Hoppy Times November / December 2004

Hoppy Times September/October 2004 "Online" Edition - Volume 11 Issue 5

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Topics In This Illustrious "Online" Issue Are:
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HOPPY LOGO PINTS!!!
HOPPY ADDS DISTRIBUTORS...
HOPPY HAS FREE WIRELESS!!!
HOPPY RECENT EVENTS...
HOPPY UPCOMING EVENTS!!!
HOPPY STAFF...

Please feel free to forward this newsletter to anyone you think might enjoy reading our "hoppy" news.

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HOPPY LOGO PINTS!!!

SACRAMENTO, CA - Starting this month, Hoppy will be adding yet another incentive for you to take home. $5.00 Hoppy logo pints filled with beer!!! Just ask your server or bartender for a logo pint filled with your choice of Hoppy beer and the total cost is just $5.00; plus you get to keep the glass when you are finished.

For those of you who will ask, that is $5.00 any time, or any day, of the week... ;)

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HOPPY ADDS DISTRIBUTORS...

SACRAMENTO, CA - Hoppy Brewing would like to welcome Stanislaus Distributing and Another Beer & Wine Company to its growing distribution family!

Stanislaus Distributing pretty much covers the whole south central valley, with the following counties: Amador, San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Merced, Mariposa, Tuolumne, Alpine, Kings, Tulare, Madera, and Fresno.

Another Beer & Wine Company pretty much covers the whole north central valley, with the following counties: Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, and Yuba.

Therefore, if you live and/or shop in one of these areas and would like to see our products in your area remember to ask your retailer for our products. In addition, feel free to email us at mailto:retail@hoppy.com, and we will contact the appropriate people to see if we can make it become reality as well.

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HOPPY HAS FREE WIRELESS!!!

SACRAMENTO, CA - Are you a member of a Fantasy Football Group, and looking for a place to check your stats during football season??? Look no further than Hoppy while you are eating a delicious, cooked-to-order breakfast, with DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket, and FREE high-speed wireless Internet. It is worth putting on some clothes and getting out of bed for...

Breakfast is served from 9:00am until 1:00pm, and include such items as: a Hoppy Breakfast that comes with 2 eggs, hash browns, toast and your choice of: 4 bacon strips, 1 ham slice, or 4 sausage links for only $6.95, or a Hoppy Omelet from $6.95-$7.95 to Steak & Eggs for only $7.95 - plus we have $0.99 kids meals all day - including a kids breakfast on Sundays. Also, if you would like to get rid of the "hair-of-dog", we will be offering a spicy Bloody Mary, or a tasty Mimosa, and Hoppy's regular Lunch menu will be available as usual starting at 11:00am.

In addition, are you self-employeed or work out of your home, and are looking for a place to conduct a mid-afternoon meeting, or if you are a student even get some homework done??? Feel free to stop in at Hoppy for a cold brew or two, a light lunch or some appetizers and make use of our FREE wireless network. Just ask your server, or bartender, for the WEP key address, connect to HoppyPoint1, and you will be good to go...

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HOPPY RECENT EVENTS...

*** WINNER ***
Our Lucky Dinner Winner for the month of September is Ms. Jo Ann Kergan. Congratulations Ms. Kergan!!! We look forward to serving you and your friends a complementary dinner for up to four friends and/or family on any weekend!!!
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The 15th Annual Small Brewers Festival of California was recently held in Mountain View, California behind the Tied House Brewery & Restaurant under clear blue skies and perfect Bay Area weather. The annual event draws roughly 15,000 beer lovers from the Northern and Central California region each year. This festival had over 40 breweries in attendance (including New Belgium Brewing from Fort Collins, Colorado) under an awesome 16,000 square foot tent. In addition, Hoppy's Liquid Sunshine™ Blonde Ale won 2nd Place in the commercial competition in the American Pale Ale category! For more information on this festival, feel free to check them out on their site at http://www.smallbrewersfest.com , or check out some pictures on our website at http://www.hoppy.com/events/sbf2004 .

Our brewpub is open daily at 11:00am serving some of the best valued Lunches, Dinners, and Daily Specials in the area. If you have not seen our menu lately, feel free to check it out online at http://www.hoppy.com/sacramento/menu.htm , or just stop in and see us. We are always looking forward to sharing our day with our valued customers. However, as some of you already know, Lunch can get quite busy from time-to-time during the week; so if you are on a tight schedule, please try to avoid the noon hour for sharing if possible - especially if you have a large party.

Also, in addition to our normal "daily" Hoppy Hour from 3-6pm, and our LATE-NIGHT Hoppy Hour from 10:00pm till Close, featuring $2.50 pints and $10.00 pitchers, we have a number of other incentives here at our brewpub for you to enjoy:

* On Sundays from 9:00am to 1:00pm, we feature a tasty
"cooked-to-order" Breakfast.
* Also, on Sundays we feature the BEST deal in town, where we
include a bottle of Hoppy brew to go with every
Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner entree purchased. PLUS - we have
Hoppy Hour prices from 3:00pm until we close!
* On Sundays & Mondays we feature $0.99 children's meals
with an adult meal purchase.
* On Mondays we feature $2.50 pints & $10.00 pitchers all day
from when we open until we close.
* On Wednesdays we have half price appetizers from
9:00-10:00pm, and a South Park special with $2.50 pints &
$10.00 pitchers starting at 10:00pm with South Park.
* On Saturdays we feature $2.50 pints & $10.00 pitchers from
the time we open at 11:00am until dinner starts at 6:00pm.

Also, our logo gear (i.e., fleece, polo shirts, t-shirts, pint glasses, ball caps, beanies, and etc.) can make for a GREAT gift anytime of the year. However, if you are not sure about our merchandise as a gift, we also have gift certificates available in most any denomination of your choice for use here at our brewpub to give as a present as well...

Lastly, we usually have some space available for your company parties, or for that special birthday gathering in our brewpub; so if you have an interest in having your party here at Hoppy's, just call 916.451.4677 and speak with Mr. Kenny Turner to plan your next party or event as soon as possible...

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HOPPY UPCOMING EVENTS!!!

On Friday, September 10th from 5:30 to 9:00pm at the Sacramento Convention Center is the Taste of Sacramento. This event benefits the Easter Seals of Sacramento. Tickets are $40 advance and $50 at the door. They can also be purchased online at http://www.atasteofsacramento.com . For more information, feel free to contact Casandra Fernandez at 916.679.3119.

If you happen to be around in wine country, on Saturday, September 11th from 3:00 to 7:00pm is "Beer in the Plaza" in the Historic downtown plaza of Healdsburg. This is event organized by the Soroptimist International of Healdsburg. For more information, contact Tami Norgrove at 707.4531.7258.

Coming this September 18th, will be the 10th Annual California Brewer's Festival, from noon until 7:00pm, located at Freeway Gardens in Old Sacramento. There will be over 100 award-winning microbrew's from northern California, Oregon, and Nevada (maybe even Colorado too...); food from local restaurants, and live music by Tom Rigney & Flambeau and The Dukes. In addition, proceeds this year are once again benefiting Communities In Schools - Student Buddy Program. This event is presented by "Rotary of Point West", tickets are $25.00 advance and can be purchased at local breweries - including here at Hoppy. For more information, call 916.368.BREW, or visit their website at http://www.calbrewfest.org .

Also on that same day is the Rancho Murieta Blues & Brews festival, from 3:00 to 7:00pm at the Lake Clementia Amphitheatre. Music will be provided by the Stonehouse Blues band. Tickets are $25 advance or $40 day of the event.

On Friday, September 24th from 6:00pm to midnight is the 10th Annual San Diego Festival of Beer in beautiful downtown San Diego. Expect about 50 breweries at this years festival with tickets costing $40 in advance. For more information feel free to check them out online at http://www.sdbeerfest.org .

If you happen to be a car enthusiast, the next day on Saturday the 25th is the 4th Annual Cruisin' Calistoga Car Show & Beer Festival at the Napa Valley Fairgrounds from 1:00 to 4:00pm. Tickets are $25 for the car show, beer/wine tasting, chili cookoff and live music, or $10 for the car show only. Gee I wonder how they keep you from hearing the music??? ;)

The Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado is once again upon us from September 30th through October 02nd. This is the BIG granddaddy of beer festivals in the craft-brew industry, with about 320 brewers from around the country converging upon Denver to show off their latest brews. This festival draws about 20,000 people a day each year, and makes for one exciting time during the course of each evening's session.

If you want to see some pictures from last year, feel free to click on the link below.

http://www.hoppy.com/Events/gabf2003

For more information on the GABF, visit their website at http://www.beertown.org/events/gabf/index.htm

In addition, if you would like a complete listing of what we currently have on our calendar, please click on the following web address.

http://www.hoppy.com/future.htm

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HOPPY STAFF...

If you are interested in sending one of us a note, just visit the following page and click on a name that has interest to you. We promise to write back in a timely manner... :)

http://www.hoppy.com/feedback.htm

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Remember...the craft brew industry is very competitive, and we can always use your help when you are out there in the bars, restaurants, grocery stores, and etc. How can you help us you may be asking yourself??? Well...ask your local retailer(s) for our products (to the point of bugging them if necessary), so that you are able to buy the products that you "really" want - not just what is on the store shelf, or on-tap, at the moment...

You, the consumer, have more power than you may know. Speak up, speak clearly, and your earnest taste buds may reap those proactive rewards. If you do this, then we are sure it will not be long before you will be able to enjoy our Liquid Sunshine™ Blonde, Hoppy Face™ Amber, Stony Face™ Red, and Total Eclipse™ Black Ales outside of attending a local festival, or even visiting us here in Sacramento...

Thinking Globally - Brewing Locally!!!
"Every product we make greets you with a Smile"™

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