How does one become a butterfly?

"How does one become a butterfly?" she asked pensively. "You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar." Trina Paulus

What's in my suitcase? Black IPA

Oregon's Deschutes Brewing blurs borders with Hop in the Dark. This Cascadian Dark Ale has subtle coffee undertones from a blend of oats with dark, Munich and Crystal malts and courageous additions of Cascade, Citra and Centennial hops. The dark malt, conceived via the same techniques used to create schwarzbiers, is added to the malt base of a traditional IPA to impart the darker hue. Citrusy aroma.

Oregon Brew Fest 2010

We kicked off the festival with Deschutes Super Jubel Ale aged in Oregon Oak Pinot barrels. My favorite from the Buzz Tent was the Ninkasi Brewing Co Eugene Collaboration Beer.

Top two from the festival:
Hop Valley Brewing Alpha Centauri Binary IPA
Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA

with Jamie Floyd in The Buzz Tent. Cheers!

Nong's Khao Man Gai

The world's best chicken and rice: slices of juicy chicken poached in a secret blend of herbs, placed atop a pile of white rice simmered in chicken's juices and a garlic and ginger-spiked soybean chile sauce. The combo is packaged in white butcher paper, bound by a rubber band and topped with a paper cup of refreshing soup.