Left Hand Brewing Company
1265 Boston Ave, Longmont, CO 80501
(303) 772-0258

www.lefthandbrewing.com

Welcome	\|	In State and Out of State Events	\|	Shop_With_Your Left Hand	\|	MS 150
Brewer's Corner	\|	Tasting Room News and Hours	\|	Beer Pairing	\|	2nd Annual Left Hand Poker Run


	Congratulations to Kelly from Newport News, Virginia. She is the May Winner of our online Left Hand and Mountainsmith Giveaway!	Welcome
		Greetings and salutations! Summer's almost here, and we're just downright excited. We've got hops growing all over the brewery, we're making great beer that we love to drink, there's longer hours to throw horseshoes outside the cellar, and we're in the thick of having another great year! The next time you're in Longmont, or even close-by, or if you live here in town and haven't seen us in a while, be sure to swing by 7 days a week. That's right - our Tasting Room is now open 7 days a week. What better way to enjoy your Sunday than with a few pints on one of our 2 patios? And to make it even sweeter, we're launching our first annual Left Hand Summer Concert Series! Come join us this summer from 4:00-6:30PM each Sunday in June, July and August for concerts with local musicians. Admission is free, food and snacks will be provided. Sit on our patios and enjoy great music, handcrafted beer and good company! June 3rd: Cort McCumber June 10th: Ura Band (acoustic duo) June 17th: Chunky Whiskey (bluegrass) June 24th: Scott Von (modern American folk) July 1st: Afro Samba July 8th: TBA July 15th: Hugh Jazz Quartet (jazz) July 22th: Scott Von (modern American Folk) July 29th: Afro Samba August 5th: Scott Von (modern American Folk) August 12th: Victor Barnes (bluegrass) August 19th: White Water Rumble (folk rock) August 26th: Chunky Whiskey (bluegrass) Cheers and good beers, Your friends at Left Hand

		In State and Out of State Events
		In State Events Snowmass Chili Pepper and Brew Fest *Friday and Saturday, June 8^th and 9^th* *Snowmass, CO* www.snowmasschiliandbrew.com The 4th Annual Snowmass Chili Pepper & Brew Fest combines three fiery components into one smokin' weekend. The International Chili Society holds its two chili competitions and tastings in Snowmass, while microbrewers face off in a prestigious summer ale competition with two brew sampling sessions for festival- goers, featuring 30 plus breweries. This fest also includes a wonderful line up of music. During the fest, and each night when the beer pouring is over, bands such as The David Grisman Quintet will play Friday and four time Grammy winner Ziggy Marley on Saturday. Visit their website for ticket information, a complete schedule of events and lodging deals Foam Fest Saturday, June 9^th 12pm-6pm Old Chicago Restaurant 3190 New Center Point Colorado Springs, CO 80922 This will be a celebration of Colorado's vibrant microbrew scene. Beyond the tasting there will be live music and food samples provided by Old Chicago and Rock Bottom Restaurants. The cost to attend is $25 and festival proceeds will be split between the Rock Bottom Foundation and the Friends of Cheyenne Canyon. Rock Bottom Foundation is a non-profit 501 c(3) that feeds thousands of homeless people in Colorado and across the country every year through the Thanksgiving Gathering and Miracle events. The Friends of Cheyenne Canyon help support and maintain the infrastructure of North Cheyenne Canyon Park, which offers hiking, biking and equestrian trails through 1600 acres of spectacular rock formations, waterfalls, forest and meadows. Rocky Mountain Brew Fest Saturday, June 9^th 12pm-5pm Estes Park Brewery 470 Prospect Drive Estes Park, CO 80517 www.epbrewery.net Close to 20 of Colorado's finest breweries get together for this annual summer event. For event details and tickets visit the Estes Park Brewery website. Free tickets to Sawtooth Night at The Fox Theatre Featuring Toubab Krewe Thursday, June 14^th 9pm Fox Theatre Boulder, CO www.foxtheatre.com New York Times "Asheville, NC may not seem like a stronghold for African-rooted music, but Toubab Krewe has soaked up the patterns and rhythms from Mali, Zimbabwe, Congo, Brazil and the Caribbean...The six-beat grooves sneaked up on listeners but then they took hold; midway through one song, two, then four, then dozens of dancers were suddenly bobbing to the music." Jon Pareles, Chief Music Critic NYT. Remember, only 25 pairs of tickets are available to the show. For yours, email your name to customer@foxtheatre.com 18th Annual Colorado Brewers' Festival Saturday and Sunday, June 23^rd and 24th Downtown Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO www.downtownfortcollins.com/festivals.php/brewfest Featuring great beer, food, music and fun. This year's festival will be the 18th Annual Colorado Brewers' Festival in Downtown Fort Collins will take place June 23 & 24, 2007. Over 400 kegs of beer will be poured beginning on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. and conclude on Sunday at 6:00p.m. in Old Town Square. (The festival hours will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.) For event details visit the Downtown Fort Collins website. Free tickets to Sawtooth Night at The Fox Theatre Featuring Outformation Thursday, June 28^th 9pm Fox Theatre Boulder, CO www.foxtheatre.com Beginning as a guitar-tech for Widespread Panic and the late Michael Houser, Sam Holt went on to take over the role as lead guitar player for Panic in the summer of 2006. In 2007, Holt left Panic to dedicate full attention to his band, Outformation. Determined, dedicated, and armed with a new arsenal of original material, Outformation is forging their way into the Southern jamband movement. They bring a refreshing sound onto the scene, with comparisons to Widespread Panic, Waylon Jennings, Moe, and Little Feat, and influences ranging from Charlie Daniels and The Marshall Tucker Band all the way to Frank Zappa. Remember, only 25 pairs of tickets are available to the show. For yours, email your name to customer@foxtheatre.com Out of State Events First Annual Magic City Brewfest - Birmingham, AL Saturday, June 2^nd Sloss Furnaces Birmingham, AL Session One: 2PM-6PM Session Two: 7PM-11PM www.freethehops.org/beerfestival Join in the fun celebrating the future of beer culture in Alabama at the First Annual Magic City Brewfest, an event benefiting "Free The Hops" and their fight to bring better beer to Alabama consumers. The festival will feature hundreds of different beers, including new beers never before seen in Alabama, such as Left Hand Haystack Wheat! Live music will be provided by a host of bands, and there will be gourmet fare available to please the most discerning of palates. There are two-tier tickets available: Tier one tickets are $20/session and includes 2 oz. samples, and Tier two tickets are $30/session, plus free food. Check out the website above for full details. Creative Loafing Brews and Booze Festival - Atlanta, GA Saturday, June 9^th Woodruff Park, downtown Atlanta 2PM-7PM http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/beerfest07/ Of course, there will be lots of beer to sample (including delicious Left Hand brews!), but we're equal opportunity drinkers, so you'll also have the chance to sample signature cocktails from some of Atlanta's favorite bars. The festival will also have a live music stage featuring local Atlanta bands, Samples from some of Atlanta's favorite restaurants, Interactive games for you to play, Beer Club TV "beer confessionals," giveaways from area businesses, and tons more! 21+ event. No one under 21 will be admitted. $20 advance tickets, $30 at the gate, $10 designated drivers. Check it out online. Bellport Beer 10 Year Anniversary Party - Bellport, New York Saturday, June 16^th 417 Station Road Bellport, NY 11713 (631) 286-0760 www.bellportbeer.com** Come join Dave over at Bellport Beer as he celebrates 10 years in business! Not sure exactly what Dave will roll out for his shin-dig, but we know it'll be a good time for all! He's been carrying Left Hand brews since we rolled into the market in February, along with over 400 different beers from around the world. They have one of the largest selections in Suffolk County. Dave knows his customers and his beers very well, so be sure to swing by and tell him we said hello!

	Web Specials of the Month! Water Bottle and Socks SUPER COMBO Normally $10.75 a piece, you can now get a pair of Left Hand Socks and a Left Hand 32oz water bottle together for only $16.25! Women's Track Jackets This soft navy jacket is perfect for cool summer evenings when you are sitting on the back porch sipping Haystack. $28.00 Tie-Dye T-Shirts You can be the COOLEST Left Hand drinker on your block with this groovy tie-dye t-shirt. What else were you planning to wear to all those great summer music festivals? Get yours now and for a great price! $18.00	Shop With Your Left Hand
		For those of you not fortunate enough to frequent our Tasting Room here at the brewery, be sure to check out our shop online @ www.lefthandbrewing.com. Here's a little sampling from each of the sections: Left Hand Pro Gear: T-Shirts: KAVU Bamboo Polo Big Mo's Baseball T-Shirt More Wearables: Collectibles: Socks by DeFeet Mountainsmith Sixer Cooler Headwear: Women's Wear: Camo Baseball Cap Women's Line Drawing T-Shirts

		MS 150
		One of the many great things about working here at Left Hand Brewing Company is that we believe in giving back to the communities where we work, live and play. Part of that core belief system is the fact that we voluntarily contribute the equivalent of 1% of our annual net revenues to charitable organizations nationwide. And it doesn't stop at the company level either - it permeates itself to each individual employee. This July 7-8, two of our employees, Chris Lennert and Mic Gibb, will be joining over 2,800 cyclists in the 2007 Colorado MS 150 Bike Tour and give those living with Multiple Sclerosis 2.5 million reasons to hope, endure and fight for a cure. Last year the ride raised over $2 million in the fight against MS and this year they are striving to raise a record $2.5 million. The 150 mile, 2-day ride starts and ends in Broomfield, CO, with an overnight in Fort Collins, CO. Both Chris and Mic are training now, and would love to have your support in this incredible event. If you would like to donate to Chris' ride, click on: http://www.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?px=3298850&pg=personal&fr_id=3940 If you would like to donate to Mic's ride, click on: http://www.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?px=3221778&pg=personal&fr_id=3940&et=yBnqJNo4EnKy_Aa7jT2kCg..&s_tafId=5906

		Brewer's Corner - Beer Matters
		Hi everybody and thanks for checkin' in with us here at the brewery, where things are just going peachy. This is a very busy time of year for us. It's one of those things where everything seems to come together at the same time and you have to really buckle down and focus. We have lots of projects going on and I'll just appraise you of the ones I can remember. We are aggressively hitting our Oktoberfest production now. We need to make 500 bbls of it by July 1. This is no small task. I suppose the hardest working members of our team at this point are all of our lager yeast cells, slowly and methodically fermenting the wort that will bring so much pleasure in a couple of months. Our first batch was brewed on May 8th and last will be July 2nd. It takes eight weeks before this beer is ready for packaging. Here's some fun numbers to ponder. We have 1474 bbls of tank space in our brewery. I mean that is every functional tank we have! On July 2 Oktoberfest will occupy 34% of it. The 500 bbl we make this year is the equivalent of 4.4% of last year's total production. Our hop field is really starting to take off. The plants are looking good and of course the contest to see which plant hits the wire first is underway. I wonder who will win the pot this year? Of course there is a lot of work that needs to be done in field during the springtime. Ro Guenzel and myself have spent many hours out there. We've been stringing training twine, trimming and selecting the vines we'll let grow, weeding and making irrigation repairs. This year we cut the plants back for the first month after they broke ground in an attempt to delay the harvest as much as possible. Our Warrior IPA uses wet Warrior hops as well as anything usable we can get from our plot. We are trying to make it so our hops are ready closer to the time the Warrior is harvested. I'll let you know how this approach works when we get closer to harvesting. We recently purchased a new semi- automatic corker and wirehood machine for packaging the Big Mo' Series. This should improve our efficiency, consistency, and quality of our packaging. The packaging crew is very excited to bust this out for our release of Rye Bock. It should also have a positive effect on prompt delivery because we will be able to do more at one time, instead of over the course of several packaging events. Our next release after Rye Bock in the Big Mo' package is the Goosinator Dopplebock. The test batches came out great and the addition of smoked malt in this year's recipe has a great impact on flavor. Look for it in September. Our ongoing investment in process improvements continues. The quotes for a new brewhouse as well as packaging automation improvements are rolling in. There are some very exciting days ahead for us here. Anyway, that's it for me. I'll sign off saying I hope everyone has a great start of summer and we'll check in with you next month. Ciao! Joe Schiraldi VP Brewing Operations

		Tasting Room News and Hours "There can't be good living where there is not good drinking." - Benjamin Franklin (a well known left-hander)
		The Tasting Room is now open from 12:00PM to 9:00PM on Fridays. Left Hand Is Open On Sundays Back by popular demand. Left Hand Brewery is now open on Sundays from 2pm to 7pm. Swing by Left Hand for a few pints starting the first Sunday in June. By the way, you know the rules. We can't send any beer home with you on Sundays. Unfortunately, there won't be any growler refills or bottle/keg purchases. Since you'll be here takin it easy on those warm Sundays, we thought you might like some great live music as well. So here you go... Left Hand Summer Concert Series Concerts will be held in the Tasting Room from 4pm to 6:30pm each Sunday in June, July, and August. Admission will be FREE, food and snacks will be FREE, and the music will be great! Bring some friends, have a few drinks, and enjoy. Concert schedule: q June 3^rd: Cort McCumber q June 10^th: Ura Band (acoustic duo) q June 17^th: Chunky Whiskey (bluegrass) q June 24^th: Scott Von (modern American folk) q July 1^st: Afro Samba q July 8^th: TBA q July 15^th: Hugh Jazz Quartet (jazz) q July 22^nd: Scott Von (modern American folk) q July 29^th: Afro Samba q August 5^th: Scott Von (modern American folk) q August 12^th: Victor Barnes (bluegrass) q August 19^th: White Water Rumble (folk rock) q August 26^th: Chunky Whiskey (bluegrass) Father's Day Party Attention all Dads!! We don't want the fathers to feel left out after the blast we had on Mother's Day. Come on by the Tasting Room on Father's Day, Sunday June 17^th, and we will treat you right. Buy one of our Left Hand Father's Day t-shirts and get a free pint of your favorite year round Left Hand handcrafted beer. Don't forget that since Father's Day is on Sunday, we will have some great live bluegrass by Chunky Whiskey. 1^st Day of Summer Party Finally, since we got through that crazy winter and the snow is finally melted, we all deserve a great summer bash. Left Hand Brewery wants to help you forget about the winter with some great beer, FREE brats, and new bathing suits during our 1st Day of Summer Party on Thursday June 21^st. We'll have our award winning Milk Stout on cask and a hot barbecue out front. American Homebrewers Association Rally The AHA will be hosting a rally here at Left Hand Brewery on July 21^st between 1pm and 4pm. The event is free for AHA members and the rest of you can register for the one-year membership for $33. We'll have our regular selection of beers, as well as our Twin Sisters Double India Pale Ale on cask! Don't forget that AHA members always get a 10% discount here at Left Hand. Home Brewing Classes with Don Blake We know you love handcrafted beer. Don Blake wants to teach you how to do it yourself. His small classes filled up quickly for the first two sessions. Don't miss out on his last session starting July 28^th. The sessions meet for 5 consecutive Saturdays in the Left Hand Tasting Room and you leave with two six-packs of your very own handcrafted beer. To sign up, contact Don Blake @ 303-702-1500 or for more information check out www.longmontfreeu.org and look for "homebrew beer." Humane Society Dog Wash at Left Hand Brewery Is it time to give that pooch a scrub? Did Max take a swim in the "Mighty St. Vrain?" Come by Left Hand on June 11^th for the Humane Society Dog Wash. While your pooch is getting suds upped, you can enjoy your very own free pint of Left Hand's suds and chow down a complimentary brat. There will be discounted microchipping for your dog, nail trims, dog massage, and free samples of dog food. It begins around 11am and ends around 3pm. "I've Got Zak's Back" Fundraiser Megan and Zak Kissel, along with all of us here at Left Hand, want to thank all who showed up and participated in the fundraiser. It was fun, a little crazy, and for a very good cause. Thanks again. Cheers! The Tasting Room is Open: Monday - Thursday 2:00PM to 8:00PM Friday 12:00PM to 9:00PM Saturday 12:00PM to 7:00PM Tours are available at 1:00PM and 2:00PM on Saturdays or by appointment. Don't forget that the Tasting Room is always available to rent for private parties. Whether it is a family party, a birthday or anniversary party, or even a business gathering, the Tasting Room can provide a fun and unique atmosphere in which to host your friends. Contact Cinzia Wallace at 303.772.0258 x 110 or at brewer@lefthandbrewing.com for more information!

		Beer Pairing
		To many, the oncoming summer months mean it's time to start enjoying Wheat beers. To us, Haystack Wheat is good all year long! It just depends on what you're doing, what mood you're in, what food you're eating, yada yada yada. Either way, check out this delicious recipe from John Ojala, one of our Tasting Room regulars! Sesame Crusted Ahi Tuna Salad 2 Tuna Steaks Season with salt & pepper, both sides Dredge each side in sesame seeds Place in pre-heated hot frying pan Cook each side for 3-4 minutes until medium rare Slice tuna at a bias, against grain Salad Mixed greens Feta cheese Mandarin oranges (small can - reserve 1/4 cup syrup) Dressing 1/4 cup of reserved light syrup from mandarin oranges 1/8 cup of canola oil 1 1/2 tbl rice wine vinegar Salt and pepper to taste And, of course, enjoy with a pint of Haystack Wheat!

		2nd Annual Left Hand Poker Run Join us on Sunday, July 22 for the 2nd Annual Left Hand Poker Run to benefit Imagine! This year's ride runs from Longmont to Boulder to Nederland to Estes Park and back to Longmont. The ride finishes back at the Left Hand Brewing Company Tasting Room with music, food and beer! There will be great door prizes to win at each stop and a 50-50 draw for the best hand back at the brewery! Pre Registration Single Riders - $25 Double Riders - $35 Day Of Registration Single Riders - $30 Double Riders - $40 Registration at the Left Hand Brewing Tasting Room from 10AM to 11AM. Pre Registration* available in the Left Hand Tasting Room or by contacting Mark Sample at mark@lefthandbrewing.com or 303.772.0258 x 111. *Get a FREE pint for registering ahead of time! Imagine! provides services for individuals with cognitive disabilities in Boulder and Broomfield counties including: . serving 2,100 clients of all ages every year . operating homes for 174 people, including foster care and 24-hour care for adults . providing physical, speech and other therapies for toddlers with developmental delays . offering summer camp and after school programs for children 7 and older . assisting clients in finding and keeping employment