre-rolled joint. The "Pot for Shots" promotion is a "way of saying thank you for helping to end this pandemic and getting us back to normal," the dispensary said.
In an attempt to sweeten the deal for its own workers, Bangor Savings Bank recently said it will pay $500 to employees who are fully vaccinated.
Employers such as AT&T, Instacart, Target, Trader Joe's, Chobani, Petco, Darden Restaurants, McDonald's and Dollar General are among a growing list of other companies giving workers time off and extra money to get vaccinated for Covid-19.
AutoZone is also offering a one-time incentive of $100 for getting the shots.
Kroger is awarding employees $100 in store credit in addition to a one-time $100 payment for taking the vaccine. Publix said it will give associates a $125 gift card to use in the store after they get both doses.
Nearly one-quarter of employed Americans who probably or definitely won't get vaccinated would consider getting their shot if offered a cash bonus or stipend, according to a report by the Society for Human Resource Management.
And yet, as of the most recent tally, 88% of organizations are unsure or have no plans to offer any incentives to encourage vaccinations.
More than 9 in 10 workers said their employer is not providing incentives, or don't know whether they might be, the report also found.
But that's likely to change, according to Amber Clayton, director of the Society for Human Resource Management's Knowledge Center.
As vaccines become more available, and employers try to get back to business, we will see more businesses offering incentives, she said.
While a glazed doughnut is unlikely to tip the scales, "they are making a statement and supporting vaccinations," Clayton said.
A separate survey by Blackhawk Network found that this strategy could be effective.
More than two-thirds of workers said they would accept a monetary incentive ranging from as little as $10 to as much as $1,000. One-third said they would get vaccinated for a $100 or less.
Most said money was the best motivator, with paid time off a distant second choice. Blackhawk Network polled more than 2,000 adults in January.
If your business is offering a freebie or perk for proof of vaccination, please email me about it atJessica.Dickler@nbcuni.com
Head to Sugar Maple (441 E. Lincoln Ave.) for Trouble Maker’s Cocina Mad Mexican Food beer dinner at 6 p.m (doors open at 5 p.m.). The $50 ticket gets you three courses and four beers.
Thursday, April 1
The Brass Tap (7808 W. Layton Ave.) is tapping a few special brews for opening day. Get there at 1 p.m. to root on the Brewers and sip on rarities like Maplewood Pan Cakes, a golden ale made with maple, vanilla and lactose.
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Friday, April 2
Blueberry Rain Fruited Breakfast Sour is the weekly release at 1840 Brewing Company. It is available for preorder from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. Pickup is from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday and noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Try samples from Milwaukee Brewing Company at Discount Liquor Milwaukee (5031 W. Oklahoma Ave.) from 3 to 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 3
The perfectly named Cautiously Optimistic IPA is being released at Hacienda Beer Co. (2018 E. North Ave.). The New England IPA features a cornucopia of hops that includes Centennial, Mosaic, Citra, Strata and Michigan Chinook. It is also made with a new yeast strain. All of this makes it worth trying. Preorder starts on Wednesday.
Dead Bird Brewing (1726 N. 5th St.) and Pilcrow Coffee have a pop-up planned. Preorder by Friday at noon, and on Saturday swing by the Dead Bird parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. You can snag some Glazed and Brewed Coffee Donut Stout, made with Pilcrow Coffee. If coffee is your thing, Pilcrow is offering Eggstra Special chocolate malt cold brew.
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6 Beer Events Brewing in Milwaukee: March 31-April 3 - Milwaukee Magazine
