Tuesday Tasting at The Empress: Dark Beers January 25, 2012

We're ending January with a bang! Come try a selection of 5 dark beers that are sure to please your palettes!

Course 1 – Southern Tier Iniquity Black Ale
"Poutine" - Duck fat fried french fries with duck gravy and fresh cheese curds.

Course 2 – LeftHand Brewery Fade to Black Chili Porter
"Hot Dog" - House made spicy pork sausage, homemade bun, pickled rainbow chard relish, tomato mostarda, and fresh dill.

Course 3 – Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout
"Chicken and Waffles" - Fried chicken oyster with pecan waffle, and powdered bourbon-maple butter.

Course 4 – Aventinus Doppelbach
"BBQ" - Braised Wild Boar-BQ w/apple-anise BBQ sauce, “Baked bean” cassoulet, sweet fennel slaw, and shallot- banana hush puppies.

Course 5 – Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout
"Doughnut" - Sweetened foie gras mousse filled donut hole, Nutella drizzle, and smoked sea salt.

Because the beers we are tasting as NOT gluten-free, the food served will also NOT be gluten-free. Some items will be available to order as entrees after the tasting and ask about special to-go pricing on the beer.

Reservations strongly recommended
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