pike brewing rogue dinner
on march 22nd i attended the pike brewing dinner at rogue kitchen and wetbar. the menu was fabulous as ever, the company convivial and the beers delicious! the menu charlie finkel began the evening with a talk on the history of craft beer the highlight for me was when he compared the yellow beers of the big boys to spam, velveeta, wonderbread... and twinkies! from there he moved to a lesson in malts and brewing at first it was very interesting but then, as it kept on going through the first couple of courses it became just too much charles and rose ann finkel, steve case of pike naughty nellie golden artisan ale course one: the naughty nellie is crisp and refreshing with mild fruity esters and soft malt character it faired really nicely with the fruity and soft crab and apple the arugula emulsion was almost too overpowering, but the toasted brioche was buttery goodness! dungeness crab salad arugula emulsion, toasted brioche, green apple c...