Sunday, March 6, 2011

Rogue Cheese and Beer at Old Hickory Steakhouse


I love it when restaurants and chefs embrace beer and cheese. On April 8th, the folks at Old Hickory Steakhouse at Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee are hosting a Rogue River Creamery & Rogue Ale, Cheese & Beer Extravaganza on April 8th.

Rogue Creamery produces two cheddar cheeses made with Rogue Ales, the Chocolate Stout Cheddar and Morimoto Soba Ale Cheddar. Their vast array of cheddar and blue cheeses are 100% beer friendly ~ find your perfect pairing! If you (like me) cannot be there, here are a few great gifts for your favorite Rogue!

Friday, April 8, 2011

For the first time in Orlando history two of the biggest names in Cheese and Craft Beer will come together to share their passions. Join David Gremmels, past President of the American Cheese Society and owner of Rogue Creamery and Brett Joyce, President of Rogue Ales, as we indulge in an evening of ale, cheese and a very special Old Hickory menu!

Time: 6pm doors open (6:30pm dinner)
Price: $80* per adult 407-586-0708
RSVP: 407-586-0708 Seating is limited! Call the Culinary Concierge, seats will go fast!

If your travels include Oregon on March 19th, check out the 2011 Oregon Cheese Festival in Central Point at Rogue Creamery, and be sure to make a reservation for the dinner on March 18th at the Ashland Springs Hotel which benefits the Oregon Cheesemaker Guild!


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March 8th Rattle N Rogue in NYC on International Womens Day










Tuesday March 8, 2011 is the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, which coincides with a Rogue Ales promotion, Rattle N Rogue at Rattle N Hum in midtown NYC!

What better way to celebrate than over a pint of beer with a woman on the label. Rogue Chocolate Stout and Mom Hefeweizen will be on tap, along with 25 other Rogues at Rattle N Hum, 14 East 33rd (between 5th & Madison). 6pm until. Pay as you go. Here is a draft list of the draughts:
  1. Juniper Pale Ale
  2. Chatoe Wet Hop Ale - farm grown
  3. Shakespeare Stout on Nitro
  4. Dead Guy Ale
  5. Mocha Porter
  6. Mogul Ale
  7. Brutal Bitter
  8. Hazelnut Brown Nectar
  9. Yellow Snow IPA
  10. Dry Hopped St. Rogue Red Ale
  11. Chocolate Stout
  12. Younger’s Special Bitter
  13. American Amber Ale
  14. Russian Imperial Stout
  15. Santa's Private Reserve
  16. Chipolte Ale
  17. Morimoto Soba Ale
  18. Double Chocolate Stout
  19. Morimoto Imperial Pilsner
  20. Imperial India Pale Ale - I2PA
  21. Rogue Irish Ale
  22. Chatoe (no sure which other...) - farm grown
  23. John John Dead Guy
  24. John John Hazelnut Nectar
  25. Captain Sig’s Norwestern Ale
  26. Charlie 1981
  27. Mom Hefeweizen

Come join the Rogue Nation for a great beer line up with Mussels to boot on Tues March 8th! Rumor has it there may be several cocktail made with Rogue Spirits on the menu too.

I'll be at Rattle N Hum from 6-9pm and hope to see you in Gotham! If you see me with my We Can Do It lunchbox, ask what is inside! This image is often misattributed to Norman Rockwell, it is a WPA era design my J. Howard Miller for Westinghouse.

Join me in celebrating many accomplishments of women, especially in the brewing industry and culinary trade, plus the women who grow the ingredients we eat and drink.

Here is a short history from the United Nations. The banner logo above is from this UN 1997 post, and has the dove symbol which I associated with Danish designer Siersbol. I have my Grandmother Lillian's necklace with this dove/women's sign which was made in Denmark.

I've posted about women in the beer industry and the Pink Boots Society, and my involvement with food as a member of the American Cheese Society and Women Chefs and Restaurateurs Assoc (sign up today, we want you as a member!). Its all about educating and promoting craft beer, from the tank to the table. Barley's Angels, is the new consumer leg of Pink Boots Society for ladies to enjoy and learn about beer. Chapters are being setup across the globe, check us out ladies & friend us on facebook!

Another highlight this week is Top Chef All Stars on Wednesday. Three of the five finalists are women. Kudos to Chef Carla Hall, Chef Tiffany Derry, and Chef Antonia Lofaso. The episode on Ellis Island, exploring each contestant's genealogy and their families connection to food was wonderful.

You Go Girls!
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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Growlers of Rogue in Gotham @ Whole Foods Bowery Feb 18th

Rogue Ales will take over the 6 taps at Whole Foods Bowery Beer Room on Friday February 18th at 6pm ~ bring your empty or purchase a new growler and fill up 64 or 32 ounces of fresh draft beer from Newport, OR! Here's the draft lineup, get your Rogue Growler before the keg kicks!
  1. Mogul Madness ~ a strong ale loaded with hops and barley.
  2. Yellow Snow ~ an India Pale Ale any Huskie would enjoy.
  3. Chocolate Stout ~ an oatmeal stout with real bittersweet chocolate.
  4. Chipotle Ale ~ smoke japaleno peppers lightly infused into a golden malty ale.
  5. Morimoto Soba ~ brewed with barley and roasted buckwheat groat (soba), light and nutty. The 1st in a series with Chef Masaharu Morimoto ~~ Allez Cuisine!
  6. John John Dead Guy ~ Dead Guy Ale aged in Dead Guy Whiskey Casks. A new classic!
Ever tried Chipotle Ale blended with Chocolate Stout? I call it the Holy Mole' !
Choose from a selection of bottles from Rogue Ales, brewed in Newport, Oregon and available at the Whole Foods Beer Room in NYC!

Join Sebbie and Chris at 6pm for a meet and cheese in the beer room. A selection of cheeses from Rogue Creamery will be available for sampling and for sale too!

Mark your calendars for March 8th when Rattle N Hum will host an evening with 27 Rogues on tap and several cocktails made with Rogue Spirits! Pink Gin and Dead Guy Whiskey are now available in NYC!


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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Beer, Cheese and Chocolate Tasting at Rogue Public House in San Francisco

Here are ten reasons to celebrate Valentine's Day and San Francisco Beer Week at the annual Rogue Ales Public House event ~ 10 artisan cheeses & chocolates selected by Sheana Davis paired with 10 beers created by John "More Hops" Maier at Rogue's brewery in Newport, Oregon. Join us Sunday February 13, 2011 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm at 673 Union St @ Powell in North Beach/SFO. Rogue Nation Members $45, general tix $50.

Sheana's Delice de la Vallee (a fresh triple creme cow and fresh goat milk fromage blanc) will be the first pairing and took a Blue Ribbon at the 2010 ACS Competition. Epicurean Connection is based in Sonoma, so if you are in Wine Country, stop by Shean's retail store.
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Sunday, January 23, 2011

Teal Berry Tonic cocktail for Turn Up The Heat, A Celebation of Women Chefs

I was asked to create a teal cocktail using Rogue Spirits for the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Gala, Turn Up The Heat: A Celebration of Women Chefs. This annual fundraiser is for a great cause with a who's who of DC's best Women Chefs (*). Encourage your friends and politicos in DC area to buy a ticket or table for 10, and join us on Feb 15th at the Ritz Carlton. http://www.ovariancancer.org/gala/


Teal is the color of the cause against Ovarian Cancer, so my cocktail is called the Teal Berry Tonic. Mix 2 parts / jiggers of each:

  • Rogue Spirits White Rum
  • Rose's Cocktail Infusion: Blue Raspberry Mix
  • Pineapple Juice
Shake & pour over cracked ice in a Tom Collins or a tulip glass, top off with Tonic water and mix with a swizzle stick.
I did not have Blue Curacao at home and picked up the teal colored cocktail mixes at ShopRite. Martini Gold Wildberry, which was sweeter than Rose's. I tried making a blueberry simple syrup (using 1/2 cup lemon juice, 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup rum, 1/3 cup truvia, 1 cup of smashed blueberries boiled for 10 minutes and strained through cheesecloth) which was delicious but deep purple in color--and a great addition to blueberry pancakes!
(*) Back to the Gala on Feb 15th - members of the Women Chefs & Restaurateurs Assoc are involved in this event, me included. Here is the who's who...

Turn Up The Heat: A Celebration of Women Chefs:

Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Beverages
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Does you bird deserve beer this Thanksgiving? How about the pie??

A common misconception is wine is the beverage for Thanksgiving, yet beer pairs better than you might expect with the classic dishes served on the fourth Thursday of November. Here are my picks for fish, fowl & meats, and what others suggest for dessert.

Smoked Salmon: a sprucey & hoppy ale like Saint Rogue Red or a maltier American Amber melds nicely with smoked salmon, capers, eggs yokes, cream cheese and thinly sliced onion. The carbonation helps lift the fattiness of the fish off your palette with each sip.
If you go whole hog and serve California Caviar, try Morimoto Soba Ale with the Hacklebeck Sturgeon.

Turkey: Rogue Juniper Pale Ale or the new JohnJohn Juniper Pale (aged in the Rogue Spirits Sprue Gin casks) pairs with any bird and sides like garlic mashed potatoes, green bean and French's onion rings, baked yams smothered in butter, or a tossed green salad with blue cheese dressing. To brine or not to brine? Here is a recipe.

Pork or Beef: Rogue Hazelnut Brown Ale or the JohnJohn Hazelnut Brown (aged in the Rogue Spirits Hazelnut Rum barrels). Any dish with roasted vegetable (mushrooms, asparagus, beets, chestnuts) pairs beautifully with this beer, as do most cheeses (from chevres to blues to cheddars) and gravy.

Desserts: On CraftBeer.com, Randy Mosher suggests a piece of pecan pie served with a glass of Rogue Chocolate Stout. Icing on this pie would be beer ice cream or gelato, made with the Chocolate Stout (Yo Capogiro!). Here is a recipe easy to adapt for home and using Rogue... The Miami Herald also recommends Rogue Chocolate Stout with your dessert... I love Fred Tasker's headline, Try beer, not wine, for Thanksgiving!

Just save room for dessert ;) Prost!
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Monday, November 1, 2010

Craft Beer and Women -- a panel at the Beer Bloggers Conference

I'm preparing for the BeerBloggers Conference in Boulder next weekend and the panel Craft Beer and Women: As Consumers, Industry Members, and Blog Readers. The audience is a mix of traditional and online press, brewery and allied industry who blog about beer.

In preparation for the panel I need to compile a list of 10 Things To Do, and 10 Things Not To Do to attract the attention of the woman beer drinker. These are generalizations, and I have 2/3 of my list written and hit a wall. Here is a start:

10 Top - To do
  1. use photos, visuals, include beer & food pairings. use appropriate size for media (web, print, etc.)
  2. include recipes, details about how to make it at home / by the reader with short videos or photos.
  3. keep an open mind, ask for comments, share the responses.
  4. ask the experts, use local and industry resources.
  5. make it portable... easy to share with others and view on various platforms online:
    smart phone, iphone, ipad, and oldschool 80386 pcs running dos 3.1... and dialup.
  6. cite your sources, acknowledge and link then
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10 Top - Not to Do
  1. Assume there is only 1 opinion, yours.
  2. Language and tone -- Keep it fresh, not dirty. Don't talk down, or generalize.
  3. Not cite references.
  4. Hide behind an alais. Keep your ID hidden or hard to find.
  5. Post long-winded videos with rambling narratives and no thought about location, content, etc.
  6. Allow pop up ads, use flash and more flash, more pop up ads.

Anyone? (ha, , I can say that, being a Buhler). Send me 3 ideas how to engage and communicate with women about craft beer (or what not to do!) and read about it online next weekend!

In the meantime, I'll reread Ashley's post, "Don't Support the Objectification of Women: Drink Craft Beer" on 10-12-2010 and the comments, and stroll down memory lane and revisit my post about Women Drinking Beer, which may jump start my Halloween candy sugar coated brain.

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