Last Saturday, June 4, the Brewers Association hosted the second annual SAVOR: an American Craft Beer and Food Experience at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. We can report that the 2011 SAVOR event was a real high light for the Nor’easter Brewing Company team members that attended. We walked the floor and tasting many of the craft beers and chef prepared paired foods (and hope to be pouring our beers at a future SAVOR beer/food pairing) . The event had fantastic food, great craft beers, and 'real' beer connoisseurs! After walking the floor, in an attempt to taste all the craft beers, we found it difficult to pick 'the very best’ beer or brewery!
Another terrific attribute of this event was most of the tables had either the owner, head brewer, or both pouring beers and entertaining all the fellow beer drinkers. This should be an event whereby anyone that truly appreciates craft beer should attend at some point in their lives.
The evening was complete with educational salons and private tastings for those that wanted this; virtually every style of beer was represented on the main floor from some of the top brewers in the country, sharing some of their rarest beers
The Brewer’s Association did a wonderful job selecting a unique list of breweries and a few brewpubs – all with stellar craft beers to please the vast array of beer and food enthusiasts in attendance.
All in all, the organizers at the Brewer’s Association did a fine job assuring that this year’s SAVOR offered unique craft beers and fine food pairings, educational sessions, and private tasting salons. After just the second anniversary, it’s become a must-attend for lovers of fine food and quality microbrews, and a standard-setting affair. The event has sold out quickly this year, so keep your eyes on promotions for dates for 2012 SAVOR.
Statistics from BA
Craft breweries: 72 Beer Styles / Offerings: 144
Menu items prepared (not including cheese, oysters or sushi): 82,000 pieces
Craft beer at the event: Over 1,705 gallons (that’s ½ gallon each!)
Ice required to cool the beer: 20,000 lbs
Attendance each night: 2,000 smiling faces
Artisan cheese for sampling: 250 lbs
Sushi rolls: Nearly 2,000
Artisan chocolate truffles: 2,200
Oysters: 2,600
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2 comments:
Nice write up. Wish we could go - no tix avail. maybe 2012??
When Noreaster open"
I was there, got my DFH/SAM collaborated beer and agree with your comments - a really super evening. I wish more of the beer events were to this same level of professionalism and that the owners / Brew Masters would attend more.
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