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Meet Chuckanut Staff 2
We asked Rachael her 2cents about working at Chuckanut. This is the way she answered the questions:
How long have you worked at Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen and what do you do? 1 and 1/2 years as a server/bartender/secretary/and wherever else I’m needed. It’s a tie between Dunkel and Vienna. If both are on tap, I'll have to have them both. What’s your favorite part about living in B-Ham? What do you think is the best food menu item? Rueben. Hands down! Shift pint.
What's your favorite Chuckanut Beer?
What’s your favorite beer NOT made at CBK?
Blue Moon or Fish Brewing or Pike, but I mainly drink at CBK.
Laid back, outdoorsy atmosphere, chill people, subdued excitement.
What’s the best thing to do after work?
Meet Chuckanut Staff
Many of our guests have asked to hear more about our great Chuckanut staff. So we will be dedicating our next several blogs to some of the fantastic people that spend a good amount of time working at the brewery & kitchen. We’ve decided to interview Chef Joel Shumate first. Here’s what Joel has to say: 
How Long have you worked at Chuckanut’s Kitchen and what do you do?
I’ve been her e 4 months and I’m the Chef!
What’s your favorite Chuckanut beer?
American Dark Lager, it’s so smooth.
What’s your favorite beer NOT made at CBK?
Olympia (hometown pride)
What’s your favorite part about living in B-ham?
Hanging with the bros!
Best/favorite food item on the menu?
Ahi Tuna appetizer
Best thing to do after work?
Bon-fire in my backyard
Serving a Festive Beer
Now that the holidays are upon us it’s time to start thinking about dining and presenting the beautiful food and drink we pull together for our friends and family. We drink and eat with our eyes and this year it might be fun to try something different at your holiday table. To make your holidays seem more festive why not serve your beer in glasses not usually used for beer. That is wine glasses or cocktail glasses. Or for that matter any glass that may not be commonly used for our favorite drink: beer!
You can find your new beer glasses in your own cabinets, at the store, restaurant supply stores, or catalogues. Sometime I pop into the Dollar Store to see what kinds of glasses are on their shelves. It’s a fun, inexpensive way to present beer and enhance the charm of your holiday table. It’s great to come down to the brewery and get different growlers of the beers on tap to drink at your gatherings. That way you can change glasses and the style of the beer with the food you’re serving. Try starting the meal with an easy tasting beer such as Kolsch, Pilsner, or Golden Ale to accompany the appetizers when the guests first arrive. Then for the meal bring out a bolder more colorful beer such as Vienna Lager, Alt, or IPA. With desert you can serve the Smoke Porter or Dunkel Lager in a champagne flute or Tom Collins glass. By changing up the beers it actually makes the meal seem more complicated and special and you don’t really have to do anything more in the kitchen! So take it easy and use different glasses for your holiday meal to make it extra special this year. And make sure to enjoy the holidays with lots of different Chuckanut Beers!
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Sunday - Thursday
11:30am - Bar til late
Food Service until 8:30pm
Friday and Saturday
11:30am - Bar til late
Food Service until 9:30pm
Location
601 W Holly St.
Bellingham, WA 98225
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(360) 752-3377
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