| Garrett Oliver Pairing Dinner | |
A bit ago, I received a copy of The Brewmaster's Table as a gift. It's written by Brooklyn Brewery's Garrett Oliver and is a really interesting book. Written in 2003, well before the craft beer boom in the US, it acts as both an incredibly informative book and a bit of a time machine. Every single type of beer is touched on. Histories are described and of course, food pairings are recommended.Toward the end of April, Tap and Mallet announced that their next pairing dinner was only a few weeks away and it would feature pairings by Garrett Oliver himself. Having written the book on beer pairing and recently been nominated for a James Beard Award, attending the event would surely be a treat. Heather and I rushed out to get tickets at the bar the day they went on sale and we were able to secure some. Read more... 
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| Topic(s): beer events brooklyn brewery garrett oliver tap and mallet pairing blast wild one mary's maple porter pierogies black ops | |
| By Mike on May 20, 2012 at 4:39pm EDT | Add Comment |
| Beer Vs Wine Dinner at Tap and Mallet | |
Food should be fun and creative, making us mindful eaters while having new food experiences and creating new food memories. That's exactly what we get every time from Tap & Mallet's dinners. You can tell they have fun with their menus. We had a great time trying new combinations of things and pairing them with different beers and wines. We were asked to vote for the pairings that worked the best. Some combinations were amazing, some not so much and that's ok. Going with a group of people this time was also interesting. We talked about our individual pallets. With that said, anything negative that does occur is just our unique pallets trying to make sense of it all. Food, like art is subjective which is why we love it!
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| Topic(s): beer wine pairing tap and mallet restaurants events | |
| By Heather on April 13, 2011 at 7:37pm EDT | Add/View Comments (3) |
| Tap and Mallet Dogfish Head Beer Dinner | |
Hot on the heels of our own beer and food pairing, we hit up a Dogfish Head themed one over at Tap and Mallet here in Rochester. Tap and Mallet has pairings once every three or four months. The last one we went to, last spring, was one of the best meals we’ve ever had in Rochester. All the beers for that one were from Victory Brewing. The main entrée was an absolutely amazing meat loaf, which is currently on Tap's menu in two different forms; as an entrée and as a sandwich. Both are wonderful.Regardless of how much we loved the Victory meal and how much we love Dogfish Head beer, we were actually quite close to skipping this event. See, it came with a relatively steep price tag of $65 (tax and gratuity included). That makes it one expensive meal, especially for Rochester, NY. We can't remember how much the Victory meal was for sure, but we think it was closer to $35, a no-brainer of a price. After some debate, we decided to go for it anyway. The rationalization came with the thought that we would at least know whether these dinners at that price would be worth it in the future. My sister got in on the plan too and made the trip all the way up from Pittsburgh to attend. The price wasn't too much of a hurdle for others either. The dining room was packed. It was pretty evident that they sold it out. Here is our rundown of the courses and our thoughts on each. Pictures can be seen, in order, in the gallery section of this entry. Read more... 
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| Topic(s): beer pairing dinner tap and mallet events restaurants | |
| By Mike on January 22, 2011 at 8:43pm EST | Add Comment |
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