C1 and Old Man at Kentucky BBQ Company this Friday, January 29.

Kegs of C1 Collaboration Ale continue to be released amid gala spectacles throughout metropolitan Louisville.

Next up: C1 & Old Man Live @ KYBBQ Co., which begins at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 29 at the Kentucky Barbecue Company on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville. Last summer, I had a great night there: "Mug Shots" today in LEO: "Revisiting the BBQ + craft beer equation."

There is a Facebook page with information on the January 29 gig.

C1 won't be around long, so consider a visit.

Photos of the C1 Collaboration Ale releases at Flanagan's and the Nachbar.

I can't be bothered to take too many photos with a beer in each hand, and so there are just three views of last evening's shindigs. They were quite good, and C1 is a beer to remember ... so then, why don't I?

More details about the Flanagan's C1 tapping on Tuesday, January 26.

Ashley's posting at the Louisville Restaurants Forum goes into greater detail as to what Flanagan's has in mind for tomorrow's C1 Collaboration Ale tapping.

C1 Launch Party with Schlafly, NABC, O'Fallon

C1 Collaboration Ale's tappings in Louisville on Tuesday: Flanagan's, Nachbar.

Over at Mojo, food and drinks blogger Steve Coomes offers a fine paean to local brewing creativity, celebrating Tuesday's C1 Collaboration Ale release at Flanagan's, and pointing toward Jerry Gnagy's White Porter at Bluegrass Brewing (St. Matthews).

Flanagan's pouring NABC's C1 collaborative brew

Also note that later the same evening, at 10:00 p.m., it will be Nachbar's turn at pouring C1.

C1 Collaboration Ale (cask-conditioned) firkin tapping is 6:00 p.m. tonight at Bank Street Brewhouse.

Tonight's the night for the Louisville area debut of C1 Collaboration Ale, the first release in series of collaboration beers brewed by Schlafly, O'Fallon and New Albanian. C1 is an Oak-aged, Dry-hopped Smoked Rye Pale Ale.

At 6:00 p.m., NABC's Jared Williamson will tap a firkin of cask-conditioned C1 at the Bank Street Brewhouse in downtown New Albany. According to NABC brand manager John Campbell, tonight's event "is the official C1 Release Party and will kick-off a series of rolling release events throughout Indiana and Louisville."

For more information about tonight's event and the ones to follow, click through to Facebook.

C1 ... Oak-aged Smoked Rye Pale Ale ... on tap at Schlafly Tap Room in St. Louis.

I'm envious!

And thirsty!

That's more exclamation marks than I've used in years!

NABC's allotment of the collaboration ale will be headed this way soon. I'm under the impression that we'll have four kegs for our two establishments, and that a wee bit will be poured at the forthcoming Indiana Microbrewers Winterfest in Indianapolis on January 30.

NABC's Jared Williamson has tasted the finished product, and he's enthused. So am I. "Pumped" just doesn't do it justice.

(Graphic cribbed from Schlafly)