July 2, 2008
June beer month was such a success that we have decided to continue the theme for July. This Wednesday, July 2nd, we will focus on Lagers.
Join The Blacksmith’s own beer connoisseur’s study group in the Anvil Room this Wednesday, July 2nd, from 5-7 PM. $10 per person.
June 25, 2008
For the last week of June Beer tastings we turn our focus to our own back yard. This Wednesday, June 25th, we will be tasting a beer from each of the local breweries.
Join The Blacksmith’s own beer connoisseur’s study group in the Anvil Room this Wednesday, June 25th, from 5-7 PM. $10 per person.
June 24, 2008
The Blacksmith & Deschutes Brewery Beer dinner has been moved to Tuesday July 8th.
Mix and mingle starting at 6:00 p.m., then sit down to a gourmet meal at 6:30 with a Deschutes Brewer.
Beer & Pairing Menu
Gold Star Lager
“Fish and Chips”
Salt cod fritters, smoked tomatillo tarter sauce and malt vinegar reduction
Rio de Cerveza
Carne Asada
Spencer’s Gold
“Hot Wings”
Chicken beggars purses, bleu cheese flan andancho hibiscus glaze
Hop Henge
Jerked pork tenderloin flatbread
Hop smoked tenderloin, apricot chutney and cauliflower picalilly
XX Porter
“Steak Frittes”
Coffee and molasses glazed hangar steak with sweet potato frittes
Night Cap
Brandy cake and Cigar tobacco ice cream
$75 per person. RSVP: 541-318-0588
June 19, 2008
Blacksmith and Deschutes Brewery team up on Tuesday, June 24 July 8, to create a five-course meal paired with five Deschutes brews. Mix and mingle starting at 6:00 p.m., then sit down to a gourmet meal at 6:30 with a Deschutes Brewer. $75 per person. RSVP: 541-318-0588
June 18, 2008
Join us this Wednesday, June 18th, where we will be tasting beers from the West side of the US. We will be tasting a broad selection of great Western Beers.
Join The Blacksmith’s own beer connoisseur’s study group in the Anvil Room this Wednesday, June 18th, from 5-7 PM. $10 per person.
June 2, 2008
This week will be the first installment of Beer month at The Blacksmith and we will be tasting five international beers.
- Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse (Munich, Germany | ABV 5.0%)
- Fullers ESB (London, England | ABV 5.9%)
- Mikkeller All Others Pale (Copenhagen, Denmark | ABV 6.0%)
- Saison Dupont (Tourpes-Leuze, Belgium | ABV 6.5%)
- Black Boss Porter (Witnica, Poland | 9.4%)
Join The Blacksmith’s own beer connoisseur’s study group in the Anvil Room this Wednesday from 5-7 PM. $10 per person.
March 14, 2008
We just moved in two new draft beers on the “heavy rotation” handles. The Victory Storm King Stout and Bend Brewing Company Imperial Pilsner will be replacing the Black Butte Porter and Green Lakes Organic. Both the new beers are Imperial in nature and quite delicious.
Pilsner is not the first thing that comes to mind when you see this beer in the glass. It’s a bit darker in color than a traditional pilsner, but that is most-likely due to the fact that this is an imperial beer (more alcohol from more sugars that were caramelized during the boil). This is one unique beer with a solid hop presence that is smooth from start to finish. Thanks to Tonya for letting us give this a try.
The Victory Storm King Stout is a substantial beer but goes down smooth. It has a rich hoppy aroma and roasty, malty, chocolaty goodness that all just feels right from the tip of your tongue to the warm glow of satisfaction in your belly.
Brewerman had a taste last night and has a few things to say about the Imperial duo.
March 6, 2008
We love beer at The Blacksmith and one of the many things we added during our recent remodel were 12 new tap handles. We searched high and low with the help of Spence at BrewerMan (Thank You!) and came up with a best of breed list. Two of the twelve taps are slated for heavy rotation, allowing us to showcase specialty brews, like some of our recent guests The Abyss and Roots eXXXcalibur Imperial Stout. Take a look at the beer list and keep an eye out for new brews and beer profiles in future posts.
