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Monday, October 29, 2007
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So last night was the Half Door Beer & Game Dinner, which I've been talking about for ages and was, as hoped and expected, amazing. The above photos, in order, are:
1. Hard Cooked Quail Eggs w/ Montana White Fish Caviar on Crostini, paired with Weihenstephan 1809 Berliner Style Weisse
OK, these little suckers were delectable. I only had, oh I dunno, 6 or 7 of them. I mean, how often do you get a chance to have quail eggs? I mean, really! The beer was nicely paired with the egg. Apparently, as per our host & emcee, Brendan, this was the style of Berliner Weisse before Napoleon's troops ruined it. That's Napoleon for you, always ruining stuff.
This dish was the second-best in my opinion. I could totally go for a quail egg right now. I could make the world's tiniest omelette.
2. Fried Frogs Legs with Tarragon Sauce, paired with La Brasserie des Franches Montagnes La Meule
I wish I could say I totally remember what I wanted to say about this beer. It, as all the others, went very well, some better. The frog's legs were awesome, like an unholy union of a fish stick and a chicken finger, like think if the Gorton's Fisherman ran off with Colonel Sanders, only better.
3. Turtle Soup au Sherry, paired with Birreria Baladin Sour Nora 2005.
This pairing was inspired, absolutely. Brendan outdid himself picking out the beer. I tried this incredibly complex, ancient-style beer and thought, "No way is this going with a rich, hearty and complex soup," but I was completely wrong. While the soup was not my favorite dish (probably my least favorite, but I hate saying that because I liked everything), with the beer it just sang. The beer, with its unusual mead-y like character and hints of savory, was a gorgeous mid-dinner addition.
4. Grilled Ostrich Rounds w/Leek Risotto, paired with Brouweij de Glazen Toren-Cuvee Angelique
The ostrich was my hands-down favorite, and the beer was a great pairing. The strength and nuttiness of the beer complimented the red-meatiness of the ostrich. So good, so pink!
(side note: I'm starting to feel like Homer Simpson when he became a food critic and liked everything. The he became a jerk and that dude tried to kill him with a deadly eclair. No deadly eclair for me.)
5. Almond Crusted Antelope w. Porcini Cream & Blue Cheese, paired with Biurrifico Montegioco Demon Hunter
Well, I'm not much of a mammal eater, so I only had the tiniest bite of the Antelope. Dr. Pete was a fan, as he consumed BOTH portions! I have to say, I loved this beer, and not only because of the kick ass name and kick ass label.
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The spiciness of the beer, however, held up nicely against the antelope without overpowering it.
Dessert and other pictures are going to be coming up in a later post, as Blogger only lets me upload so many images.
You'll have to just wait for that friend pumpkin pie....as well as photos of the beer, our beer host, and yours truly + Dr. Pete!
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Kim,
This sounds like it was a really wonderful time. I'm really happy you guys enjoyed it so much.
All of those dishes look just incredibly delicious. Amazing. And I now want to try everyone of those beers!
I can't wait for the rest of the pics!
Hee, IB, I just remembered that I put the butter knife on the quail egg plate to use "for scale" when I took the photo.
Damn, I could go for a quail egg now.
A guy outside was joking that he was going to start raising quail, just to get their delicious, tiny little eggs.
Heh! Now that I've got the butter knife in mind for judging proportion, I can say, "damn, those are tiny little eggs!"
Btw, I've only had them once, but those little suckers are really good, aren't they?
Kim....YOU ATE KERMIT'S LEGS!! Why Do You Hate MUPPETS??
I jest. Game is not my general cup of tea - heck, when Paul orders rabbit, as he sometimes does, we all try to pretend we don't know what "lapin" means so that we don't have to accuse him of eating Thumper. But the menu and beer pairings do sound amazing nonetheless. And thanks for posting the photos - they add a lot!
Just imagine if I had eaten Beaker...
(ok, admittedly bad mental image there)
Oh, no! Not Mr. Beaker!
Although I've heard he is "sadly temporary, sadly temporary..."
;)
Ah, yes - Muppet Labs, where the future is being made today...
It was never quite the same after Jim Henson's death.
Anyway - looking forward to the remaining courses and more great entries on the blog!
Kim --
New reader to your blog here. I found it when I googled "Deeep fried pumpkin pie."
I was one of the lucky ones to be at the dinner as well. I must admit, I was quite fond of the turtle soup. Not as big a fan of the antelope, I thought the mushroom sauce overpowered everything too much.
On the whole, though, it was a fantastic time.
Looking forward to reading more of your posts, and digging through your archives!
E.G.
Thank you, EG, and welcome to Cool As Hartford! I am always thrilled to have a local reader.
What was your favorite dish?
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