The Nic Bitting Birthday Beer Tasting

Last night I was happy to finally host the first inaugural Nic Bitting Birthday Beer tasting. After roughly a month of planning I finalized the menu, bought the beer, & simply awaited good friends (and the wonderful food they brought) to complete the evening. In addition to my seven friends Zane also had over his drummer, drummer’s girlfriend, & drummer’s brother. The evening was full of synergy with good beer, cheese, & chocolate inspiring great conversation & merriment. Many of the brews we tasted were from Seattle or Portland breweries which added a nice local flavor to the event. I was most excited to serve the Biker Chick Breweries Tommy Boy Scottish Ale, which was brewed two miles from my house by my good friend Celina Moreno. It was a smooth well-balanced home brew which seemed to go over quite well with the crowd. Click here to take a look at the full menu for the evening. At various points in the tasting beers were paired with Havarti, Creamy Smoked Cheddar, & Sun Dried Tomato Basil cheeses, as well as Milka German milk chocolate & Seattle’s own Theo dark chocolate.