Quench your Thirst with Great Beer Dinners

Here are some menus that will help you decide between some of the best-looking beer dinners to come over the next couple of weeks. This should fulfill my beer dinner advertising quota for the next month. Don't take that the wrong way; I wouldn't post a menu (basically as free advertising) unless I would gladly put down greenbacks and attend myself. Of course, this is not always possible, so now I must make my own decisions. Bon Appetit and Cheers!


Left Hand/Terrapin Beer Dinner at Monk's Café in Philadelphia, PA
Thursday, October 29th, 2009; 6:00pm
$65.00 includes tax
215-545-7005 for reservations

Welcome
Left Hand Haystack Wheat

First Course
~ Baby Octopus
with Terrapin Rye Pale Ale

Second Course
~ Shrimp w/Orange Gastrique
with Left Hand St. Vrain Triple

Third Course
~ Maple Glazed Acorn Squash stuffed with wild rice, walnuts, craisins, etc.
with Left Hand Juju Ginger

Fourth Course
~ Smoked Seafood & Bleu Cheese Savory Tart
with Terrapin Substance Abuse (2006) & Left Hand Imperial Stout

Fifth Course
~ Pork Loin w/Apples & Juniper
with Terrapin Big Sloppy Monster (2006)

Sixth Course
~ Left Hand/Terrapin Depth Charge & Midnight Project - Collaboration dessert

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Yards Beer Dinner at High Street Caffe in West Chester, PA
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009; 7:00pm
$45.00 plus tax and gratuity
610-696-7435 for reservations

First Course
~ Brewer’s Plate: Smoked Alligator Sausage $ Elk & Pear Sausage with Cheddar and Gruyere Cheeses
with Brawler

Second Course
~ Harvest Soup with a Pumpkin Creme’ Fraiche
with Poor Richard’s Tavern Spruce Ale

Third Course
~ Crawfish Etouffee
with Philadelphia Pale Ale

Fourth Course
~ Porter Braised Pork Tenderloin with a Sweet Potato & Apple Hash
with George Washington’s Tavern Porter

Fifth Course
~ Homemade Pumpkin Pie with Cinnamon Whipped Cream
with Thomas Jefferson’s Tavern Ale

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Victory Brewing Beer Dinner at Chifa in Philadelphia, PA
Thursday, November 5th, 2009; 7:00pm
$55.00 plus tax and gratuity
215-925-5555 for reservations

First Course
~ Hiramasa with aji Amarillo leche de tigre, passion fruit and roasted corn
with Prima Pils

Second Course
~ Octopus Ceviche with purple olive and avocado
with WildDevil

Third Course
~ Grilled Thai Sausage with tamarind chile sauce and jasmine rice
with Golden Monkey

Fourth Course
~ Smoked Rib Eye with revuelto de chorizo and huacatay chimichiri
with Yakima Twilight

Fifth Course
~ Coconut Tapioca with semisweet chocolate cremeux and quinoa chicaronnes
with Baltic Thunder

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Sierra Nevada Beer Dinner at The Drafting Room in Exton, PA
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009; 6:00pm
$69.99 plus tax and gratuity
610-363-0521 for reservations

Passed Appetizer
~ Mascarpone and Crispy Pancetta Stuffed Date, Aged Balsamic jus, Fried Sage
with Sierra Nevada Brown Saison

First Course
~ Applewood Roasted Kennett Square Mushrooms, Shaved Goat Cheese, Toasted Brioche, Oven Dried Cherry Tomatoes, Watercress Pesto, Micro Greens
with Sierra Nevada Edge of Darkness (from Beer Camp #12, attended by TDR Owner Howard Weintraub--It's an India Brown Ale ranging around 5.5% ABV and 55 IBUs)

Intermezzo
~ Belgian Ale Poached Shrimp, Lemon Sorbet, Charred Lime Relish, Lavosh Crisp, Triple jus
with Sierra Nevada Belgian Triple

Second Course
~ Locally Grown Butter Braised Pumpkin, Herbs & Crispy Bacon; Lancaster County Barley Cured Pork Loin, Apple Butter Caramelized Onion Bilini, Pear and Fig Chutney
with Sierra Nevada Estate Harvest Ale

Dessert
~ Toasted Almond and Autumn Scented Blintzes, Barleywine and Blackberry Jam, Sweet Cider Crème Anglaise, Sun Dried Cranberry Relish
with Sierra Nevada Bigfoot [2008]