THE WAKKER WEEKLY - Issue #1389 - Posted on: 11-Sep-2017
BUSHWAKKER NEWS
The Bushwakker is offering Smoked BBQ dishes every weekend this summer. Craft beer and BBQ pair wonderfully together! This weekend’s smoked feature is QUEEN CITY MARATHON – HOUSE-SMOKED BACON FETTUCCINE CARBONARA w/ GARLIC TOAST $17.95. (Weather permitting). NEWS FROM THE BUSHWAKKER BREWERY. A very special beer called WHEAT SOUP has been brewed to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Saskatchewan Filmpool. The brand name was inspired by the iconic Saskatchewan made film of the same title. This is a new German blonde wheat beer made with very non-flocculating yeast (hazy), certified Canadian organic malted wheat and seasoned with Middle-Eastern spices to acknowledge the birthplace of the lead actor in the film. Only 400 bottles will be made available and will be launched at 3:00 PM on Saturday, September 9th. Don’t miss the special FIRKIN TAPPING EVENT to officially launch this one-time commemorative beer. Bushwakker head brewer, MICHAEL GAETZ, is planning to brew another batch of the very popular PONCE DE LEON blackberry/black raspberry fruit ale soon. He also reports his brand new NORTHERN STRONG LAGER (a bigger version of our Northern Lights Lager) is working its way through the brewery as is our Oktoberfest beer, HARVEST LAGER. Our English Best Bitter, GRANNY’S BITTER will soon return and HONEY THISTLE WIT too! Our guest tap is currently pouring a Black Witbier from Saskatoon’s 9 Mile Legacy Brewing. $7.95 for a pint and $5.95 for a half pint. Next up we will feature an Oatmeal Session Pale Ale from Swift Current’s Black Bridge Brewery will be tapped. Our number one selling lager, NORTHERN LIGHTS LAGER is available for growler fills at the Quance Street SLGA store in Regina for the month of September. Three other new Saskatchewan-brewed beers are also available. Be sure to support this SLGA pilot program and help grow Saskatchewan craft beer! Our premium wines for September are from the Mission Hill Winery in BC. The red is a Five Vineyards Pinot Noir VQA; $8.95 for a glass and $23.95 for a half litre. The white is a Five Vineyards Pinot Blanc VQA; $7.95 for a glass and $21.95 for a half litre. The Bushwakker LOCAL ARTS WALL September featured artist is TINA HUDSON. Her artist biography is as follows: Being born & raised a Saskatchewan girl, I grew up in the small town of Ceylon, Sask. I have spent my last 23 years in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. I use photography to capture reflections of what I see/vision and turn my ideas into a piece of art on paper/canvas, to ultimately share with all. Not only am I inspired by the subject, but also in how I can take advantage of the light and angles to make the scene come alive. I have always had a love for photography. The purchase of my first digital camera in 2003 set of a spark in me that has yet to be dimmed. From there, onto an SLR with my best friend (my tripod) and multiple photo workshops. There was no holding me back. Many road trips as a passenger gave me the ability to enjoy the landscapes, composing scenes in my memory for future use, to chase the skies, waiting for the perfect sun flare, the amazing sunset, the golden hues and colours to make my photos come alive. Each day with my camera is an endless opportunity to see what I can create for tomorrow. There's nothing more exciting than heading out on a beautiful Saskatchewan day to shoot, and then hurry home to download and see what my eye had captured today. Imagine......all this from a viewfinder?
BUSHWAKKER EVENTS
Sept. 8, 9 & 10. EAT QCM. The Bushwakker has been a proud sponsor of the annual Queen City Marathon for a number of years. We are stepping things up this year and are actively participating in the EAT QCM Regina restaurant program and are offering a special “carb-loading” weekend feature for athletes, event spectators and all our customers to enjoy. Our HOUSE-SMOKED BACON CARBONARA pasta dish featuring house-made fettuccine is sure to please!
Pint by Pint, a Hoppy Revolution is Brewing in Russia
Ricardo Zuniga, Associated Press MOSCOW — This new generation of craft brewers began sprouting in the vodka capital of the world as foreign beers became too expensive and beer fans sought alternatives to mass-produced lagers. From juicy IPAs to velvety stouts and lip-smacking sours, beers served at breweries that opened in recent years in cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg offer visitors and locals alike the styles popularized in the last two decades by the craft beer boom in the U.S. and Europe. Many breweries started after the currency collapse of 2014, when imported beer prices skyrocketed and supply fell. “There was almost nothing being brought from outside,” said Alex Korobkov, co-owner of the Zagovor brewery and the RULE Taproom in central Moscow. “So people decided to brew something they had tried outside of Russia.” Korobkov and a group of friends started Zagovor — which translates to “Conspiracy” in Russian — in 2014. Today, there are over 100 craft breweries in Russia, said Nikita Filippov, co-founder of AF Brew in St. Petersburg, one of the craft beer pioneers in Russia. But Filippov said that only around two dozen breweries have their own production capacities or long-term contractual base. “If nothing dramatic happens in the Russian economics, hops and malt import policies, or beer restriction legislation, the future for craft beer in Russia is promising,” said Filippov. All ingredients have to be imported — hops from the U.S. or Germany, grains from several European countries — and there are only a few facilities with the necessary equipment that serve as contract brewers. Craft beer still represents a tiny segment of the beer market in Russia — around 1 percent, according to Dmitry Drobyshevsky, who runs the Russian beer trade news site Profibeer and analyzes the market. Drobyshevsky said the market for Russian is expanding beyond its borders, to Europe and China. “The Russian brewery Jaws [from Yekaterinburg] started selling beer in China in May,” he said. “Russian bars are starting to appear there too.” The surge in Russian craft beer is perfectly timed for the expected tourism bonanza when the country hosts the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Hundreds of thousands of foreign fans, many of them from the U.S. and Western Europe, will visit the 11 host cities. And few things pair better with beer than soccer. “They will find a country which is million miles away from old stereotypes about Russia. They will find people who don’t have vodka with caviar every meal but have the offer and knowledge in fine foods, fine spirits and craft beers,” said Filippov. “They will be greatly welcome to our country by a community of craft beer brewers and drinkers.” If You Go………RULE TAPROOM: 19 Starovagankovskiy Lane, Moscow: Tucked in an alley steps from the Kremlin, the Brooklyn-inspired bar owned by the makers of Zagovor has one of the best beer selections in Moscow, with around 27 brews on tap. Don’t miss the inventive tap handles — from a Soviet-era hammer and sickle, to a hand grenade, AK-47 magazine and a Lenin bust. There is a vast rotating cast of Russian beers, but go with the local brew, Zagovor. Look out for any of their collaborations with New York breweries, like their recent brew with Brooklyn-based KCBC. Prices range from 180-300 rubles ($3-5).
TIME OUT
Last night, my kids and I were sitting in the living room and I said to them, “I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.” They got up, unplugged the computer and threw out my beer!! Those little bastards!Weekend BBQ Feature: QUEEN CITY MARATHON – HOUSE-SMOKED BACON FETTUCCINE CARBONARA. $17.95. (Weather permitting).
Soup & Sandwich Special is $12.95. All hot specials are $15.95, except where noted, & include a serving of soup du jour, house, or Caesar salad.
Soup | Sandwich | Hot Special | Beer Pairing | |
Fri., Sept. 8 | Curried Sweet Potato | Dagwood Club | Portered Ribeye Steak w/ Garlic Mashed & Chef’s Veg. $19.95 | Palliser Porter |
Sat., Sept. 9 | Bushwakker | Southwest Omelette | Steak & a Pint. $18.95 | |
Sun., Sept. 10 | Bushwakker | Bushwakker Brunch | Steak & a Pint. $18.95 | |
Mon., Sept. 11 | Garden Vegetable | Chicken & Bacon Garden Sandwich | Beef Adobo Medallions w/ Salsa Roja | Sodbuster Brown Ale |
Tues., Sept. 12 | Smoked Chicken Chowder | Meatball Pizza. $13.95 | Chicken Chimichurri | Cheryl’s Blonde Ale |
Wed., Sept. 13 | Potato Bacon | Jumbo Egg Salad Wrap | Braised Pork Roast w/ Glazed Apples | Dungarvon Irish Red Ale |
Thur., Sept. 14 | Mulligatawny | Beef & Cheddar Club | Steak & Kidney Pie w/ Soda Bread | Palliser Porter |
Fri., Sept. 15 | Creamy Wild Mushroom | Baby Shrimp Croissant. $13.95 | Seafood Bouillabaisse. $18.95 | Stubblejumper Pilsner |
Sat., Sept. 16 | Bushwakker | Apple Pecan Crepes | Steak & a Pint. $18.95 | |
Sun., Sept. 17 | Bushwakker | Bacon Crepes w/ Poached Egg | Steak & a Pint. $18.95 |