In celebration of the Darkest Day of the Year - a Beer Dinner with Surly Darkness variants and a darkness inspired menu!
December 21, Winter Solstice - The Darkest Day of the Year. We could not imagine any other way to celebrate than by paying homage to the Darkness itself with Surly Brewing. Perhaps our most epic pairing dinner yet. Menu items inspired by both the beers and the Darkness itself
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Right in time for all of the seasons celebrations, so grab a beer geek friend and enjoy!
$85 Includes tax and branded giveaways (gratuity not included) RSVP is a must, so call, email, message today. We’ll confirm your seat with haste while seats are available.
⚫️COURSE 1⚫️
2021 Midnight Manhattan Darkness variant
(Rye barrel aged Russian imperial stout with cherries, orange peel and butters added)
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Truffle cheese canape, blackberry preserves + dark chocolate, Silkie Chicken Aronchini, chipotle bourbon sauce
⚫️COURSE 2⚫️
15 - Belgian strong ale aged for eight months in Parker’s Heritage Heavy Char Bourbon Barrels, then back-blended with a touch of wine barrel-aged wild ale - it’s a doozy and you can read about it here:
https://surlybrewing.com/fifteen-years-one-beer/
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Squid ink angel hair pasta (white noodz, black sauce) and calamari
⚫️COURSE 3⚫️
10 - Old Ale with aged flavors of toffee, sherry and vanilla-sassafras - unabashedly our favorite and likely the last time to see it in tap
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Root beer braised, crispy skin pork belly served on a scallion pancake
⚫️COURSE 4⚫️
2021 Gimme S'more Darkness - Bourbon barrel aged Russian Imperial Stout with vanilla and cinnamon added.
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Cocoa Crusted Brisket, served on a super dark Rye bread with a deep red Texas style BBQ sauce
🍪DESSERT COURSE🍪
13 - Maple barrel-aged imperial stout with of dark chocolate, roasted malt, and aromatic vanilla
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Bringing all the colors back in the plate with Christmas Cookies!
(No matter what Facebook says dinner starts at 7pm! Sometimes it likes to play games and change on us!)