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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Menu: 5 Beer 5 Bites


A friend who was doing some fundraising asked me to come up with a beer food pairing and this is the menu that we chose.

1st Pairing
Beer: Homebrewed Witbeer (coriander, orange peel, grains of paradise)
Non-Alcoholic Drink: bottle green's Ginger and Lemongrass Cordial
Food:  White Beans with fresh herb salad and arugula on a baguette

2nd Pairing
Beer:  Homebrewed Elderberry Witbeer (same as above with elderberries)
Non-Alcoholic Drink: bottle green's Elderflower Cordial
Food: Three crackers.
Cracker 1: with homemade Rhubarb Beer Jam and Manchego cheese
Cracker 2: with Guava Paste and Manchego
Cracker 3: with Quince Paste and Manchego

3rd Pairing
Beer:  Mill Street Paradise IPA
Non-Alcoholic Drink:  bottle green's Spiced Berry Cordial
Food:  Chips and Dips
Dip 1: Feta and Hot Pepper 
Dip 2: Curried Lentil 
Dip 3: Salsa Guisada with Fresh Herbs (Lemon Thyme, Lavender, Oregano and Basil)

4th Pairing
Beer:  Bellwoods Brewery Toil and Trouble Dubbel
Non-Alcoholic Drink:  Sanpellegrino Chinotto
Food:  WTF round
Taste 1: Nilla Wafer cookie
Taste 2: Milk Chocolate
Taste 3: Chocolate covered coffee bean
Taste 4: Red wine vinegar

5th Pairing
Beer:  Bellwoods Brewery Lost River Baltic Porter
Non-Alcoholic Drink:  Vanilla Cream Soda
Food:  Vanilla Ice-Cream with the opportunity to turn it into a beer float

3 comments:

  1. Sounds awesome. How many people made beer floats?

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  2. Half the attendees tried the beer float. Almost all of them enjoyed it. Two didn't want to ruin the ice-cream.

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