Just a quick post from conversations on Twitter regarding beer and food pairings. Feel free to use this for your own. This is from an event we had last year. I will tell you that we had WAY too much beer and food. next time we would probably reduce the total number of beers to 12. Note that my friend Adam did about all of the legwork on this one so the notes and portions are his. He is an awesome resource for our brewing group as he has a PHD in pharmacy which helps with the biology aspects of brewing. He has also made some awesome brews on his own aside from our group brewing.
Inaugural Beer Tasting/Fondue Pairings Event
September 6th, 2008
Menu
Beer Aperitif (Light and Fragrant Fruit Beer, Bitburger, or Light Pilsner)
Bavarian Pretzels with Dijon Mustard (Maerzen, Dark Lager, Bock)
Smoked Sausage & Cheese Crackers (A Smoked Beer)
Emmenthaler & Cheddar Cheese Beer Fondue
· Granny Smith Apples (Hard apple cider beer)
· Pears (Pear or other flavored cider beer)
· Carrots and Celery (Fruity Ale, Light Wheat or Light Lager)
· Fresh Bread (A Bock)
Main Course Beer Fondue
· Zesty Peppered Shrimp and cocktail sauce (Light or Pale Ale, Lager, or lighter wheat beer)
· Lemon and Dill Wild Alaskan Salmon (Citrus Witbier or IPA w/Citrus Splash)
· Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken (Brown Ale, Maerzen or Fruity Ale)
· Marinated or Herb Crusted Pork Medallions (Oatmeal Stout or Black Lager)
· Marinated Sirloin Steak with Horseradish cream sauce (Porter)
· Mushrooms, Zucchini, Squash (We can add other main dish beers here)
Heavenly Dessert
· Milk or Dark Chocolate Fondue (We will have one of each)
o Strawberries (Raspberry, Strawberry , or Cherry beer)
o Bananas (Belgian Trappist or Belgian White)
o Marshmallows ( Irish Style Stout)
o Cheesecake (Sweet Porter, Cream or Chocolate Stout)
o Pound Cake (Cream Stout, Imperial Stout or Milk Stout)
o Brownies (Imperial Stout, Sweet Stout or Chocolate Stout)
Curtain Call (Strong Sweet Fruit Beer or Lambic, Belgian dubbel, or tripel)
Beer List – Currently 19 Beers
1. (Light and Fragrant Fruit Beer, Bitburger, or Light Pilsner)
2. (Maerzen, Dark Lager, Bock)
3. (A Smoked Beer)
4. (Hard apple cider beer)
5. (Pear or other flavored cider beer)
6. (Fruity or Fragrant Ale or Light Lager)
7. (Single bock or Amber bock)
8. (Brown Ale, Maerzen or Fruity Ale)
9. (Citrus Witbier or IPA served with citrus)
10. (Light or Pale Ale, Lager, or lighter wheat beer)
11. (Oatmeal Stout or Black Lager)
12. (Porter)
13. (Raspberry, Strawberry , or Cherry beer)
14. (Belgian Trappist or Belgian White)
15. (Dry Irish Style Stout)
16. (Sweet Porter, Cream or Chocolate Stout)
17. (Cream Stout, Imperial Stout or Milk Stout)
18. (Imperial Stout, Sweet Stout or Cream Stout)
19. (Strong Sweet Fruit Beer or Lambic, Belgian dubbel, or tripel)
Food List With Estimated Costs
I tried to break this up for comparable pricing and prep work. Meat (2-3) Pounds will be needed for recommended serving size of 2-3 oz per person. Everything else should be the same, with the volume of courses and beers just enough for a few bites will be plenty when accompanied by a couple of ounces of beer. The ingredients have been broken out by Couples. Total of 7 couples in all or 14 ppl.
Couple 1
Bavarian Pretzels served with Dijon Mustard 4
Smoked Sausage & Cheese Crackers 10
Mushrooms, Zucchini, Squash 10
Couple 2
Marinated or Herb Crusted Pork Medallions 10
Lemon and Dill Marinated Wild Alaskan Salmon 14
Couple 3
Emmenthaler & Cheddar Cheese Beer Fondue 12
Marinated Sirloin Steak with Horseradish cream sauce 14
Couple 4
Apples Granny Smith 3
Pears 3
Carrots and Celery 4
Fresh Bread 5
Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken 8
Couple 5
Main Course Beer Fondue Broth 8
Zesty Peppered Shrimp and cocktail sauce 16
Couple 6
Milk Chocolate Fondue 7
Dark Chocolate Fondue 7
Strawberries 7
Bananas 3
Couple 7
Marshmallows 3
Cheesecake 10
Pound Cake 5
Brownies 5
