Saturday, February 26, 2011

Mahaffey's Strong Beer Tasting & 4 Course Lunch Pairing at BistroRX

 
First Course begins with Barley Wines:

Blue Cheese Cheddar Soup garnished with Cayenne dusted popcorn!

Victory Old Horizontal Barley Wine 11%
Smutty Nose Wheat Wine 11% slightly syrupy, sweet, with a citrus hop finish. Subtle wet dog, metallic pineapple aftertaste.
Weyerbocker's Blithering Idio
Course 2 We Enter Germany for Dobblebocks

Spaten's Optimator Dopplebock 7.6% Raisiney, roasted, toasted, slightly sweet. Smooth with little carbonation, tight bubbles. Not overly powerful. Drinkable!


Third & Main Course THAI & IPAs



Thai Braised Chicken served over scented Jasmine Rice

Scheider & Sohn Aventinus Imperial IPA

Harpoon Leviathan Imperial IPA 10% Hints of lemongrass, hoppy, citrus, green notes with tight tiny bubbles.

Avery Maharaja Imperial IPA Malty, coffee, lighter body, little pithy, citrus but cloudy.

Final Course Dessert & Stouts
 
Housemade Chocolate Truffles with Toffee Ice Cream

Long Trail Coffee Stout 8% from Vermont. Thin, sour aftertaste, not a well balanced stout at all. Dark burnt coffee notes.
Thirsty Dog's Siberian Night Russian Imperial Stout 9.7% Dark espresso notes, roasted, ashy, bitter but not burnt. Better balance and depth of flavor.
South Hampton Trappist Belgian Abbot 12 Dark Style Ale 10% -

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