BEER AND FOOD...FOR A CAUSE

This article was written by Kerry Finsand (me) and my wife Josie Finsand for Guest on tap

When food and alcohol pairings are discussed. most people automatically think of wine. But as we learned firsthand, many foods actually pair better with beer.
On Sept. 30, we attended our first beer and food pairing, the second annual Cheese, Chocolate and Cheers fundraiser at Rogue Ales Public House (1339 N.W. Flanders St.). I think it is safe to say that we are both converts.
This event, which raised money for the Foundation for Tigard Tualatin Schools, featured a 10-course beer and food pairing prepared and presented by Fred Eckhardt.
The food included a variety of cheeses, Kobe beef sausage, smoked salmon, spiced hazelnuts, several chocolate desserts and even ice cream.
At 6 p.m. we all joined in to toast Michael Jackson, the famous beer writer who recently passed away. The toast was accompanied by the Hair of the Dog Fred ale paired with the Rogue chocolate flourless rum cake.
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Amnesia Brewing

Address:
832 North Beech
Portland OR 97227
Phone:
503-281-7708
Brewer: Kevin Young
Beers: Copasetic (IPA), Desolation (IPA) Slow Train Porter, Dusty Trail Ale, The ESB, Precious Pilsner
Sesaonals: Sleighjerker, Frosty's Revenge (Winter Ale)

Lowdown:
Amnesia Brewing is located on the popular N Mississippi Street in North Portland. They brew their own beer and offer grilled sausages and hamburgers. Want a quick snack, then pay a buck for their pint o peanuts. There is a fair amount of seating instead, but outside has plenty of tables. The outside area is Portland's largest all year beer garden. This is a place you can't miss if you live or are traveling to Portland.

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Updates from the Abyss

I just thought I would share these photos with you as we get one step closer to releasing The Abyss. Last Thursday, while we were dropping 950 bbl tanks through the roof, we were also transferring the oak aged Abyss into the bright beer tanks to blend with the non-oak aged batch.

We plan on bottling it on Friday but wax dipping 50,000 bottles by hand takes a couple of weeks so we are still shooting for January 14^th for a release date. I will send more photos and updates as they happen. Last Wednesday we tapped a test keg of this year’s The Abyss for a little employee celebration and quality control session and I have to say it was

amazing.

Cheers,

Jason Randles
Marketing

Deschutes Brewery, Inc.

Alameda Brewing

Address:

4765 NE Fremont St
Portland, OR 97213
Hours: Sun-Thurs 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-12pm
Happy Hours: M-F 3-6pm
Alameda Brewing's Website
Phone: 503-460-9025
Brewer: John Eaton
Beers: Black Bear XX Stout, Irvington Juniper Porter, Klickitat Pale Ale, Siskiyou Golden, Turk's Head ESB, Wasco Indian Summer Ale, (IPA), Wilshire Wheate Ale (Imperial Red)
Sesaonals: Beaumont Bock, Brickhouse Brown Ale, East Village Amber, Papa Noel's Olde Ale (Winter Warmer)

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Lowdown:
Located in Beaumont Village, Alameda Brewing offers a variety of award ales, like their Black Bear XX Stout (2003 Gold GABF Winner)