Despite Today’s Weather the Pub and Pegasus Open
January 19th, 2012
Yes, come get your Snowshoe special…$3.50 Honest Pints
Our Feathered Friends & the Snow
January 16th, 2012
Outside the Pub's Window is a Wintery Landscape
Puff up those feathers and stay warm. Our healthy feathered neighbors act a little less plussed than us about today’s snow and wintery weather. You can always tell when it has snowed, though, as the Robins in particular eat all the berries that may be left on any of the holly trees. Having grown up in snow country, I’m not used to seeing Robins in the snow as they usually migrated south for the majority of the cold winter. Regardless, just a reminder to relax, take it easy, fluff up your insulation and continue on, I suppose. Ma and Pa Mallard duck, on the other hand, seem content to hide their eyes and sleep the day away.
What's all the fuss?
The Pub Has Tapped into the New Wine Trend
January 2nd, 2012
New Wines Taps installed At the Pub
Wine on tap isn’t just a clever novelty scheme — its better for the environment, and keeps wine fresher, making sure the last glass from the keg is as good as the first. Better yet, by ditching bottles, corks, labels and related production costs, wine producers save as much as 25 percent.
“Ultimately, the result is that the consumer is able to get a better glass of wine for less,” states Frank Piccola of Piccola Wines, in Woodenville http://piccolawine.com/ .
Kegged wines are much like beer — the primary difference being that nitrogen replaces a carbon dioxide-and-nitrogen cocktail as the space-filler in the kegs.
Jocelyn Waite, owner of the pub, states “This type of system has been around for a long time, but the wines weren’t very good. Now the focus is on putting high-quality local wines into kegs. The pub is thrilled to be able to be the first in Kitsap to offer kegged wine to our customers.”