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One of my favorite beers can currently be found on tap at Monk’s Kettle: Firestone Walker’s ‘Lil Opal. It’s a farmhouse saison, with a funky nose, but a very mild taste.  It’s wheaty, with hints of citrus and apricot, and almost no phenolic kick.  Since it’s a Small Beer with only 3-4% alcohol, it’s also perfect refresher the heatwave that [...]

 
What’s the best way to recover from running a massively successful beer dinner? Why, volunteer to help cook another one, of course!  Next year I’ll have to work on scheduling myself a little better so that it’s not back to back nights for my biggest events – but this year, it was full steam ahead.  After sleeping in [...]

 
I’ve mentioned Sean’s awesome beer dinners before, but here’s your chance to attend an extra special one.  Sean’s cooking focuses on using beer as an ingredient, and he does it with amazing success – often in very unexpected ways.   I still have dreams about these scones that he made with malted barley at NCHF.  Mmmmm… Beer [...]

 
 
Firestone Walker is one of those breweries that always seems to have something exciting up their sleeve.  Their ongoing experiments with barrel-brewing has led to some of my favorite beers, and some very special one-offs, such as the keg they brought to NCHF.
Now they are releasing Firestone Walker XII, their anniversary release.  It’s a blended ale with a distinct oaky flavor. [...]