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drpaisleyOne of the benefits of Rohanna's many years of teaching Irish Dance through Communiversity at UMKC is she gets the option of taking one class for free each semester. For the summer session, she signed up (and added moi, bless her heart*) for Beer 101, which met tonight for the first of two sessions at Boulevard Brewing Co.
The evening began with a tour of the facilities, which have expanded incredibly since the last time I was there. We got a run through of all the various areas of production and bottling by one of the brewers (including the cask room, where several different beers were aging in bourbon, rye and wine barrels for future delectation). Then it was back to the tasting room, for a primer in beer styles, with samples!
The five samples included Bob's '47 (Boulevard's Oktoberfest style), Francizkammer Hefeweizen, Boulevard Single Wide IPA, Boulevard Dry Stout and Chimay Red Label (Dubbel). After the talk, we were invited to step up to the bar to sample more. I had their Saison, Tank 7, and Ro had some more Single Wide. The group was quite knowledgeable, and asked a variety of interesting questions.
Wednesday is part two, with a discussion of off flavors and how to spot them, and food and beer pairings. I highly recommend this course if you are in the KC area.
*In the literal, not Southern sense
The evening began with a tour of the facilities, which have expanded incredibly since the last time I was there. We got a run through of all the various areas of production and bottling by one of the brewers (including the cask room, where several different beers were aging in bourbon, rye and wine barrels for future delectation). Then it was back to the tasting room, for a primer in beer styles, with samples!
The five samples included Bob's '47 (Boulevard's Oktoberfest style), Francizkammer Hefeweizen, Boulevard Single Wide IPA, Boulevard Dry Stout and Chimay Red Label (Dubbel). After the talk, we were invited to step up to the bar to sample more. I had their Saison, Tank 7, and Ro had some more Single Wide. The group was quite knowledgeable, and asked a variety of interesting questions.
Wednesday is part two, with a discussion of off flavors and how to spot them, and food and beer pairings. I highly recommend this course if you are in the KC area.
*In the literal, not Southern sense
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Date: 2010-08-25 01:24 am (UTC)