Cloud 9 in Corvallis is hosting another beer dinner. This time the menu is vegetarian and Ninkasi is providing the brews.
I also want mention that the area outside Ninkasi’s tasting room, is really taking shape. Here is a picture of the “patio”, lifted from the brewery’s Facebook page.
I hope this means drinks can now be taken outside the confines of the tasting room; it’s been uncomfortably crowded in there the last couple times I’ve dropped in. Speaking of which, I couldn’t believe what happened a few weeks ago when my wife and I stopped by the tasting room to celebrate her newly-found unemployment. I tried to order a sample tray and was denied. The person manning the counter informed me that samplers take too long to pour and when the tasting room gets busy, they stop serving them. First off, I don’t see how pouring 5 small samples takes drastically longer than pulling a full pint. Although, I’ve never tended bar, so I could be drastically mistaken. But that doesn’t change the fact that it’s a damn TASTING ROOM. What is more ironic than a tasting room refusing to sell a tasting tray?
Actually, that wasn’t a rhetorical question, I can tell you exactly what is more ironic. While sitting at the bar, drinking my pint of Kraken, I watched several individuals sample every beer in rotation, for free. Apparently, it’s too time consuming to make a single trip to the taps for a sample tray and take my money, but it doesn’t break your stride if I ask you to make seven trips for free? Simply brilliant. We ended up leaving after a single pint and split the rest of the evening between Sam Bond’s and the Bier Stein, both of which delivered excellent service despite being just as busy as the tasting room. I just hope my experience was an isolated one and not some ill-conceived, peak-hour policy.
Ok, I think I’m done ranting now. Wait, I guess I should mention that if anyone in the Eugene/Springfield area is looking for someone with degrees in Psychology and Gender Studies, several years of experience doing customer service, light design and type-setting at a local print shop and a couple more years as an assistant in the buying office of a regional retailer, my wife is looking for part-time employment.
Steering this post back on track, Oakshire is hosting a beer and cheese pairing at their brewery Thursday evening. Here is the event information:
Join Brewmaster Matt Van Wyk, Head brewer Joe Jasper and myself for a beer and cheese pairing class!
We will be tasting a range of domestic artisan cheeses with Oakshire beers at our tasting room on July 15th.
The class will focus on the fundamentals of effective pairings, how best to select and present pairings and give you an opportunity to talk with our talented brewers in an intimate environment.
Date: Thursday July 15th
Time: 6pm-8pm
Place: Oakshire Tasting room – 1055 Madera Street, Eugene, OR
Cost: $10 – Limited to 12 people – pre-registration required – payment due at class – cash or check only
Contact Eriel to sign up – 541.688.4555 or email: eriel@oakbrew.com
Sign up early, we look forward to seeing you.
Eriel – Oakshire Brewing
And to show I’m nothing if not fair, here is a picture, ripped from Oakshire’s Fackbook page.
Why is Jeff holding a chicken? Perhaps a better question is, “Why would Jeff not want to be holding a chicken?” Chickens rock. Gamecocks rock. Tottenham Hotspur for the Premiership. Said chicken, and several of his (her?) friends are part of Oakshire’s new urban farm. Check it out next time you stop by the brewery.
Cheers!
Kevin
Cloud 9 in Corvallis is hosting another beer dinner. This time the menu is vegetarian and Ninkasi is providing the brews.
I also want mention that the area outside Ninkasi’s tasting room, is really taking shape. Here is a picture of the “patio”, lifted from the brewery’s Facebook page.
I hope this means drinks can now be taken outside the tasting room; it’s been uncomfortably crowded the last couple times I’ve stopped by. Speaking of which, I couldn’t believe what happened a few weeks ago when my wife and I stopped by Ninkasi’s tasting room to celebrate her newly-found unemployment. I tried to order a sample tray and was denied. The girl manning the counter informed me that samplers take too long to pour and when the tasting room gets busy, they stop serving them. First off, I don’t see how pouring 5 small samples takes drastically longer than pulling a full pint. Although, I’ve never tended bar, so I could be drastically mistaken. But that doesn’t change the fact that it’s a damn TASTING ROOM. What is more ironic than a tasting room refusing to sell a tasting tray? Actually, that wasn’t a rhetorical question, I can tell you exactly what is more ironic. While sitting at the bar, drinking my pint of Kraken, I watched several individuals samples every beer in rotation, for free. So, it takes too much time to make a single trip to the taps for a sample tray and take my money, but it’s fine if I ask you to make seven trips for free? Simply brilliant. I just hope my experience was an isolated one and not some ill-conceived, peak-hour policy. We ended up leaving after a single pint and split the rest of the evening between Sam Bond’s and the Bier Stein, both of which delivered excellent service despite being just as busy as the tasting room.
Ok, I think I’m done ranting now. Wait, I guess I should mention that if anyone in the Eugene/Springfield area is looking for someone with degrees in Psychology and Gender Studies, several year of experience doing customer service, light design and type setting at a local print shop and a couple more years as an assistant in the buying office of a regional retailer, my wife is looking for part-time employment.
Steering this post back on track, Oakshire is hosting a beer and cheese pairing at their brewery Thursday evening. Here is the event information:
Join Brewmaster Matt Van Wyk, Head brewer Joe Jasper and myself for a beer and cheese pairing class!
We will be tasting a range of domestic artisan cheeses with Oakshire beers at our tasting room on July 15th.
The class will focus on the fundamentals of effective pairings, how best to select and present pairings and give you an opportunity to talk with our talented brewers in an intimate environment.
Date: Thursday July 15th
Time: 6pm-8pm
Place: Oakshire Tasting room – 1055 Madera Street, Eugene, OR
Cost: $10 – Limited to 12 people – pre-registration required – payment due at class – cash or check only
Contact Eriel to sign up – 541.688.4555 or email: eriel@oakbrew.com
Sign up early, we look forward to seeing you.
Eriel – Oakshire Brewing
And to show I’m nothing if not fair, here is a picture, ripped from Oakshire’s Fackbook page.
Why is Jeff holding a chicken? Perhaps a better question is, why would Jeff not want to be holding a chicken? Chickens rock. Gamecocks rock. Tottenham Hotspur for the Premiership. Said chicken, and several of his (her?) friends are part of Oakshire’s new urban farm. Check it out next time you stop by the brewery.
Cheers!
Kevin