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Session Beer Dinner ’09

Session Beer Dinner ’09

Beers:
Lagunitas ‘Censored [aka Kronik] Ale’
Baron’s ‘Black Wattle Seed Ale’
St. John Brewers ‘Island Summer Ale’
New Glarus ‘Bohemian Lager’
Einhorn ‘Pilsner’
Cable Car ‘Cable Car Lager’
Alaskan ‘Summer Ale’
Jamaican ‘Red Stripe’
Sierra Nevada ‘Summerfest’
Starter:
Mango/Chile BBQ Wings
Black Bean & Sour Cream Sandwich Crackers
Main Dish:
Jerk Chicken
Black Bean Rice
Flat Bread

This time around I didn’t prepare a test meal like I typically would and while I was too concerned with the cooking of the flatbread I overcooked the rice a bit. But other than that, we had a real nice meal with some tasty beers- the one voted the best of the evening was Baron’s Black Wattle Seed Ale from Australia.

Belgian Dinner ’08

Beers:
Hoegaarden White (Belgium)
Bieken Honey Ale (Flanders, Belgium)
New Belgium Springboard (Boulder, Colorado)
Piraat Ale (Belgium)
Duvel Belgilan Golden Ale (Belgium)
Gulden Draak (Belgium)
Leffe Blonde (Belgium)
Ommegang Abbey Ale (Cooperstown. New York)
Chimay Grand Reserve Abbey Ale (Baileux, Belgium)
North Coast Brewing Brother Thelonious (Belgium)
Allagash Black (Portland, Maine)
Dogfish Head Black & Blue (Milton, Delaware)
New Glarus Brewing Wisconsin Belgian Red (New Glarus, Wisconsin)
Starter:
Various soft cheeses and multi-grain servettes from Trader Joe’s
Main Dish:
Chicken de Belgian
CaramelizedOnion & Mushroom Sauce prepared w/Malheur Brut Reserve Belgian Ale
Rice Pilaf
French-style Green Beens
French Bread
Desert:
Dogfish Head Black & Blue (Milton, Delaware)
New Glarus Brewing Wisconsin Belgian Red (New Glarus, Wisconsin)

Wow, I can’t believe its been 2 months since our last meeting! I feel real bad about canceling in April, but this month’s meeting made up for it by bringing us to capacity with the most in attendance at one time, 16. The night brought some surprises, one of which was the return of an inaugural Society member- Tom, who was in town and brought along his two daughters to join in the festivities! The next two where the beers we had to finish up the evening: Black & Blue and Wisconsin Belgian Red- these both came from a Society member’s personal, private collection of beers & are something most of us will never get to sample again.
Special thanks our host for the evening:
*Ilya Yampolsky for once again opening his roommates home for us to thrash… I mean use to conduct our meeting. I f**king LOVE cooking in that kitchen!

Next month should be an great one for us too… Mexican- think Carne & the like… mmmmmmmmm!