distributed FRI 05.30.08 from Anchorage, Alaska

BEER & GIFT SHOP HOURS:
MON - THU 3 PM - 6 PM FRI noon - 7 PM with TOUR at 6 PM SAT 2 PM - 6 PM
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Hey Seekers of FunK-in-yer-JunK BeeR:

TODAY FRI 5/30 we release our 13th Anniversary Good MoJo Belgian Brown Ale. It is SO fabulous. Head Brewer Gabe--who celebrates his 10th Anniversary with MSBC this month--claims "this is the best beer we've ever made". Now THaT's saying something. It's DRAFT ONLY - samples and growlers out of the brewery only. The only obstacle is ME before U in line, Baby. ;~{}

Come by TODAY as we kick off our Food Drive and Silent Auction to benefit Food Bank of Alaska. Bring food in exchange for beer samples; or buy your beer samples and we'll donate sales from 5/30 and 5/31 to FBA.

Participate in our Silent Auction - LoTs of fun stuff to bid on. MSBC beer and gear PLUS gift certificates from some great AK places.

So far the list looks like this:
* an official ALE SLAYERS hockey jersey, #13 to celebrate our anniversary
* a dozen or more items of unique (read: one-up) MSBC gear, including some Fall 2008 Helly Hansens wear
* a few killer MSBC beers (including Berserker!), some in 1.5L bottles - perfect "party starters"
* art objects, most are beer-related
* gift certificates to your favorite places
* beer "party" packages

Here's a photo of this amazing "HOPS" shovel head, created and contributed by local artist Jodie Barton. For more of his incredible arT, go to bafco.biz.

Be sure to come by and bid on these items. ALL monies collected from the Silent Auction will go directly to the Food Bank of Alaska.

There are other ways to contribute to the cause by just doing your weekly gig:
* bring cans/pkgs of food, which are good for beer samples (up to 7 per person per day) but you can contribute on 5/30 AND 5/31
* all beer sample sales from 5/30 and 5/31 will be donated to FBA

Or, just bring food - contribute as much can/pkg food to the cause as you'd like. We're gearing this toward "feeding kids in summer" so bring peanut butter, jelly, jam, honey, mac n' cheese, tuna, ramen (although 8 ramen = 1 beer sample!), cereals, soups (dried mixes and canned), tuna/hamburger helpers, rice/pasta mixes...and this is MY skewedview: brownie/cake/cookie/muffin mixes and s'more fixin's--Hershey bars/graham crackers/big 'mallows. Please keep it non-perishable, nutricious, delicious, kid-friendly and FuN.

Here's more on Good MoJo...
Our 13th Anniversary Good MoJo Belgian Brown Ale was brewed with sour cherries, then fermented, then blended with a really old [like 7 year-old] barrel of FuNK. And, of course, I mean that in the most loving BeeR GeeK way. You see...a long long time ago, this destined-to-be-wonderful barrel of beer was innoculated with brettanomyces, lacto and pedio, then dosed with berries, then tucked away in a deep dark corner and allowed to slowly yet emphatically do its magic. NoW...this fabulous FuNK is being blended with a fresh Belgian-style brown beer to balance the old with the new, the sour with the sweet, and funk with the fresh. It is amazing and fabulous. It was a progressive piece of arT so we didn't have time to get a label together for bottling. It will be difficult--if not impossible--to recreate this little beast so I am hoping that U come in and get yer share. Don't miss ouT.

The next Planet Beer MERCURY Belgian-style Small Beer will be pre-released at The Anchor Pub & Club on THU 06/05/08 @ 5 PM and released at MSBC on FRI 06/06/08. BUT we're adding a FIRST FLIGHT event to the series: First Flight at First Taste Friday at McGinley's on FRI 06/06/08 5 PM to 8 PM. [I dare you to use more F-words in one sentence, Baby.] Try the FIRST THREE PLANET BEERS--MARS, EARTH, MERCURY--on draft in ONE venue... although I would highly suggest enjoying them in reverse release order for the sake of the 'buds. This is the FIRST FLIGHT of our space program. Meet us @ McGinley's.

Come by the brewery. The BeeR is aLways BOLD.

Cheers,
Barb
VP/La Femme de Beer
Midnight Sun Brewing Company
barb@midnightsunbrewing.com

PS. GOLF DISCS ARE IN!!!