HAPPY 2012 FROM TED'S        JANUARY MENU HIGHLIGHTS       FEATURED SOUPS  $4/8 oz;  $7.50/16 oz Ted's Classic Chili Thai Red Curry & Carrot     FEATURED PANINI $9 Pastrami w/caraway & dill goat cheese, housemade bread & butter pickles, arugula, tomatoes & Russian dressing   BACON OF THE MONTH $11/lb. Hickory Bacon Woods Smoked Meats Bowling Green, Missouri   IN THE CASE  Our case is stocked with a rotating selection of homemade specialties. Click here to view our current offerings. THIS MONTH AT THE BUTCHER COUNTER Kurobuta Pork Chops Eden Natural, Iowa We can confidently proclaim this to be the best pork product available in Charleston. Eden Natural's Berkshire Pork is distinctive for its rich color, exquisite marbling, tenderness and depth of flavor. Juicy and flavorful, Kurobuta Pork Chops are perfection on a plate! We want you to try them, so we're offering a special price through the end of January: January Special: $14/lb. (regularly $16/lb.) FEATURED WINES FOR JANUARY Giesen Savignon Blanc Marlborough, New Zealand – $15    A food-friendly sauvignon blanc with a great range of aromas and flavors, including citrus, crushed herbs and a distinctive gooseberry. Domaine de la Belle    Cotes du Duras Rouge, France – $17   A French blend (30% Cabernet, 70% Merlot) with a fruity, woody and spicy nose. The palate is warm and   finely balanced. Happy New Year Everyone!   2012 is shaping up to be a very good year here at Ted's. We've got some changes in store for our Friday Night events, an expanding offering of housemade charcuterie, a new monthly special at the Butcher Counter and the return of our ever-popular monthly Craft Beer Dinners. There's lots going on here at Charleston's neighborhood butcher shop – come check it out! We look forward to seeing you soon!                      ~Ted FRIDAY NIGHTS AT TED'S   JUST GOT BETTER!   Fans of our Friday night dinners now have a new reason to kick their weekend off at Ted's. We're now offering TWO specially priced gourmet options designed to complement the selections featured at our Friday Night Wine Tasting:   Charcuterie Platter: $12 A selection from our new housemade pates, sausages, cured meats, olives, cheeses and more.   Friday Supper: $14 Each week, Chef Eva puts together a gourmet restaurant-style meal, complete with homemade dessert. If you've enjoyed a Friday dinner at Ted's, you know it's one of the best deals in town!   Dine-in and enjoy these Friday specials from 5-8 pm. To-go orders must be picked-up by 6 pm.   As always, you'll also be able to taste four featured wines in exchange for a $5 donation to our featured local charity. And if you dine-in, enjoy a 10% discount on any of the featured wines.   Great deals and a delicious way to kick off your weekend at Ted's! NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION CRAFT BEER DINNER    "Resolutions" is the theme, but we definitely aren't planning on cutting out any of the flavor or decadence at this month's New Year-inspired Craft Beer Dinner on Thursday, January 26.   Chef Eva promises an eclectic four-course menu to pair with selections from Scott Shore of the Charleston Beer Exchange. Stay tuned for details, but be sure to mark your calendar and make reservations early, as dinners sell out monthly.     Cost: $48/person (includes four courses & paired beers). Call (843) 577-0094 for reservations. THANKS FOR GIVING BACK!   With your help, we were able to raise $550 to help purchase equipment that will allow a local 9-year old girl and others who are severely handicapped compete in a series of 5K races this year. The initiative is affiliated with Pattison's Academy – we thank you for your support!   Our featured charity partner for the first quarter of 2012 is East Cooper Community Outreach, a local non-profit organization that provides emergency services to low income residents in our community. All of ECCO's services – including medical and dental services and assistance, a food pantry, counseling and more – strive to guide clients towards self-sufficiency. Your donation at our Friday Wine Tastings through March will help support ECCO's programs.

Ted's Butcherblock | 334 East Bay Street | www.tedsbutcherblock.com | 843.577.0094 | Charleston | SC | 29401

GOD said: "Frank, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there on the planet? What happened to the dandelions, violets, milkweeds and stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in any type of soil, withstand drought and multiply with abandon. The nectar from the long-lasting blossoms attracts butterflies, honey bees and flocks of songbirds. I expected to see a vast garden of colors by now. But, all I see are these green rectangles.."

ST. FRANCIS:
It's the tribes that settled there, Lord. The Suburbanites. They started calling your flowers 'weeds' and went to great lengths to kill them and replace them with grass.

GOD:
Grass? But, it's so boring. It's not colorful. It doesn't attract butterflies, birds and bees; only grubs and sod worms. It's sensitive to temperatures. Do these Suburbanites really want all that grass growing there?

ST. FRANCIS:
Apparently so, Lord. They go to great pains to grow it and keep it green. They begin each spring by fertilizing grass and poisoning any other plant that crops up in the lawn.

GOD:
The spring rains and warm weather probably make grass grow really fast. That must make the Suburbanites happy.

ST. FRANCIS:
Apparently not, Lord. As soon as it grows a little, they cut it–sometimes twice a week.

GOD:
They cut it? Do they then bale it like hay?

ST. FRANCIS:
Not exactly, Lord. Most of them rake it up and put it in bags.

GOD:
They bag it? Why? Is it a cash crop? Do they sell it?

ST. FRANCIS:
No, Sir, just the opposite. They pay to throw it away.

GOD:
Now, let me get this straight. They fertilize grass so it will grow. And, when it does grow, they cut it off and pay to throw it away?

ST. FRANCIS:
Yes, Sir.

GOD:
These Suburbanites must be relieved in the summer when we cut back on the rain and turn up the heat. That surely slows the growth and saves them a lot of work.

ST. FRANCIS:
You aren't going to believe this, Lord. When the grass stops growing so fast, they drag out hoses and pay more money to water it, so they can continue to mow it and pay to get rid of it.

GOD:
What nonsense. At least they kept some of the trees. That was a sheer stroke of genius, if I do say so myself. The trees grow leaves in the spring to provide beauty and shade in the summer. In the autumn, they fall to the ground and form a natural blanket to keep moisture in the soil and protect the trees and bushes. It's a natural cycle of life.

ST. FRANCIS:
You better sit down, Lord. The Suburbanites have drawn a new circle. As soon as the leaves fall, they rake them into great piles and pay to have them hauled away.

GOD:
No! What do they do to protect the shrub and tree roots in the winter to keep the soil moist and loose?

ST. FRANCIS:
After throwing away the leaves, they go out and buy something which they call mulch. They haul it home and spread it around in place of the leaves.

GOD:
And where do they get this mulch?

ST. FRANCIS:
They cut down trees and grind them up.

GOD:
Enough! I don't want to think about this anymore. St. Catherine, you're in charge of the arts. What movie have you got for us tonight?

ST. CATHERINE:
'Dumb and Dumber,' Lord. It's a story about…

GOD:
Never mind, I think I just heard the whole story from St. Francis.

Hello all you fine beer people!

We hope you all had a wonderful Holiday Weekend full of good food, good beer and good people!

New Growler Sizes!
Here at The Beer Exchange we like to keep things fresh, exciting and, above all, offer our customers a variety of choices.  Thus we're absolutely thrilled to announce that we now have 2 new options for growler fills!  From now on, in addition to the normal 64oz growlers that we all know and love, you'll have the option to buy and fill 32oz and 128oz growlers as well!  See a picture of them here.  So now we have a growler option for every potential drinking situation!  Whether you are having a quiet evening, meeting friends or headed to a big party there is a perfect size growler for you!  Get on down here to see them and fill one up!

Thirsty Dog Bourbon Barrel-Aged Siberian Night for Rare Beer Tuesday (9/6)
For our first Rare Beer Tuesday event with our new growler filling options we're going with Bourbon Barrel-Aged Siberian Night Imperial Stout from Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. out of Akron, Ohio.  This is an extremely rare and sought-after, draft-only beer and this is one of the first tappings (if not the first) in SC!  To create this gem, Thirsty Dog took their 100 point rated, 9.7% ABV Siberian Night Imperial Stout and aged it fine Bourbon barrels to impart even more amazing flavor into this super-star beer!  Notes of vanilla, oak and Bourbon abound over a perfectly elegant and velvety smooth, roasty imperial stout. So come on down and get it in your choice of three growler sizes!

New Arrivals/Back In Stock (bottles & cans)
Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien 2010
Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien Grand Cru Double Wooded/Rhum Barrel
Brockhouse Draupnir
Estrella Damm Daura
Farsons Lacto Milk Stout
Gale's Conquest Ale Masterbrew
t Smisje BBBourgondier
Urthel Saisonniere
Aecht Schlenkerla Helles
Alvinne Balthazar
Alvinne Melchior
Alvinne Podge Stout
Ayinger Oktober Fest
Paulaner Wiesn Bier 1L Can/Mug Set
Highland Clawhammer Octoberfest
De Glazen Toren Saison D'Erpe Mere
Ettaler Curator Doppelbock
Grado Plato Chocarrubica
Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest
Harpoon Octoberfest
Harveys Elizabethan Ale
Montegioco Demon Hunter
Sierra Nevada Tumbler
Smuttynose Big A IPA
Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale
Thomas Creek Class Five IPA
Unibroue La Fin du Monde
Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale

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