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SAVOR is known for its mind-blowing beers and fantastic food parings…but there’s so much more going on beyond the Grand Tasting in the National Building Museum’s Great Hall. One of the secrets to really enjoying your evening is taking in one of SAVOR’s carefully curated Salons, where you can learn more about what you’re drinking and sample “special reserve” beers with some of the industry’s masters.
The SAVOR Salons offered each night are as impressive as they are diverse. And as there are so many to choose from, we decided to highlight each evening’s events separately. If you’ve not checked out Friday Night’s Salon Life Highlights – then you need to.
So here are just a few of the many SAVOR Salons happening on Saturday Night that we’re excited about…
SAVOR Collaboration Beer
6:15-7:15 pm
Presenters: David Walker, Firestone Walker Brewing Company and Matt Brophy, Flying Dog
This year’s SAVOR Collaboration Beer was brewed by Maryland’s Flying Dog Brewery and California’s Firestone Walker Brewing Company. In true East-meets-West fashion, the breweries crafted a small-batch porter with a rich malt bill balanced by a distinct blend of British and American hops. Then the breweries selected two distinct bourbon barrel-aged beers–a brown ale and a stout–and blended all three to make a truly one-of-a-kind offering for SAVOR. In this Salon, you will learn the intricacies of barrel-aging, hear about the blending process, and sample the three distinct beers used to make this year’s collaboration beer.
Celebrating 25 Years in the Craft Brewing World
8:00-9:00 pm
Presenters: John McDonald, Boulevard Brewing Company and Doug Odell, Odell Brewing Company
Join two icons of the craft beer revolution, Boulevard’s John McDonald and Odell’s Doug Odell, on the occasion of their breweries turning 25 this year. You’ll enjoy beer favorites from both, paired with small bites, while John and Doug discuss the early days, what motivated them during challenging times, and the climb each brewery took to become the powerhouses they are today.
Cold Fusion: The Creative Process of Collaborative Craft Brewing
8:00-9:00 pm
Presenters: Peter Bouckaert, New Belgium Brewing Company; Greg Engert, Bluejacket Brewing; Garrett Oliver, Brooklyn Brewery
Collaborative brewing has become a hallmark of the modern craft brewing movement, but the public has had very few windows into the actual collaborative creative process. This Salon opens that window, exploring and mapping the complex creative collaboration between New Belgium Brewing Company, Bluejacket, and Brooklyn Brewery as they set out to craft three distinctive, singular beers to be debuted at SAVOR 2014.
