Thirteen rare beers. Nine lavish course. Gourmet Popcorn. Circus Performers. An Exclusive Beer Release. Hosted by a trio of freakishly awesome breweries and the most famous beer chef in the world, The Three Ring Circus is THE place to be tonight. And here is why: —————— Gourmet Popcorn Bacon fat popped organic popcorn seasoned with [...]
Regardless of city, there are always one or two beer week events worth splurging on. And usually, those events have one person’s name on it: Chef Sean Z. Paxton Known amongst the beer community as the Homebrew Chef, Paxton is famous for his highly coveted beer dinners featuring obscenely lavish courses paired with some of [...]
Date: Sseptember 29, 2011 Where: Cholon Bistro Time: 6pm for beer cocktails, 7pm dinner Cost: $125 In my world, nothing truly beats an amazing food & beer pairing. Well, there might be an exception or two, but I will leave that to your imagination. Food and beverage pairings, let alone food and beer pairings, are [...]
Napa, CA – Wine dinners are plentiful in wine country. Beer dinners, on the other hand, rarely occur. And dinners with both beer and wine on the table are virtually non-existent. But not anymore. This December 8th at 6pm, Yountville’s Michelin star-awarded restaurant Bistro Jeanty will be presenting the first ever beer vs. wine dinner [...]
I recently had one of the most amazing beer experiences of my life. No I’m not talking about the beer — which was amazing. Or the food — which was also outstanding. I’m referring to the opportunity to meet both Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head, and Ken Grossman, founder of Sierra Nevada. And let [...]
During my visit to the Midwest, I took a little road trip from Milwaukee to the city of Peoria, IL for a beer dinner at Waterstreet Wines & Cafe. The dinner showcased several beers from the portfolio of Merchant Du Vin — a specialty beer importer based in the U.S. Waterstreet Wines & Cafe is [...]
As you may recall, I recently had the honor of being flown to Charleston, SC to attend an all-expense-paid, super special beer dinner co-hosted by the Culinary Institute of Charleston and Samuel Adams. Prior to the actual event, I was sent the invitation above — which listed the various courses and pairings for the beer [...]
This, my dear friends (and loyal subjects), is an extremely important landmark in the history of The Beer Wench blog. I am extremely honored and excited to present my first ever official Beer Wench video interview. And if that was not cool enough, the interview is with the head brewer from Sam Adams –the one, [...]
This past week I had the honor of being flown to Charleston, SC to attend an all-expense-paid, super special beer dinner co-hosted by the Culinary Institute of Charleston and Samuel Adams. There were several highlights of the night –one of which included meeting and conversing with the phenomenal team of chefs from the Culinary Institute [...]