The Beer Dinner
I’ve live-blogged beer dinners before, but I’ve learned that a beer dinner must be experienced in all its glory to really appreciate it. Last night’s Big Sky Blue Canyon Beer Dinner was the best one yet. It was standing-room-only, except everyone had a chair. Seriously good-size crowd.
The best part of the evening, besides the food and beer, of course, was enjoying the whole experience with the gang from Bitterroot Brewing. Their food, beer and promotion guys came up to see what all the hype was about, and perhaps make some plans for their very own brewer’s dinner in the future.
It was great to sit around with a bunch of beer lovers and confirm, at least to ourselves, that beer is really the best beverage to pair with food. Wine has its good matches, but it’s a simpler beverage and it’s picky. Not so much with beer. The hops, barley, yeast and alcohol provide such a better platform for the myriad flavor possibilities than do juice, yeast and oak. Sorry, not to pick on wine too much, but last night’s beer dinner was a showcase of different beer styles, from Belgian to traditional English and American Pale Ales, and foods as diverse as scallops, brisket and black garlic.
Many thanks to Larry Coffman and his very talented crew at Blue Canyon Kitchen and Tavern, as well as to the brewers at Big Sky Brewing Co. You guys exemplify the spirit of your crafts.
Look for more of these types of beer dinners coming up soon. I’ll be announcing several beer dinners through the rest of winter and into spring.
Prost,
GG
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