Great Beer Deserves Great Food Dinner & New Ales Coming Soon

Chef Ty-Lor Boring was at Cafe Ommegang for the second instalment of Great Beer Deserves Great Food (GBDGF) this past Saturday evening.  The Mrs. & I attended this sold out event and lucked out as we were seated next to resident brewmaster Phil L.  It was a fun night with plenty of Ommegang cheer to accompany the great menu.  The menu you ask .. see below

First course:  Paired with Hennepin

Forest Mushrooms on Pizza Blanca 

Made with thyme, tokyo scallions, & white soy

Second Course: Paired with Duvel Golden Ale

Bouchot Mussels

Made with Ommegang Witte ale, shallots, celery, thyme & laurel

Third Course: Paired with BPA(Belgian Pale Ale)

Brewers Yeast Roasted Chicken

Made with lacinato, dates, rosemary, orange, & fried egg aioli

Fourth Course: Paired with 3 Philosophers

Rice Chex & Pretzel Marshmellow Treat

Made with white miso, brown butter, dark chocolate, & peanut butter

This was a great time and I highly suggest you get out there for a GBDGF dinner if you get a chance -- it was a truly unique and fun experience.  These dinners may become a monthly (or near monthly) happening so stay abreast by checking out Ommegang on FB and/or the Ommegang and GBDGF websites.

And .....From the "New Ales Coming Soon" department, while tilting my head back (if you know what I mean), I noted several large banner signs on the adjacent wall in the Cafe dining area promoting upcoming events and brews.   Note the limited edition, speciality, and one-off ales in the pic below.

For those that have searched it out, you may have found the Q1 offering called Seduction.  The Q2 offering called Art of Darkness (see prior blog entry) is now on sale at the brewery and may be arriving in some retailers in the near future.  The remainder of the offerings for 2012, as you may note, include a Biere de Garde, Black Duvel / Black Abbey, a Belgian Independence Day Triple, a Harvest Cream Ale, a 15th Anniversary Ale, and an Opera Ale.  Lot's to look forward to in the coming months.  Cheers!

{Oh yeah, with this being a bike team blog, I should note I rode for 4.5 hrs to establish a proper calorie deficit prior to the dinner ... does that count?}