Beer and Food Pairing Dinner at Hopmonk with Russian River

It’s oh-so-logical on how you just gravitate towards that which you are interested in. It seems, through much fault of my own stomach, that the site is slowly transforming into the “Beer and Food Pairing” blog. Not to worry as I have plenty of beer related posts in the works that require finishing touches.

Until then, Hopmonk is hosting the second in what seems to be an on-going series of Tuesday night Beer and Food Pairing dinners. The first was with New Belgian Brewing Company and this go around will feature the beers and brewmaster of Russian River Brewing Company.

Here are the specifics:

Join us this Tuesday night for a very special beer + food
pairing with Russian River Brewing.

The man himself – Vinnie Cilurzo – will be on hand to lead us thru the flow of his very remarkable beers.

Find out why Pliny has been advanced by the Keg Party for President – with the colorful and well-received Blind Pig as his running mate. These and other stories await!
Call to reserve seating – space is limited.
Date:     Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Time:     6:30 – 8:30pm
Where:     Hopmonk Tavern
Cost: $45/person (not including tax and tip)
230 Petaluma Ave
Sebastopol, CA 95472
707-829-7300

Menu:

Cocktails

Beer: Hoppy Blonde Ale
Food: Cured Olive & Caper Crostini

Brewers Overview

Beer: Pliny the Elder (Double IPA)
Food: None. Opening remarks from Brewmaster Vinnie Cilurzo

First Course

Beer: Temptation (Barrel-aged Wild American Ale)
Food: Local Artisan Cheeses & Tarragon Flatbread

Second Course

Beer: Damnation (Belgian-style strong golden ale)
Food: Scalops with Tomato Cream
Special Note: They will be pouring two-different years for comparison. Nice.

Third Course

Beer: Salvation (Belgian-style Dark ale)
Food: Rabbit Pappardelle with cream sauce

Fourth Course

Beer: Supplication (Barrel-aged American Wild Ale)
Food: Humble Pie

As you can easily count, it’s a four-course dinner with seven beers being served. These aren’t your run-of-the-mill beers either as many won’t be available until next year. At $45/person, this is a great value.

Too bad I won’t be able to make it to this event either. Damn these Tuesday night dinners! If it was during the weekend, this would be no problem. Even a Thursday would be better as I could just take the following day off.

Still, if any of my readers will be making the trip, I’d love to hear about the event and the beers and how well the paired. Take some pics, write down a few notes and I’ll post these up to share with the world.

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