Let’s Get Lit

In our continual quest to bring you new, fun and unexpected ways to experience the bad-ass world of craft beer, BetterBeerBlog has partnered up with Rocco’s Cigar Lounge to bring to you “Let’s Get Lit: A Beer, Food, and Cigar Pairing Event”.

This will be a two part event. In the first half, Peter and the rest of the BetterBeerBlog crew will guide you through a 4-course craft beer and food pairing. In the second half, Joe from Rocco’s Cigar Lounge will take over and shepherd us through the cool, sophisticated world of cigars. He will cover why he paired his cigars with the chosen beers as well as cigar basics such as growing regions, process, shapes, sizes and etiquette.

Below is our beer, food and cigar menu:

Course 1
Beer: Lagunitas Sirius High-Gravity Cream Ale
Culinary Pairing: Chicken tortilla soup

Course 2
Beer: Alaskan Smoked Porter
Culinary Pairing: Smoked salmon “cigars” with soy vinaigrette

Cigar: Rocky Patel Sun Grown

Course 3
Beer: Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA
Culinary Pairing: Tri-tip with mashed sweet potatoes and steamed vegetables

Course 4
Beer: Ommegang Three Philosophers Blended Belgian Ale
Culinary Pairing: Three-layer chocolate shooters garnished with cherries, chocolate mint, and cocoa shavings

Cigar: Avo Classic

We are all very excited to be putting this event. I have always wanted to put on a beer and cigar pairing event if just to satisfy my own personal curiosity and now I get to. Due to space and budget constraints, we will be limiting the event to just 25 seats. Also note that we will be hosting this event at Rocco’s Cigar Lounge in downtown San Jose. If you haven’t already received an Evite, please let me know in the comments section below and I will gladly forward you an invitation.

Cost will be $30 per person, you can pay on the day of.