Beer 101

August 15, 2008 at 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Location: Gordon's Fine Wine & Culinary Center
Instructor: Joe Connolly, Beer Connoisseur
Cost: $0 per person

Hoppy, malty, ale, lager?  Is it all Greek to you?  Or do you like to try the funky drafts at the hip beer bars in Allston, but wish you could "talk the beer talk?"  Look no further, we have the course for you.  Nate Kruback, a manager at our Watertown store, is taking his expertise westbound to the culinary center and is set on enlightening our beer palates and minds.  This class will be a great introduction to tasting beer, its components, history, production, and the evolution of a complex industry.  You're in for a real treat!

 

Will include:

• The History of Beer: Egyptians, Dark Ages/The Church, Brewpubs, Prohibition
• Craft Beers
  
• Production: Ingredients, styles, etc
• Beer & Food
• Evaluation of 7 different-styled beers