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 […]
Those of you who live under a rock or on Mars may not be aware of my Dogfish Head obsession. Well have no fear, because I am more than happy to elaborate on it. In many ways, I attribute my passion for craft beers to Dogfish Head. Dogfish Head is indirectly responsible for my becoming a […]
I must apologize for leaving you all hanging on the San Diego beer week updates. I’ve recently been plagued with a series of unfortunate events and have fallen off of the Internet map. So where were we? I last left off with the score: San Diego = 1. The Wench = 0. Truth be told, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Anyone who has ever remotely interacted with me knows that I possess (what we will call) the “gift of gab.” I talk a lot … and I mean a lot. This is partly because I think a lot … and partly because I think that I have a lot to say (whether or not what […]
Tonight I will be co-hosting my very first beer dinner. Now I’ve hosted tastings, pairings & beer parties. I’ve also ran beer tastings at bars and restaurants. I’ve also done staff training (for both beer & wine). But this event is completely different. Two of my other “Twitter” buds and I are tri-hosting a beer […]
