The Hop & Vine, a bottle shop of beer and wine that also serves as a drinking and light eating establishment, had a special beer event last weekend called Fire & Brimstone. I was really excited for this event because the beers offered were all smoked beers or chili beers. These are beer profiles I really really like. So there I was, at the beginning of the festival, among the first dozen there…
After taste-testing all that were on tap, for the smoked beers the ones that rose to the top included the Emlisse Rauchbier that had a smoky porkyness to it, the Oakshire Lil’Smokey’s combination of smoke and coffee flavor was appreciated, and Caldera Rauch Ur Bock had a very liquid bbq profile. For Chili, the Calapooia Chili beer, an amber ale with fresh Anaheim, Serrano, and Jalapeno peppers was my favorite in that it offered an initial cool pepper freshness followed by the heat at the end in each mouthful.
Here are some photos from that event as we enjoyed all the beers on the patio, along with some snacks. Not pictured was an awesome pickled plate that included pickled pineapple!
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