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That Guy · 05-07-2003, 05:17 PM

So Monday night was the monthly beer tasting down at the Gingerman. The first Monday of every month is devoted to a themed beer tasting/discussion. November's is always my favorite -- that's when they break out the Belgian ales. There's usually 5 rounds of 2 beers each, and although they're not full pints, we tend to walk away a little slower that when we walked in. They usually have a beer-companion sampler plate on each table as well.

This past Monday was devoted to Northwestern and Colorado ales, most notably New Belgium and Rogue. Next month was discussed, but we can never remember what was said by the end of the evening, which makes for a pleasant surprise.

Because of the connections that some of the people that participate and run the show have, we are able to acquire certain resources and sometimes rare knowledge from within the brewing community. We were some of the first in the country to try the newest batches of Celis brewed by the MBC. We have had several high-profile guests, including many brewers, come through without hesitating to give out free product. Two of the most memorable ones were just within the last year: our local Chimay distributor attended the aforementioned November tasting, and brought along some of his private stash Chimay Grand Reserve '95, '90, and even a bottle or two of '87. All three were quite pleasing (who knew that these monks had such a handle on the whole liquid-bread thing??). The other notable guest was Greg Koch from Stone Brewing Co. (Arrogant Bastard anyone??). He was an extremely nice guy, and was not the least bit arrogant when pouring away a nice portion of his own stuff. I also met a guy from Kona Brewing that night who brought in a small batch of his own stuff, which was extremely delicious.

If anyone is ever near this place on a first Monday, let me know. I'll save you a seat.

05-07-2003, 05:17 PM	#4
That Guy He who reads, sometimes writes. Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: at the keyboard Posts: 791	So Monday night was the monthly beer tasting down at the Gingerman. The first Monday of every month is devoted to a themed beer tasting/discussion. November's is always my favorite -- that's when they break out the Belgian ales. There's usually 5 rounds of 2 beers each, and although they're not full pints, we tend to walk away a little slower that when we walked in. They usually have a beer-companion sampler plate on each table as well. This past Monday was devoted to Northwestern and Colorado ales, most notably New Belgium and Rogue. Next month was discussed, but we can never remember what was said by the end of the evening, which makes for a pleasant surprise. Because of the connections that some of the people that participate and run the show have, we are able to acquire certain resources and sometimes rare knowledge from within the brewing community. We were some of the first in the country to try the newest batches of Celis brewed by the MBC. We have had several high-profile guests, including many brewers, come through without hesitating to give out free product. Two of the most memorable ones were just within the last year: our local Chimay distributor attended the aforementioned November tasting, and brought along some of his private stash Chimay Grand Reserve '95, '90, and even a bottle or two of '87. All three were quite pleasing (who knew that these monks had such a handle on the whole liquid-bread thing??). The other notable guest was Greg Koch from Stone Brewing Co. (Arrogant Bastard anyone??). He was an extremely nice guy, and was not the least bit arrogant when pouring away a nice portion of his own stuff. I also met a guy from Kona Brewing that night who brought in a small batch of his own stuff, which was extremely delicious. If anyone is ever near this place on a first Monday, let me know. I'll save you a seat.