Connecticut-made brand Up N’ Down Rock and Bourbon, in collaboration with wholesaler Brescome Barton, was showcased during a beer- and whiskey-pairing dinner at Concentric Brewing Company’s dining venue and kitchen, Graze, on Jan. 26. During the themed dinner called Up in Smoke at the Portland brewery, guests enjoyed five courses prepared by Head Chef Chris Sassi paired with Up N’ Down Rock and Bourbon. Justin Morales, Co-founder, Up N’ Down Rock and Bourbon, led guests through a tasting of each expression: Up N’ Down Rock and Bourbon, Up N’ Down Rock and Bourbon Colonel’s Cut and Up N’ Down Rock and Bourbon Pumpkin Mash. Guests had the option to enter a raffle to win a free bottle of Up N’ Down Rock and Bourbon Colonel’s Cut, the brand’s limited-edition 118-proof bourbon. Each expression is bottled in East Hartford at Central CT Distillers.
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- Brescome Barton, in collaboration with Up N’ Down Rock and Bourbon, hosted a pairing dinner at Concentric Brewing Company in Portland on Jan. 26.
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- Dave Marino, Sales Representative, Brescome Barton; Jillian Carey, Account Development Manager, Brescome Barton; Justin Morales, Co-founder, Up N’ Down Rock and Bourbon; and Samantha Dziecol, Partner and Chief Branding Officer, Up N’ Down Rock and Bourbon.
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- Guests enjoyed Rock N’ Bourbon Old Fashioned cocktails with the second course: smoked Chinese five-spice Concentric beer braised pork belly from Penfield Farm.
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- All of Concentric Brewing Company except where indicated: Dave Peichert, Co-owner; Brian Aida, Co-owner; Chris Sassi, Head Chef, Graze; Samantha Dziecol, Partner and Chief Branding Officer, Up N’ Down Rock and Bourbon; Justin Morales, Co-founder, Up N’ Down Rock and Bourbon; and Drew France, Co-owner.
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- Concentric Forever Red Irish Red Ale.
