Founders Day at Hopjacks Filling Station

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Saturday, May 3rd, Hopjacks Filling Station will be hosting Founders Day. A reservation gets you one Beer Flight that includes four 4oz draft pours of some great Founders brews (descriptions courtesy of Founders Brewing):

Curmudgeon (Old Ale) - BeerAdvocate 90 / RateBeer 99

Think classic seafaring ports, local pubs, and weathered old fishermen. This old ale is brewed with molasses and an insane focus on the malt bill, then oak-aged. The result is a strong, rich, malty delight that’s deceptively smooth and drinkable.

Smoked Porter - BeerAdvocate 90 / RateBeer 99

Brewed for the first time when our brewers were experimenting on our new three-barrel pilot system, we decided this one was too good to keep to ourselves. This 8% ABV smoked robust porter is brewed with a combination of beechwood-smoked barley and oak-smoked wheat malt along with a generous helping of chocolate malt. This blend delivers a beautiful balance of chocolate and smoke character that’s flavor-forward without being overwhelming.

KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) - BeerAdvocate 100 / RateBeer 100

What we’ve got here is an imperial stout brewed with a massive amount of coffee and chocolates, then cave-aged in oak bourbon barrels for an entire year to make sure wonderful bourbon undertones come through in the finish. Makes your taste buds squeal with delight.

Rübæus - BeerAdvocate 87 / RateBeer 94

Not another boring summer wheat beer or lemonade shandy—Rübæus is Founders’ way to celebrate the season’s warmest months. Optimizing the flavor of fresh raspberries added at multiple stages during fermentation, this stunning berry red masterpiece is the perfect balance of sweet and tart. No question about it, with a hefty malt bill and 5.7% ABV, this beer is 100% Founders.

Reservations, only 99 available, are $9.75. Two people max per reservation, one flight per person. The event is split into three blocks of time: 1-2:30, 2:30-4, and 4-5:30. To make reservations, call 850.497.6076 (ext 3) or email info(at)hopjacks.com.

Event Summary
Event: Founders Day
Location: Hopjacks Filling Station
When: Saturday, May 3rd
Cost: $9.75
Reservations: Call 850.497.6076 (ext 3) or email info(at)hopjacks.com

Gnome Week 2013

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Brown Distributing recently announced "Gnome Week" 2013 in their newsletter. The week is dedicated to "Brasserie d’ Achouffe", the Achouffe Brewery in Belgium and includes events throughout Florida. Brown provided the following details about the week:

Beer weeks are fun and give the whole community an opportunity to experience different beers, beer pairings, unique products from National and Local Breweries and on and on... but this upcoming week is different from all other "Beer Weeks". It is Gnome Week! Gnomes are mystical creatures that date back hundreds of years in lore... What do they possibly have to do with beer?

Brasserie d'Achouffe was founded in the 1970s by Christian Bauweraerts and Pierre Gobron in the quaint village of Achouffe, Belgium. Belgium, being long known for the quality of its unique style of beer, hadn't seen a new brewery open in ages much less one that could produce the quality of the beer that the Brasserie does.

The legend goes that there was a colony of gnomes who once brewed enough beer to keep the entire nation of Belgium drunk year 'round. The beer flowed from a spring in the woods that was once the secret meeting place of the Knights of Templar and also became known as the Valley of the Fairies.

Years later the area was devastated by plague and collapse, thus the goblin brewery was destroyed. The lone survivor, a goblin named A'Chouffe visited the brother-in-laws and imparted the recipe of the classic golden La Chouffe to them. They have included his image on every bottle ever since.

Join us this week for some fun events that celebrate the Gnomes who have passed down this recipe and kept it alive for us to enjoy. They brew some great beer and there will be lots of fun gnomes floating about in their red gnome hats all over town... Will you catch one near you?

There are several "Gnome Week" events planned for our area:

  • Dress Like a Gnome Run
    Location: World of Beer - Palafox (Pensacola)
    When: Wednesday, September 18th, 6pm
    Dress like a Gnome for World of Beer's Run Club. Special discounts for run club participants which will have Chouffe beers available.

  • La Chouffe Brewery Night
    Location: Hopjacks Filling Station (Pensacola)
    When: Friday, September 20th, 6pm
    Brasserie d' Achouffe beers will be available for tasting and drinking as well as glassware and gnome hat giveaways.

  • La Chouffe Brewery Night
    Location: Beach Liquors (FWB)
    When: Friday, September 20th, 6pm
    Gnome Week tasting and beers from Brasserie d' Achouffe. There will also be some glassware and gnome hat giveaways during the event.

  • La Chouffe Brewery Night
    Location: KCs Tap Works (FWB)
    When: Friday, September 20th, 7pm
    Glass giveaways, raffles, and great beer from Brasserie d' Achouffe.

Hopjacks Filling Station Brings Back Free Beer Tastings

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Hopjacks Filling Station recently announced that they are bringing back free tastings and this time around they will be alternating between beer and wine. The tastings will take place every Thursday from 5:30 - 7:30 pm (unless otherwise announced) beginning next Thursday August 8th with a wine tasting. The first beer tasting taking place the following Wednesday August 14th (did we say "unless otherwise announced"?). The currently scheduled beer tastings are as follows:

Beer Tastings

Both of us at Pensacola Beer actually started off as oenophiles (keep that to yourselves) and since we know of no wine equivalent of our site (Where are you PensacolaWine?), it felt wrong to just drop the wine tastings. So here you go:

Wine Tastings

All tastings have been added to the Pensacola Beer Events Calendar, so make sure to take advantage of these free tastings and possibly learn a little about the wonderful world of craft beer.

"Dog Days of Summer" Special Events

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We recently covered Hopjacks "Dog Days of Summer" charity promotion in which Hopjacks donates 10% of every Sea Dog beer sold to SouthBARK animal rescue. Hopjacks recently announced three "Dog Days of Summer" special events as well:

First Event
This Sunday, June 16 (Fathers Day) starting at 3 pm Hopjacks Filling Station will be hosting a Dog Fashion & Talent Show consisting of the following competition categories:

  • Best Dressed
  • Best Twins (dog & owner look alike)
  • Best Trick
  • Loudest Bark
  • Longest Kiss (dog licking owner's face)

Second Event
Sunday, July 7th starting at 3 pm Hopjacks - Nine Mile Road will hold a charity dog wash. All proceeds from this event will go to SouthBark. Hopjacks is looking for volunteers to come out and donate their time for this event and Sea Dog is donating a keg of beer for all of-age volunteers to quench their dog-washing thirst.

Third Event
Sunday, July 28th 3pm - 7pm the first ever Hopjacks "Pug Crawl" will take place in Downtown Pensacola. Ever wanted to take your canine friend on a pub crawl? Well now you have your chance. Bring your pooch along as you make the following stops:

1. Hopjacks - Downtown
$4.00 orders of Belgian Fries
Half off drafts

2. 850 Open Water
$6 orders of Firecracker Shrimp
Buy 1/2 dozen oysters on the half shell and get the second 1/2 dozen free

3. The Tin Cow
$3.00 Bloody Marys, sparkling wine, & mimosas
Half-off all starters
$3 Bloody Mary's and Mimosas
All domestic cans $2.00
$1.00 off well drinks, wine by the glass, and sangria's

4. The Spotted Dog Pet Boutique and Bakery
Treats on sale for the canine participants

Don't forget that for each Sea Dog beer you purchase at the stops, more money gets donated to SouthBARK. Hopjacks also has stated that they intend to make this an annual event.

Try and make it to one, two, or even all three of these special "Dog Days of Summer" events and drink some craft beer for a great cause.

Beer Class with Tim Dohms: In the Beginning...

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Hopjacks Filling Station Event FlyerHopjacks self described "Beer Nerd" Tim Dohms continues to educate the masses about the intriguing world of beer with a series of beer classes at Hopjacks Filling Station. The first class, In the Beginning: The Origins of Beer, will cover

"beer's earliest ancestors as interpreted through today's brewing technology"

and will take place this Wednesday, May 1st starting at 7 pm. The class costs $10 per person which includes the beer served during the class. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (850) 466-2327, Tim stated on Facebook that only a few of the 30 seats available remain, so call ASAP.

We have no information on how often these beer classes will be held or future planned topics but we will include each class on our events page when the information is made available.


Event Summary
Event: Beer Class with Beer Nerd Tim Dohms
Location: Hopjacks Filling Station
When: Wednesday May 1st at 7 pm
Cost: $10 per person / Reservations (850) 466-2327

Hopjacks Beer Tastings with Tim Dohms

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Did you miss this past Thursday's Southern Tier Beer Tasting with Tim Dohms at the Nine Mile Hopjacks? We have good news. Hopjacks is holding more tastings on Thursdays from 5-7pm. Each event will be held at a different Hopjacks establishment and either feature a brewery or a theme. The schedule for upcoming tastings is:

All of these tastings are free to attend! So mark your calendars to attend at least one, if not all, of these great tasting events.

Sweetwater LowRYEder IPA Launch Party

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This Tuesday November 20th, Sweetwater Brewing Company is holding a LowRYEder IPA launch party in Pensacola at not one location but at all three Hopjack locations.

As described on Sweetwater's own websites, LowRYEder, a Bronze medal winner at the Great American Beer Festival, is:

A flame throwin’ Rye IPA ignited by a 25% shot of rye malt and capped by a booty hoppin’ blast of Mt Hood and Centennial hops that makes this IPA bounce!

And for those interested in the "specs" on this IPA:

Grains: 2 Row, Rye Malt, CaraRye, Rye Flakes, Munich
Hops: Columbus, Mt Hood, Centennial
Dry Hop: Centennial, Mt Hood
ABV: 6.2%
IBUs: 45

RateBeer gives the LowRYEder an 83 overall / 88 style and Beeradvocate gives it an 85 (The Bros an 83).

The scheduled start time for each location is:

They will be holding glassware and other shwag giveaways.

It's Halloween at Hopjacks Filling Station

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Hopjacks Filling Station is in the Halloween spirit. Last night they hosted a 'Scary Suds Beer Tasting' with Pensacola News Journal 'Beer Garden' columnist Tim Dohms. The Halloween sampling of frightening ale and lager included the following beers:

If you missed the tasting last night, be sure to check out their beer-themed Halloween costume contest this Saturday from 7-9pm. Hopjacks Filling Station is located at 3101 E Cervantes Street with on-site parking. Sounds like a fun time.

Pensacola Beer Attends Hopjacks Filling Station Grand Opening

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Hopjacks Filling Station held their official Grand Opening this past Friday and Pensacola Beer was there. Billed as a 'craft beer specialty retail store and tasting bar with artisanal food product offerings', the festivities started at 3 pm.


Rainy Day

I arrived around 3:15 in a pouring rain. Despite the weather people were already inside checking out Hopjacks' newest venture and extensive beer selection.


Free Sample

I was greeted at the door by an employee ready to answer any questions while offering a free sample of Green Flash West Coast IPA. A great first impression.


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Hopjacks Filling Station Grand Opening

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Today is the grand opening celebration for Hopjacks Filling Station. The specialty retail store (emporium) opens at 3 p.m. with beer tasting all day, ladies wine tasting from 5 - 7 p.m., raffles, prizes, and hourly giveways until closing at 2 a.m.

Hopjacks “Filling Station” is a small yet well stocked craft beer specialty retail store (emporium) and tasting bar with artisanal food product offerings. Hopjacks Filling Station is managed and staffed by Tim Dohms, one of the foremost beer experts in the area, who writes the “Beer Garden” weekly column in the Pensacola News Journal and who has been syndicated in numerous online blogs and magazines for his extensive beer knowledge. Employees are dressed in blue jeans and custom “mechanics style” button down shirts.

Hopjacks newest establishment includes a tasting room, retail beer sales, and cured meats & cheeses, along with 33 taps and hundreds of bottled beers.

The Hopjacks Filling Station is located at 3101 E Cervantes Street and is sure to be a great addition to the growing Pensacola Craft Beer scene. You can do your part in supporting that scene along with local businesses by stopping by and participating in the festivities. Sounds like a great time!