The Beer Chef’s first beer dinner of 2009 will feature the “The Unique Beers of North Coast Brewing Co.” from Fort Bragg, California. It will be a three-course dinner and well worth the $70 price of admission. It will be held at the Cathedral Hill Hotel on Friday, January 23, 2009, beginning with a reception at 6:30 p.m. Call 415.674.3406 for reservations by January 15, if possible. I’ll see you there.
The Menu:
Reception: 6:30 PM
Beer Chef’s Hors D’Oeuvre
Beer: Red Seal Ale and Pranqster Golden Ale
Dinner: 7:30 PM
First Course
Salad of Peppercress, Peeky Toe Crab. Humboldt Fog Goat Cheese and Satsuma Mandarins
Beer: Le Merle Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale
Second Course:
Coffee Crusted Duck Leg Confit with Caramelized Fennel and Four Cheese Ravioli
Beer: Brother Thelonius Belgian Style Abbey Ale
Third Course:
Molten Chocolate Cake with Old Stock Ice Cream and Smoked Paprika Sabayon
Beer: Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
Two of the North Coast beers that will be featured at the dinner.
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Dinner with the Brewmaster: North Coast Brewing
Cathedral Hill Hotel, 1101 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California
415.674.3406 [ website ]
I think North Coast makes some great beers. I enjoy Pranqster, Old Rasputin, and Brother
Thelonius a ton. I’m envious that I can’t go. Maybe I’ll review these on our site to
make me feel better.
By the way, the food doesn’t sound too shabby either.