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% -

Bistro Rx- New Chef, New Menu Items - Still Great Wine & Beer

New chef in town - excited? Loss for the Wine Market is Wayne's gain at Bistro. 
Slowly he is adjusting the menu - like adding White Truffle Oil to some dishes' French Fries.

Some newer entree adds- are the St. Louis style ribs & crab cake -huge portion, Steak & Frites topped with a Gorgonzola glaze - aka huge chunks of good stinky cheese and trout with smashed garbonzo beans!

Remaining are both beef and bison burgers as well as bison and beef steak options.


Largest changes to date are with the brunch menu.
Check out this weekend - pancake battered-fried, Twinkies served with strawberry coulis. 
New brunch burger has bacon and yes of course the fried egg - really should this be a brunch item or menu staple? 

Great shoestring fried with or w/o truffle oil!


Tuesday nights are half price bottles of wine - entire menu - not just the cheap ones- treat yourself - you won't be disappointed - well you may not be able to go back to the $15 buys but hey- risk I am willing to take every time. Wayne also is one of the few in town selling Cava by the glass. By the glass means the individual mini bottles which you easily get 2 pours from- fabulous idea! 
Happy Hour 4-7pm.


No New Year's Eve party hear - just great entree specials like lamb! Get to Bistro Rx this weekend and give it a try!

2901 E Baltimore St
Baltimore, MD 21224 
Open 7 days/wk - M-F 4pm, 11am Sat, 10am Sun.

Lots of Booze News- Beer & Wine!

Love Mahaffey's Pub?

Think we all know the answer to that question! YES! Owner Wayne is rounding out his business venture with the opening of Bistro Rx . Look out Canton and Upper Fells residents, Butcher's Hill is getting its own wine bar that serves food.

It will open next week on Thursday, 10/7. 

No longer do you need to hit up the crowded square - though we appreciate Helen's Garden!
No more grabbing just a drink at Chesapeake in the Can Co. Lets be honest, Chesapeake is really a retail wine store which serves cheese and some tiny pizzas. Great select and knowledgeable staff but it is not the same as having wines paired with several course. That is not to say Bistro Rx will be pretentious.  For those that know Wayne personally, I think you will agree given his hard work ethic and personality Bistro Rx will be a huge success. If Mahaffeys is any example of how folks take their beer serious and not themselves. This neighborhood will embrace Bistro Rx quickly.

Located at 2901 E Baltimore St Baltimore, MD 21224-1343

Please get out next week and help Wayne kick off the grand opening with a bang.
Curious about the name- building used to be a pharmacy long long ago....i.e. Rx.

One can keep up with Mahaffeys pub or bistrorx on twitter.


BALTIMORE BEER WEEK

Oct 7-17th!
Check out all the events from Oktoberfest in Timonium to Beer Festival on the 17th at Canton's waterfront park. Details and tickets available all online. Don't miss out - lots of craft beers. Celebrate our local breweries or what is left of them.

Opening Tap Ceremony  next week at
Venue: Baltimore Museum of Industry

Date: Thursday, October 7th
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Cost: $30 Advance Ticket