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Artisan Beef

Rockin TP Ranch – Outdoor Adventure Beef

May 30, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Outdoor Adventure Beef™ These deep-timbered, meaty steaks and burgers from Northeastern Oregon reminded me of being on a brisk trek through a cool forest. They say the dog fits the owner. This unique beef certainly reflects Pat Mallon’s woodsy, energetic, gregarious personality. Tasting Notes: Both the steak and burger had a some [...]

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6 Ranch Rating (Grass-Fed) – Gateway Beef

May 11, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Gateway Beef™ Defying conventional wisdom can be both a thrill and a pleasure. Many say that to have great tasting, tender, and juicy grass-fed steak one needs to look to breeds from the British Isles such as Angus or Galloway. And then there is the Corriente beef from 6 Ranch in Oregon, [...]

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Eaglehawk Farms Rating: Easy Going Beef

April 29, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Easy Going Beef™ We included this pastured grain-fed beef from the New England Tablelands Region of New South Wales, Australia, as a special surprise at private tastings in San Francisco and Napa. It has a slightly sweet, approachable and warm Personality. At a dinner party this beef would be like a good [...]

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Carman Ranch Rating – Thinking Man’s Beef

April 24, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Thinking Man’s Beef™ This savory, earthy grass-fed steak makes me feel like I am outdoors at a ranch on a crisp sunny day. It has depth and somewhat layered flavors, definitely one for aficionados who love to explore the wonders of Artisan Beef. If you are in the Pacific Northwest and looking [...]

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Gleason Ranch Rating – Marriage Material Beef

April 19, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Marriage Material Beef™ I’ve tasted this grass-fed beef a number of times and it is always a joy to explore its subtly layered, balanced flavors. As with a good marriage, it’s at once familiar but fresh, exciting, and interesting each time. These full-flavored, juicy steaks and burgers can stand on their own [...]

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Spring Lake Farm Rating – Thinking Man’s Beef

April 14, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Thinking Man’s Beef™ This grass-fed beef from the Catskill Region of New York has an outdoor feel to it but has layered flavors & complexity that are quite fun to explore. Tasting Notes: The grass-fed steak had a some chew Texture, adventurous and rich, earthy Personality with notes of root vegetables and roasted [...]

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Scott River Ranch Rating – Outdoor Adventure Beef

April 8, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Outdoor Adventure Beef™ This certified organic, grass-fed beef from Northern California reminds me of taking a short brisk hike through the woods after a rain in the fall. The steak was generally earthy in tone. Tasting Notes: Nice chew Texture, reserved to straightforward Personality with some characteristics of neighboring KK Bar Ranch, [...]

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Kobe Beef America Rating – Seductive Date Beef

March 30, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Seductive Date Beef™ Having this voluptuous grain-fed beef as a dinner partner might leave you a little breathless but you’ll surely remember the experience, especially if you like the mouth-feel of highly marbled beef but not the adventurous flavors of dry-aged beefs. Note: the steaks we tasted ranged from 4 to 7 [...]

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Montana Ranch Rating – Grace Kelly Beef

March 29, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Grace Kelly Beef™ At a MeatCamp tasting in San Francisco in December 2009, this velvety textured steak reminded me of Grace Kelly in the movie, Rear Window. It was elegant, graceful and proper but with a hint of mystery or moxie. I’ve tasted this beef several times, both dry-aged and wet-aged (the [...]

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Open Space Meats (Grass-Fed) – Outdoor Adventure Beef

March 29, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Outdoor Adventure Beef™ This grass-fed steak reminds me of trekking through the woods right by the ocean (a favorite activity) as it’s rich, deep, & lively. While the flavors differ slightly by harvest date, as is wont to happen with grass-fed & finished meats (flavor will vary a bit as the grasses [...]

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