Updated Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 3:30 pm

Events, General Info: All events are held at By the Bottle unless otherwise mentioned, 104 W.  Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, WA, 98660, 360-696-0012.  Event details are subject to change. Must be 21, bring valid photo ID. So sorry, no minors are allowed in the Bottle Shop or in the Tap Room, and, our Tap Room is cash only, thanks, atm on-site. Pets are not allowed on the premises during events, including the Bottle Shop. Parking info: MO-FR, coin-operated meters til 6pm, ok to park in the lot across the street after 5pm and on the weekends. All weekend parking is free.

EVENT: A CHILI COOK-OFF & BEER TASTING CHARITY EVENT BENEFITTING THE VANCOUVER FOOD CO-OP
The Chili Cook Off is HOT!  We have secured all ten chefs for the event and the trash talk is already starting. There’s rumors of people decorating their stations, dressing up, and ringing a bell for every vote. Well, the proof will be in the pot, smack-talkers.
 
Now we just need bodies to eat ten quarts of chili! Hope you can make it.

Event Fee:  $10 donation, cash only, ($15 value) gives you access to up to all 10 chilies, 4 beer tasting tokens, and one vote token for your favorite chili. Additional $1 tokens available for voting for your friend’s chile if it kinda sucks, but you want them to win.

If you want to purchase your tickets early, your $10 cash donation is now being accepted at By the Bottle.

Date: Sunday, January 29, 2012

Time: 3p to 5p

Later, Beerdos!

P.S. Don’t be sad if you didn’t get to enter your chili. Additional chili cook offs are in the works. All winners will participate in a winner take all event. There is already people signed up for the next event that didn’t get in on this one. Call By the Bottle, 360-696-0012 to throw your chili pot in the ring.

EVENT: PRE-VALENTINE BEER AND FOOD PAIRING
Having a Valentine void? Looking for an alternative to the Valentine hoopla? Looking for something a little different, a little more in budget, AND super fun? Then celebrate a day early at By the Bottle for a food and beer pairing featuring the alluring ales from Odin Brewing in Seattle, and the finesse of Chef Jeanette with Kaliedescope Catering.

First Course: Freya’s Gold – Kolsch Style Ale delecately paired with Brie Cheese, Parmesan Cheese and Strawberries

Second Course: Viking Gold – XPA (Extra Pale Ale) alongside an Endive, herbed goat cheese and pear  salad with cinnamon walnut vinaigrette

Third Course: Odins Gift – Ruby Ale served with Beef Tenderloin and fennel slaw

Fourth Course: Thor’s Equinox – Belgian Strong Ale paired with Flourless chocolate cake with chocolate ganache

Date: Monday, February 13th
Time: 7p to 9p
Cost: $20.00 per person, cash only. Includes (4) 8-ounce beers and sample portions of each course with a discussion from the brewer and chef about the pairing.
RSVP and pre-pay required. Call to reserve, or if you need to make special arrangements. We can make it happen! Call Arlene at 360-696-0012.

 CHEERS, BEERDOS!

Updated Wednesday, January 29 , 2012, 3:30 p.m.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

TAP ROOM DRAFT LIST: (Tap Room is cash only-ATM on-site)

Not sold in Oregon:
Westport Brewing DUNGENESS DARK CDA-WA, 7.2% abv

American Brewing BREAKAWAY IPA-Edmunds, WA, 7.2% abv

Also available in Oregon:
Brewery Ommegang THREE PHILOSOPHERS QUADRUPEL BELGIAN-STYLE ALE-Cooperstown, NY, 9.8% abv

Shmaltz Brewing (Hebrew) ORIGIN IMPERIAL AMBER-Saratoga Springs, New York- ale brewed with pomegranate juice, 8% abv

Ninkasi VANILLA OATIS OATMEAL STOUT-Eugene, OR, 2011 limited release, 7% abv

The Alchemist/Ninkasi/Stone Collaboration MORE BLACK THAN BROWN BLACK IPA, 7.4% abv

Collaborator STEEL BRIDGE PORTER-Portland, OR, Oregon Brew Crew/Widmer collaboration, 6% abv

Ninkasi STERLING PILSNER- Eugene, OR, limited release, 4.9% abv

Cheers, Beerdos!

TAP ROOM GENERAL INFORMATION

Tap Room Hours: MO-TH: 3pm to 10pm,   FR-SA: Noon to 11pm,   SU: Noon to 6pm,  Hours are subject to change at any time.

Welcome to the Tap Room at By the Bottle, 104 W. Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98660, 360-696-0012. 

Our Tap Room is cash only, thanks, atm on-site. You must be  21 and over, including the bottle shop, bring valid photo ID. Pets are typically welcome, but please ask before you enter. Pets are not allowed in the Tap Room or the Bottle Shop during tasting events, or, if the house is crowded.

Eight tap handles are flowing with hard-to-find brews that are often not distributed or bottled, or, available in Oregon. Unless you’ve been to some of these smaller breweries, chances are, you’ll be trying some of their amazing beers for the first time. These brewers are happy to have access to the Portland Metro area-you won’t have to drive so far, and we’re happy you stopped by for a pint or two! Evr-r-r-rybody’s happy!

If you’re in the mood to enjoy something from the bottle shop, let us open up a bottle for you. Our corking fees range from $1 to $3.

Feel free to bring in your own food or snacks, or support the local restaraunts by bringing in some of their take-out. Many of the restaraunts will deliver, too. We typically have the following tap room snacks on hand: CB’s Peanuts and Pistachios, Pop Chips, and Vibrant Flavors Gourmet Pretzels.

On Sundays, it’s Happy Hour all day long! Enjoy $3 pints on selected drafts while watching the regularly broadcasted sports games in our lounge area, including the Timbers! We will fill a quart size mason jar with selected drafts for only 8 bucks, and that includes the jar. Taster trays are also available: a flight of four for 5 bucks. On occasion, there may be a rare beer pouring that would not be available for the sampler tray.

Here’s what’s in the coolers that we’ve been aging for you in our beer cellar:

Updated 7/27/11

Lagunitas 2008 GNARLEYWINE BARLEYWINE, limit two

Left Hand 2009 OAK BRANDY BARREL-AGED IMPERIAL STOUT, limit one

Stone Brewing 2007 DOUBLE BASTARD SPECIALTY ALE, limit one

Updated 2/26/11

2009 Rogue XS Series IMPERIAL RED. This edition is in the now vintage, ceramic, swing-top, 1pint 10 fl. oz bottle, AND, get this, it is a BTB special for $10! At full retail back in 2009, these bottles were going for upwards of 16 bucks. The XS Series is now in little 7 oz bottles.

Updated 2/22/11

2009 Laginitas Brown Shugga

2009 Skaggit River Trumpeter Imperial Stout

2009 Scuttlebutt Old No. 1 Barley Wine

2008 Mad River John Barleycorn Barley Wine

Updated 9/8/10:

’08  Mad River John Barleycorn Barley Wine

Enetered on 9/1/10

’09 Pike Entire Wood -Aged Imperial Stout 

’08 Alaskan Barley Wine

’08 Lagunitas Gnarley Wine

’08 Pike Old Bawdy Barley Wine