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This month’s Session is brought to us by Captain Hops: Beer and Food. I am looking for posts about pairing beer with food or using beer as an ingredient in food. I hope to see recipes, pictures, tasting notes, stories, menus, reviews or anything else that fits the bill of … Continue reading
Making note of things happening locally this month. There really isn’t much at all; but then, it’s Great American Beer Festival month, too. Oktoberfest Cooking Where: Bend Public Library When: October 10 (missed the 3rd’s in Redmond), 6:30 – 8pm What: Joan McFadden of Sundowner Catering creates the perfect menu … Continue reading
Vesuvius is the latest in the Brewmaster’s Reserve series from Full Sail Brewing, a Belgian Strong (or Golden) Ale that checks in at 8.5% alcohol by volume. It’s gotten some traction online lately; read Jeff’s Beervana review on it, and a quick search pulls up a few others. One review … Continue reading
Dragon’s Gold is the gluten free beer offering from Bard’s Tale Beer, and while I’d like to say it’s the first such beer I’ve tasted, ironically enough it was the second—the first I had mere days before at a barbecue. (That first was Redbridge, Anheuser-Busch’s "mainstream" foray into the realm … Continue reading
The latest foray into Oktoberfest is Paulaner‘s Oktoberfest-Märzen, one of the classics. (I cited it in my 50 Beers to Drink Before You Die series.) It exemplifies the style; there’s really not much more that needs to be said. Appearance: Very clear, darkish red-orange. Fluffy white head. Smell: Very mild … Continue reading
Caldera Brewing‘s canned Pale Ale is the first microbrew in a can that I’ve had. Nothing against canned beers; quite the contrary. I just hadn’t had a chance to try any yet. (Although the only two canned micros I can think of off the top of my head are Caldera’s … Continue reading
Janet Bloom of Northville, Michigan, posted the details of this via the contact form: Northville Oktoberfest (at Community Park) Perfect blend of German beer, music, food, and traditional dance. Oct. 12-13, 2007 (Friday and Saturday) Fri. 6 pm – 11 pm Sat. Noon – 11 pm Beer Tent featuring: Warsteiner … Continue reading
This looks cool: "Beer Northwest," a new regional beer magazine—regional to the Pacific Northwest of the U.S., that is. Their touting it as the "Regional Guide to Everything Beer": Designed with beer enthusiasts in mind, we take a unique look at the increasingly distinctive brew culture, including food and lifestyles … Continue reading
Oktoberfest continues this evening with the Spaten offering of the same name. Spaten is one of the better-known imports (as far as these things go), at least around these parts, and I’m keeping my eye out for Oktoberfests of all kinds these next couple of weeks. It’s a 5.9% alcohol … Continue reading
For this first official day of Oktoberfest I’m reviewing the Widmer seasonal offering, Okto. It’s an easy drinking, malty, rich beer that is 5.5% alcohol by volume. This is an ale, and not a true Oktoberfest-style lager (both the review sites say Amber Ale specifically). The Oktoberfest (Märzen) style is … Continue reading