Guests paired with - The Emerald Magazine

Guests paired with:
Cannabis
Beverage Variety
Cheese
Chocolate
Wine
Beer
and Coffee
There were six types of beer at the
pairing. Mad River Brewery’s Steelhead
Porter, Humboldt Haze and River Runs
Rye. Eel River Brewery’s Emerald Triangle
IPA. Lost Coast Brewery’s Indica IPA and
6River’s Brewery Bluff Creek.
The First
Emerald
Pot Pairing
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GORILLA GLUE
Gorilla Glue is a hybrid strain that is known
for its pungent smell. On a heavy note it pairs
well with Violet-Green Winery’s 2005 Syrah.
For a lighter note, the Syrah also paired nicely
with Bubba Kush.
MONUMENT MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS
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The Pinot Nior paired well with
Humboldt Chocolate’s Hazelnut
Truffle and Humgrown Farms
Jack Herer crossed with G-13.
The Emerald Pot Pairing was a Hit.
Pun intended.
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CANNIBAL ISLAND CREAMERY
Cannibal Island Creamery, located in Loleta, provided
the pairing with Tomato, Onion & Garlic, Dill, Chili,
Tomato, Basil & Garlic, and Herbs De Provence goat cheese.
Prepare to
Pair
Dry, sweet or rich white wines
pair well with light, fruity strains
like Strawberry Banana Kush.
Red Wine
Briceland
Noir D’Orleans and Zinfandel
Monument Mountain
PInot Noir
Violet-Green
Ultra Violet, Syrah 2004, Syrah 2005, Cabernet
Franc, Merlot
Several members of
the hop, cannabis and
wine community came
to the pairing.
The cannabis at
the pairing was
large and dank.
Each strain filled
the room with its
own sweet scent.
Irene Kush with a joint
rolled on top. Some
smokers believe joints
are an effective
apparatus to use when
judging taste.
Guests were naturally curious
about each strain.
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There were eight strains of
cannabis at the pairing. Bud
came from different corners
of the triangle, cultivated by
local farmers in an organic
practice. Strains that made
an appearance were:
CSI Humboldt:
Bubba Kush, Irene Kush and
Mendocino Purple #35.
Humgrown Farms:
Jack Herrer cross with G-13
and Blue Cheese
Space Gem Candy:
Girl Scout Cookies
Humboldt Organic:
Gorilla Glue and Strawberry
Banana Kush.
“Some would say that
smoking diminishes the
ability to judge the
beverage properly.
I say it only enhances it.”
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Guests loved the unknown
surprises each strain brought
on guests with its sheer size and
pairing
Emerald
cannabis
green leafy color. The fresh flush
Four Farms. Eight strains.
them. The Irene Kush, seen on
the right, is one of many strains
that made a lasting impression
of trichomes on the bud was
(Above) Briceland Vineyard’s Noir D’ Orleans, suggested to be paired with the Dark Truffle and Strawberry Banana Kush.
purely icing on the cake.
The Emerald Triangle IPA from Eel
River Brewery is a bold, dry, ‘aggressively hopped’ Indica Pale Ale
with a hint of citrus flavor. Beers of
such caliber pair well with spicy,
distinct strains such as Green Crack
or Gorilla Glue, which are said to
originate from strains of Diesel
(Afghan or Sour).
6River’s Bluff Creek Citrus Pale Ale
is a light, golden hoppy beer that
makes for a prime day-time
beverage. Given it’s fruity nature,
Bluff Creek pairs nicely with
Strawberry Banana Kush. The
two share a frosty taste and
would likely make your
afternoon a little
more enjoyable.
Mad River Brewery provided the pairing with Steelhead Porter, Humboldt
Haze, and the River Runs Rye Ale.
The Porter is a smoked, Scottish style
ale with mild hopness.
Humboldt Haze Imperial Wheat IPA is
rambunctious with flavor and will leave
you feeling toasty.
The River Runs Rye is great summer ale.
One sip and you’ll invite yourself back
for more of its flavor and rich taste.
The Indica IPA from Lost Coast
Brewery is a hoppy, full bodied
ale that has “radical bittering”
from Columbus hops added to
it. The beer is fun to drink and
pairs well with Bubba Kush.
Kush strains are good at
providing users with an indicaheavy body high. When pairing
Indica IPA with cannabis,
Bubba Kush is boss.
The pairing possibilities are
endless when you consider the
wide variety of cannabis strains to
match beer and wine with.
“the BRICELAND zinfandel paired
nicely with the irene kush”
Four Vintners. Eleven Wines.
D
uring its second year of
existence, this magazine set
out to feature the vineyards
and wineries of the Emerald counties. We
called upon a few of those special places
to join us once again, as we celebrate our
third anniversary.
Robert Goodman Winery
Chardonnay
When pairing a Porter it’s important
to look for strains that are robust
and expansive in taste. We picked
Jack Herer, a hybrid strain known for
its cerebral effects.
For a wheat beer like Humboldt
Haze we sought something light
and citrus flavored, like Irene Kush
and Strawberry Banana Kush.
For the River Runs Rye we went with
Blue Cheese. Pungent strains like
cheese balance taste well with rye.
paired with
Irene Kush and Hazelnut Truffle
Briceland Vineyards
paired with
Gewurztraminer, Mendocino
Purple #35 and Hazelnut Truffle
Noir D’ Orleans, Strawberry
Banana Kush and Dark Truffle
Zinfandel, Irene Kush and
Hazelnut Truffle
Monument Mountain Vineyards
paired with
various parts of the Emerald
brought with them eight
strains of truly boutique cannabis.
Each strain was delicately paired with
beverages and chocolates. All smoking
apparatuses were provided by Trim
Scene Solutions to ensure our tastetesters received a clean, high-quality
pairing experience. The strains present
at the pairing were: Blue Cheese, Bubba
Pinot Noir, Jack Herer/G-13 and
Hazelnut Truffle
Kush, Girl Scout Cookie, Gorilla Glue, Jack
Pinot Gris, Irene Kush and
Hazelnut Truffle
Irene Kush and Mendocino Purple #35.
Violet-Green Winery
paired with
Pinot Noir, Jack Herer and
Hazelnut Truffle
Merlot, Bubba Kush and Dark
Truffle
Ultra Violet Claret, Mendocino
Purple #35 and Hazelnut Truffle
(Above) Violet-Green Winery’s Syrah, suggested to be
paired with the Dark Truffle and Gorilla Glue.
F
our cannabis farmers from
Cabernet Franc, Strawberry
Banana Kush and Dark Truffle
Herer/G-13, Strawberry Banana Kush,
Space Gem Candy joined the
party with their medibacon,
space gems, elixer and dessert.
Humboldt Chocolate’s
Dark & Hazelnut Truffles
To satisfy our sweet tooth
we topped the pairing off
with non-cannabis Dark
and Hazelnut truffles from
Humboldt Chocolates.
These exquisite desserts
gave taste-testers a
luxurious lift from one
pairing to another.
Lost Coast Roast
Lost Coast Roast is an organic iced coffee company
located on South G Street in Arcata.
Their chilled delights brought a much need
refreshment to the pairing. The coffee itself is
paired nicely with Girl Scout Cookies.
Ten wines paired with the
truffles. Briceland Vineyard
and Violet-Green Winery
paired with the dark truffles
while Monument Mountain
Vineyard, Robert Goodman Winery and Briceland’s
Gewurztraminer paired with
the hazelnut truffles.
High
Quality
Cannibal
Island
Cheese
Signature Coffee
Signature Coffee in Redway lives up to its
name, and provided the pairing with both
light and dark roast coffee, KMUD and Luna
blend. Both pair fabulously with Mendocino
Purple #35.
We’ll accept nothing but the
best when it comes to cheese.
That’s why we went to Loleta,
for Lori Hansen and her Cannibal Island.
Cannibal Island Creamery
doesn’t just have a great name,
they’re also providing the people of Humboldt with an abundance of free range farmstead
goat cheese in five different flavors including: Tomato/Onion/
Garlic, Dill, Chili, Tomato/Basil /
Garlic, and Herbs De Provence.
The goat cheese was sampled
alongside the pairing and was
served over fresh sourdough
bread and Emerald Triangle tortilla chips. Each cheese had its
own distinct flavor, and gave
guests a taste of a quality, hand
crafted product from the hills of
Humboldt County.
Three out of five Cannibal
Island Creamery goat
cheese choices: Chili, Dill
and Herbs De Provence.
Some guest couldn’t
resist diving right
into the pungent
smell of cannabis.
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