This Week at Chuck’s, June 17th

Hello Hop Shoppers,

Tonight Chuck’s will be featured in Evening Magazine’s Battle of the Breweries on King 5. It’s a bracket contest that pits 16 Washington against each other. Tune in and vote for your favorite!

This Wednesday from 6:00-9:00pm we are hosting a bottle release party for Sierra Nevada and Boulevard’s first commercial collaboration. We will be pouring up flights of Sierra Nevada and Boulevard beers that will include a taste of Terra Incognita. “Situated at opposite ends of the California Trail, pioneering breweries Sierra Nevada and Boulevard have embarked upon a journey into the unknown, to a land where adventures in brewing and flavor await. Terra Incognita is, fittingly, an earthy beer, celebrating the unique terroir of the two locations. Beginning with Sierra Nevada’s estate-grown pale malt, and combined with amber malt, wheat, and malted wheat, it is then assertively hopped with Bravo and Styrian Goldings, dry-hopped with East Kent Goldings, and finally barrel aged with Brettanomyces in Missouri oak.” The final flight price has yet to be determined. 

After over a year of speculation Ballast Point is finally available in Washington. We currently have bottles of Big Eye IPA, Calico Copper Amber Ale, Ballast Point Pale Ale, Sea Monster Imperial Stout and Sculpin IPA. The Sculpin has been flying off the shelves!

Cheers,

Jordan

This Week at Chuck’s, June 10th

Howdy Hop-shoppers! The weather is sunny again, and hopefully we can keep it this way. Here’s a rundown of what we have going on this week at Chuck’s!

Tuesday the 11th, we will be hosting Blockhead Trivia. The cranial quest begins at 7:30, but don’t let that stop you from getting here early as space tends to fill up fast. Prizes for the top three teams, sliders from Curb Jumper, and money raised for charity, what more could you ask for?

Wednesday the 12th, we are hosting Alpha Supported Living Service along with Bellevue Brewing Company. Alpha works to serve individuals with developmental disabilities by providing accessible residential and other support services that will maximize each person’s quality of life. Bellevue will be here with their Scotch Ale, IPA, Belgian Wit, and Rye Pale. We will be offering taster trays if you find the delicious samples too small for your liking. Streetzeria will be catering that night. Come down at 6:00pm and show your support.

Our food trucks for the week are as follows:

Monday evening: Now Make Me a Sandwich
Tuesday evening: Curb Jumper
Wednesday evening: Streetzeria
Thursday evening: Caravan Crepes
Friday afternoon: Evolution Revolution
Friday evening: Where Ya At Matt
Saturday morning: Grilled Cheese Experience
Saturday evening: Fish Basket
Sunday morning: Seattle Biscuit Company
Sunday evening: Jemil’s Big Easy

Hope to see you all soon!

Parking Lot Repaving: Wed, 6-5-13

We are repaving our parking lot tomorrow morning. This will mean that our customers will not be able to park in front or on the side of our building. We also had to cancel our food truck. As always we encourage our customers to bring outside food or order take out.

This Week at Chuck’s, June 3rd

Howdy Hop-shoppers! Here is a run down on what we have cooking this week.

Wednesday the 5th, we are hosting a charity tasting featuring…SAKE! Ever been curious about rice wine? Come down and try a few different styles. All money goes to support Asian Counseling Center in West Seattle. We also have a very charitable offer to match all donations raised by us, so dig deep, it is for a good cause! Come down from 5-7

Here is a list of Food Trucks for the week:

Monday Evening: Caravan Crepes
Tuesday Evening: Curb Jumper
Wednesday Evening: Streetzeria
Thursday Evening: Now Make Me a Sandwich
Friday Afternoon: Evolution Revolution
Friday Evening: Where Ya At Matt
Saturday Afternoon:  Grilled Cheese Experience
Saturday Evening: Fish Basket
Sunday Afternoon: Seattle Biscuit Co
Sunday Evening: Jemil’s Big Easy

We have a few more events for the coming weeks to be announced as they come, so stay tuned!

Sake Tasting / Walk for Rice (ACRS Food Bank Benefit)

Walk for Rice Sake Tasting
Wednesday June 5th 5:00-7:00 PM
Sake Tasting – Walk for Rice
Benefit tasting event for Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) Food Bank.
Join ACRS in savoring one of Japan’s enduring traditions-the elegence of Sake. Sample sake from a great variety of family brewers, employing age-old techniques from Japan to craft aromatic and robust flavored brews.
To make the night even better, a generous donor inform that he/she will match the donation collected on the day.
Come and try amazing sakes and support the ACRS Food Bank.

This Week at Chuck’s, May 27th

Howdy hop shoppers! June is just around the corner, and we’re hoping the weather can make a turn around. Hope to see you guys soon. This is what we have in store for the last week in May.

Wednesday May 29th, we are hosting a good cause charity tasting with Woodchuck Cider and Northwest Harvest. Northwest Harvest has been keeping hungry people fed for over 45 years now through networks of Food Banks, Meal Programs, and High Need Elementary Schools. We will be showcasing the wonderful ciders from our friends at Woodchuck in Vermont. We will have their Granny Smith, Summer, and Pink (which also helps to fight cancer) ciders on tap and available to sample for donations. Come on down and donate to a good cause.

As you know, parking is somewhat difficult in the area. We’d like to take the time to remind you of our prior post (the one right below this one) this week concerning neighborhood parking.  Essentially, our neighbors on the 86th Street and 8th Ave are getting fed up with not being able to find parking near their own home, and are considering asking the city to implement permit parking in the area. We know it is a bit further away, but please try to avoid parking in these areas. Ride your bike or a bus if you can, or park further South or West and walk a little bit longer. Another concern is litter and dog poop. Please clean up after your pet and yourself around our store, keep Greenwood clean!

Here is a list of Food Trucks for the week:

Monday Evening: Now Make Me a Sandwich
Tuesday Evening: Curb Jumper
Wednesday Evening: Streetzeria
Thursday Evening: Caravan Crepes
Friday Afternoon: Evolution Revolution
Friday Evening: Where Ya At Matt
Saturday Afternoon:  Grilled Cheese Experience
Saturday Evening: Fish Basket
Sunday Afternoon: Seattle Biscuit Co
Sunday Evening: Jemil’s Big Easy

Have a safe and Hoppy Memorial Day!

Another Public Service Announcement from Chuck’s

Thank you for all of your positive feedback on our post concerning kids and dogs in the shop, it’s greatly appreciated!  A few other issues have been brought to our attention by our neighbors concerning the increase in car and foot traffic in the area.  While having so much activity in the neighborhood has definitely helped to make it safer, it has also caused concern over parking and litter.

Residents of NW 86th street  east of 8th avenue are considering asking the city to implement permit-only parking due to the increase of customer parking on their block.  To alleviate this problem, we ask you, our customers, to please limit your use of 86th street for parking.  Try parking farther north, west of 8th avenue, or south of 85th street.  A small increase in your walking distance would make a big difference to our neighbors.   Also, please do not block driveways or alleys, even if you’re only parking for a few minutes!

Unfortunately, there is no way for us to add parking to our limited space and the only thing we can do is ask you to be more imaginative in your choice of parking spot.  Or, don’t drive at all – walk, bus, bicycle or whatever else floats your boat!

Another issue that has arisen is that of dog poop in the area.  Please clean up after your pets and refrain from leaving anything else behind during your trips to and from the shop.

Thank you again for your continued support and we’ll see you soon!

This Week at Chuck’s, May 20th

As Seattle Beer Week comes to a close, we are busy preparing for another busy week here at the Hop Shop! Here is a rundown of what we have going on.

We currently still have eight imperial stouts on tap, and a few more as backup, so we are still offering taster flights of both stouts and ipa. Theyy are $8 for four 2oz pours and $6 for four 4oz pours respectively. It’s a great way to diversify your tasting experience without getting too tipsy.

Tuesday May 21st at 7:30pm, we are hosting Blockhead Trivia night! A small entry fee per person gets you a chance to win prizes and bragging rights in our monthly random fact showcase. Space is at a premium, and typically fills up fast, so get here early!

Euchre League is also this week. Thursday the 23rd at 6:00pm, come down and try your luck at the Midwest card game for fun and prizes!

Here is a list of our food trucks for the week:

Monday night – Now Make Me a Sandwich
Tuesday night – Curb Jumper
Wednesday night – Streetzeria
Thursday night – Caravan Crepes
Friday afternoon – Evolution Revolution
Friday night – Where Ya At Matt
Saturday afternoon – Grilled Cheese Experience
Saturday night – Fish Basket
Sunday afternoon – Seattle Biscuit Company
Sunday night – Ezell’s Express

That’s right, we are hosting Ezell’s Express on Sunday night. They are a fried chicken chain of trucks dedicated to serving fast, good, and fresh food. I hope you are as excited as I am!

Make sure to follow us on facebook for updates on the foodtrucks.

Next week we will be hosting a charity tasting for North West Harvest with Woodchuck Cider Wednesday night. More details in next week’s post.

Cheers!

This Week at Chuck’s, May 13

It would appear the weather in Washington changes just as fast as our taplist. Hopefully the warm weather will be back soon, but until then come on in and stay dry with pint of good beer. Wouldn’t be Seattle Beer Week without the rain, right?

Here’s the list of remaining events for Seattle Beer Week!

Monday the 13th (today) starting at 4:00pm, we will be hosting Steve Dresler, head brewer of Sierra Nevada Brewing. He will be here to answer your questions and enlighten you on the world of craft beer. We will have a couple special kegs on tap from them. Come on by!

Tuesday the 14th, we are hosting Widmer and Full Tilt for a match made in Heaven! We will have four unique flavors of Full Tilt ice cream and will be pairing them with four awesome beers from Widmer. Get four different beer floats (kids scoop and 3oz of beer) for only $5! The rep for Widmer will be here as well to talk beer for those interested.

Wednesday the 15th is the big daddy of our events. We are hosting an imperial stout tasting event. Starting when we open at 10am, we will have 12 different imperial stouts on tap, and will be offering sampler trays with four different 3oz pours for $8. We have a couple kegs on stand by when the first ones blow, so hopefully we will be able to offer these guys through the weekend! Our preliminary taplist looks like this:

Great Divide – Belgian Yeti
Great Divide – Oak Aged Yeti
Great Divide – Chocolate Yeti
Great Divide – Espresso Yeti
Southern Tier – Oat
Stone – Espresso Imperial Russian Stout
Stone – Imperial Russian Stout
Boneyard – Suge Knite
Silver City – Imperial Stout
Midnight Sun – Moscow Rye Imperial Russian Stout
Lost Abbey – Serpent’s Stout
Oskar Blues – Tenfiddy

Any of these are subject to change, but this should be our opening lineup.

Thursday is our Schmaltz brewing night. Starting at 5, we will have four beers on tap from them, and will be offering taster trays of them all. The representative will be there to answer questions as well.

Our food truck list for the week is as follows:

Monday night – Now Make Me a Sandwich
Tuesday night – Curb Jumper
Wednesday night – Streetzeria
Thursday night – Caravan Crepes
Friday afternoon – Evolution Revolution
Friday night – Where Ya At Matt
Saturday afternoon – Grilled Cheese Experience
Saturday night – Fish Basket
Sunday afternoon – Seattle Biscuit Company
Sunday night – Jemil’s Big Easy

Please note our policy on children and dogs. We are a restaurant, please treat us as such. Have respect for your fellow patrons and keep your dog or child under control while visiting. Thank you.

Hope to see you soon!

Creating a Safer and Happier Chuck’s

Hi folks,

Now that Chuck’s has become such a popular destination, it’s time we had a talk about your kids and dogs in the shop.  It has come to our attention that some of our customers have been made uncomfortable by the lack of control of both and we’d like to take this opportunity to lay out our shop policies.

Dogs are welcome as long as they are well-behaved and on a leash at all times.  Dogs that are barking in the shop will be asked to step outside.  Any dog not on a leash will be required to either be leashed or leave.  This is for  the safety of your dog, other dogs, our customers, and our staff.

Kids are always welcome in the shop, because after all, being a family place is what made Chuck’s what it is today.  But, unsupervised children can cause a stressful and uncomfortable situation for both our customers and our staff.  Children should be kept under the direct supervision of their parents at all times, both inside and outside the shop.  This is for their safety, as there is a lot of commotion and it can be very crowded at times.

Thank you for your cooperation with these policies and we hope to see you in the shop soon.

Happy Beer Week!