Today, we added IBC to our list of bottled root beers.
We have IBC (#2 in a recent New York Times taste test) and Stewart's (#10) to regional favorite Henry Weinhard's. I recently had dinner with a friend who's something of a root beer afficianado and he's a big fan of IBC, so if you like root beer, give it a try next time you're in.
A Drink in Search of a Frosty Mug (NYT)
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
The wait is over for one beer lover
A customer was shocked when he saw Einbecker Mai-ur-Bock on tap here today.
Apparently he's been a fan of the beer for a long time and has been waiting 25 years to be able to get it in Seattle. The last time he found it anywhere was at an Oktoberfest event in Tokyo, Japan last year.
Luckily he came in today. We've only got one keg and it won't be on long.
Einbecker's got a pretty cool testimonial on their website. In 1521, Martin Luther said, "The best drink known to man is called Einbecker Beer." Now, that's a spokesman!
Apparently he's been a fan of the beer for a long time and has been waiting 25 years to be able to get it in Seattle. The last time he found it anywhere was at an Oktoberfest event in Tokyo, Japan last year.
Luckily he came in today. We've only got one keg and it won't be on long.
Einbecker's got a pretty cool testimonial on their website. In 1521, Martin Luther said, "The best drink known to man is called Einbecker Beer." Now, that's a spokesman!
Everything I Needed to Know, I Learned in Shultzy's
Maybe that's a slight exaggeration, but it's interesting what you do learn at Shultzy's.
I was talking with Doug, our bar manager, about beers this morning.
We were tasting the Weltenburger which we agreed was surprisingly effervescent -- it will be especially tasty if the weather gets as warm as they're predicting for the rest of this week.
Doug then admitted that he's become a big fan of dark lagers (he's been enjoying the Roslyn and Dinkel Acker Dark Lagers we've had on tap lately). Doug was a lager guy before he came to Shultzy's, but after coming here and tasting a variety of dark lagers, he found a new favorite. When I asked him why, he said that the maltiness of the dark lagers appeals to him. And what does he like to eat with his favorite beer? A Tim's Steak (Thin sliced Rib Eye Steak smothered in Melted Cheddar Cheese with Hickory Smoked Bacon, Grilled Onions and BBQ Sauce on an Amoroso Roll).
If you're like me, you tend to order your favorites automatically when you sit down at Shultzy's, but Doug has encouraged me to be more adventurous and try some new combinations -- maybe they'll become my new favorites.
I was talking with Doug, our bar manager, about beers this morning.
We were tasting the Weltenburger which we agreed was surprisingly effervescent -- it will be especially tasty if the weather gets as warm as they're predicting for the rest of this week.
Doug then admitted that he's become a big fan of dark lagers (he's been enjoying the Roslyn and Dinkel Acker Dark Lagers we've had on tap lately). Doug was a lager guy before he came to Shultzy's, but after coming here and tasting a variety of dark lagers, he found a new favorite. When I asked him why, he said that the maltiness of the dark lagers appeals to him. And what does he like to eat with his favorite beer? A Tim's Steak (Thin sliced Rib Eye Steak smothered in Melted Cheddar Cheese with Hickory Smoked Bacon, Grilled Onions and BBQ Sauce on an Amoroso Roll).
If you're like me, you tend to order your favorites automatically when you sit down at Shultzy's, but Doug has encouraged me to be more adventurous and try some new combinations -- maybe they'll become my new favorites.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
FRESH Squeezed Orange Juice!
We cut 'em...
We squeeze 'em...
You drink 'em...
Who Doesn't love fresh-squeezed ORANGES?
[Editor's note]
Tim is the coolest! He's our General Manager at Shultzy's and was resourceful enough to figure out how to post to the blog while I was out of town. I never told him how, but he managed to do it all on his own. The bad part for Tim is that now I'm going to expect him to fill in for me, since I know he knows how to do it. DOH! Sorry, Tim...
Back to the serious topic of orange juice.
Shultzy's is offering a 12 oz. Glass (about 3 full oranges!) worth of fresh-squeezed Orange Juice is only $3. I had one for breakfast last week myself and was wowed. And to put that in perspective, you can't even buy a gallon of gas for $3 any more and that wouldn't taste as good anyway!
Or, maybe you're not an early riser; how about fresh-squeezed orange juice in your favorite cocktail for only $1 more? From personal experience, a Screwdriver with fresh-squeezed orange juice is a clearly superior concoction. Or how about a Tequila Sunrise (do people still drink those)? Or an Orange Blossom (orange juice, gin and sugar)? I've clearly forgotten my bartending class of long ago.
Thanks to a harmonic convergence of circumstances including delicious oranges, an FSA rep (Andrew) who used to squeeze oranges at Wild Ginger as a bartender there, and a bunch of fresh-squeezed orange juice fans working at Shultzy's, we added a new toy. Just like any proud parent, we have to show you a picture of our new "baby".
It doesn't have a name yet, but I'm sure it will (after all, our paper cutter is named "Ryan", but that's another story).
It's a dee-luxe fruit squeezin' machine, and it's all ours. And when you add fresh oranges, you get fresh-squeezed orange juice. And that's NOT the "fresh-squeezed" orange juice that some people pour out of a brightly-labeled plastic jug and that was squeezed and flash-pasteurized in Dinuba, California by robots! OK, maybe they don't employ robots, but it's still not freshly squeezed in front of you by Tim, Emily or one of our other all-human/no-robot waitstaff!
So, come in for breakfast or happy hour, and we'll be glad to squeeze you some fresh orange juice to make your day a little sweeter.
We squeeze 'em...
You drink 'em...
Who Doesn't love fresh-squeezed ORANGES?
[Editor's note]
Tim is the coolest! He's our General Manager at Shultzy's and was resourceful enough to figure out how to post to the blog while I was out of town. I never told him how, but he managed to do it all on his own. The bad part for Tim is that now I'm going to expect him to fill in for me, since I know he knows how to do it. DOH! Sorry, Tim...
Back to the serious topic of orange juice.
Shultzy's is offering a 12 oz. Glass (about 3 full oranges!) worth of fresh-squeezed Orange Juice is only $3. I had one for breakfast last week myself and was wowed. And to put that in perspective, you can't even buy a gallon of gas for $3 any more and that wouldn't taste as good anyway!
Or, maybe you're not an early riser; how about fresh-squeezed orange juice in your favorite cocktail for only $1 more? From personal experience, a Screwdriver with fresh-squeezed orange juice is a clearly superior concoction. Or how about a Tequila Sunrise (do people still drink those)? Or an Orange Blossom (orange juice, gin and sugar)? I've clearly forgotten my bartending class of long ago.
Thanks to a harmonic convergence of circumstances including delicious oranges, an FSA rep (Andrew) who used to squeeze oranges at Wild Ginger as a bartender there, and a bunch of fresh-squeezed orange juice fans working at Shultzy's, we added a new toy. Just like any proud parent, we have to show you a picture of our new "baby".
It doesn't have a name yet, but I'm sure it will (after all, our paper cutter is named "Ryan", but that's another story).
It's a dee-luxe fruit squeezin' machine, and it's all ours. And when you add fresh oranges, you get fresh-squeezed orange juice. And that's NOT the "fresh-squeezed" orange juice that some people pour out of a brightly-labeled plastic jug and that was squeezed and flash-pasteurized in Dinuba, California by robots! OK, maybe they don't employ robots, but it's still not freshly squeezed in front of you by Tim, Emily or one of our other all-human/no-robot waitstaff!
So, come in for breakfast or happy hour, and we'll be glad to squeeze you some fresh orange juice to make your day a little sweeter.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Delicious and hard-to-find beers coming soon: Weltenburger Barrock Hell & Bayern Maibock
Our two kegs of Weltenburger Kloster Barrock Hell just arrived today (along with matching beer glasses). That may not mean much to you now, but it's a big deal to us. Don got a chance to try this German lager in bottled form about 18 months ago, and enjoyed it so much that he has been trying to get it on draft ever since.
And we waited. And waited. And now it's finally here. We think there are two kegs west of the Mississippi and we have them both. Muahahahaha! It's an expensive beer, so it will be at a higher price than our regular German lagers ($6.50/½ liter), but Don says the taste is well worth it. It should be on tap this weekend, so keep your eyes on the "What's on Tap" list here on the blog's sidebar or you can subscribe to our Twitter feed and get our beer change updates via the web or even via SMS on your mobile phone!
In a similar vein, the brewmaster from Bayern Brewing, Missoula's oldest brewer, stopped by last week. He talked with Don and enjoyed sampling much of the Shultzy's menu while talking about his beers. We're lucky to have secured the last two kegs of Bayern's current year's production of Bayern Maibock, and it should also be on tap this weekend.
Hopefully, well get some nice beer drinking weather this weekend to complement these two great beers.
And we waited. And waited. And now it's finally here. We think there are two kegs west of the Mississippi and we have them both. Muahahahaha! It's an expensive beer, so it will be at a higher price than our regular German lagers ($6.50/½ liter), but Don says the taste is well worth it. It should be on tap this weekend, so keep your eyes on the "What's on Tap" list here on the blog's sidebar or you can subscribe to our Twitter feed and get our beer change updates via the web or even via SMS on your mobile phone!
In a similar vein, the brewmaster from Bayern Brewing, Missoula's oldest brewer, stopped by last week. He talked with Don and enjoyed sampling much of the Shultzy's menu while talking about his beers. We're lucky to have secured the last two kegs of Bayern's current year's production of Bayern Maibock, and it should also be on tap this weekend.
Hopefully, well get some nice beer drinking weather this weekend to complement these two great beers.
5 Days of Cinco de Mayo
OK, the obvious question: where did we come up with this idea?
This year, Cinco de Mayo falls on a Monday, and Monday's not exactly a party day for many folks. So, in the interest of mirth and general merriment, we decided to start our Cinco de Mayo specials over the weekend. And if partying on the weekend's a good idea, it's even more fun to enjoy Friday night, so Friday got added too. And if there's a 12 days of Christmas, why can't we have a 5 days of Cinco de Mayo? And that's how it happened.
Cinco de Mayo (or "CdM" to its friends) features food and drink specials for the whole five days.
Nacho Cheesesteak
Served with grilled onions & peppers and sliced jalapeños. 7.99
“All-Day” Breakfast Burritos
Try our new Chorizo, Bacon, or Veggie breakfast burritos with egg, cheddar cheese, and potatoes. Served hot each day, while they last. 4.00
Nacho Cheese Fries
Our irresistible fries topped with gooey nacho cheese and sliced jalapeños. 4.49
Sauza Gold Margarita $3.99
Sauza Gold Shot $2.99
½ Liter of El Bitburger Mexicano (Bitburger with a lime wedge) $4.95
Mexican Beers (bottles) $3.00
Negro Modelo, Bohemia, Corona, & Corona Light
“El Rey de Cervezas” (Budweiser in bottles) $2.50
This year, Cinco de Mayo falls on a Monday, and Monday's not exactly a party day for many folks. So, in the interest of mirth and general merriment, we decided to start our Cinco de Mayo specials over the weekend. And if partying on the weekend's a good idea, it's even more fun to enjoy Friday night, so Friday got added too. And if there's a 12 days of Christmas, why can't we have a 5 days of Cinco de Mayo? And that's how it happened.
Cinco de Mayo (or "CdM" to its friends) features food and drink specials for the whole five days.
Nacho Cheesesteak
Served with grilled onions & peppers and sliced jalapeños. 7.99
“All-Day” Breakfast Burritos
Try our new Chorizo, Bacon, or Veggie breakfast burritos with egg, cheddar cheese, and potatoes. Served hot each day, while they last. 4.00
Nacho Cheese Fries
Our irresistible fries topped with gooey nacho cheese and sliced jalapeños. 4.49
Sauza Gold Margarita $3.99
Sauza Gold Shot $2.99
½ Liter of El Bitburger Mexicano (Bitburger with a lime wedge) $4.95
Mexican Beers (bottles) $3.00
Negro Modelo, Bohemia, Corona, & Corona Light
“El Rey de Cervezas” (Budweiser in bottles) $2.50
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Back from Tokyo!
I'm back from Tokyo and sitting at the bar in Shultzy's -- traveling is fun, but it's good to be home. And I did try to do some "homework" over there, too.
The first exercise was palate broadening. We had an informal tasting of unusual tidbits this morning: strawberry-chocolate coated Cheetos (consensus: not good), Ritz Bits sandwiches with coffee-flavored filling (consensus: great coffee aroma would go well with Van Gogh Double Espresso Vodka shots), and melon-flavored white chocolate crunch (no consensus, but no one liked the pale green color).
Then there were the things I had to try there and couldn't bring home. First Kitchen is a major Japanese fast food chain with a broad menu and many limited time items. This trip, I ate a Curry Dog, and it was surprisingly good; the dog had a nice snap to it and the curry was surprisingly spicy. Maybe we'll have to explore that one in the R&D Lab.
I saw, but did not manage to eat at R-Burger which sells burgers on Chinese "Bao" buns. R-Burger is a small chain with two locations that sells burgers featuring marine collagen, insecticide-free Shiso leaf topping, and a burger sauce with 19 ingredients. I'd like to try one and see what it's like; the fillings seem tasty, but I'm not so sure about the buns -- it seems like they would be too filling and sticky. I'll have to try it next visit.
I also didn't get a chance to eat at Tokyo's Madison Park Cafe. Really! MPC is the restaurant's name, like a tribute to its namesake Seattle neighborhood. They even serve Seattle's Best Coffee there! They feature hotdogs with intriguing names like "Tokyo Taxi Dog", "A Dog That Swims", and "Hold The Dog". The one that sounds most appealing to American palates is the "Pig Dog" with bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado & horseradish sauce. That'll have to wait for next trip, too!
I did some drinking, too. I found Hoegaarden on tap in Kabukicho, and had 0.25L for about US$8.00 (yikes!). But, given that a bottle of Bud at the same place was $7.00, Hoegaarden wasn't a bad deal at all. The bar also had Bass Ale, Guinness, and Asahi Super Dry on tap.
And finally, just when you thought outsourcing was the only threat to jobs these days, there's the robotic beer pourer. Japan has actually had these for a while; they're a standard fixture in most airport lounges. It's a machine that pours a perfect beer every time using a spigot that starts at the bottom of the glass and then recedes as the glass fills. You get a perfect beer with a perfect head every time.
The first exercise was palate broadening. We had an informal tasting of unusual tidbits this morning: strawberry-chocolate coated Cheetos (consensus: not good), Ritz Bits sandwiches with coffee-flavored filling (consensus: great coffee aroma would go well with Van Gogh Double Espresso Vodka shots), and melon-flavored white chocolate crunch (no consensus, but no one liked the pale green color).
Then there were the things I had to try there and couldn't bring home. First Kitchen is a major Japanese fast food chain with a broad menu and many limited time items. This trip, I ate a Curry Dog, and it was surprisingly good; the dog had a nice snap to it and the curry was surprisingly spicy. Maybe we'll have to explore that one in the R&D Lab.
I saw, but did not manage to eat at R-Burger which sells burgers on Chinese "Bao" buns. R-Burger is a small chain with two locations that sells burgers featuring marine collagen, insecticide-free Shiso leaf topping, and a burger sauce with 19 ingredients. I'd like to try one and see what it's like; the fillings seem tasty, but I'm not so sure about the buns -- it seems like they would be too filling and sticky. I'll have to try it next visit.
I also didn't get a chance to eat at Tokyo's Madison Park Cafe. Really! MPC is the restaurant's name, like a tribute to its namesake Seattle neighborhood. They even serve Seattle's Best Coffee there! They feature hotdogs with intriguing names like "Tokyo Taxi Dog", "A Dog That Swims", and "Hold The Dog". The one that sounds most appealing to American palates is the "Pig Dog" with bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado & horseradish sauce. That'll have to wait for next trip, too!
I did some drinking, too. I found Hoegaarden on tap in Kabukicho, and had 0.25L for about US$8.00 (yikes!). But, given that a bottle of Bud at the same place was $7.00, Hoegaarden wasn't a bad deal at all. The bar also had Bass Ale, Guinness, and Asahi Super Dry on tap.
And finally, just when you thought outsourcing was the only threat to jobs these days, there's the robotic beer pourer. Japan has actually had these for a while; they're a standard fixture in most airport lounges. It's a machine that pours a perfect beer every time using a spigot that starts at the bottom of the glass and then recedes as the glass fills. You get a perfect beer with a perfect head every time.
Friday, April 25, 2008
It's breakfast time in Tokyo...
Don just sent me the latest Shultzy's news by e-mail, so the What's on Tap list is up to date. There are lots of interesting new beers: HB Lager, Hacker-Pschorr Munich Dark, Bayern Maibock (6.7% ABV), and Franziskaner Weisse in addition to the usual favorites.
Here in Japan, there are some strange new varieties of canned beer. "Clear" beers are very popular -- aren't most canned beers pretty clear? They also have zero carbohydrate beers. There even are zero carbohydrate beers with the same alcohol as regular beers (5.0% ABV). I have pictures and may have to taste them before I leave (or fill my luggage with them).
No chimichurri cheesesteaks here, but I did try something called Sea Pineapple (or Sea Squirt) and it was... interesting. OK, it was actually pretty disgusting, but I finished it. It's breakfast time, and I'm heading out; today's breakfast treat: ramen, gyoza, and beer.
Kio Tsukete! (take care!)
Here in Japan, there are some strange new varieties of canned beer. "Clear" beers are very popular -- aren't most canned beers pretty clear? They also have zero carbohydrate beers. There even are zero carbohydrate beers with the same alcohol as regular beers (5.0% ABV). I have pictures and may have to taste them before I leave (or fill my luggage with them).
No chimichurri cheesesteaks here, but I did try something called Sea Pineapple (or Sea Squirt) and it was... interesting. OK, it was actually pretty disgusting, but I finished it. It's breakfast time, and I'm heading out; today's breakfast treat: ramen, gyoza, and beer.
Kio Tsukete! (take care!)
Friday, April 18, 2008
Preview of Señor Shultzy's 5 Days of Cinco de Mayo
I just finished the poster, so you'll read it here on the blog even before folks in the restaurant see it...
¿What’s better than the Cinco de Mayo?
Señor Shultzy’s
¡5 Days of Cinco de Mayo!
May 1st to May 5th
Mexican Beer Specials
(Bohemia, Negro Modelo, Corona)
Sauza Gold Margaritas
(Con lima fresca/With fresh lime)
Our new Breakfast Burritos
(Spicy Chorizo, Bacon, or Veggie)
El Bitburger Mexicano`
(Con lima fresca/With fresh lime)
Nacho Cheese Fries
Nacho Cheesesteaks
(Amazingly, both are trans fat free. Really!)
¡Viva Los Bratwursteros!
(Long Live the Sausage Connoisseurs)
Señor Shultzy’s
¡5 Days of Cinco de Mayo!
May 1st to May 5th
Mexican Beer Specials
(Bohemia, Negro Modelo, Corona)
Sauza Gold Margaritas
(Con lima fresca/With fresh lime)
Our new Breakfast Burritos
(Spicy Chorizo, Bacon, or Veggie)
El Bitburger Mexicano`
(Con lima fresca/With fresh lime)
Nacho Cheese Fries
Nacho Cheesesteaks
(Amazingly, both are trans fat free. Really!)
¡Viva Los Bratwursteros!
(Long Live the Sausage Connoisseurs)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Our New Happy Hour Menu
Weekdays, from 3-6, you can enjoy new food and drink specials at Shultzy's. Come on in, and try them out!
FOOD SPECIALS:
SHULTZY’S HOT WINGS $5.00
Six crispy wings tossed in our own spicy sauce, served with celery sticks and your choice of bleu cheese or ranch dressing.
THREE MINIBURGERS $5.00
Served on toasted rolls, with chopped romaine, a slice of roma tomato, a pickle slice, and Shultzy’s burger sauce.
CHILI DOG $5.00
A butterflied Kosher Beef Frank smothered in our own award-winning sausage chili.
CHILI CHEESE FRIES $5.00
Add sausage chili and grated cheddar cheese to a large plate of our already irresistible fries.
Happy Hour $5 Food Special prices require an accompanying purchase of a beverage priced at $3.00 or more.
DRINK SPECIALS
DRAFT BEERS
SELECT GERMAN BEERS (½ LITER) 3.50
DOMESTIC MICROBREWS (PINT) 3.00
WINE
LA VIELLE FERME RHONE RED 3.00
LA VIELLE FERME RHONE WHITE 3.00
COCKTAILS
ALL WELL DRINKS 3.00
(BEEFEATER GIN, SKYY VODKA, SAUZA TEQUILA, BACARDI RUM…)
SHOTS
JÄGERMEISTER 3.00
VAN GOGH DOUBLE ESPRESSO VODKA 3.00
WASHINGTON APPLE 3.00
FOOD SPECIALS:
SHULTZY’S HOT WINGS $5.00
Six crispy wings tossed in our own spicy sauce, served with celery sticks and your choice of bleu cheese or ranch dressing.
THREE MINIBURGERS $5.00
Served on toasted rolls, with chopped romaine, a slice of roma tomato, a pickle slice, and Shultzy’s burger sauce.
CHILI DOG $5.00
A butterflied Kosher Beef Frank smothered in our own award-winning sausage chili.
CHILI CHEESE FRIES $5.00
Add sausage chili and grated cheddar cheese to a large plate of our already irresistible fries.
Happy Hour $5 Food Special prices require an accompanying purchase of a beverage priced at $3.00 or more.
DRINK SPECIALS
DRAFT BEERS
SELECT GERMAN BEERS (½ LITER) 3.50
DOMESTIC MICROBREWS (PINT) 3.00
WINE
LA VIELLE FERME RHONE RED 3.00
LA VIELLE FERME RHONE WHITE 3.00
COCKTAILS
ALL WELL DRINKS 3.00
(BEEFEATER GIN, SKYY VODKA, SAUZA TEQUILA, BACARDI RUM…)
SHOTS
JÄGERMEISTER 3.00
VAN GOGH DOUBLE ESPRESSO VODKA 3.00
WASHINGTON APPLE 3.00
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