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The Ginger Man is proud to announce the grand opening of our sister bar, The Ghost Room, in the old Ginger Man space at 304 W. 4th Street. The Ghost Room is open from 4 pm to 1 am Monday thru Friday and from 2 pm until 1 am Saturday and Sunday. It features live music 5 days a week and a full bar. Come by and check it out! www.theghostroom.com 512-879-4472

InMemorium: Michael Jackson (The Beer Hunter)

Upcoming events

Anchor Brewery's 30 Year Anniversary Tapping
Tuesday, February 9th at 6pm
In honor of Anchor Brewery's 30th Anniversary we will be tapping the very rare and unusual Anchor Humming Beer. Our Texas representative, Dana will be on hand to present the history of the brewery

February Tasting
"Strong Beers Unite"
Strong Ales & Barley Wines
Saturday, February 13th
Hosted by Debbie Cerda
$35 per person
Starts at 3 pm
Call to reserve your space
512.473.8801

St. Patrick's Day Celebration
Wednesday, March 17th
Great Beer & Music all day!
Homemade Irish Stew
Starting at 1pm

Live Music in our Beer Garden
Thursday, March 18th through Saturday, March 20th
Relax in our Beer Garden and check out some fantastic Un-SXSW Day Shows
Starts at 3 pm

Recent events

Austin Vegan Drinks Meet Up
Thursday, January 7th from 7 pm until 9 pm
Check out the website for more information
http://austinvegandrinks.com/

Dowd's Vintage Tool Sale
Saturday, January 23rd from 1pm until 6pm

Weekly events

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Sunday is Service Industry Night Starts at 7 pm Spaten Specials Spaten Premium, Oktoberfest, Optimator & Franziskaner All draught Spaten beers are $3.25 from 4 pm until 11 pm	Logo Pint Night starting at 6 PM! Buy the beer, keep the glass (until we run out) (The later starting time is to accomodate those who actually have to work until 5 PM) February 1st- Sierra Nevada glasses February 8th-North Coast Brother Thelonious posters February 15th- Young's Double Chocolate glasses February 22nd- Green Flash West Coast IPA glasses March 1st- Oskar Blues glasses	Texas Tuesdays All draught beers from Texas are $3.00 after 5 pm	Flight Specials All Day Grab a tray of four brews featuring "Strong Ales " and a Bavarian style pretzel for $10.25 Trivia Night Starts at 8 pm Come show off your Noggin Knowledge Hosted by DJ Carlisimo aka Carly and Mr. David Wainwright	$3 featured bottled beers Thursday $3 bottled beer-chosen by your server! Starts at 6 pm until 10 pm

 

 

New beer on draught (coming throughout the month)
Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale - "With the developing interest in Belgian abbey ales and the monasteries that brew them, it’s time to remind the world that here in the U.S., we have a Monk of our own. Jazz icon Thelonious Monk is the inspiration for North Coast Brewing’s new Belgian-style abbey ale called, appropriately enough, Brother Thelonious. The beer is being released in conjunction with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz (www.monkinstitute.org), and the brewery will make a contribution to the Institute for every case sold to support jazz education. Like a Belgian “Dark Strong Ale”, the beer is rich and robust with an ABV of 9%. The package is a 750 ml bottle with a traditional cork and wire finish and features a label picturing the jazz master himself."
http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/brother.htm

Real Ale Phoenixx Double ESB - "It combines a rich, dark, complex malt character with enough English hops to approach I.P.A. levels. It weighs in at 6.5% abv, and 55 IBU's. Four varieties of English hops were used in the kettle (Target, Challenger, East Kent Goldings and Phoenix). It is also dry hopped in the conditioning tank with Challenger and Goldings. We blended English crystal malt with a small portion of chocolate malt to give the Phoenixx its full body and complex malt character. It is a true Winter Warmer for hop lovers."
http://www.realalebrewing.com/

Sierra Nevada Glissade Golden Bock - "As winter begins its slide toward the sunny days of spring, we bring you Glissade Golden Bock to help you enjoy the ride. Glissade is a remarkably mellow take on the traditional spring bock. With restrained sweetness, we emphasize subtle malt flavor, balanced against delicate aromas of spicy and floral European hops. This complex balance helps Glissade slide across the palate—bracing us against the last cold nights of winter, while its bright golden color turns our thoughts toward spring."
http://www.sierranevada.com/beers/glissade.html

St. Arnold Winter Stout - "A creamy, full bodied sweet stout with a subtle chocolate and coffee flavors and a well balanced soft roastiness. Saint Arnold Winter Stout is loosely filtered to preserve a rich mouthfeel which is particularly satisfying during the colder months."
http://www.starnold.com/products/profiles/stout.html

Brooklyn Monster Ale - "is a classic barley wine, a style of ale originally brewed by the butlers to the English and American aristocracy. It is brewed from three mashes of heirloom British malt and spiced with aromatic American Willamette, Cascade and Fuggle hops. After four months of aging, it has a magnificent burnished copper color, an aroma redolent of sherry, citrusy hops and fruit, a soft, warming, complex palate, a spiritous finish, and a strength of 10.8%. It is vivacious when young, but will age gracefully for many years, becoming more complex over time."
http://www.brooklynbrewery.com/beer/

Green Flash West Coast I.P.A. - "This West Coast-Style India Pale Ale is extravagantly hopped, full flavored, medium bodied and copper colored. A menagerie of hops is combined throughout the brewing process to impart specific characteristics. Hops used include Simcoe for a unique fruitiness and grapefruit zest, Columbus for strong hop pungency, Centennial for pine and citrus notes, and Cascade for floral aroma."
http://greenflashbrew.com/taproom.html

Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale - "Red Rocket is bastardized Scottish style red ale that traces its origins to our homebrew roots. This full bodied and hoppy brew finishes on the palate with sweet, caramel malt flavors." ABV: 6.8% IBU: 67 OG: 1.067 Color: Deep Copper Red
http://www.bearrepublic.com/ourbeers.php

Independence Jasperilla Old Ale - "Brilliantly golden, Jasperilla is a unique take on an old ale. Biscuity malt flavors meld with subtle plum and berry notes, produced by a special blend of English Old Ale and Chico yeasts. Brewed once a year, and aged for six months prior to release, the Jasperilla is smooth despite its 9% abv. We named this beer after our dog Jasper because he has brought so much joy to our lives. We got Jasper from a local dog rescue group called Mixed Breed Rescue. He has been a constant source of smiles and kept our spirits high through many late nights and long hours at the brewery. Jasperilla is so good and smooth that you'll beg like a dog for more, roll over for a belly rub, howl at the moon...you get the picture.
http://www.independencebrewing.com/beer/jasperilla.html

BrewDog Punk IPA - "This 6% trans-atlantic fusion IPA is light golden in colour with tropical fruits and light caramel on the nose. The palate soon becomes assertive and resinous with the New Zealand hops balanced by the biscuit malt. The finish is aggressive and dry with the hops emerging over the warming alcohol. This fresh, full flavour natural beer is our tribute to the classic IPAs of yester-year. The post modern twist is the addition of amazing fruity hops giving an explosion of tropical fruit flavours and a sharp bitter finish."
http://www.brewdog.com/punk_ipa.php

BrewDog Dogma - "is an innovative, enigmatic ale brewed with guarana, poppy seeds and kola nut all blended together with Scottish heather honey. A conspiracy of transcontinental ingredients infused with some devastatingly BrewDog imaginative thinking. The flavours, intricacies and nuances of this beer are best enjoyed while musing over some obscure 17th Century philosophical meanderings, such as:

"If we disbelieve everything because we cannot certainly know all things we will do much, what as wisely as he who would not use his wings but sit still and perish because he had no wings to fly."
John Locke.

This beer is not cool. You may think it is, but that is just a beautiful lie fabricated by clowns and gypsies."
http://www.brewdog.com/dogma.php

Current wine selection

Reds	Whites
'08 Bulletin Place Shiraz~ Australia	'08 Marques De Caceres Rioja White- Spain
'06 Four Vines Old Vine Cuvée Zinfandel~ California	'06 The Crossings Sauvignon Blanc ~ Australia
'08 Punto Final Malbec- Argentina	'08 Dry Creek Sauvignon Blanc ~ California
'08 Left Bank Cabernet Blend- South Africa