Monday, December 26, 2011

Hey, It's been 3 years!

This Thursday December 29th is our 3 year anniversary. Wow! Amazing, and such a whirlwind of an experience this has been so far. In honor of that fact, we will be adding a few hard to get beers into our already tasty holiday line up. Beers that we will be pouring besides Pliny the Elder are:
Cantillon Kriek
Avery Meph Addict
Avery Mephistopheles
Avery Samael
Avery The Beast ...

Thursday, December 15, 2011

New Year’s Eve 2011 Four-Course Beer Pairing Dinner

Come Join us on New Year's Eve for a nice relaxing beer and food pairing experience.

Appetizer
Smoked Quail
Sweet sausage and quinoa stuffing, maple-pomegranate glaze, bitter greens
. . . Van Steenberge Gulden Draak Belgian Strong Ale

Lobster Cake
Butter-poached Maine lobster, truffled quince, carrot, and jicama slaw, lobster- tarragon cream
. . . Brouwerij Bosteels Tripel Karmeliet Belgian Tripel

Salad/Soup
Wild Mushroom Cream Soup
Porcini mushroom aged balsamic stock, cream, oven roasted wild mushrooms
. . . New Holland Cabin Fever Brown Ale

Belgian Endive and Blue Cheese Salad
Red and yellow Endive, Keswick Creamery Blue Suede Moo, dried figs and prunes, Marcona almonds,
lavender honey, baby arugula, citrus vinaigrette
. . . Anchorage Love Buzz Pinot Noir barrel-aged Saison

Entrée
Pan-Seared Potato-Wrapped Red Grouper
Red Grouper, thinly sliced potato, carnival cauliflower florets, chive caviar nage
. . . Nebraska Hop God Belgian Strong Ale

Grilled Wagyu Culotte Steak
Wagyu Culotte steak grilled medium-rare, smashed sweet potato and butternut squash,
wilted spinach, purple Pommes Anna and brandied shallot gravy
. . . North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve barrel-aged Barleywine

Dessert
Stuffed Parisian Macaroon
Delicate chocolate macaroon, chunky peanut butter mousse, grape sabayon
. . . Flying Dog Gonzo Porter

Sticky Toffee Pudding
Rich date and fig cake, toffee rum sauce, kumquat and dried fruit compote
. . . Rochefort Trappistes 10 Belgian Quadrupel


$85 per person includes one selection from each course;
gratuity not included.       Reservations required