Lightning Talks: Kirk Richardson

Following on the success of previous events, we will have 8 of your fellow attendees get up on stage to deliver five-minute, Ignite-style “Lightning Talks”. With 20 slides each advancing automatically on 15-second intervals, speakers have to be on the top of their game to deliver fun, informative, often hilarious talks. Hear from these attendees about these topics:

Kirk Richardson, Craft Beer Country
A Match Made in Craft Beer Country: Exploring Beer and Food Pairings

Transcript

2. A Match Made in Craft Beer County Exploring Beer and Food Pairings
4. Public Coast’s gold medal-winning ‘67 Blonde ale, a flight of other options and, well, you probably recognize the cuisine
5. Maui Brewing’s Farmer Pizza made with Bikini Blonde artisan crust, smothered with white sauce, Surfing Goat Dairy goat cheese, Kula sweet corn, upcountry arugula and radishes alongside Pineapple Mana Wheat beer
6. 21st Amendment Brewing’s appropriately garnished Hell or High Watermelon wheat beer with an appetizer tray full of enticing regional treats, including cauliflower
7. Great Notion Brewing taster tray of sours, IPAs, and Double Stack Imperial Stout joined by its Everything Fries: pulled pork, beans, and sharp cheddar cheese on a waffle fry base.
8. Rogue Dead Guy Ale accompanying seafood fondue with tiger shrimp, bay scallops, fresh Dungeness crab, and artichokes mixed in white/yellow cheddar, Boursin, and cream cheeses
9. Bacon mac ‘n’ cheese and Figueroa Mountain Brewing’s Lizard's Mouth Double IPA
10. Shepherds pie and smashed peas, with Brexit IPA on cask made by Santiam Brewing
11. Shroom Toast with Boise Brewing’s Black Cliffs Stout
12. Alaskan’s Amber Ale matched with locally caught salmon
13. Bale Breaker’s Topcutter IPA with fresh-off-the-farm stir fry potatoes, onions, chicken and other local vegetables
14. Grilled Peach Caprese Salad together with Ninkasi Brewing’s citrusy “Yours Truly” American Blonde Ale
15. Fried chicken over polenta accompanied by a beet & citrus salad with Bee Local smoked honey and hazelnut pralines, paired with pFriem’s Bright Pale Ale
16. Stone Brewing’s sweet Chinese Sticky Ribs paired with its Enter Night Pilsner
17. Wild Ride’s Whoopty Whoop Wheat and Oysters
18. Homebrewed Caribou Slobber brown ale with good old fashioned filet mignon, baked potato, and garden salad.
19. Mini Chorizo Stout Breakfast Tarts and Pineapple Hef French Toast bake paired with a Helles and a Saison. Photos courtesy of the Beeroness
20. “So Happens It's Tuesday” bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout from The Bruery with a “Cookies and Cream” Ice Cream Taco from Sweet Rolled Tacos (photo by Karla Miranda, tacosandcoldones.com)
21. Just a few of the many great resources out there that helped me with this presentation