02.07.08
Some of the nicest people I will probably ever know are the home brewers and zymurgy enthusiasts (H.A.Z.E) of Placerville. They get together every second Thursday of the month at The Wine Smith on Main Street. The owner, Kay, is right there with the lot as they call for pints of beer which she has 8 taps or specialty beers.
Someone in the club always brings something different to share or speaks of a topic of interest. This month, in honor or Valentines Day, it was chocolate. David Bradstrom was the presenter. As he spoke of the process of chocolate making, percentages of fine chocolate were passed around. A vertical sampling is always the best way to develop a sensory profile of anything your trying to evaluate because it helps to develop the range of the product.
After we sampled the chocolate, bowls of mole, butternut squash topped with chocolate, white chocolate quesadillas, chocolate truffle cheesecake, chocolate mousse cake with raspberry coulis, chocolate truffles, and chocolate covered orange jelly candies were passed. I loved washing this all down with a Frambois Lambic. I think after all that, the meeting disintegrated into a small party!!!
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