Category: food pairing

Autumn Brew Review Week of Events

By on September 4, 2012in bars/restaurants, beer dinners, beer events, breweries, cask beer, food pairing, free beer

I hope you guys are ready for a week of rare beers, amazing dinners and other generally awesome beer events because that is what is about to happen to the Twin Cities! The week of September 10-15th Minneapolis and Saint Paul will be teeming with beer events, with the finale at ABR on the 15th. Attached to this post is a PDF outlining what, when, where and in some cases how much each of these events are.

CLICK HERE FOR AUTUMN BREW REVIEW WEEK EVENTS (PDF)

Please note, these events are largely Hohenstein’s events and not necessarily everything that’s happening leading up to ABR. -Ed.

Oysters & Summit Oyster Stout at Meritage

By on August 29, 2012in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries, food pairing, MN

Sometimes you read an article and a line jumps out at you. Hell, sometimes it’s just a fragment:

…Summit Beer’s launch of its first oyster stout… (Pioneer Press – article link)

Granted, the Pioneer Press article is about more than just a beer, but I do have a bit of a one-track mind. So aside from the fact that Meritage is holding their second-annual Oyster Fest on September 30th from noon-8pm (which is a big deal in itself), here’s the snippet to make beer geeks excited:

Summit Brewery will launch their Oyster Stout, inspired by and made from our very own oyster shells. In first discussions the Brewers are thinking a British perspective and tradition might be an interesting way to go. Enjoy your pint, and even join us at the pairing station to learn about the beer, its process and pairing oysters with it. We’re even in development for a seminar on the brew and the history of Oyster Stouts.

Further details forthcoming. Aside from great beer, Meritage has a great schedule of music, education, pairings, oyster shucking and more planned for the day. For a schedule and less beer-obsessed information, visit their website.

 

Two Brothers & Japanese Cuisine Beer Dinner at Masu

By on August 29, 2012in bars/restaurants, beer dinners, beer events, food pairing

Masu will be hosting their first beer dinner on Monday, September 10th featuring Two Brothers beers! The menu is all set (however is subject to change) and looks like this:

Course One: Domaine DuPage Country Ale paired with a Sushi Assortment

Course Two: Take Two Hybrid Pale Lager paired with a duo of Ebi, Robata grilled Blue Prawn with Cucumber Kimchee.  Tempura Shrimp with lotus root.

Course Three: Incinerator Blonde Doppelbock with Black Peppercorns paired with a Beef Ramen with grilled trumpet mushroom, organic egg, and shabu shabu style beef ribeye.

Course Four: Pahoehoe Coconut Golden Ale paired with roasted pineapple with coconut puree cereal milk ice cream and toasted rice.

Tickets are $60 (gratuity not included) and just went on sale. Contact Masu at 612-332-6278 or email Greg at gmueller@masusushiandrobata.com for reservations.