Saturday, December 12, 2009

Seeing, Listening and Haiku'ing Beer



Havi
ng your own haiku ... and drinking it too...
how sweet it is!
Captain Hops, thank you!





The lookin
g glass photo was taken during the Brewers Association Media Luncheon at Great American Beer Festival. I spoke about Rogue Hazelnut Brown Ale, which was paired with the molten chocolate cake and Andy from BA took this photo through a glass of Rogue's elixir.


Beer and Comfort Foods... sounds like Umami! CraftBeerRadio has posted a mp3 of me talking about beer and flavors during the GABF Tasting Panel... its here is the marquee



Beer is food according to Rogue Advocate, Sebbie Buhler. Some of our favorite comfort foods (and haute cuisine) are best enjoyed with ales, lagers, stouts and porters. This tasting experience will touch on the versatility of beer as the ultimate beverage for sweet, salty, bitter and sour along with the fifth sense, Umami. Explore the flavors of Rogue Creamery Cheese, Nueske's Bacon, and Tcho chocolate; paired with a selection of beer from Rogue Ales