Beer Dinner - April 2014

Invitation

What better way to celebrate our love of food and beer than to throw a beer dinner - 5 courses paired with 5 beers.

The dinner was tons of work (!), but also tons of fun! I enjoyed the whole process - planning the menu, choosing the beer pairings, decorating the table, cooking the courses, and visiting with friends.

Tim spent several hours writing detailed and thoughtful beer pairing notes. Here are a few videos (thanks to Anna!) of his pairing deliveries.

Session Beer - Six Point Sweet Action
A session beer is a highly drinkable beer with low alcohol content. Because of the low alcohol content, it's the perfect type of beer to drink when you are going to consumer several beers in a short period of time. We started off the night with this - no food pairing, just something to start sipping while everyone arrived.

AMUSE BOUCHE

Food 

Zucchini slices stuffed with crab meat and topped with an almond pesto

Beer Pairing 

Victory Prima Pils

APPETIZER

Food

Asparagus pizza

Beer Pairing

Perle Bred Pale Ale (homebrew)

ENTREE 1

Food

Pork tenderloin served on a bed of sautéed spinach and topped with an orange garlic vinaigrette

Beer Pairing

Samuel Adams Double Bock

ENTREE 2

Food

Pasta carbonara

Beer Pairing

AleSmith Old Numbskull 

(American Barleywine)

DESSERT

Food

Ille Flotante

Beer Pairing

Delirium Tremens