Number of unique Scuttlebutt beers at Saturday’s Rock the Boat festival

The inaugural Rock the Boat event this Saturday is a combination of music and beer. Everett Music Initiative and Everett brewery Scuttlebutt Brewing are putting on the event on the Everett waterfront near Scuttlebutt’s restaurant at 1205 Craftsman Way.

Scuttlebutt head brewer Matt Stromberg said that it’s a great opportunity to bring out some of the brewery’s hard-to-find beers as well as old favorites.

“We wanted people to experience some of the beers that you can’t find at the grocery store … (beers) well received by the ‘beer passionate,’ but that don’t have much market penetration,” Stromberg said.

There will be a beer garden, with beer being served in 6- and 12-ounce pours. The 6-ounce beers will cost one token and the 12-ounce will cost two tokens. Tokens will be $2 each.

“One primary goal was to not gouge people on the price for these beers,” Stromberg said. “Ultimately we wanted to provide good value for the dollar but not have things too cheap to encourage over consumption.”

There will also be food trucks on hand and root beer served in the main venue.

Here’s a list of the beers Scuttlebutt will be pouring at the event with comments from head brewer Matt Stromberg:

Cinco Piratas Red Lager, 5 percent, 44 IBU

This hop forward lager isn’t overly aggressive. Think of a classic west coast pale ale combined with the soft notes of a German-style lager. It will pair well with a summer day and music.

Golden Mariner Pale Ale, 7.1 percent, 48 IBU

Our summer seasonal. The aggressive presence of Chinook and Amarillo hops can be found in this beer without being overly assertive. Remarkably balanced, this pale ale was originally created from the second runnings of our award-winning 2009 barleywine. We liked the beer so much we decided to brew a whole batch without the wasteful barleywine step, it’s been a crowd favorite ever since.

Homeport Blonde, 4.6 percent, 17 IBU

Light in body but not in spirit. This light ale will satisfy those intrigued by more subtle flavor notes. Crisp and clean, this blonde goes down easy.

Saison, 4.8 percent, 17 IBU

This Belgian farmhouse ale utilizes the same recipe as the Homeport Blonde but employs a Belgian farmhouse yeast. The resulting beer is spicy with just a hint of tartness.

Jarrett’s Folly Barrel-aged Cascadia Dark Ale, 8.5 percent, 65 IBU

Everyone has one of those days. Jarrett, our creative and diligent assistant brewer, had one last year while brewing a batch of Darktopia, our black IPA. The resulting beer was clearly not Darktopia but was exceptional in its own right. After a secret brewer meeting, the decision was made to age the beer in barrels and let it find its way to market downstream. Much like “Seward’s Folly,” U.S. Secretary of State William Seward’s purchase of the Alaskan territory, the effort to invest in the future is now paying substantial dividends. The beer has a balance and depth not present before the barrels. The flavor of the oak is broad and deep but doesn’t overpower the core strengths of the base beer. The hops provide significant flavor without being too pronounced. The malt remains the backbone of the beer and provides for all of the flavors to exist in concert for your enjoyment.

Gale Force IPA, 5.7 percent, 86 IBU

This classic Northwest IPA is English in style with American variety hops and barley. Sharp and brackishly bitter with a strong citrus element from the Cascade and Columbus hops.

Bierre de Garde, 5.2 percent, 36 IBU

This French farmhouse ale is a beer all can enjoy. Similar to an amber ale but fermented with the same farmhouse yeast used in the Saison. Spicy floral notes complement the caramel flavors present from the crystal malt. In something of a unique twist, this beer was aged in barrels for a few months giving it an oak flavor as well.

Jalapeno 777, 9 percent, 10 IBU

An interesting pairing, this beer isn’t a burner. Surprisingly refreshing and drinkable, its broad pungent flavor of the peppers ally beautifully with the delicate white pear and clove flavors present in the Tripel 7. Many describe this more like drinking food than beer.

Nocino Walnut Porter, 5.7 percent, 24 IBU

Nocino (no-cheen-o) is a sticky dark brown liqueur traditionlly made in northern Italy from unripe green walnuts. After steeping in spirit, the walnuts are removed and the now-black alcohol is mixed with simple syrup. Nocino has an aromatic but bittersweet flavor. Our good friends at Skip Rock Distilling produce a local version of Nocino made from walnuts picked in the Snohomish River Valley. When they inquired if we would be interested in using some of the walnuts after the liqueur was removed we jumped at the chance. We dry hopped a batch of Porter with about 2 pounds of walnuts and the flavor made an immediate impact; not overpowering but they are definitely there.

Recombobulator Dopplebock, 8 percent, 21 IBU

This tradiditional German-style lager is something to behold. Doppel, meaning “double,” is a style that is a bigger and stronger version of the lower-gravity German-style bock beers. Originally made by monks in Munich, this style is very food friendly and rich in mellanoidins reminiscent of toasted bread. Perfect sipping beer for those days when things become a bit discombobulated.

Ming the Merciless Imperial IPA, 8.5 percent, Lots of IBU

Every ounce is pain, glorious pain …

If you go

The Everett Music Initiative and Scuttlebutt Brewing present the inaugural Rock the Boat music festival at 4 p.m. Aug. 1 on the Everett Waterfront. The bands Mudhoney, My Goodness, Fauna Shade and Duke Evers will play the one-day festival. Music begins at 6 p.m. The beer garden will offer 10 different Scuttlebutt beers in 6- and 12-ounce pours. There will be an all-ages area, with food trucks and root beer on tap.

Tickets: Advance tickets are $15 and available at brownpapertickets.com. Tickest are $20 at the door.

Parking: Parking along the waterfront and at the 10th Street park is limited, so carpooling or Uber is recommended.

Aaron Swaney: 425-339-3430; aswaney@heraldnet.com. Twitter: @swaney_aaron79. Follow the Hops and Sips blog at www.heraldnet.com/hopsandsips.

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