THE WAKKER WEEKLY
Issue #1703 – Posted on: 18-Sept-2023
BREWERY “HOPP”ENINGS! Bushwakker head brewer, Michael Gaetz, reports that our seasonally available RASPBERRY BLONDE ALE, GRANNY’S BITTER, KAI’S MUNICH HELLES, and HONEY THISTLE WIT are currently available. Also, batches of PREMIUM PALE ALE and FLEK’S CZECH DARK LAGER are currently working their way through the brewery.
Still some warm Saskatchewan days coming our way. The perfect opportunity to enjoy our refreshing HONEY THISTLE WIT Belgian Wheat Beer on the patio or deck. Hold onto summer just as long as you can!
This Weekend’s Special Dining Feature for September 15 & 16 is an EDMONTON BURGER & A PINT for $23.95. Our Saturday CLASSIC STEAK & A PINT SPECIAL as well as our Monday and Wednesday WINGS & A PINT SPECIAL and Tuesday PIZZA & A PINT SPECIAL are also great value deals.
Our SASK CRAFT GUEST TAP is currently pouring the WHITE SAGE RYE from Swift Current’s Black Bridge Brewery. Next up is STRAWBERRY CLOUDS CREAM ALE from Saskatoon’s High Key Brewing.
SEPTEMBER PREMIUM WINE FEATURES: This month’s wine features are from two gentlemen who hail from CALIFORNIA. The red wine is MARK WEST PINOT NOIR. $8.95 for a glass and $23.95 for a half litre. The white wine is TOM GORE SAUVIGNON BLANC. $9.95 for a glass and $24.95 for a half litre.
German cuisine, massive steins of German brew, schnitzels galore and Pumpkin Ale are all on the immediate horizon! Get ready for the delicious-ness!
UPCOMING BUSHWAKKER EVENTS
Sept. 18: Monday Night Jazz & Blues. CALL ME MILDY. Melodic blues rock with a dash of reggae. 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Sept. 20: Wednesday Folk Night. FULLER HULL. Rural Manitoba artist delivers Alt Country, Indie Folk, and New Americana. 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Sept. 21: SCIENCE PUB – STATISTICS, LIES AND CONSPIRACY THEORIES. Our wildly popular Science Pub Series has returns for a 12th incredible season! Enjoy lectures on scientific topics of general interest in our Arizona Room over fine craft beer and award-winning pub cuisine. The room opens at 5:00 PM. Avoid disappointment and come down early for dinner and a pint before the presentation which begins at 7:00 PM. This month’s lecture will be presented by James McVittie, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics from the University of Regina. In the 21st century, information and data influence our opinions and viewpoints of phenomena in the world. The way in which data are sampled, analyzed and presented can manipulate our perceptions of some of the simplest facts of life. In this talk, we will explore some of the famous examples and analyses in the fields of probability and statistics that have led to results that were surprising, outright lies and manipulations of the truth.
CURRENT HOURS OF OPERATION AND RESERVATIONS NOTES
We are open Monday – Thursday from 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM. The kitchen closes at 9:00 PM and last call is at 9:15 PM. Fridays and Saturdays we are open from 11:00 AM until midnight. The kitchen is open until 11:00 PM and last call is at 11:15 PM. Closed Sundays.
Reservations are accepted and encouraged. We accept a limited number of reservations as late as 6:00 PM every day except Fridays. Fridays we accept reservations as late as 3:00 PM. Call us at 306-359-7276 to secure your table. Our two banquet rooms are also available for private party rentals. Call Kelly at 306-359-7276 to book either our main floor Arizona Room or basement Clubroom.
Providing Support for Saskatchewan Grasslands One Beer at a Time
From Brewer’s Journal Canada
Support for one of Saskatchewan’s most endangered ecosystems, the Prairie grasslands, is growing thanks to a new beer from Nokomis Craft Ales.
The new white IPA known as the “Hoppy Anniversary” is prepared with components that are present in the environment and raises money to safeguard the grasslands.
The beer is sold at retailers across Saskatchewan, with fifty cents from each can going to the Nature Conservancy of Canada. It also serves as a celebration of Nokomis Craft Ales’ ninth anniversary.
“As a brewery deeply rooted in the heart of Saskatchewan, we know the value of grasslands and the importance of coming together to protect them,” Jeff Allport, the owner of Nokomis Craft Ales, said. “Our colla’beer’ation with NCC isn’t just about crafting great beer; it’s a celebration of nature and community. With every can we raise, we’re giving a toast to the Prairies, to the wildlife that call them home and to those who steward these landscapes.”
The Prairie Grasslands Action Plan, just unveiled by the NCC, aims to protect and restore more than 500,000 hectares by 2030, an area six times the size of Calgary.
Campaigns like this benefit conservation in two ways, according to Cameron Wood, the NCC’s regional director for Saskatchewan. Raising awareness helps raise money as well.
“Grasslands are one of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet,” Wood said. “The grasslands that we have right in our own backyards are habitats that are more at risk than places like the Amazon rainforest.
“Having a can of beer on somebody’s long weekend adventures be able to help tell that story… and connect with a whole new audience that might not be aware of how important this habitat is. It’s really exciting.”
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STILL MORE PHILOSOPHY OF AMBIGUITY & IDIOSYNCRASIES OF ENGLISH:
HOW DO THEY GET DEER TO CROSS THE ROAD ONLY AT THOSE YELLOW ROAD SIGNS?
WHAT WAS THE BEST THING BEFORE SLICED BREAD?
ONE NICE THING ABOUT EGOTISTS: THEY DON’T TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.
DOES THE LITTLE MERMAID WEAR AN ALGEBRA?
DO INFANTS ENJOY INFANCY AS MUCH AS ADULTS ENJOY ADULTERY?
HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CIVIL WAR?
IF ONE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER DROWNS, DO THE REST DROWN TOO?
IF YOU ATE BOTH PASTA AND ANTIPASTO, WOULD YOU STILL BE HUNGRY?
Well you should! Our house-made schnitzel is absolutely positively THE most popular meal served during our Bushwakker Oktoberfest Week coming up October 2 – 7. Plenty of German cuisine and big one-litre steins of German brews!
