The Beer List and More Talking Artisinful - The Portland Beer and Chocolate Festival 2017 The Culmination Back Bar Podcast In this episode of the Portland Beer we talk with Culmination Brewing Director of Brewing Operations Conrad Andrus and Culmination Executive Chef CJ Mueller about some of the beer being poured at Artisinful and the special dish that the Culmination Kitchen will be serving that day. Steven Shomler is your host. The episode begins with Conrad talking a little about some of the beers that will be poured this year at Artisinful including: Culmination 2016 Peche Ruse 2016 Kreik Logsdon Barrel House & Taproom Kriek Vier Cherry Quad The Commons Brewery Bourbon Little Brother Upright Brewing 2015 Hearts Beat Yachats Brewing Vellela Black Currant Barrel Aged Mixed Culture Saison Dragon's Gate Brewery Le’ Morte D'Arthur A Belgian Chocolate Stout brewed with Belgian chocolate malts Breakside Brewery 2016 Bourbon Aztec We also talk with CJ about the special dish he has crafted for Artisinful 2017 -- a Oaxacan style mole that will be served on a coffee rubbed seared beef coulotte steak. We close out the episode talking about the four wonderful non-chocolate vendors who will joining us at Artisinful – Coloring Me Portland, Rx Letterpress, Ole Latte Coffee, and 33 Books. Many thanks to Ken Wilson the Media Maestro for his amazing engineering and editing! Culmination — Where Madness Meets Inspiration