The Great Randalltini on stage with Pausa Tosta this Friday as we close Gravity Head 2010.

The poster was made for in-house placement. Just know that we're calling an official "end" to Gravity Head 2010 this Friday, although a few of the beers will remain on tap next week, and we'll be keeping a year-round, dedicated "gravity" faucet to pour big beers all of the time (not that we haven't in the past, anyway).

Gravity Head lineupdate: A Final Five waiting as the ranks thin.

Gravity Head 2010 is ending strong, and the supremacy of the cosmic laws governing gravity have been proven indubitable, as expected.

At NABC's Pizzeria & Pub, 11 listed selections are on tap, 44 have fallen, and the final five patiently await their turns. Pretty good for 26 business days. By the first full week of April, we'll be down to just a handful remaining ... although there'll be a designated "gravity" tap pouring a beer of mass and substance the whole year round.

To see what's next in line to replace the current lineup, please go to the NABC web site. This new link takes you directly to the draft list.

And: You may download the 2010 Gravity Form if you haven't already. All the printed copies have been distributed.

ON TAP NOW (11):

AMERICAN AMBER / RED LAGER
Coney Island Human Blockhead … 10% abv

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Avery Hog Heaven Barley Wine ... 9.2%
Left Hand Oaked Aged Widdershins ... 8.8%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA ... 18%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL STOUT
BFM Jurassian Imperial Stout (Cuvée Alex Le Rouge) ... 10.28% (firkin)

BALTIC PORTER
BBC (St. Matthews) Kick in the Baltic Porter ... 8.9%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
Van Steenberge Klokke Roeland ... 11%

EISBOCK
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock … 12% (CO2 version)

ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale 2008 ... 11.5%

FOREIGN / EXPORT STOUT
t’Smisje Catherine the Great ... 10%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
Founders Imperial Stout 2008 ... 10.5%

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RANKS OF THE FALLEN (44):

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Boulder Killer Penguin Barleywine … 10%
Dogfish Head Olde School Barley Wine … 15.04%
Rogue Old Crustacean 2004 … 11.5%
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale 2004 … 9.6%
Stone Old Guardian 2009 ... 11.3%

AMERICAN BROWN ALE
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron … 12%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Bell’s HopSlam … 10%
Boulder Mojo Risin ... 10.5%
Brugge Brasserie Artemis 2IPA ... 9.5%
Founders Double Trouble … 9.4%
Founders Hand of Doom … 10.4%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL STOUT
Founders Breakfast Stout 2008 ... 8.3%
Founders Canadian Breakfast … 9.4%

AMERICAN PORTER
Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter … 9.2%

AMERICAN STRONG ALE
NABC V – 5th Anniversary Ale 2007 … 10%
New Holland Dragon’s Milk
Sierra Nevada Life & Limb … 10.2%

BALTIC PORTER
Rogue Imperial Porter 2008 … 8.2%

BELGIAN IPA
NABC Oaked Le Douche Mentale ... 8.5%
t’Smisje + (Plus) … 10%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
BFM La Mandragore ... 8%
Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale … 8.6%
Unibroue La Terrible … 10.5%

BELGIAN STRONG PALE ALE
Baladin Elixir (Al-Iksir) … 10%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2007 … 11%
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2008 … 11%

DOPPELBOCK
Ettaler Curator Doppelbock (enhanced export version) ... 11%
Samichlaus Bier Helles … 14%

DUBBEL
t’Smisje Dubbel … 9%

EISBOCK
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock … 12% (Anstich version)

ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale (Sherry Cask) 2008 … 11.5%

OLD ALE
BBC Brandy Barrel Queens Knickers ... 12%
Founders Curmudgeon ... 9.3%
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special 18 Reserve 2008 … 8% (Firkin)
NABC Malcolm's Old Setters. Ale 2007 ... 12%

QUADRUPEL
Avery "The Reverend" ... 10%
Schlafly Quadrupel ... 12%

RAUCHBIER
Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche ... 8%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout ... 9.5%
NABC ThunderFoot … 11%
Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2008 … 10.5%

SCOTCH ALE / WEE HEAVY
Founders Backwoods Bastard … 10.2%

TRIPEL
Maredsous 10 - Tripel … 10%

WITBIER
Dogfish Head Red & White … 10%

Gravity Head lineupdate for Thursday, March 18, and that basketball thingy.

I'm told there's a basketball tournament of some sort being played just about now.

Meanwhile, at NABC's Pizzeria & Pub, Gravity Head continues with 13 listed selections on tap, 36 fallen, and another 11 patiently awaiting their turns. By next week, we'll be tapering down, with the goal now and in the future of Gravity Head largely ending by the first week of April -- although there'll be a designated "gravity" tap pouring a beer of substance year round.

To see what's next in line to replace the current lineup, go to the NABC web site. This new link takes you directly to the draft list.

And: You may download the 2010 Gravity Form if you haven't already. All the printed copies have been distributed, so as Gravity Head winds down, there'll begin disappearing form the tables.

ON TAP NOW (13):

AMERICAN AMBER / RED LAGER
Coney Island Human Blockhead … 10% abv

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Rogue Old Crustacean 2004 … 11.5%
Stone Old Guardian 2009 ... 11.3%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Brugge Brasserie Artemis 2IPA ... 9.5%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL STOUT
Founders Breakfast Stout 2008 ... 8.3%

BALTIC PORTER
BBC (St. Matthews) Kick in the Baltic Porter ... 8.9%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
BFM La Mandragore ... 8%
Van Steenberge Klokke Roeland ... 11%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2007 … 11%

EISBOCK
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock … 12% (CO2 version)

FOREIGN / EXPORT STOUT
t’Smisje Catherine the Great ... 10%

OLD ALE
Founders Curmudgeon ... 9.3%

QUADRUPEL
Avery "The Reverend" ... 10%

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RANKS OF THE FALLEN (31):

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Boulder Killer Penguin Barleywine … 10%
Dogfish Head Olde School Barley Wine … 15.04%
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale 2004 … 9.6%

AMERICAN BROWN ALE
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron … 12%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Bell’s HopSlam … 10%
Boulder Mojo Risin ... 10.5%
Founders Double Trouble … 9.4%
Founders Hand of Doom … 10.4%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL STOUT
Founders Canadian Breakfast … 9.4%

AMERICAN PORTER
Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter … 9.2%

AMERICAN STRONG ALE
NABC V – 5th Anniversary Ale 2007 … 10%
New Holland Dragon’s Milk
Sierra Nevada Life & Limb … 10.2%

BALTIC PORTER
Rogue Imperial Porter 2008 … 8.2%

BELGIAN IPA
NABC Oaked Le Douche Mentale ... 8.5%
t’Smisje + (Plus) … 10%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale … 8.6%
Unibroue La Terrible … 10.5%

BELGIAN STRONG PALE ALE
Baladin Elixir (Al-Iksir) … 10%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2008 … 11%

DOPPELBOCK
Ettaler Curator Doppelbock (enhanced export version) ... 11%
Samichlaus Bier Helles … 14%

DUBBEL
t’Smisje Dubbel … 9%

EISBOCK
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock … 12% (Anstich version)

ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale (Sherry Cask) 2008 … 11.5%

OLD ALE
BBC Brandy Barrel Queens Knickers ... 12%
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special 18 Reserve 2008 … 8% (Firkin)
NABC Malcolm's Old Setters. Ale 2007 ... 12%

QUADRUPEL
Schlafly Quadrupel ... 12%

RAUCHBIER
Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche ... 8%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout ... 9.5%
NABC ThunderFoot … 11%
Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2008 … 10.5%

SCOTCH ALE / WEE HEAVY
Founders Backwoods Bastard … 10.2%

TRIPEL
Maredsous 10 - Tripel … 10%

WITBIER
Dogfish Head Red & White … 10%

Gravity Flight Night III at Office Hours tonight, and a Gravity Head lineupdate.

For tonight's Office Hours with the Publican, there'll be a third (and final) Gravity Flight Night.

Monday, March 15 will be the 15th business day for Gravity Head 2010. There are 15 listed selections on tap, 33 have fallen (couldn't keep that 15 string alive forever), and another 12 patiently await their turns. The Three Floyds Mystery Beer will be Behemoth Blonde Barley Wine, and should be in stock tomorrow. The Schlafly Reserve has switched styles from oak-aged Imperial Stout to oak-aged Barley Wine, and is ready for action along with the rest of the untapped choices.

To see what's next in line to replace the current lineup, go to the NABC web site. This new link takes you directly to the draft list.

And: You may download the 2010 Gravity Form if you haven't already. All the printed copies have been distributed, so as Gravity Head winds down, there'll begin disappearing form the tables.

ON TAP NOW (15):

AMERICAN AMBER / RED LAGER
Coney Island Human Blockhead … 10% abv

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Rogue Old Crustacean 2004 … 11.5%
Stone Old Guardian 2009 ... 11.3%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Brugge Brasserie Artemis 2IPA ... 9.5%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL STOUT
Founders Breakfast Stout 2008 ... 8.3%

BELGIAN IPA
NABC Oaked Le Douche Mentale ... 8.5%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
BFM La Mandragore ... 8%
Van Steenberge Klokke Roeland ... 11%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2007 … 11%

EISBOCK
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock … 12% (CO2 version)

FOREIGN / EXPORT STOUT
t’Smisje Catherine the Great ... 10%

OLD ALE
BBC Brandy Barrel Queens Knickers ... 12%
Founders Curmudgeon ... 9.3%
NABC Malcolm's Old Setters' Ale 2007 ... 12%

QUADRUPEL
Avery "The Reverend" ... 10%

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RANKS OF THE FALLEN (33):

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Boulder Killer Penguin Barleywine … 10%
Dogfish Head Olde School Barley Wine … 15.04%
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale 2004 … 9.6%

AMERICAN BROWN ALE
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron … 12%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Bell’s HopSlam … 10%
Boulder Mojo Risin ... 10.5%
Founders Double Trouble … 9.4%
Founders Hand of Doom … 10.4%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL STOUT
Founders Canadian Breakfast … 9.4%

AMERICAN PORTER
Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter … 9.2%

AMERICAN STRONG ALE
NABC V – 5th Anniversary Ale 2007 … 10%
New Holland Dragon’s Milk
Sierra Nevada Life & Limb … 10.2%

BALTIC PORTER
Rogue Imperial Porter 2008 … 8.2%

BELGIAN IPA
t’Smisje + (Plus) … 10%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale … 8.6%
Unibroue La Terrible … 10.5%

BELGIAN STRONG PALE ALE
Baladin Elixir (Al-Iksir) … 10%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2008 … 11%

DOPPELBOCK
Ettaler Curator Doppelbock (enhanced export version) ... 11%
Samichlaus Bier Helles … 14%

DUBBEL
t’Smisje Dubbel … 9%

EISBOCK
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock … 12% (Anstich version)

ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale (Sherry Cask) 2008 … 11.5%

OLD ALE
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special 18 Reserve 2008 … 8% (Firkin)

QUADRUPEL
Schlafly Quadrupel ... 12%

RAUCHBIER
Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche ... 8%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout ... 9.5%
NABC ThunderFoot … 11%
Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2008 … 10.5%

SCOTCH ALE / WEE HEAVY
Founders Backwoods Bastard … 10.2%

TRIPEL
Maredsous 10 - Tripel … 10%

WITBIER
Dogfish Head Red & White … 10%

Enough changes to merit another lineupdate for Gravity Saturday.

Pending my morning inspection tour of the taps at NABC's Pizzeria & Pub, following is the Gravity Head setting for today. 15 listed selections are on tap, 31 have fallen, and another 14 patiently await their turns.

To see what's in line to replace the current lineup, go to the NABC web site and scroll down. And: Download the 2010 Gravity Form if you haven't already.

ON TAP NOW (15):

AMERICAN AMBER / RED LAGER
Coney Island Human Blockhead … 10% abv

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Stone Old Guardian 2009 ... 11.3%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Brugge Brasserie Artemis 2IPA ... 9.5%

BELGIAN IPA
NABC Oaked Le Douche Mentale ... 8.5%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
BFM La Mandragore ... 8%
Van Steenberge Klokke Roeland ... 11%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2007 … 11%

DOPPELBOCK
Ettaler Curator Doppelbock (enhanced export version) ... 11%

DUBBEL
t’Smisje Dubbel … 9%

EISBOCK
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock … 12% (CO2 version)

FOREIGN / EXPORT STOUT
t’Smisje Catherine the Great ... 10%

OLD ALE
BBC Brandy Barrel Queens Knickers ... 12%
Founders Curmudgeon ... 9.3%
NABC Malcolm's Old Setters. Ale 2007 ... 12%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout ... 9.5%

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RANKS OF THE FALLEN (31):

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Boulder Killer Penguin Barleywine … 10%
Dogfish Head Olde School Barley Wine … 15.04%
Rogue Old Crustacean 2004 … 11.5%
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale 2004 … 9.6%

AMERICAN BROWN ALE
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron … 12%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Bell’s HopSlam … 10%
Boulder Mojo Risin ... 10.5%
Founders Double Trouble … 9.4%
Founders Hand of Doom … 10.4%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL STOUT
Founders Canadian Breakfast … 9.4%

AMERICAN PORTER
Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter … 9.2%

AMERICAN STRONG ALE
NABC V – 5th Anniversary Ale 2007 … 10%
New Holland Dragon’s Milk
Sierra Nevada Life & Limb … 10.2%

BALTIC PORTER
Rogue Imperial Porter 2008 … 8.2%

BELGIAN IPA
t’Smisje + (Plus) … 10%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale … 8.6%
Unibroue La Terrible … 10.5%

BELGIAN STRONG PALE ALE
Baladin Elixir (Al-Iksir) … 10%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2008 … 11%

DOPPELBOCK
Samichlaus Bier Helles … 14%

EISBOCK
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock … 12% (Anstich version)

ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale (Sherry Cask) 2008 … 11.5%

OLD ALE
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special 18 Reserve 2008 … 8% (Firkin)

QUADRUPEL
Schlafly Quadrupel ... 12%

RAUCHBIER
Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche ... 8%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
NABC ThunderFoot … 11%
Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2008 … 10.5%

SCOTCH ALE / WEE HEAVY
Founders Backwoods Bastard … 10.2%

TRIPEL
Maredsous 10 - Tripel … 10%

WITBIER
Dogfish Head Red & White … 10%

Friday lineupdate for Gravity Head: Artemis 2IPA, 2nite.

By the numbers: We're heading into the third weekend of Gravity Head, with Friday being the 13th business day since we started the 12th celebration of all beers strong and wonderful. 15 listed selections are on tap, 28 have fallen, and another 17 patiently await their turns.

Among them is the Three Floyds mystery keg, which for a few hours was thought to be Dreadnaught, but fell through. Now I'm told it will be Behemoth Blonde Barley Wine. Not exactly a letdown, is it? We'll know when the truck arrives on the 16th.

Ted and Shannon Miller, owners of Brugge Brasserie, are conveying a keg of their Artemis 2IPA (an American, not Belgian recipe with an addition of Tarragon) to the Pizzeria & Public House as I wrote, and we hope that it will be tapped to replace something below by early evening. Mike says that the likeliest candidate for imminent cashing is a very light Rogue Old Crusty.

To see what's in line to replace the current lineup, go to the NABC web site and scroll down. And: Download the 2010 Gravity Form if you haven't already.

ON TAP NOW (15):

AMERICAN AMBER / RED LAGER
Coney Island Human Blockhead … 10% abv

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Rogue Old Crustacean 2004 … 11.5%
Stone Old Guardian 2009 ... 11.3%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Boulder Mojo Risin ... 10.5%

BELGIAN IPA
NABC Oaked Le Douche Mentale ... 8.5%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
BFM La Mandragore ... 8%
Van Steenberge Klokke Roeland ... 11%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2007 … 11%

DOPPELBOCK
Ettaler Curator Doppelbock (enhanced export version) ... 11%

DUBBEL
t’Smisje Dubbel … 9%

EISBOCK
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock … 12% (CO2 version)

OLD ALE
BBC Brandy Barrel Queen.s Knickers ... 12%
Founders Curmudgeon ... 9.3%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout ... 9.5%
Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2008 … 10.5%

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RANKS OF THE FALLEN (28):

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Boulder Killer Penguin Barleywine … 10%
Dogfish Head Olde School Barley Wine … 15.04%
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale 2004 … 9.6%

AMERICAN BROWN ALE
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron … 12%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Bell’s HopSlam … 10%
Founders Double Trouble … 9.4%
Founders Hand of Doom … 10.4%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL STOUT
Founders Canadian Breakfast … 9.4%

AMERICAN PORTER
Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter … 9.2%

AMERICAN STRONG ALE
NABC V – 5th Anniversary Ale 2007 … 10%
New Holland Dragon’s Milk
Sierra Nevada Life & Limb … 10.2%

BALTIC PORTER
Rogue Imperial Porter 2008 … 8.2%

BELGIAN IPA
t’Smisje + (Plus) … 10%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale … 8.6%
Unibroue La Terrible … 10.5%

BELGIAN STRONG PALE ALE
Baladin Elixir (Al-Iksir) … 10%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2008 … 11%

DOPPELBOCK
Samichlaus Bier Helles … 14%

EISBOCK
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock … 12% (Anstich version)

ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale (Sherry Cask) 2008 … 11.5%

OLD ALE
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special 18 Reserve 2008 … 8% (Firkin)

QUADRUPEL
Schlafly Quadrupel ... 12%

RAUCHBIER
Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche ... 8%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
NABC ThunderFoot … 11%

SCOTCH ALE / WEE HEAVY
Founders Backwoods Bastard … 10.2%

TRIPEL
Maredsous 10 - Tripel … 10%

WITBIER
Dogfish Head Red & White … 10%

Glorious Gravity attrition lineupdate.

Standing (really?) at dawn on Tuesday, March 9, the 10th day of Gravity Head 2010, we see that 24 kegs have fallen and 16 remain on tap. All but two of the 60 kegs slated for duty when we began are accounted for, with the exception of these:

Schlafly Reserve (Barrel Aged) Imperial Stout ... will not be coming. Instead, the brewery offered a keg of Reserve (Barrel Aged) Barley Wine, and we accepted the substitution.

Three Floyds mystery keg ... who knows? I'm on it.

To see what's in line to replace the current lineup, go to the NABC web site and scroll down. And: Download the 2010 Gravity Form if you haven't already.

ON TAP NOW (16):

AMERICAN AMBER / RED LAGER
Coney Island Human Blockhead … 10% abv

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Rogue Old Crustacean 2004 … 11.5%
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale 2004 … 9.6%
Stone Old Guardian 2009 ... 11.3%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Boulder Mojo Risin ... 10.5%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale … 8.6%
Van Steenberge Klokke Roeland ... 11%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2007 … 11%

DOPPELBOCK
Ettaler Curator Doppelbock (enhanced export version) ... 11%

DUBBEL
t’Smisje Dubbel … 9%

OLD ALE
BBC Brandy Barrel Queen.s Knickers ... 12%
Founders Curmudgeon ... 9.3%
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special 18 Reserve 2008 … 8% (Firkin)

QUADRUPEL
Schlafly Quadrupel ... 12%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout ... 9.5%
Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2008 … 10.5%

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RANKS OF THE FALLEN (24):

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Boulder Killer Penguin Barleywine … 10%
Dogfish Head Olde School Barley Wine … 15.04%

AMERICAN BROWN ALE
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron … 12%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Bell’s HopSlam … 10%
Founders Double Trouble … 9.4%
Founders Hand of Doom … 10.4%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL STOUT
Founders Canadian Breakfast … 9.4%

AMERICAN PORTER
Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter … 9.2%

AMERICAN STRONG ALE
NABC V – 5th Anniversary Ale 2007 … 10%
New Holland Dragon’s Milk
Sierra Nevada Life & Limb … 10.2%

BALTIC PORTER
Rogue Imperial Porter 2008 … 8.2%

BELGIAN IPA
t’Smisje + (Plus) … 10%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
Unibroue La Terrible … 10.5%

BELGIAN STRONG PALE ALE
Baladin Elixir (Al-Iksir) … 10%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2008 … 11%

DOPPELBOCK
Samichlaus Bier Helles … 14%

EISBOCK
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock … 12%

ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale (Sherry Cask) 2008 … 11.5%

RAUCHBIER
Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche ... 8%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
NABC ThunderFoot … 11%

SCOTCH ALE / WEE HEAVY
Founders Backwoods Bastard … 10.2%

TRIPEL
Maredsous 10 - Tripel … 10%

WITBIER
Dogfish Head Red & White … 10%

Hump day Gravity update.

Standing at hump day (5th day of Gravity Head 2010), we've killed 14 kegs and have 16 others on tap. With 60 kegs altogether, that mean's we're halfway through ... although one predicts with extreme peril during this time of year. A handful remain in transit, and as soon as I know, so will you.

To see what's in line to replace the current lineup, go to the NABC web site and scroll down. And: Download the 2010 Gravity Form if you haven't already.

ON TAP NOW (16):

AMERICAN AMBER / RED LAGER
Coney Island Human Blockhead … 10% abv

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Dogfish Head Olde School Barley Wine … 15.04%
Rogue Old Crustacean 2004 … 11.5%
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale 2004 … 9.6%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Founders Double Trouble … 9.4%

AMERICAN STRONG ALE
NABC V – 5th Anniversary Ale 2007 … 10%
New Holland Dragon’s Milk

BALTIC PORTER
Rogue Imperial Porter 2008 … 8.2%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale … 8.6%

BELGIAN STRONG PALE ALE
Baladin Elixir (Al-Iksir) … 10%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2008 … 11%

DOPPELBOCK
Samichlaus Bier Helles … 14%

DUBBEL
t’Smisje Dubbel … 9%

OLD ALE
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special 18 Reserve 2008 … 8%
Firkin

RAUCHBIER
Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche ... 8%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2008 … 10.5%

TRIPEL
Maredsous 10 - Tripel … 10%

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RANKS OF THE FALLEN (14):

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Boulder Killer Penguin Barleywine … 10%

AMERICAN BROWN ALE
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron … 12%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Bell’s HopSlam … 10%
Founders Hand of Doom … 10.4%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL STOUT
Founders Canadian Breakfast … 9.4%

AMERICAN PORTER
Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter … 9.2%

AMERICAN STRONG ALE
Sierra Nevada Life & Limb … 10.2%

BELGIAN IPA
t’Smisje + (Plus) … 10%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
Unibroue La Terrible … 10.5%

EISBOCK
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock … 12%

ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale (Sherry Cask) 2008 … 11.5%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
NABC ThunderFoot … 11%

SCOTCH ALE / WEE HEAVY
Founders Backwoods Bastard … 10.2%

WITBIER
Dogfish Head Red & White … 10%

Brief Gravity Head update.

Palo Santo gone, Human Blockhead on.

Baladin's Elixir on, and very good. Belgian style something. Smisje's stellar + (Plus) made room for Baladin.

And: Dogfish's Olde School has been tapped. The fruity punch of those dates and figs is utterly unique, and the alcohol blast isn't bad, either.

Well, that was certainly intense: Gravity Head 2010 lineupdate for Monday, March 1.

Thanks to everyone for another dynamite Gravity Head opening weekend. Eleven kegs fell during business hours Friday and Saturday. To see what's in line to replace the current lineup, go to the NABC web site and scroll down.

Download the 2010 Gravity Form.

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Rogue Old Crustacean 2004 … 11.5%
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale 2004 … 9.6%

AMERICAN BROWN ALE
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron … 12%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Founders Double Trouble … 9.4%

AMERICAN STRONG ALE
NABC V – 5th Anniversary Ale 2007 … 10%
New Holland Dragon’s Milk

BALTIC PORTER
Rogue Imperial Porter 2008 … 8.2%

BELGIAN IPA
t’Smisje + (Plus) … 10%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale … 8.6%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2008 … 11%

DOPPELBOCK
Samichlaus Bier Helles … 14%

DUBBEL
t’Smisje Dubbel … 9%

ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
Pausa Cafè Tosta … 12.5%

OLD ALE
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special 18 Reserve 2008 … 8%
Firkin

RAUCHBIER
Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche ... 8%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
NABC ThunderFoot … 11%

TRIPEL
Maredsous 10 - Tripel … 10%

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RANKS OF THE FALLEN

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Boulder Killer Penguin Barleywine … 10%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Bell’s HopSlam … 10%
Founders Hand of Doom … 10.4%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL STOUT
Founders Canadian Breakfast … 9.4%

AMERICAN PORTER
Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter … 9.2%

AMERICAN STRONG ALE
Sierra Nevada Life & Limb … 10.2%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
Unibroue La Terrible … 10.5%

EISBOCK
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock … 12%

ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale (Sherry Cask) 2008 … 11.5%

SCOTCH ALE / WEE HEAVY
Founders Backwoods Bastard … 10.2%

WITBIER
Dogfish Head Red & White … 10%

Gravity Head 2010: They're on, off, up and (some already) down.

The opening day Gravity Head crowd knew exactly what to look for, what was rare, and what needed to be tackled first. Two hard-to-find Founders beers (Canadian Breakfast and Hand of Doom) went first, followed in short order by Dogfish Head Red & White and Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter. Reinforcements were summoned, and today we begin anew. Here's the lineup as of 11:00 a.m. opening today, February 27.

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Boulder Killer Penguin … 10%
Rogue Old Crustacean 2004 … 11.5%
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2004 … 9.6%

AMERICAN BROWN ALE
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron … 12%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Bell’s HopSlam … 10%

AMERICAN STRONG ALE
NABC V – 5th Anniversary Ale 2007 … 10%
Sierra Nevada Life & Limb … 10.2%

BALTIC PORTER
Rogue Imperial Porter 2008 … 8.2%

BELGIAN IPA
t’Smisje + (Plus) … 10%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
Unibroue La Terrible … 10.5%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2008 … 11%

DOPPELBOCK
Samichlaus Bier Helles … 14%

DUBBEL
t’Smisje Dubbel … 9%

EISBOCK
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock … 12%
Anstich/gravity pour keg

ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale (Sherry Cask) 2008 … 11.5%
Gravity pour pin

OLD ALE
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special 18 Reserve 2008 … 8%
Hand-pulled firkin

RAUCHBIER
Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche ... 8%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
NABC ThunderFoot … 11%

SCOTCH ALE / WEE HEAVY
Founders Backwoods Bastard … 10.2%

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RANKS OF THE FALLEN

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Founders Hand of Doom … 10.4%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL STOUT
Founders Canadian Breakfast … 9.4%

AMERICAN PORTER
Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter … 9.2%

WITBIER
Dogfish Head Red & White … 10%

Quick noontime Gravity Head update.

It's been an outstanding start to Gravity Head 2010. There were plenty of early morning breakfast attendees, and the Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout was hit hard. Now, during lunch, I'm guessing we have 30-40 people in the Public House. Good times.

We managed to squeeze in an 18th starter: Sierra's 2004 Bigfoot, which lost yesterday's coin flip for the fan choice slot.

Of special note is the Anstich keg of Aventinus Eisbock. Tasting great, looking great. We need to float that one soon because it's gravity pour, and will lose the carbonation fairly soon. Right now, it's glorious.

The Gravity Head fan vote is over. We have a winner for the 17th slot.

Fan voting for the 17th Gravity Head selection has concluded.

At one point, we had reached a bizarre vote tally of one each for 13 different beers, and then multiples finally were deposited into the ballot box. In the end, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot (2004) and Founders Hand of Doom were tied. I flipped a coin, and Hand of Doom won the toss.

Hand of Doom will start, and then the 2004 vintage Bigfoot will be the first keg tapped when a starter is depleted. You should see it on Saturday at the latest.

Thanks for voting. Next year, I am contemplating an altered vote that would take place earlier in the game. But first, we must persevere through the 12th edition of Gravity Head, which starts in less than 24 hours with Gravity Tailgate Breakfast at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow.

"Newton discovered it, we perfected it": Gravity Head 2010 starts Friday, February 26.

Here's a compendium of links that provide sufficient background to the forthcoming weekend's Gravity Head 2010 opening at the Pizzeria & Public House.

In 2010, I've taken the approach that pretty much everyone who cares to know about NABC's annual foray into mind-of-its-own hysteria, otherwise known as Gravity Head, already knows about it. Consequently, I've not been angling for publicity. It is what it is, and our customers know what that means.

Also, this year we've decided to take a slightly different approach as to festival management. The overall number of Gravity Head listed kegs is down 10% from 2009 (that's a first), and when the calendar turns into April, we'll reduce the number of festival taps and officially "end" Gravity Head, although untapped GH kegs will be poured until they're gone -- just from fewer spouts. This will dwindle eventually to one tap, from which a higher-gravity specialty will continue pouring year-round.

In this fashion, we can put more of our own NABC creations back on tap, sooner, and we'll also have room for the guest draft program retrofit that's been in the planning stages for a while. Look for old favorites and a more predictable rotation.

But first ... on Friday, February 26, Gravity Head 2010 jumps into gear with our third annual Gravity Tailgate Breakfast. In 2008, a hardy band of early-rising regulars convened for gravity breakfast with Terry Meiners of WHAS television in Louisville. In 2009, we tweaked the concept, and the template remains in effect in 2010.

Breakfast starts at 7:00 a.m., when it’s actually legal to drink beer in Hoosierland, although you certainly don't have to drink if you don't want to drink. There’ll be doughnuts, Sarah's breakfast frittatas, snacks and Ed Needham's home-roasted coffee. We'll segue into normal 11:00 a.m. opening hours, and go from there.

The links:

Enjoy Gravity Head 2010 and help Matt and Amy jump into the river to benefit the Special Olympics.

Download the 2010 Gravity Form.

Gravity Head starters having been named, vote now for the 17th and final keg (not firkin).

Starting lineup for Gravity Head 2010: "Newton discovered it, we perfected it."

Enjoy Gravity Head 2010 and help Matt and Amy jump into the river to benefit the Special Olympics.

Submitted and fully endorsed by NABC management. If you have questions, send them to me and I will redirect to Matt and Amy.

Don’t drive into the river … help Matt Nash and Amy Weatherford jump into the river.

Support Special Olympics & Polar Plunge 2010.

Matt Nash will be providing rides home from the NABC Pizzeria & Public House on opening night of Gravity Head 2010 between 8:00 p.m. and ?, with donations going to the Special Olympics.

Matt Nash is a native of New Albany, local Tribune guest columnist and a strong supporter of using a designated driver. Amy Weatherford now calls New Albany home and will be setting up rides for patrons of Gravity Head. This will be his fourth year of participating in the polar bear plunge and her first.

The car has room for up to 4 people … (3 fit snug in back) but no one in the trunk, hehehe.

Download the 2010 Gravity Form.

The Gravity Form for 2010 is on-line for your perusal. Print it and bring it, but of course, there'll be copies at Pizzeria & Pub, too.

Download link for Gravity Head 2010 program.

Link to view the Gravity Head program .pdf online.

Gravity Head starters having been named, vote now for the 17th and final keg (not firkin).

Once again, as we prepare for the 12th edition of Gravity Head ("Newton discovered it, we perfected it"), we’re allowing the fans to vote on the beer that will occupy the 17th tap.

Note: The starting lineup can be found here.

When making your choice, please remember that the beers listed below are the only ones eligible for selection. The list here has been edited to remove the beers already selected to start, firkins (we can pour only one at a time on hand pull), ones already designated to appear on specific dates, and those that remain in transit.

Vote for just one, and submit to your choice to me at this e-mail address - istanbul85(at)yahoo.com - before Noon on Thursday, February 25, 2010.

AMERICAN AMBER / RED LAGER
Coney Island Human Blockhead … 10% abv

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Avery Hog Heaven Barley Wine … 9.2%
Dogfish Head Olde School Barley Wine … 15.04%
Left Hand Oaked Aged Widdershins … 8.8%
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale 2004 … 9.6%
Stone Old Guardian 2009 … 11.3%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Boulder Mojo Risin’ … 10.5%
Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA … 18%
Founders Double Trouble … 9.4%
Founders Hand of Doom … 10.4%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL STOUT
Founders Breakfast Stout 2008 … 8.3%

AMERICAN STRONG ALE
New Holland Dragon’s Milk … 10%
Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale … 9%
Shmaltz He’Brew Jewbelation Bar Mitzvah (13) … 13%
Sierra Nevada Life & Limb … 10.2%

BALTIC PORTER
Rogue Imperial Porter 2008 … 8.2%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale … 8.6%
Van Steenberge Klokke Roeland … 11%

BELGIAN STRONG PALE ALE
Baladin Elixir (Al-Iksir) … 10%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2007 … 11%

DOPPELBOCK
Ettaler Curator Doppelbock (enhanced export version) … 11%

DUBBEL
t’Smisje Dubbel … 9%

ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale 2008 … 11.5%
Pausa Cafè Tosta … 12.5%

OLD ALE
BBC Brandy Barrel Queen’s Knickers … 12%
Founders Curmudgeon … 9.3%
NABC Malcolm’s Old Setters’ Ale 2007 … 12%

QUADRUPEL
Avery “The Reverend” … 10%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
Founders Imperial Stout 2008 … 10.5%
Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout … 9.5%
Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2008 … 10.5%

SCOTCH ALE / WEE HEAVY
Founders Backwoods Bastard … 10.2%

TRIPEL
Maredsous 10 - Tripel … 10%

Starting lineup for Gravity Head 2010: "Newton discovered it, we perfected it."

Following are 16 of the 17 Gravity Head 2010 starters, to be tapped for Friday, February 26. The 17th is to be chosen by fan vote (see next post).

AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Boulder Killer Penguin Barleywine … 10%
Rogue Old Crustacean 2004 … 11.5%

AMERICAN BROWN ALE
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron … 12%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA
Bell’s HopSlam … 10%

AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL STOUT
Founders Canadian Breakfast … 9.4%

AMERICAN PORTER
Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter … 9.2%

AMERICAN STRONG ALE
NABC V – 5th Anniversary Ale 2007 … 10%

BELGIAN IPA
t’Smisje + (Plus) … 10%

BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE
Unibroue La Terrible … 10.5%

BIERE DE GARDE
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2008 … 11%

DOPPELBOCK
Samichlaus Bier Helles … 14%

EISBOCK
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock … 12%
Anstich/gravity pour keg

OLD ALE
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special 18 Reserve 2008 … 8%
Firkin

RAUCHBIER
Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche ... 8%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
NABC ThunderFoot … 11%

WITBIER
Dogfish Head Red & White … 10%

To be tapped on SATURDAY, February 27

ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale (Sherry Cask) 2008 … 11.5%
Gravity pour pin

Gravity Head 2010: The list hits 60 -- and stops there.

Uncle.

This is as close as I can get to a final Gravity Head listing. It may well be the most diverse ever from top to bottom. The style categories are from Beer Advocate. There are 60 beers, even though I was supposed to buy less this year. Oops. One of these years, I'll learn. You'll notice that there have been changes since the last update.

We'll begin on February 26 with the third annual Gravity Head Tailgate Breakfast at 7:00 in the Public House. The starting lineup will be announced fairly soon, and there'll be fan voting for one slot.

AMERICAN AMBER / RED LAGER

Coney Island Human Blockhead … 10% abv

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AMERICAN BARLEYWINE

Avery Hog Heaven Barley Wine … 9.2%

Boulder Killer Penguin Barleywine … 10%

Dogfish Head Olde School Barley Wine … 15.04%

Left Hand Oaked Aged Widdershins … 8.8%

Rogue Old Crustacean 2004 … 11.5%

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale 2004 … 9.6%

Stone Old Guardian … 11.3%

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AMERICAN BROWN ALE

Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron … 12%

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AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL IPA

Bell’s HopSlam … 10%

Boulder Mojo Risin’ … 10.5%

Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA … 18%

Founders Double Trouble … 9.4%

Founders Hand of Doom … 10.4%

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AMERICAN DOUBLE / IMPERIAL STOUT

Brasserie Des Franches-Montagnes (BFM) Jurassian Imperial Stout (Cuvée Alex Le Rouge) … 10.28%

Founders Breakfast Stout 2008 … 8.3%

Founders Canadian Breakfast … 9.4%

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AMERICAN PORTER

Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter … 9.2%

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AMERICAN STRONG ALE

NABC V – 5th Anniversary Ale 2007 … 10%

New Holland Dragon’s Milk … 10%

Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale … 9%

Shmaltz He’Brew Jewbelation Bar Mitzvah (13) … 13%

Sierra Nevada Life & Limb … 10.2%

Sun King Cream Dream (Imperial Cream) … circa 8.5%

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BALTIC PORTER

BBC (St. Matthews) Kick in the Baltic Porter … 8.9%

Rogue Imperial Porter 2008 … 8.2%

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BELGIAN IPA

Brugge Brasserie Artemis 2IPA … 9.5%

NABC Oaked Le Douche Mentale (firkin) … 8.5%

Regenboog t’Smisje + (Plus) … 10%

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BELGIAN STRONG DARK ALE

Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes (BFM)
La Mandragore …8%

De Dolle Stille Nacht … 12% abv

Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale … 8.6%

Unibroue La Terrible … 10.5%

Van Steenberge Klokke Roeland … 11%

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BELGIAN STRONG PALE ALE

Baladin Elixir (Al-Iksir) … 10%

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BIERE DE GARDE

Brasserie Des Franches-Montagnes (BFM) Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2007 and 2008 … 11%
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DOPPELBOCK

Ettaler Curator Doppelbock (enhanced export version) … circa 11%

Samichlaus Bier Helles … 14%

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DUBBEL

Regenboog t’Smisje Dubbel … 9%

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EISBOCK

Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock (CO2 and special Anstich wooden cask) … 12%

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ENGLISH BARLEYWINE

JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale 2008 … 11.5%

JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale (Sherry Cask) 2008 … 11.5%

Pausa Cafè Tosta … 12.5%

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FOREIGN / EXPORT STOUT

Regenboog t'Smisje Catherine the Great ... 10%

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MYSTERY STYLE

Three Floyds Brewing Company … what will Nick send?
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OLD ALE

BBC Brandy Barrel Queen’s Knickers … 12%

Founders Curmudgeon … 9.3%

Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special 18 Reserve 2008 (firkin) … 8%

NABC Malcolm’s Old Setters’ Ale 2007 … 12%

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RAUCHBIER

Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche ... 8%

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QUADRUPEL

Avery “The Reverend” … 10%

Schlafly Quadrupel … 12%

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RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT

Founders Imperial Stout 2008 … 10.5%

Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout … 9.5%

NABC ThunderFoot … 11%

Schlafly Reserve – (Barrel Aged) Imperial Stout ... 10.5%

Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2008 … 10.5%

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SCOTCH ALE / WEE HEAVY

Founders Backwoods Bastard … 10.2%

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TRIPEL

Maredsous 10 … 10%

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WITBIER

Dogfish Head Red & White … 10%

Gravity Head 2010: Updated, with NABC's contingent.

I'm guessing this will be the next-to-last Gravity Head update. Read further to learn about the final pieces of this year's puzzle.

Bell’s HopSlam
American Double/Imperial IPA … 10%

NABC V – 5th Anniversary Ale 2007
American Strong Ale … 10%

NABC Malcolm’s Old Setters’ Ale 2007
Old Ale … 12%

NABC Oaked Le Douche Mentale (firkin)
Belgian IPA … 8.5%

NABC ThunderFoot 2009
Russian Imperial Stout … 11%

I am awaiting three final updates. On the imported side of the ledger, information is on the way from B. United International. One or two surprises may reside within the communique. Meanwhile, NABC's chief collaborationist, Jared Williamson, has spoken to his brewing friends at Mattingly Brewing Company in St. Louis. And, there'll be an as-yet-unknown beer from Three Floyds Brewing Company.

Other than those, foraging is pretty much finished, and I've updated the list here:

Preview: Gravity Head 2010, beginning Friday, February 26.