March 16th and 17th Beer Tasting

St Patrick’s Day Beer Tasting Two Dates!

Tuesday, March 16^th Starts at 6:30 PM ($40 per person)

Wednesday, March 17^th Starts at 12 Noon ($30 per person)

Price includes seven beers (or wines) and seven course menu

The Menu

Choice of Either: Hot Potato Leek Soup or Cheddar Ale Soup

Served with Homemade Irish Soda Bread

Paired with Thomas Hooker Irish Red or

NV Ecker Gruner Veltliner Weinland Austria

Venison Scotch Eggs Casey, Cranberry Coulis

Paired with Harp Lager or

2007 Brancott Pinot Noir South Island New Zealand

Scottish Smoked Salmon, Toasted Irish Soda Bread, Caramelized Onions, Crème Fraiche

Paired with Harpoon Celtic Ale or

2006 B.R. Cohn Chardonnay Sonoma County

Colcannon Potato Skins, Back Bacon, Scallions, Cabbage, Sharp Cheddar

Paired with New Castle Brown Ale or

Paired with 2007 Ravenswood Petite Sirah California

Mixed Dublin Greens Salad

Sliced Apples, Grain Mustard Vinaigrette, Chopped Egg, Warm Bacon Bits

Samuel Smith Organic Lager Bottle or

Paired with 2007 Ravenswood Petite Sirah California

Choice of Either Entree:

Corned Beef and Cabbage,

Boiled Potatoes, Glazed Carrots, Brussels Sprouts, Irish Mustard Au Jus

Sheppard’s Lamb Meatloaf,

Stuffed with Mashed Potatoes, Sage Derby Cheese, Lamb, Wrapped in Bacon,

Topped with Hot Horseradish Mushroom Gravy, and Fried Onions

Paired with Smithwicks or

2008 Altos las Hormigas Malbec Mendoza Argentina

Baileys Chocolate Bread Pudding, Toffee Sauce

Paired with Guinness Stout or Sandeman Porto Ruby NV

Featuring the following Wines...

NV   Ecker Gruner Veltliner Weinland Austria

2007 Brancott Pinot Noir South Island New Zealand

2006       B.R. Cohn Chardonnay Sonoma County

2007       Paired with 2007 Ravenswood Petite Sirah California

2006 Bonny Doon Vineyards Le Cigare Blanc White Wine California

2008 Altos las Hormigas Malbec Mendoza Argentina

Sandeman Porto Ruby NV

Featuring the Following Beers…

Guinness Stout, Harp Lager Bottle, New Castle Brown Ale Draft,
Harpoon Celtic Ale Bottle,

Samuel Smith Organic Lager Bottle, Smithwicks Bottle, and Thomas Hooker Irish Red

Litchfield Saltwater Grille beer connoisseur Albe Galotta will host the event. Mr. Galotta will go over the ABC’s of beer… 1) How to pour the perfect Guinness. 2) What is Hops? 3) How to taste and asses the quality of beer. The highlight of the event will be an impressive collection of 250 American tap handles on display.

Thomas Hooker, a local brewery in Bloomfield CT, will be providing locally grown hop samples, as well as hops from around the world that the brewery uses in the production of their various beer styles for inclusion in the discussion on hops.

Reservations are required and can be made by calling 860.567.4900

Go to the Thomas Hooker website for pictures and more info on this local beer.