Friday, October 24, 2008

Get Your Pork, Pumpkin and Cheese On

There are times in life when choices must be made and this Saturday is one of those times. As always with the Philly area there is no shortage of beer activity. This weekend the events feature an assortment of great food finds to accompany your beer drenched pallet. All you need to do is decide what will allow your foodie side and your beer side to exist in harmony.

Bring Out the Firkin Pig

Spinnerstown Hotel is putting together a collection of 8 West Coast firkins and having a pig roast. Many of these beers you wont typically see on cask in PA. It all starts at noon and pours until 6:00pm. Pay as you go.
The Cask List
Green Flash Le Freak Belgian IPA
Port Brewing Hop 15 DIPA
Stone Smoked Porter with Oak
Rogue Dry Hopped Shakespeare Stout
Bear Republic Racer 5
Lagunitas Maximus DIPA
Ballast Point Big Eye IPA
Coronado Red Devil Imperial Red Ale

It's the Great Pumpkin Fest

Iron Hill Brewery in North Wales is getting their pumpkin groove on in a big way. They are serving multiple pumpkin ales. Look for their house pumpkin, Ichabod Imperial Belgian Pumpkin Ale, a pumpkin from Elysian Brewing and a surprise beer. An actual pumpkin filled with will Ichabod will be tapped at 5PM. Match all that pumpkin beer with an array of pumpkin foods from the specialty menu. The celebration starts at 4pm.

PUMPKIN CELEBRATION MENU
Pumpkin Bisque
Roasted Pepper Crème Fraiche
Smoked Duck Harvest Salad
Candied Pecans, Mesclun Greens, Gorgonzola Cheese and Chile Pumpkin Dressing
Toasted Pumpkin Seed Crusted Salmon
Fall Vegetable Hash, Sauteed Spinach, Brown Butter
Pan Seared Filet Medallions
Pumpkin Risotto, Wild Mushroom Saute, Balsamic Butter
Pumpkin Cannelloni
Mussels, Clams and Sage Scented Red Sauce
Warm Pumpkin Bread Ala Mode
Vanilla Ice Cream and Rum Raisin Toffee sauce
Pumpkin Pie with Gingersnap Crust
Bourbon Whipped Cream

More Cheese Please

The Institute is featuring a very affordable beer and cheese tasting from 4:00-6:00pm. Four beers from New Jersey breweries and four artisan cheeses. $5.00 gets you cheese and 3oz samples of beer.
The NJ beer list
River Horse Double White
Boaks Monster Mash Russian Imperial Stout
Flying Fish Octoberfish
High Point Wheat (Ramstein) Munich Amber

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