Follow Sean Inman to the best in craft beer
In my ranking of better things in life, beer is near the peak and right near it along with the Portland Trailblazers is books. I read about 30 books a year and would read even more if I could find extra time in the day.
And the Surly Goat is helping me by having them both together!
It’s simple. Buy a delicious beer and money goes to the charity Room to Read.
And, you can do it TONIGHT! I will be doing my small part with a couple of brews. Why don’t you join me?
For all of you lucky enough to be in Los Angeles, Parabola from Firestone-Walker will be pouring soon from many of the fine craft beer establishments.
So check out Blue Palms, The Daily Pint and this Tuesday the 18th, the Surly Goat for a chance to taste why F-W is a World Beer Cup winning brewery.
Let’s throw some numbers at you. (3) courses, (1) cheese from the wine camp and one from the beer, (1) main course from each faction and then (1) dessert offering from each group.
The crowd looked wine friendly but the breakdown was only slightly tilted to the vino crowd with many more having no preference. So I was expecting a wine win but hoping for a tie.
I was blown away by the results. Wine received the most votes on the first cheese and then beer won the next (5) rounds. And not nail biters either. These were double digit wins.
The best pairing of the night for me was Tomme de Savoie cheese with toasted rye cracker and apricot chutney with Saison Rue from The Bruery. I have not had Saison Rue in a long time but it really pairs well with food.
I have to say that this was a well organized event. I know some of the people involved, so I am a little biased, but the food and drink was served at proper intervals and was well done. The voting system was easy to use and their was plenty of staff to help. The only thing I can see improving is the sound system because after a few rounds the noise level markedly increased.
If you are a craft beer lover and you live in Los Angeles, get your taste buds to the Surly Goat.
If you are a fan of the Verdugo, then you will love the Surly Goat.
Why such high praise? Because the beer list is great, the bottle list is great and they care about educating the consumer and have knowledgeable staff.
Finally we are getting some love from the L.A. Times. Too few and far between for my tastes but check out this ARTICLE.
(I posted my quick review of Stout a day ahead of the times. I SCOOPED them!)
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