This Week at Chuck’s, 4/8

Are you guys as excited as I am for the first Mariner’s home game? I can’t wait. We’ve got a few cool events to share with you this week.

Tuesday, like every second Tuesday of the month, is Blockhead Trivia Night. Get your teams ready and your buzz on while you try to outwit fellow Chuck’s patrons for prizes and bragging rights. The fun kicks off at 7:30, but keep in mind the spaces fill out fast, so you might want to arrive early. Curb Jumper will be catering.

Here is a list of food trucks for the week, and we have gotten word that they might be subject to change, so take this with a grain of salt:

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

Now that we have the week out of the way, here’s some fun stuff coming down the pipe in the future.

As you may already know, May 9th through 18th is Seattle Beer Week. We should have a couple breweries doing mini events in that time frame. We are also working out the details to do a Ballard Beer event as well. We would try to bring in some beer from every Ballard brewery (and boy are there a lot of them) and hopefully some of the brewers themselves if they can make it.

Then there is the stout tasting. This event is not one to be missed, we’ve been saving kegs back for close to nine months now. We will be featuring taster trays with four 4oz pours of the stouts we have up. We will have all four Yeti variants (oak, espresso, chocolate, and Belgian), and likely 10 other awesome stouts to choose from. This may be one of your last chances to try Southern Tier Oat and Belgian Yeti, word on the street is the breweries discontinued these beers.

Finally, Chuck is working diligently to open the new store. It is in his possession but there is still a lot of work to be done. The June 1st opening is going to be pushed back, and not sure what the time frame is. The good news is that he is looking into getting an Anniversary beer brewed. More news to come as details get hammered.

Hope to see all you Chuck-le heads soon!

This Week at Chuck’s, April First

Hello hop-shoppers, time for another weekly update!

Man, it was another busy weekend here. Sad to say, we only have two IPA left on tap, all our other kegs are gone. We won’t be able to re-stock until our shipment gets in Wednesday, sorry for the inconvenience.

Bad news comes in pairs, as it appears Green Flash will be following suit with Russian River, and pulling out distribution in our area. They are looking to open up markets in East Coast areas, so until they expand, they are pulling distro from Washington. Pretty lame if you ask me.

But the news isn’t all bad. We have managed to obtain a very experimental beer from Dogfish Head. This beer is worth its weight in gold…literally. This Belgian ale, named 24 Carrot, is brewed with Belgian yeast and noble hops has over 10oz of gold per barrel added to the boil. After that, it is aged with carrots for four months, and then bottle conditioned. Just in time for spring, only three kegs made it to Washington. 20 IBU and 12% abv, come get some for an amazing price of $8 a pint!

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APRIL FOOLS! Hope no one is too upset with the news. Here’s what we actually have in store for you this week.

Wednesday we invite you to stop by for a tasting event with Odin brewing to raise money for the Plus One Foundation. The name ‘Plus One’ was inspired by the concept of having a significant positive influence on one person at a time that also causes a ‘ripple effect’ of positive effects on the people in that person’s life. The event kicks off at 6:00pm. Seeing as Odin brewing will be there, we have brought in Now Make Me a Sandwich to cater the event (Viking theme anyone?)

We will be having a new food truck Saturday morning. You may have seen them at Seahawk games. This truck features Cuban Barbeque, look for them Saturday around 11am.

Our food truck schedule this week is:

Monday evening – Streetzeria
Tuesday evening – Curb Jumper
Wednesday evening – Now Make Me a Sandwich
Thursday evening – Caravan Crepes
Friday morning – Falafel Salam
Friday evening – Where Ya At Matt
Saturday morning – Snout and Co
Saturday evening – Fish Basket
Sunday morning – Seattle Biscuit Co
Sunday evening – Jemil’s Big Easy

Hope to see you soon!

This week at Chuck’s, 3/25

Well despite a brief snow flurry, it appears Spring is here! Come celebrate the gorgeous weather down here at the Hop Shop!

Ever have that inclination to drink a beer you see on the shelf, but don’t feel like paying the corkage fee? Now is your chance! Wednesday the 27th is our corkage free day, corkage fees will be waved on all bottles in the store.

Here is a list of the food trucks we will be having this week:

Monday evening – Now Make Me a Sandwich
Tuesday evening- Curb Jumper
Wednesday evening- Streetzeria
Thursday evening- Caravan Crepes
Friday morning – Falafel Salam
Friday evening – Where Ya At Matt
Saturday morning – Grilled Cheese Experience
Saturday evening – Fish Basket
Sunday morning – Seattle Biscuit Company

We may not have a food truck Sunday evening (it is Easter afterall) so check our facebook for updates if you are curious. Hope to see you this week!

Finally, I was able to convince Chuck it was in his best interest to get expanded cable for Baseball/Soccer season, so come join us for Sounders and Mariners games!

This week at Chuck’s, 3/18

How is everyone after a lovely St Patrick’s Day? It was the perfect cap for a busy week for us! The fun will continue this week, we have a couple exciting events coming up.

Tuesday the 19th we have an event slated for those of you from the Midwest. Euchre league night will start at 6:30pm, so come on down for a night of drinking and cards.

Wednesday at 6:00pm, we will be hosting a good cause Mead tasting with Blue Dog Mead. All proceeds will go towards the UW Relay for Life, an organization designed to help fund cancer research. All samples are free, and we will be raffling off prizes for those who donate.

We are tenatively planning on bringing Falafel Salam back again Friday morning. Our Sunday morning food truck is also tentative. Check our facebook later in the week for an updated list of food trucks.

We have a couple other fun events coming down the pipe, look for a corkage free night Wednesday of next week, as well as an imperial stout tasting Late April/Early May.

 

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This week at Chuck’s, March 11th

Wow, what a busy weekend! Thanks to everyone who decided the place to be on these sunny spring days is Chuck’s! The excitement never stops, I just freed a hummingbird that was stuck in the store. I know beer is nectar to people, but I didn’t realize it was to birds as well…anyway we have a few happenings this week.

Tuesday March 12th is going to be Blockhead Trivia Night. Come on down for fun and prizes! The fun starts at 7:30pm, and space fills up fast, so don’t be afraid to come early to get a spot. Curb Jumper will be outside serving up some tasty food, and we’ve obviously got the beer, so come on down.

Wednesday is our bottleshare event. If you haven’t RSVP’d with us, our space is currently full, but for those who signed up, please show up around 6:30, we will be opening bottles at 7. Now Make Me a Sandwich will be catering.

Friday we will be having TWO FOOD TRUCKS! Falafel Salam will be here for the afternoon, from 11-2, so come on down and give them a try. Where Ya At Matt will be taking over after they leave. Below is a full list of trucks for the week:

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

Hope to see you all for St Paddy’s Day, we will be pouring Irish style beer and cider all week to prepare for it, and don’t forget; it’s “Paddy”, not “Patty”. We aren’t celebrating Saint Patricia…

This Week at Chuck’s, March 4th

Hello beer lovers! The sun is shining, the Mariners played their first televised game, and it’s time for another exciting week at the Hop Shop!

On Wednesday the 6th, we will have Pelican Brewing Company here, pouring some of their elixir from the Oregon coast. They are here to raise money for Hunger Intervention Program, a Seattle based organization designed to end hunger by providing meals and teaching basic cooking skills to the less fortunate. Stop by around 6:00pm to help a good cause while drinking!

We have a shake up in the food trucks this week. Tuesday we will have Curb Jumper Street Eats, slinging some specialty sandwiches and sliders, so stop in for a scrumptious snack! Saturday morning we welcome back a fan favorite, Grilled Cheese Experience, they will be in from 11-4. The rest of our foodtrucks for the week are unchanged.

Monday 5:00 pm-9:00 pm: Now Make Me A Sandwich
Tuesday 5:00 pm-9:00 pm: Curb Jumper
Wednesday 5:00 pm-9:00 pm: Streetzeria
Thursday 5:00 pm-9:00 pm: Caravan Crepes
Friday 4:00 pm-9:00 pm: Where Ya At Matt
Saturday 11:00 am-4:00 pm: The Grilled Cheese Experience
Saturday 5:00 pm-9:00 pm: The Fish Basket
Sunday 11:00 am-4:00 pm: Seattle Biscuit Company
Sunday 5:00 pm-9:00 pm: Jemil’s Big Easy

We’d like to take the time to remind you that next week is our Bottleshare event. All spaces are currently RSVP’d, but we are running a standby list in case someone drops out. Trivia is the second Tuesday of the month (the 12th), and our sponsored Euchre night looks to be the week after (the 19th). We are also planning a corkage free night towards the end of the month. More details will be availible in the coming weeks.

Finally, if you are a sports fan, please please PLEASE tell Chuck in person that you want ESPN and Root Sports for the upcoming March Madness and Baseball season.

This week at Chuck’s, February 25th

Are you from the Midwest? Are you familiar with Euchre? Well come on down to our store on Tuesday the 26th for a Euchre league hosted by one of our regulars. Action starts at 6:30, and 314 Pie will be catering.

Other than that, it’s a pretty slow week at Chucks, so I’ll take the chance to start advertising events further on down.

Our next tasting will be Wednesday March 6th with Pelican brewery raising money for Hunger Intervention. More on that will come in next weeks post.

March 13th we will be hosting a specialty bottle share. Got a bottle of something rare, vintage, or not in Washington distribution that you’ve been dying to crack but haven’t found the opportunity? Now is that chance! Please email Chuckshopshop@gmail.com to RSVP and let us know what bottle you intend to bring. We remind you that this is a specialty bottle share, so don’t expect us to ok any old bomber you picked up off the shelf before coming. Space will be limited, so email today to RSVP!

For those who have been asking, we are opening a new store! The location will be 20th and Union in the Capitol Hill area. The plan is to make it similar to this location, with ice cream, growler fills, pints for here, bottles to go, and food trucks. Chuck has signed the lease, he owns the keys, it’s just a matter of time now. We’re shooting for an opening around late April, but keep in mind Chuck is a very busy man.

Way on down the road (think May or June) we will be having an imperial stout tasting. It will be on a Wednesday and won’t be one to miss. We will have kegs of all four Yeti variants (Belgian, Oaked, Chocolate, Espresso), plus at least eight other monstrous, thick, rich, black, heavy imperial stouts oozing with flavor. If that doesn’t appeal to you, I’m sure we’ll have an ipa for you to drink as well.

June 5th we will be hosting a home brewers night. We are planning it out far in advance for you to have a chance to whip up a batch for it. Come on in and chat with other home brewers. We encourage you to bring in bottles of something you’re proud of.

Looking forward to seeing you guys this week, cheers!