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Come join us for a casual afternoon exploration of American craft beer and American artisinal cheese. Through five pairings hand selected by Certified Cicerone Tim Prendergast you will see the amazing affinity that American craft beer and artisinal cheese have for one another.
The second in a recurring series of beer and cheese events, this event will appeal to hardcore beer and cheese heads as well as those new to the world of craft beer and artisinal cheese. This time we highlight the seasonal nature of artisinal cheesemaking that separates it from mass-produced cheese and how that fits in with the growing trend of "eating in season". All five cheeses featured are produced with raw milk and you'll learn what that means and how that affects the quality of cheese produced.
Highlights from the lineup include:
Uplands Pleasant Ridge Reserve Extra Aged named the best cheese in America at the 2010 American Cheese Society competition.
Oxbow Sasuga Saison, a 4.5% rice based saison fermented w/ Brettanomyces from a small farmhouse brewery in Newcastle, ME.
A cask of 3 Stars Brewing/Oliver Ales B.W. Rye #3 with rose hips and Tettnanger hops in cask. B.W. Rye #3, a rye saison, is the latest collaboration between 3 Stars Brewing and Oliver Ales.
Featured Pairings:
-Old Kentucky Tomme from Capriole Farms paired with Oxbow Sasuga Saison
-Grayson from Meadow Creek Dairy paired with Lagunitas A Lil' Sumpin' Sumpin'
-Mountaineer from Meadow Creek Dairy paired with Ommegang Abbey
-Pleasant Ridge Reserve Extra Aged from Uplands Cheese paired with 3 Stars/Oliver Ale B.W. Rye #3 (Cask)
-Rogue River Blue from Rogue Creamery paired with Oskar Blues Ten fidy
$40 includes tax and gratuity. Save $10 when you also purchase tickets to Smoke & Barrel's Beer Meat Whiskey event. Details at www.smokeandbarreldc.com
