Update 2/15/12: Channel 16 did a nice spot at our store yesterday hitting the talking points I detailed below and in my past newsletter. We appreciate this coverage and hope we can finally get the house representatives to do what's right and fair! See the home page for the link to this newscast.
Hop Project #63 just arrived in town, and another IPA is new to the market from Shock Top. Come try em!!
There is a Beer Pairing dinner Monday Feb 29th, 6pm at Sal & Mookies featuring the Boyou Teche beers! Here is a link to that event: http://www.salandmookies.com/
Lastly, planning on April Fools Day for our Anniversary Party. Invite to be sent soon!!
Update 2/5/12: Several bills are now before the state congress concerning increasing the alcohol cap from 5% to 8% (HB #26) and for legalizing home brewing (HB #25 and #84)! These have been there before and FAILED. Do YOUR PART and sent an e-mail to your congressman and let them know how you feel.
I can send you that information if you like. Just e-mail us on the contact page of this website. Also, if you hit the link below you will be able to navigate your way to your congressman and e-mail them. You can also view the bills noted above on this website.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/
Update 2/1/12: Happy Birthday to Hops and Habanas which turned 3 today! Starting to plan our anniversary bash which will have to wait to spring as I still remember when we froze our ass off last year on the patio of Kristo's! Keep tuned for details.
We have the Shiner Bock Dortmunder Spring Seasonal now in. Budweiser just released it's "Bud Light Platinum" yesterday.... No keg form just yet just 6 and 12 packs.
Update 11/18/12: LOTS OF NEW BEER IS HERE!!!
We have 2 new brewers to our market and each brings 3 new selections! La Fabrica de Cerveza of the the Phillipines brings in 3 selections from San Miguel. Cerveceria Hondourena of Honduras brings in 3 unique selections as well (see home page for listings). All are pretty darn good beers too!
The beer featured at the Wing Stop Sam Adams event, Alpine Sping, is now available in package form and is in store today. This is a Spring Seasonal beer.
March 2nd: This is the date of the next Trolley Pub Crawl featuring Abita selections. Stay tuned for details!
Update 11/13/12: Happy Friday the 13th! Have Cuban Crafter Chairman 6x60 cigar and their very special cutters now in store. No new beers for this week to report but did have a couple cool beer events. Lazy Magnolia will be having an event the 22nd at Sal and Mookes from 4pm-9pm with giveways and $2 pints!
Update 1/11/12: Got some new stoggies in again! Alec Bradley "Black Market" Cigars are now in and a great smoke. These are the same makers of the Cigar Aficionado's 2011 Cigar of the Year, the Presado Churchill which we also have in stock.
Going to the Sam Adams Pint night tonight at Wing Stop for $2 drafts and you get the glass with that purchase!
Update 1/3/12:
New Growler Fill starts today. We have Tommy Knocker Cocoa Porter in stock. Only two 1/6 kegs which will give us about 18 fills from past exeperience. Only 2 left in warehouse for now! Cost is best yet at $14.99 for 5 tap beer Pints! Another brew you will not in find in other packaging!
Update 12/28/11: Back in stock is the Rogue Chocolate Stout and ORGasmic Ale. Also, Hop Project #62 just arrived yesterday so new batch to try out!
From Linus:
Bottled DEC5.11, number 62 in the series
For this one we used all American west-coast style varieties - Cascade, Columbus, Centennial, Chinook, Northern Brewer, and Nugget. The result - a burst of grapefruit, long chewy bitterness, and a woody, slightly minty finish.
We are doing multiple barches of this recipe to try to get it out to all our markets. And that's a good thing, because this is now one of my favorites so far! I'll update this post with the other bottled dates when they happe
Update 12/26/11: We had a great Christmas Week and are gearing up for the New Year Run! Short of a car hitting Traditions Fine Wine and Spirits Friday night, it came off without a glitch!
We are out of the Ginger Jaque Growlers, but there may be some left in the city. We took half the delivered stock, and the other half was distributed to other retailers but really don't know where......
A new cool bottle to our market from Corona is the Corona Familiar 32oz size bomber shown on the Home Page. This is pretty cool too and I do enjoy a Corona now and then!
Sam Adams Winter Classic Variety 12 Packs are in with 4 of the 6 selections being brew we do not carry regularly. Again, see Home Page picture and listing of the beer contained within.
Update 12/16/11:
Did I already tell you we have been on Hop Project #60?!
Growler fills stopped for Lazy Magnolia Ginger Jaque as their own growler container made it to the market. At first, the distributer wasn't sure if they would get them, so we started tapping the kegs that were avialable. Then we were notfified last Friday that they received a very limited supply of 30 cases (180 bottels) for the entire city. We bought 15 cases (or half) of it right away on Monday!
The price point is much better at $12.99. Also, we will give $3 off to anybody who brings in proof (or purchases) a Yazoo Growler. Don't need to fill it, just have proof you have bought one and we five you $3 off!
New San Lotano Oval cigars as well as the Connecticut Blend is now in store. These are some Great Cigars! Also check out our Oliva Sampler with Cutter for great gift idea!
Update 12/7/11: "Growler Fills" have started at Hops and Habanas!! What this means is we are selling 64oz glassware that is called a "growler." These are from Yazoo Brewing Company and picture on the left of this page. We are dispensing beer in these containers that are unique to our market. Last week we had one 1/6 keg of Lazy Magnolia "Southern Gentleman" and sold that in about a day which came to about 9 growlers being sold.
Today, we have another new Lazy Magnolia special brew to dispense which is the Ginger Jaque Rye Ale. Like the Southern Gentleman, this isn't available in 6 packs. They may eventually bring their own growler to the Jackson market but it is not yet available and we can't wait! The beer cost for this selection is $17.99 and this gets you 5 pints. Once we fill it, you have 4 days to drink it before you should toss it. Being a pint of anything at the bar is at lease $5, you are getting a deal and no tip is required either!
The glass growler costs $5 to start. After that you just bring it in to exchange for the next beer fill. Stay tuned for further special Growler Fill beers!
Update 11/25/11: New Pipe Tobacco to store: We now have a cherry blend in from Mac Baren and Super Value. Also added an entire line of 10 different flavors from Tobacco Galleria available in 1.5oz pre-packaged sizes.
HOOKA PIPE TOBACCO: We have the Jewels Molasses line of pre-packaged tobacco of 12 flavors and the charcoal briquets. Coming this week will be a selection of pipes as well!
Update 11/4/11: In store for the weekend is 2 more Christmas Seasonal beers. The Abita Christmas Ale and Shiner Holiday Cheer. Both were highly sought after last year so we're glad to have them in this year. Also back in stock is the Pointe Classic Amber.
ON SALE is the Flying Dog Tire Bite and Doggie Style. They are being discontinued in our area so we are giving 10% off until they are gone!
NEW CIGARS:
I have discounted several lines of cigars over the past couple months that were not top sellers in order to bring in some very special cigar lines I have been eyeing for awhile, or new releases that I really wanted!
Zino Z-Class Series (new release)
Diamond Crown Robusto Series
Padron 1926 Series
Oliva Master Blend 3 Series
Oliveros Aging Room Cigar Series (new release)
A. Turrent Triple Play Series (new release)
Fuente and Newman 6x60 and 6x54 Crate Cigars (new release)
EVENTS: I am going to refer you to Raise Your Pints website for local beer events. Visit www.raiseyourpints.com for information on upcoming Jackson Area Beer Events! Next event that I know of is a dinner at The Parker House this coming Wednesday, November 9th!
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Update 10/27/11: Tonight is the Yazoo Beer Trolley Tour starting at 6pm. Hope those who have the few tickets that were available to this event have a great time! The Keg and Barrel folks in Hattiesburg are riding bikes on their Halloween beer tour tonight, cool!
Update 10/26/11: Today is the day I have been telling your about to get a 50% off certificate to our store with Deal Chicken!! Spend $10 to get $20 worth of stuff. You must buy ONE cigar with this purchase. The deal is good for 6 months!
Rogue John John Hazelnut Ale is in store and MIGHTY GOOD so pick some up while your here!
Update 10/19/11: Come in the store now until next Wednesday to register to win a ticket to the Yazoo Trolley Pub Crawl on Thursday the 27th. To enter you need to become a member of Raise Your Pints by registering in the store. Sorry current faithful RYP members, but we need new blood and $$$.
New Beers to store: Hop Project #59 just arrived yesterday. We have a new Point beer, the Cascade Pale Ale. Also coming in before the weekend is the Rogue John John 22oz bomber!
Events:
Jacktoberfest: Friday 11am-11pm
www.jacktoberfest.com
Be Bold Beer Run: Saturday 4pm
http://luckytownbrewing.com/Lucky_Town_Brewing_Company/Be_Bold_Beer_Run.html
Fat Tire Festival: Saturday 12pm through Sunday
www.tricountymtb.org
Update 10/7/11: Lots of events coming up this month! We just had the Jaktoberfest beer tasting at Sal and Mookies the 2nd, the Tallgrass Firkin Tappin event at Mint the 6th! October 20th we have an event at Annandale for the Ducks Unlimited Banquet where Hops and Habanas we will be dolling out FREE cigars and Traditions Fine Wine and Spirits will be giving away shot glasses with the purchase of a raffle ticket!
The 21st is Jacktoberfest and the 22nd the Be Bold Beer Run! If you don't get our e-mail newsletter you best SIGN UP NOW and the Find Us and Newsletter Page. I give much more details on events (to include site links) and other beer and cigar news! Just sent out one today and can resend to you anytime!
New cigars: Brickhouse is now in. We had these in 4 Pack Samplers and now carry the full line of 6 cigar sizes. Great Price and rated a 92 by Cigar Aficionado! Also new the A. Turrent Triple Play with the Gran Toro 6x60 size my FAVORITE!
A few lines of cigars still available at 40% OFF to clear the way for new cigar selections like............Zino Z-Class, Oliva Master Blend series and Padron 1926 series!!! Help me get rid of the old and bring in some new stuff!
Update 9/29/11: Look for our discount add in the Madison County Journal and Madison City Chamber Powerpack (this is online). Get a 10% OFF coupon for all of our selections of Montecristos!
LA-31 Beer Dinner at Amerigo's Monday September 26th at 7pm!
Update September 17th: NOW SERVING HOPS PROJECT #57!!
Update September 10th: We have 2 new beers to store! Guinness has a new beer to the market which is the "Black Lager." Covington Brewhouse Strawberry Ale just arrived as well. Abita Strawberry fans need to check out this brew and see how it compares!
Avalon Numbers and Torque series Cigars are on CLEARANCE!
Update August 25th: More seasonals now in store; Diamond Bear Rocktoberfest, Shiner Bock Octoberfest, Red Hook Late Harvest and Abita Satsuma.
Cigar specials:
Buy any 2 sticks of Partagas and get the Partagas Naturales 5.5x50 Robusto Free. Only 1 box to give away!
La Gloria Cubana Serie R Buy 2 and Get 1 Free Pack. We have 3 packs of the Maduro and Naturals which includes the #5,#6 and #7 sizes. It would normally retail at about $33. You save $10 as this retails for $22.99!! Only 15 packs of each wrapper...........
Update August 17th: New Beers to store:
Sam Adams Octoberfest
Rogue Somer Orange Honey Ale
Rogue Single Malt
Rogue Chocolate Stout (back in stock after long absence)
Update August 15th: Well we had a an AWESOME time and we appreciate all the brewers and attendees who showed up on a perfect August evening for our HomeBrewing Competition. Shame on you if you love craft beer and missed this event because you would have been amazed at the beers these guys created. And I'm not just saying that! Fortunately for you, we plan to do it again next year!
Thanks to my Knights Of Columbus from St. Francis of Assisi for being on grilling detail. Great Burgers and Brats to be had, thanks guys! Thanks to Contentment Brewing Co. for the cake, you have to see the pic of this cake! Many thanks to Raise Your Pints crew for judging the brews and supporting our event. And, thanks to my wife for letting me have this event at our house!
See the events page as well as our Facebook page for photos of the event.
WINNERS
Category Beer Name Brewer
Peoples Choice Lizard Tale Chip Jones
IPA First Place Daniel Lack
Pale Ale Cascadins Horizons Pale Brad Lovejoy
Miscellaneous Linda Gose to Mars Nathan Harms
Stout Muddy Water Milk Scott Baughman
Wheat Bavarian Hefeweizen Luke Mullins
Update August 5th: Ok, got my pipes, accessories and pipe tobacco on the shelf! You can find these items along with all my cigar accessories under the "Pipe and Cigar Accessories" page.
The "Copper" Do It Yourself Homebrew Kits are now in store as well as all new Hops and Habanas T-Shirts and Pint Glasses. All this stuff was at the show and now in the store. I REALLY like our new pint glasses!
Also now serving Hops Project #55!! Come try out the newest and hoppiest beer you can BUY!
What you can't buy is 23 HomeBrew's that are yours to drink if you come to our event next Saturday. The ticket fee gets you all the beer and food at the event....TELL YOUR FRIENDS TOO!
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