Beer Kitchen - Boulevard Beer Dinner

On Sunday evening the fiancé and I met up with our friends Tom and Libby for a beer dinner hosted at the Beer Kitchen in Westport. Boulevard Brewer Jeremy Danner explained the intricacies of the beers and how they are paired with the food courses on the menu. This beer dinner was unlike any other as Boulevard featured 2 ‘experimental’ brews. We were there for about 2-1/2 hours enjoying a small glass of nicely crafted beer paired with amazing dishes. The fiancé told me that this was not a typical ‘beer’ dinner as small plates are usually served with the beer selection. This was not the case on Sunday....(read: course 4, full turkey leg). 

Here is a rundown of the menu:
1st Course- fried homemade fresh mozzarella, w/ smoky tomato confit, balsamic reduction glaze, micro greens
         Beer: Boss Tom's Golden Bock, Golden Bock, 6.1% abv

2nd Course- herbed chevre potato pancake w/ a baby arugula & roasted beet salad w/ hops beer vinaigrette
         Beer: Hoppy Wheat, Hoppy Wheat Ale, 5.2% abv, A new test brew for
         Boulevard, sessionable wheat beer

3rd Course-  meat & cheese plate of peppered salami w/ chipotle white cheddar & pickled sweet pepper, brasola w/ tillamook cheddar & hops beer mustard, prosciutto w/ cambrasola brie & thyme honey w/ honey wheat baguette
          Beer: Single-Wide IPA, India Pale Ale, 5.7% abv

4th Course- oven roasted turkey leg w/ caramelized fennel & roasted garlic mashed potatoes w/ pan au jus
         Beer: Love Child #2, Belgian Style Sour Ale, 10% abv. Big sour red ale, aged in a single
         barrel for four years. Aromas of sour cherries and oak with a pleasant sour flavor and
         medium funk.

-5th Course-  sixth glass ice cream float w/ pink hawaiian salted ice cream
        Beer: The Sixth Glass, Belgian-Style Quadruple, 10.5% abv

Anne's Food Favorites: Course 1, 2 & 3.

Beer Favorites, Course 1, 3 & 4.



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