The simple pleasures of beering locally. I'm older now, and simple beer pleasures are the most meaningful to me. They tend to be encountered locally. It is my aim to get unplugged and explore some of them, slowly and thoughtfully. I'd tell you where it's leading, except that I've no idea ... and that's the whole point of the journey: To find out.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Beer lineup for Extreme Belgian 2007.
Here is what, barring the unexpected, should be the final beer list for the Extreme Belgian dinner, to be held on Monday, March 5 at Bistro New Albany. The ball's now in Chef Dave Clancy's court, and when his side of the ledger is complete, so will the pairings.
Opener:
DeuS Brut des Flandres … Sparkling “Champagne Method” Ale, brewed in Buggenhout, Belgium.
Beers with cuisine (not in order):
Panil Barriquee … Flanders-style Oak-Aged Red/Oud Bruin, brewed in Torrechiara, Italy.
Drie Fonteinen Schaerbeekse Kriek … Belgian Lambic (with cherries), brewed in Beersel, Belgium.
Urthel Hop-It … Belgian-style American India Pale Ale, brewed in the Netherlands for the Belgian De Leyereth brewery.
Ommegang Hennepin … Belgian-style Saison, brewed in Cooperstown, New York.
Avery “The Reverend” … Belgian-style Quadrupel, brewed in Boulder, Colorado.
Allagash Musette … Belgian-style Scotch Ale, brewed in Portland, Maine.
Closer/parting glass:
Trappistes Rochefort 10 … Trappist Ale, brewed by the Abbaye Notre-Dame de St. Remy outside Rochefort, Belgium.
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