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Time for another spotlight! This time, the Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery in North Carolina, which just recently became available in our area.
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We scour the beer fridge to find some interesting friends to join a few of Lagunitas Brewing Company’s Frank Zappa anniversary beers, made in honor of the 40th anniversary of the release of his albums.
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Fermented from honey, not cereal grains, Meads are technically not beers. But like beers, they have a long and proud brewing history. We taste 3 meads from Rabbit’s Foot Meadery in Sunnyvale California, appreciating that not all brews need barley to be delicious.
Tomme Arthur of Lost Abbey Brewing Company and Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing Company digg deep into their cellars for beers to present at this special SAVOR tasting. Vinnie pours Beatification and Toronado 20th Anniversary Ale. Tomme completes the other side of the equation with a vintage pouring of Cable Car and Cuvee de Tomme.
Join Hugh Sisson of Clipper City Brewing and his friends, chocolate makers Kim Rigby and Brenda Nelson of Parfections, for a lively tasting of Clipper City beers used in making some of the chocolates being tasted. Hugh pours Peg Leg Stout, Loose Cannon Ale and Below Decks Barley Wine, plus a few special selections paired with various chocolates. Kim and Brenda give you insight into the thought process used to come up with the recipes and why they work.
Marty Jones of Oskar Blues Brewery discusses and serves the gourmet canned craft beers of his pioneering brewery, including: Dale’s Pale Ale, Gordon, Old Chub and other special beers from Oskar Blues and Colorado. Beers are matched with small-batch culinary treats from Colorado’s growing list of food artisans.
Managing partner in New Holland Brewing Company and Past President of the Michigan Brewers Guild, Fred Bueltmann is an avid home cook and expert at pairing beers. He is an ardent advocate for quality food and craft beer’s place at the table. Fred also authors “Beer and Food with the Beervangelist, “a regular column in “Food for Thought Magazine” in SW Michigan. Fred presents a number of beer and chocolate parings, compares flavor profiles and teaches you how to explore the world of beer and chocolate on your own.
Rob Tod of Allagash Brewing Company pours Confluence Ale and Interlude, the first 2 two releases in Allagash’s “Serie D’origine” line of beers fermented with a house Brettanomyces yeast strain. Peter Bouckaert of New Belgium Brewing Company will be pours Bière de Mars and Dark Kriek, a cherry blast of love brewed to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Adam Avery of Avery Brewing Company and Greg Koch of Stone Brewing Company share a few really cool archived and rare beers from their cellars while telling with stories and tall tales of their experiences and friendship in craft brewing. They promise the beers are special enough that their stories don’t really matter.
Join Jim Koch of Boston Beer Company for a Big Beer & Food pairing and discuss the evolution of Extreme Beer. Jim will discuss bold culinary pairings with the big beers in the Samuel Adams Imperial Series. Jim also talks about brewing the original extreme beer, Samuel Adams Triple Bock, featuring an edition aged in the brewery’s barrel room in Boston since 1993. The tasting concludes at the farthest end of the extreme flavor spectrum with the world’s strongest beer, Samuel Adams Utopias.
Back again, because this salon received so much attention and mention in 2008, but with a twist! This year, audience participants are asked to judge their favorite pairing choice from two very prominent beverage journalists and two legendary craft brewers as they compete head to head for your vote. Join Lauren Buzzeo of Wine Enthusiast magazine; Christian DeBenedetti, food and beverage journalist; Greg Koch, CEO and co-founder of Stone Brewing Company; Eric Wallace, President of Left Hand Brewing Company; and salon moderator, Julia Herz of the Brewers Association. This salon is an educational, memorable and thought-provoking hour chalk full of insights and tips on pairing beer and food.
Join Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head for a outspoken presentation where he eviscerates the Reinheitsgebot and presents several ales based on beers concocucted long before the Bavarian Purity Law ever came into existence.
