Filed under: Olde Main News | Tags: Name the Stout, Sodbuster Stout, To Be Named Later Stout
Veteran Olde Main beer drinkers came to know and love the To Be Named Later Stout. When the brewery opened in 2004, head brewer, Jeff “Puff” Irvin had to quickly come up with a bunch of names for the beers he had created. For some reason, the stout stumped him, thus the name To Be Named Later Stout was born. While the name has stuck, it was time to give this brew a proper name! Since Olde Main brewers like to spend more time making delicious beer, the naming was left up to Olde Main beer drinkers and the Name the Stout contest was born.
More than 1,500 names were submitted to NameTheStout.com between February 1st and March 31st. After hours of deliberating over delicious Olde Main brews, the winner Sodbuster Stout was chosen. Mike from Saint Charles, Iowa, submitted the name and has won free Olde Main beer for a year and a big party at Olde Main Brewing Co. & Restaurant in Ames.
A new logo for the Sodbuster Stout is currently in development and will be released in early June. Olde Main plans to begin bottling the Stout later this year.
Olde Main would like to thank Mike and all of the beer drinkers that entered and award everyone for their creative beer-naming abilities.
Olde Main’s Sodbuster Stout is available on tap at bars and restaurants across Iowa and at the Ames’ restaurant and brewpub. The Stout is a hearty ale with color and flavors derived from roast, chocolate, and caramel malts. This ale has a complex taste with a rich creamy mouthfeel. The pronounced hop presence balances the deep malt flavors.
Filed under: Olde Main Events, Olde Main News | Tags: Name the Stout, To Be Named Later Stout
We received more than 1,500 submissions for the Name the Stout contest. Thanks to all of you that helped us come up with a name for the To Be Named Later Stout. A lot of you are either really creative or really wanted to win free Olde Main for a year!
Now, the time has come. After 4 1/2 years, the delicious Olde Main Stout will finally get a name!
Join us at the restaurant and brewpub tonight at 6pm. We will announce the 3 finalists and winner. To celebrate we’ll have $1 pints of Stout and Stout-licious appetizers and desserts all night long.
Name the Stout. Win Beer for a Year.
Veteran Olde Main beer drinkers have come to know and love our To Be Named Later Stout. The rich creamy mouthfeel of delicious flavors derived from roast, chocolate, and caramel malts along with a pronounced hop presence make for a tasty stout.
When we opened in 2004, Jeff “Puff” Irvin had to quickly come up with a bunch of names for the beers he had created. For some reason, the stout stumped him, thus the name To Be Named Later Stout was born. While the name has stuck, we feel it’s high time we gave this brew a proper name! Since we like to spend more time brewing delicious beer, we decided to leave the naming up to our favorite people… Olde Main beer drinkers.
I know what you are thinking, what’s in it for me? Worry not, for you’ll be rewarded for your creative beer-naming abilities. The grand prize winner will get… drum roll please… free Olde Main beer for a year and a big party at Olde Main Brewing Co. & Restaurant in Ames for you and your friends. Most importantly, you’ll earn the right to point to your glass and proudly proclaim “I named that beer!”
The winner of our Name the Stout contest must posses unbridled creativity, an indomitable spirit and, of course, fairly mature taste buds.
Enter your ideas at NameTheStout.com between February 1 – March 31. Full rules and details will be available on the site on February 1.
