As craft beer gains in popularity, people are naturally looking to pair it with a wide variety of dishes. Why not? Beer offers such a huge range of flavors, aromas, and experiences that there is a beer to match with just about every dish. With a few basic concepts, anyone can learn to put beer and food together for a very rewarding experience. This presentation will introduce the three common sense steps to making great beer and food matches and demonstrate them with some surprising, instructive, and delicious combinations. Bonus speakers: Jim Koch from Boston Beer and Rick Martin from Free State Brewing Company will join Randy to discuss their approaches to pairing craft beer and food.

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Date and time reviewed: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:36:22 EDT

Overall Score: 100.0
Selection: 5 | Service: 5 | Atmosphere: 5 | Food: 5.0

Reviewer: tkofford

The Free State Brewing Company is the best brewery in Lawrence, KS. It has the distinction of being the 1st legal brewery in Kansas since prohibition times. The owner was instrumental in getting liquor laws changed in Kansas prior to opening.

The Free State Brewing Company or simply "the brewery" as us locals refer to it always has 4 main staple beers on tap
-Wheat State Golden Ale
-Copperhead Pale Ale
-Ad Astra Ale (dark reddish almost brown ale)
-Oatmeal Stout  read more »