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Brewers Dinner at Zach’s Bistro in Newport (with Ground Breaker)

zachs banner (1)The third this winter of Zach’s Bistro (Newport) winemakers, brewers and distillers dinners series is GF and coming up next weekend! When they were searching for a good gluten free beer to offer in the restaurant they didn’t have to look far. Guess who? Our own gluten-free PDX Ground Breaker Brewing. James Neumeister will be joining in for the meal and festivities.

Please support James and check out Zach’s Bistro’s 6-course gluten free dinner paired with Ground Breaker Beer on SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15TH

GROUND BREAKER BREWERS DINNER
Sunday February 15th 2014 5:30pm

fried willamette valley cheese curds: cascade fresh hop pale ale

seared ling cod, pale ale beurre blanc, candied lemon, swiss chard croquettes: pale ale

 open faced elk burger, capicola, caramelized onion, roasted tomato jam, wilted spinach: ipa no. 5

arugula salad, hazelnut black pepper vinaigrette, avocado, bell pepper, cucumber, toasted hazelnut: olallie

denny dubbel, fig, shallot, marjoram braised duck leg, wild rice risotto cake, green bean sla: denny dubbel

roasted pear and walnut clafoutis, maple crème fraiche, rosemary: coffee pale ale

$55 per person inclusive without gratuity.

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**Reservations online only: www.groundbreaker.ezregister.com

 

***Attendees of the brewers dinner will get 20% off their stay when they book their lodging at Elizabeth Street Inn.  Not valid on Thursday, February 12th, Friday February 13th, or Saturday, February 14th.What a great reason to book a getaway to the coast!
For Reservations call 1-877-265-9400

PS I inquired about cross-contamination and the owner of the bistro responded as follows:

“We are not a dedicated gluten free facility and can’t guarantee 100% gluten free, though we take precautions to reduce cross contamination.  We have a few regular customers (as well as who are both gluten free and celiac and have never had problems.)  This whole dinner is gluten free and that is only thing the kitchen will be doing that night.  Since this dinner is gluten free we are taking extra steps for this dinner.  We will be stopping all raw flour production Friday morning to allow the flour to settle.  We will deep clean all equipment Saturday night.  All prep for the dinner will be done on Sunday. Any prep will be stored in deep cleaned metal containers not plastic. The cutting board and silicone spatulas used for dinner prep, that night will be brand new to reduce cross contamination. All ingredients for the dinner will be bought that day (including sugar and salt.)”

Harvester Brewing Releases St. Denny Dubbel Style Ale April 12th

We just got the following notice. I’m not a beer drinker so I can’t weigh in personally but I know that we’ve got lots of beer lovers in our GF community! I’ll be there to check it out anyway, I mean a dedicated GF brewerly? Gotta.

In Health,

Dr. Samantha

 

 

Harvester Brewing is pleased to announce the latest release out of their dedicated gluten-free brewery in the Experiment Ale series, a Dubbel style ale made with Belgian candi syrup.

Similar to Harvester’s other beers, the Dubbel is made using roasted chestnuts but is differentiated by the addition of dark Belgian candi syrup. It’s lightly hopped with Styrian Goldings, and fermented with a blend of two gluten-free Belgian yeast strains.

When Harvester founder James Neumeister was starting out as a homebrewer, he contacted homebrewing legend Denny Conn and asked him where he could learn to brew using the batch-sparge method that Denny advocates when homebrewing. Denny invited James over that weekend and after a day of brewing under Denny’s tutelage, his word quickly became the rule when James was homebrewing, prompting his other brewing partners to start referring to Mr. Conn as ‘Saint’ Denny. This background, combined with the common practice of Belgian style beers having ‘Saint’ names, led to the name St. Denny for this beer.

St. Denny Dubbel style ale will be released at Harvester Brewing this Friday, April 12th at an event from 3:30 to 7pm.  A very limited amount of the St. Denny Dubbel will be available on draft, only at the brewery.  Bottles will roll out to store shelves next week and are available to order through Harvester’s online store now for shipment starting April 15th.
About Harvester Brewing
Harvester Brewing is a dedicated gluten-free craft brewery founded in 2011. Harvester Brewing’s facility is entirely gluten-free; no gluten is allowed on the premises. Their beers are distributed in OR, VT, WA, Northern ID, and online at http://store.harvesterbrewing.com/