Craft Beer Radio Savor Coverage May 31, 2009
Welcome to the Craft Beer Radio coverage of SAVOR 2009. This page lists all of the Salons that we recorded at the event. You can listen to the individual shows by clicking on the links, or you can Subscribe to the SAVOR Podcast Feed using iTunes (Subscribe) or some other podcast aggregator (Subscribe) to download all the content easily. Check out this help page for more information about receiving podcasts. Note to regular listeners: all of the SAVOR content will be posted in the Craft Beer Radio Podcast Feed along with the SAVOR only feed.
SAVOR Educational Salons
Ancient Ales in the Modern World
Join Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery for a discussion of brewing history throughout civilization and a return to the ancient tradition of brewing with ingredients beyond water, yeast, hops and barley. Dogfish Head 90 Minute, Midas Touch, Chateau Jiahu and Theobroma are paired with a selection of cheeses and chocolates.
Craft Beer and Cheese Pairing Taste Off!
Back again, because this salon received so much attention and mention in 2008, but with a twist! This year, audience participants are asked to judge their favorite pairing choice from two very prominent beverage journalists and two legendary craft brewers as they compete head to head for your vote. Join Lauren Buzzeo of Wine Enthusiast magazine; Christian DeBenedetti, food and beverage journalist; Greg Koch, CEO and co-founder of Stone Brewing Company; Eric Wallace, President of Left Hand Brewing Company; and salon moderator, Julia Herz of the Brewers Association. This salon is an educational, memorable and thought-provoking hour chalk full of insights and tips on pairing beer and food.
Big Beers & The Evolution of Extreme Beer in America
Join Jim Koch of Boston Beer Company for a Big Beer & Food pairing and discuss the evolution of Extreme Beer. Jim will discuss bold culinary pairings with the big beers in the Samuel Adams Imperial Series. Jim also talks about brewing the original extreme beer, Samuel Adams Triple Bock, featuring an edition aged in the brewery's barrel room in Boston since 1993. The tasting concludes at the farthest end of the extreme flavor spectrum with the world's strongest beer, Samuel Adams Utopias.
SAVOR Private Tasting Salons
Bombastic Beers, Collusive Collaborations & Tall Tales!
Adam Avery of Avery Brewing Company and Greg Koch of Stone Brewing Company share a few really cool archived and rare beers from their cellars while telling with stories and tall tales of their experiences and friendship in craft brewing. They promise the beers are special enough that their stories don't really matter.
Tomme Arthur of Lost Abbey Brewing Company and Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing Company digg deep into their cellars for beers to present at this special SAVOR tasting. Vinnie pours Beatification and Toronado 20th Anniversary Ale. Tomme completes the other side of the equation with a vintage pouring of Cable Car and Cuvee de Tomme.
Get Your Belgian Style Special Release Beers On
Rob Tod of Allagash Brewing Company pours Confluence Ale and Interlude, the first 2 two releases in Allagash's "Serie D'origine" line of beers fermented with a house Brettanomyces yeast strain. Peter Bouckaert of New Belgium Brewing Company will be pours Bière de Mars and Dark Kriek, a cherry blast of love brewed to celebrate Valentine's Day.
Managing partner in New Holland Brewing Company and Past President of the Michigan Brewers Guild, Fred Bueltmann is an avid home cook and expert at pairing beers. He is an ardent advocate for quality food and craft beer's place at the table. Fred also authors "Beer and Food with the Beervangelist, "a regular column in "Food for Thought Magazine" in SW Michigan. Fred presents a number of beer and chocolate parings, compares flavor profiles and teaches you how to explore the world of beer and chocolate on your own.
Rocky Mountain Sigh - Uncanny Craft Beer (and Food) from Colorado
Marty Jones of Oskar Blues Brewery discusses and serves the gourmet canned craft beers of his pioneering brewery, including: Dale's Pale Ale, Gordon, Old Chub and other special beers from Oskar Blues and Colorado. Beers are matched with small-batch culinary treats from Colorado's growing list of food artisans.
Paradox or Parallel - the Curious Matter of Craft Beer & Chocolate
Join Hugh Sisson of Clipper City Brewing and his friends, chocolate makers Kim Rigby and Brenda Nelson of Parfections, for a lively tasting of Clipper City beers used in making some of the chocolates being tasted. Hugh pours Peg Leg Stout, Loose Cannon Ale and Below Decks Barley Wine, plus a few special selections paired with various chocolates. Kim and Brenda give you insight into the thought process used to come up with the recipes and why they work.
You can also check out the Savor 2008 Salons as well as a bunch of interviews.
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