Terrapin To Host Hudson Valley Farm & New York State Beer Dinner

On October 14th Terrapin Restaurant will host

Thursday, October 14th 2010
5pm - 9pm $45/person
Reservations Required (845)-876-3330

lambic poached pear and camembert phyllo purse migliorelli farm pears, old chatham sheep herding company camembert
Brown's Raspberry Lambic ~ an american take on a classic belgian lambic 4.5% abv

butternut squash, beet, goat cheese, candied pecan and arugula salad with a meyer lemon vinaigrette migliorelli farms squash and beets, coach farms goat cheese and sky farms arugula
Sixpoint Pilsner ~ a crisp czech style pilsner 5.2% abv
Southampton Saison ~ a rustic farmhouse style saison 7.4% abv
Keegan 4 Philosophers ~ a golden belgian tripel style ale 8.0% abv

tart red currant sauce
served over your choice of:
1/2 poussin chicken, juniper brined pork chop, sirloin steak,or crispy polenta corn cake served with a pine nut crusted baked rutabaga and chestnut custard, brown sugar spaghetti squash and sauteed kale northwind farms chicken and pork, hudson valley cattle company sirloin migliorelli farms squash, corn and kale
Ithaca White Gold ~ a rustic pale wheat ale 8.0% abv
Southerntier Harvest ~ an american harvest extra special bitter 6.7% abv
Captain Lawrence Xtra Gold ~ a dry hopped golden belgian ale 10% abv

a trio of tapas creme brulee
pumpkin, yellow carrot, and sour apple~cinnamon
migliorelli farms pumpkin, carrots and apples
Blue Point Pumpkin Ale ~ a spiced pumpkin ale 6% abv
Brooklyn Monster Ale ~ an american barleywine style ale 10.8% abv
Ommegang Zuur ~ a classic flanders sour brown blended with cherry lambic 6% abv

Captain Lawrence Beer Dinner at The Vanderbilt

On October 5th, The Vanderbilt will host another 5 course beer dinner. The restaurant is known for supporting local farms and businesses and using local ingredients. For this event, they've teamed up with Captain Lawrence Brewing Company, located nearby in Pleasantville, New York. The brewery was started by Scott Vaccaro, and has won numerous awards, including the Mathew Vassar Brewer Cup for Best Craft Brewery in the Hudson Valley.



Butternut Squash Soup
Pumpkin Ale


Crisp Calamari
radish, ponzu
Kolsch


Barbeque Pork Shoulder
local spinach, apricot
Smoked Porter


Braised short rib
green papaya, chili, lime
Xtra Gold


Fromage Blanc cheesecake
pistachio, blueberries
Birra De Gicco


$60.00 per person
October 5, 2010 @ 7:00PM

China Institute To Offer Dogfish Beer Lecture and Tasting

On October 7th, the China Institute will host Dogfish Head's Sam Calagione for a lecture and tasting of his 'archeological' beers that have recipes that date back to ancient civilizations. Anyone intrested can purchase tickets here.

Archaeology of Beers: Tastings of Ancient Ales

This two-part series will be jointly hosted by Dogfish Head Brewery’s founder and president Sam Calagione, Dr. Patrick McGovern of the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Agnes Hsu, China Institute’s Resident Scholar and Consulting Archaeologist to UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Since 1999, Calagione has worked closely with McGovern, a leading molecular archaeologist at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, to bring ancient brewing history back to life.

The first beer they created together was Midas Touch, based on molecular evidence found in a tomb in Turkey believed to have belonged to the legendary King Midas of Greek mythology.

The second ancient ale was Chateau Jiahu, based on an ingredient list unearthed from a 9000-year-old Chinese burial. This recipe is the earliest evidence of fermented beverage in the history of civilization—proving that drinks made from fermented grains (beer) have a longer history than beverages made from fermented grapes (wine). Chateau Jiahu was awarded the Specialty Beer Gold Medal at the 2009 Great American Beer Festival.

Their third creation, Theobroma (“Food of the Gods” in the Aztec language), is based on the chemical analysis of pottery fragments found in Honduras that showed evidence of the earliest known alcoholic chocolate drink used by early civilizations to toast special occasions. Tastings of this ancient trio will be complemented by other exotic and seasonal ales that have become signatures of Dogfish Head’s craft brew masters.

Part I of the series will be hosted by Sam Calagione, Founder and President of Dogfish Head Brewery, who is also starring in Brewed, a Discovery Channel series about the fascinating history of beer making.

Part II will feature an in-depth talk by Dr. Patrick McGovern, Scientific Director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages, and Health at the University of Pennsylvania Museum and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology. He is the author of Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture (2003) and Uncorking the Past: The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages (2009), as well as over 100 periodical articles.

2010 Great American Beer Festival

In 2009, 6 New York State breweries took home 8 medals. This year, three breweries took home four medals. The Belgian Summer Ale from Great Adirondack Brewing Company in Lake Placid, NY was a repeat winner in the French- and Belgian-Style Saison taking a Bronze medal after last year's silver.

Category: 16 American-Style Sour Ale - 39 Entries
Gold: Brute, Ithaca Beer Co., Ithaca, NY

Category: 64 French- and Belgian-Style Saison - 52 Entries
Bronze: Belgian Summer Ale, Great Adirondack Brewing Co., Lake Placid, NY

Category: 67 Belgian-Style Abbey Ale - 76 Entries
Bronze: Three Philosophers, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY

Category: 72 Foreign-Style Stout - 33 Entries
Silver: Whiteface Stout, Great Adirondack Brewing Co., Lake Placid, NY

The Shmaltz Brewing Company took home a medal as well. While the company is based in San Francisco, all of the beer is brewed in New York, with an entire line being named after characters from the Coney Island Freakshow in Coney Island, NY. I am claiming them as a New York brewery. Sue me GABF.

Category: 18 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer - 77 Entries
Silver: HE’BREW RIPA on RYE, Shmaltz Brewing Co., San Francisco, CA

Get Real NY Cask Beer Festival

Editor's Note: Readers of The Foaming Head will receive a $5 discount off their ticket. Just enter foaminghead1 in the discount box.

On September 25th and 26th, the "Get Real NY” Beer Fest will offer New Yorkers one of the largest selections of cask ale in the country. The NY Craft Beer Week event will be hosted at the old Altman Building (135 West 18th Street, NYC, NY 10011) where 80 world wide cask conditioned beers will be paired with local food prepared by some of New York City's best known chefs. Rattle N Hum (www.Rattlenhumbarnyc.com) co-owner and event producer, Patrick Donagher says:

“Get Real NY is not only a celebration of the best cask beer and local food available but wine lovers will be given a run for their alcohol dollar and an unparalleled taste bud challenge. Get Real NY is not only a celebration of the best cask beer and local food available but wine lovers will be given a run for their alcohol dollar and an unparalleled taste bud challenge.”


Over twenty artisan vendors and restaurants have been invited to prepare three of their best house specials. Those dishes will be paired with 80 imported ales from around the world. Local brewers will man the home brew section, comparing brewing techniques and sharing brewing tips. Vice President of NYC Homebrewers Guild Chris Cuzme says: “We will have approximately 20 cask conditioned home brewed ales that will rival the pros.”

Guests are invited to a home brew Question and Answer period during each session. The two time winner of the Ninkasi Award (2004 and 2009) and undisputed king of home brewers Mr. Jamil Zainasheff is slated as special guest during the Saturday night session. Bill Sysak, better known in the inner circle of craft-beerdom as “Dr.” Bill Sysak, will oversee all the food pairings.

The challenge to wine lovers comes from both event producer Donagher and his top chef Erik Norlander. Both gentlemen maintain craft beers possess “a more complex flavor profile”. According to Norlander:

“A traditional pairing of food and wine is limited to the complexity of the wine’s taste profile but when you are pairing a ‘real beer’ with food, the world of tastes opens eightfold.”

While the doors are open to all, a special challenge is aimed at wine connoisseurs. Event producer Donagher says:

“Give me five minutes with the most die hard wine lover and I’ll have him or her converted to some of the best tasting cask conditioned beers in the world.”

This all New York vendor event runs from noon Saturday, September 25th until Sunday night when the last glass will be tipped at 8 PM. General admission tickets are $65 and come with a free tasting glass, while the $80 VIP tickets entitle guest to an added hour of food and beer tasting, special discounts to participating bars and restaurants and VIP tours of local breweries. VIP guests will also have a variety of special cask beer to taste and a personalized session with the VIP Brewers. Tickets can be purchased at: http://getrealny.eventbrite.com/.

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Contacts
Get Real NY
Michael J. Piazza, 917-415-5552
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or
Patrick Donagher, 917-238-2449
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