Event

Harvest Beer & Food Pairing with Master Cicerone Rich Higgins

Wednesday, October 16, 6:30-9PM, Ticketed
$65 for 18 Reasons members; $75 for the general public
{A four-course dinner and led tasting.}

Join Master Cicerone Rich Higgins for a taste of the Harvest!

Celebrate the season's craft beer and delicious food with an informative and fun dinner and tasting. The evening's food and beer will be presented by Rich and cooked by Bi-Rite Market Chef Wyatt Sandberg.

Rich has perfectly paired each dish with a fresh-hop ale (brewed with un-dried, super-perishable hops hours after harvest), malty Oktoberfest lager (originally drunk to clear out the cellars to prepare for winter brewing), nutty, spiced autumn ales (think Nutella and Sweet Potato Pie in a snifter), and a Belgian-style abbey ale (grilled game's and cranberries' best friend).

Firebrand pretzels, housemade mustard with local honey
paired with Gordon Biersch Festbier

caramelized winter squash, ricotta salata, lemon, autumn herbs
paired with Deschutes Chasin' Freshies

boar sausage, roasted cabbage, cranberry chutney
paired with Anderson Valley Brother David's Double

maple-poached quince, shaved fuyu persimmon, long pepper, whipped crème fraiche
paired with Almanac Heirloom Pumpkin Barleywine

about Rich:
Rich is one of seven Master Cicerones in the world. He curates the beer programs at San Francisco restaurants like Lolinda, Delarosa, and Starbelly, and has orchestrated beer events in San Francisco, New York, Washington, DC, Denver, Columbus, and Indianapolis. In addition to working with restaurant, brewery, and distributor clients, he teaches beer and food education classes and Cicerone training courses, curates the Beer of the Month Club at Plumpjack Wines, runs corporate team-building seminars, and develops private, in-home events. Now a full-time Beer Consultant, he spent eight years as a professional brewer and brewmaster, in addition to three years as the President of the San Francisco Brewers Guild and the Event Director of SF Beer Week. Contact him at www.richhiggins.com.