rogue dinner
last week i had the distinct good fortune to eat at rogue kitchen
for their beer pairing dinner with greenflash brewery
four courses of fabulous food
paired with four different greenflash brews
in a private room
delightful!
the beerthirst guys brought the beers and talked about them
cory the chef made courses that made me want to make happy noises all the way through!
first course:
goat cheese flan with roasted beets, granny smith apple, hazelnuts, microgreens, nut brown vinagrette and puff pastry
paired with green flash nut brown ale
(english-style ale with rich caramel malt flavours and drying nutty characteristics in the finish. british and belgian specialty malts with mild hops - 5.5%)
the goat was mild and fluffy, the hazelnuts magic, puff pastry, beets, reduction - all divine! the nutty beer was a perfect pairing and cleansed the goat right outta my mouth. i could eat this every day and not get bored!
second course:
pan roasted halibut with chantrelle escabeche, roasted cauliflower puree, arugula and crispy potato
paired with green flash west coast ipa
(west coast style ipa is extravagantly hopped, including simcoe, columbus, centennial and cascade, full-flavoured, medium bodied and copper coloured - 7%, 95 ibus)
originally it was to be mackeral, but halibut was substituted instead, and not a one of us minded even a little bit
i don't eat mushrooms, so i got a special mushroom-free portion - but everyone else said the mushrooms were quite delicious!
i loved the mix of the arugula and hops - makes me think arugula wilted in ipa would be darned tasty...
the halibut was a dream, the cauliflower puree made me love cauliflower... and the potato crisps had me grinning like a fool they made me so happy
course three:
lamb cheek massaman curry with spiced coconut curry, squash, potato, cashews, jasmine rice, house made roti and pickled cucumber
paired with green flash la freak
(belgian style ipa, zesty brew with enticing american hop and belgian yeast aromatics leading to delicious malts and complex layering of hop flavours that quench and refresh - 9.2%, 101 ibus)
word at my table was that the curry was "the most amazing thing"
no one really liked the beer on its own (it is a bit of a freak afterall) but paired with the uber-spicy curry, they are loving it - excellent pairing
my veggie curry was quite lovely
however, i was pretty darned full by that point, so i only had a little and got me the rest packed up to enjoy at two subsequent meals... and it aged just fine!!
definitely la freak goes well with spicy curries - strongly suggest that you try that pairing at home
fourth course:
maple toffee banana cake with peanut beer brittle, vanilla gelato and maple toffee sauce
paired with green flash barleywine
(american style barleywine with intense caramel malts and enormous pacific northwest hop charge - rich estery brew with toffee notes and citrus hop flavours. can be aged. 10.9%, 85 ibus)
the banana cake was served warm! yay!
the outside was crispy, the inside moist, moist, moist
the gelato was fab, the maple sauce was great
not sure about parsley with my dessert... and frankly ryan's beer brittle is way better than this one - guess i've been spoiled!
still, it was a lovely dessert and quite nice to go maple instead of chocolate for once
however, we were in no condition to down a barleywine by that point in the evening - it was just tooooo much for us
oh, and check out the difference between the west coast on tap and from a bottle
so much sediment in the bottle!
another win!
the meals just seem to keep getting even better, which i would have thought impossible because how can you top amazing? but they just keep on keeping on getting more fantastic
for their beer pairing dinner with greenflash brewery
four courses of fabulous food
paired with four different greenflash brews
in a private room
delightful!
the beerthirst guys brought the beers and talked about them
cory the chef made courses that made me want to make happy noises all the way through!
first course:
goat cheese flan with roasted beets, granny smith apple, hazelnuts, microgreens, nut brown vinagrette and puff pastry
paired with green flash nut brown ale
(english-style ale with rich caramel malt flavours and drying nutty characteristics in the finish. british and belgian specialty malts with mild hops - 5.5%)
the goat was mild and fluffy, the hazelnuts magic, puff pastry, beets, reduction - all divine! the nutty beer was a perfect pairing and cleansed the goat right outta my mouth. i could eat this every day and not get bored!
second course:
pan roasted halibut with chantrelle escabeche, roasted cauliflower puree, arugula and crispy potato
paired with green flash west coast ipa
(west coast style ipa is extravagantly hopped, including simcoe, columbus, centennial and cascade, full-flavoured, medium bodied and copper coloured - 7%, 95 ibus)
originally it was to be mackeral, but halibut was substituted instead, and not a one of us minded even a little bit
i don't eat mushrooms, so i got a special mushroom-free portion - but everyone else said the mushrooms were quite delicious!
i loved the mix of the arugula and hops - makes me think arugula wilted in ipa would be darned tasty...
the halibut was a dream, the cauliflower puree made me love cauliflower... and the potato crisps had me grinning like a fool they made me so happy
course three:
lamb cheek massaman curry with spiced coconut curry, squash, potato, cashews, jasmine rice, house made roti and pickled cucumber
paired with green flash la freak
(belgian style ipa, zesty brew with enticing american hop and belgian yeast aromatics leading to delicious malts and complex layering of hop flavours that quench and refresh - 9.2%, 101 ibus)
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| the lamb curry |
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| the veggie curry |
no one really liked the beer on its own (it is a bit of a freak afterall) but paired with the uber-spicy curry, they are loving it - excellent pairing
my veggie curry was quite lovely
however, i was pretty darned full by that point, so i only had a little and got me the rest packed up to enjoy at two subsequent meals... and it aged just fine!!
definitely la freak goes well with spicy curries - strongly suggest that you try that pairing at home
fourth course:
maple toffee banana cake with peanut beer brittle, vanilla gelato and maple toffee sauce
paired with green flash barleywine
(american style barleywine with intense caramel malts and enormous pacific northwest hop charge - rich estery brew with toffee notes and citrus hop flavours. can be aged. 10.9%, 85 ibus)
the banana cake was served warm! yay!
the outside was crispy, the inside moist, moist, moist
the gelato was fab, the maple sauce was great
not sure about parsley with my dessert... and frankly ryan's beer brittle is way better than this one - guess i've been spoiled!
still, it was a lovely dessert and quite nice to go maple instead of chocolate for once
however, we were in no condition to down a barleywine by that point in the evening - it was just tooooo much for us
oh, and check out the difference between the west coast on tap and from a bottle
so much sediment in the bottle!
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| keg vs bottle sediment check |
the meals just seem to keep getting even better, which i would have thought impossible because how can you top amazing? but they just keep on keeping on getting more fantastic
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