One of the reasons Chris and I decided to move to Portland is the amazing food culture. There is such an abundance of local food and even some of the supermarkets are down with the regional and organic movement. Portland also happens to be an amazing drinking town - from Portland Roasting coffee, which we savor every morning, to lovely Columbia Gorge Pinot Noirs to the incredible selection of microbrews.
So when it came time to choose beer for our pie recipes, we undertook a highly scientific study of the local breweries. Meaning we had a reason to go to happy hour all over town and write it off as a business expense!
Recently we sat down for a few (uh, like 10?) pints with Chad Kennedy, Head Brewer for Laurelwood Brewing Co. Chad's wacky sense of humor and Laurelwood's commitment to local and organic produce won us over, so we will now be featuring Laurelwood Space Stout in our super-popular Beef & Stout Pie. The rich coffee and chocolate notes in the Space Stout really make for a delicious pie. We are also working on some other beer inspired recipes so stay tuned!
