Beer Dinner @ Dragonfly in Truckee this June!

Back by popular demand, Dragonfly Restaurant is once again teaming up with Reno’s Buckbean Brewery for another Beer Maker’s dinner on Friday, June 11. This year’s event is made even more enticing with a lodging package, which offers 20 percent off rates at the venerable Truckee Hotel within easy walking distance from Dragonfly.

A flavorful encore, Dragonfly’s Billy McCullough and Buckbean Brewing Company’s Doug Booth and Dan Kahn will again join their forces in presenting the Buckbean Beer Maker’s Dinner on Friday, June 11, at 6 p.m. at the Dragonfly in Truckee.

“I was immediately impressed when I met Doug – the way he spoke about beer was almost like how a chef talks about food,” recalls McCullough. “Dragonfly was the first restaurant to carry Buckbean. Partnering with Buckbean is in keeping with our whole philosophy of local sustainability and supporting local products.”

Brew master Dan Kahn says pairing food and beer is a little different than pairing food and wine.

“With wine you generally look for flavor contrasts, while with beer you generally pair similar flavors, although contrast can also work very well in some cases,” Kahn explains. “Billy understood all this right away.”

Kahn says the vast range of beer flavors and styles makes for great food pairings. West Coast brewers like Buckbean have put the same type of creativity and experimentation into their beer that California chefs, like McCullough, have shown with their food.

“So the two are actually a very natural match,” Kahn adds. “The Original Orange Blossom Ale, in particular, is an excellent match for all of Billy’s Asian dishes. The fragrant complexity of the orange flowers really highlights other bright flavors like cilantro, citrus, ginger and hot pepper.”

Consider some of culinary highlights of the Buckbean Brewery Beer Maker’s Dinner. The savory repast begins with hot and spicy shrimp potstickers paired with Buckbean’s Roler Bock and continues with a grilled Kobe beef slider with Great Hill Farms blue cheese, caramelized onion and IPA infused ketchup paired with Buckbean’s Adaven IPA. The menu’s centerpiece is the Red Ale Chinese five spice braised Muscovy duck with ginger mash potatoes, which is served with Buckbean’s Tule Duck. The sublime dinner is concluded with a Noddy glazed chocolate cake with caramel Chantilly cream paired with Buckbean’s Black Noddy.

Beer Maker’s Dinner participants will also have a chance to meet the affable brew master, learn about the brewing processes, taste the malts, smell the hops and more. The four-course dinner, which includes beer pairings, is priced at $42 per person. Seating is limited and reservations are highly recommended. For dinner reservations call 530-587-0557.

The Beer Maker’s Lodging Package offers guests who wish to spend the night in Truckee a 20 percent discount on any Truckee Hotel room for the evening of June 11 which can be booked by calling 530-587-4444.

Dragonfly is located upstairs at 10118 Donner Pass Road, right in the heart of downtown Truckee. For more information on Dragonfly, visit www.dragonflycuisine.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and updates. Beer lovers can visit the Reno-based brewery’s site, www.buckbeanbeer.com

Summer Events With Buckbean

The following is a list of events in the next couple of months Buckbean will be a part of.
This is not our full calendar for the next few months, but a good idea of where folks outside of the Reno area can drink our beer and chat with an expert about the company.

Date Event City
24-Apr SF International Beer Festival- San Francisco
27-Apr UC Berkeley MBA Haas School of Business- Berkeley
30-Apr Celebrity Chef Challenge- Sacramento
1-May UC Berkeley City Planning Students- Berkeley
1-May Bay Area Beverage Beer Fest- Oakland
1-May Save Angel Island Wine & Beer Fest- Angel Island
8-May Boonville Beer Fest- Boonville
16-May Bay to Breakers- San Francisco
21-May Giants Vs. A's Tailgate Fiesta- Oakland
29-May CA Festival of Brewers- Pismo Beach
5-Jun Monterey Beer Fest- Monterrey
12-Jun Auburn Beer Fest- Auburn
26-Jun Walk In the Wild- Oakland
17-Jul Breast Fest- San Francisco
24-Jul Music in the Mountains- Grass Valley


If you're in the area of any of these events during the posted dates then mark your calendars and come have a beer with us!

A shot at fame for all Buckbean supporters!

Hey Buckbean patrons!

This is our "casting call" to everyone and anyone who is interested in being a part of the Buckbean Swimsuit and Beer photo op at the brewery on Tuesday April 27th at 5:30 p.m.
We're offering two free pints and cheese and crackers to those who show up in their swimwear and pose for a picture that will appear in the Celebrator Beer News Magazine

Please come down and try our new Maibock, which our brewmaster describes as a strong, pale lager is a traditional German springtime style. Straw colored with a thick, white head, the clean lager aroma strikes a delicate balance of sweet malt and fine German hops. A touch of Munich and pale Caramel malts provide fullness and depth, and a clean, moderate hop bitterness balances the malt sweetness nicely.
The perfect treat for a warm spring day!

Hope to see everyone in their summer gear and happily guzzling down some Buckbean!

Mixology Contest!

When: April 10, 2010
Time: 11 AM to 7 PM
Where: Buckbean Brewery 1155 S. Rock Blvd., Suite 490
More Info Call: 775-857-4444

Buckbean Brewing Co's 2nd Anniversary Party

Hey folks!
Buckbean Brewing Co. can now proudly boast two years of business in Reno!

To kick-off the celebration, Buckbean will feature beer specials at the brewery beginning tomorrow, April 7, to commemorate the anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition. All four packs and cases are 20% off, except the Very Noddy Lager cases, which are 30% off. The deals continue on Thursday with $5 Very Noddy Lager Pint Day and Friday, where everything will be 15% off, including all merchandise.

Friday, Buckbean will host an art exhibit from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., featuring the work of pop artist and Lake Tahoe resident Kevin McCall.


Anniversary festivities begin at 11 a.m. at Buckbean Brewery.
The celebration includes $3 pints all day along.
Beer patrons have the opportunity to guzzle down the newly released Maibock beer and a very special Buckbean Anniversary Ale, brewed specially for and only available on that day.

Complimentary food will be provided by Lamppost Pizza, Uncle Vinny’s Pizza, Nothing Bundt Cakes, The Cantina Los Tres Hombres, Sushi Pier 2 and more.

Buckbean is also hosting a beer pong tournament beginning at noon, complete with a cash prize.
And a 3 p.m. cooking demonstration with Back of the House Chef Barbara Mills cooking with Buckbean Beer.

Come celebrate this joyous occasion with us and enjoy some great local beer!