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It’s been a few months since our last Beer and Food Event. Some past attendees have been asking us when our next event will be and the good news is that it will be soon! With the weather improving day by day, this will be our first outdoor event.

For all those who are unfamiliar with our beer and food events, the concept it pretty simple. I go to the bottle shop and buy a few beers. I call my sister the chef over and we taste the beers and develop a menu to go along with the beers. There are a few guidelines that we follow when putting together a menu but people are always surprised with the end result.

When we first started doing these events, people thought there were going to be attending a “raging kegger”. I hated to disappoint them but that’s not what we’re about here at BetterBeerBlog. These events are designed to showcase and highlight specific beers and to pair them with food you normally wouldn’t think of. The wine industry does this all the time and I thought I’d take a cue from them and do the same thing with beer. The results so far have been overwhelmingly good.

So, without further adieu, here are the specifics of our next event:

Who: BetterBeerBlog
What: Spring Fling Beer and Food Event
Where: Casa de Estaniel
When: June 7, 2008 @ 1pm
Cost: $15/person

Below is the tentative menu. I use the word “tentative” because things may change at the last minute but I really don’t see that happening any time soon. Unless something really unfortunate happens, this is the menu for the event.

Course 1
Beer: Franziskaner Weissbier
Culinary Pairing: Spring Salad garnished with crunchy noodles, Mandarin oranges, glazed walnuts with a citrus vinaigrette.

Course 2
Beer: New Belgium Springboard
Culinary Pairing: Tilapia ceviché served with tortilla chips

Course 3
Beer: Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA
Culinary Pairing: Spicy tarragon chicken pasta

Course 4
Beer: Marin Brewing Company Raspberry Trail Ale
Culinary Pairing: Pork loin stuffed with apples, caramelized onions and bacon

It’s a shorter menu when compared with past events but we feel that this will allow for a more relaxed presentation and event as well as lowering the cost to everyone. Unlike other past event, this will be an afternoon event so we can take full advantage of the great California weather.

Unfortunately, we have a finite number of resources and space to hold our event. As a result, we will have to cap the number of attendees to 20 people. Sorry! If you’re on our email list, look for an Evite from BetterBeerBlog to hit your mailbox soon. If you’re not on our email list, please send me an email at betterbeerblog[at]gmail[dot]com (I’m sure you can figure that out) and we’ll be happy to add your name to the evite list for this and future events.

We hope to see you at our Spring Fling!

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