Beer and Food – The Way the Gods Intended
“For a quart of ale is a dish for a king.” – William Shakespeare
People frequently talk about pairing wine with food. One often hears the old adage ‘red wine with red meat, white wine with white…’ and so on. You frequently see fine dining establishments hosting wine dinners, usually with a representative from the winery there (or someone from the distributor) to talk about the wines, terroir, and so on. But what about pairing with beer?
As beer culture has grown in popularity, so has the realization that beer is simply a better match for nearly any food. Beer has a wider array of flavors and styles, compliments as well as contrasts with every food from breakfast to bar menu, and allows for a lot more creativity in pairings.
And this is the very soul of what Tampa Bay Beer Week’s Halfway There: A Midway Soiree beer and food event on October 1st. What beer would you pair with some Argentine chimichurri steak tips? How about a mole stout from Weyerbacher? And can you imagine how the chocolate peanut butter blondies from New World Brewery are going to taste with Brew Bus Brewing’s Imperial Baltic Porter?
This is no ordinary beer festival, ticking off obscure beers just to say you had them. No, this is a total sensory experience, put together by the chefs and brewers who make this delicious art come to life.
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Tickets can be purchased HERE
Price: $100 per ticket. Tickets include the following:
- Entrance to the Event
- Unlimited samples of unique craft beer and food pairings
- Tickets for 5 samples in the curated “Bottle Share” area
- Access to water stations throughout the venue
- The opportunity to meet and mingle with Owners, Brewers, Chefs, Brewery Representatives and industry leaders
- A commemorative tasting glass
- An event program
- Raffle ticket entry for Grand Prize Drawing
TICKETS ARE LIMITED TO 1000 PARTICIPANTS. This event will NOT be oversold! TBBW intends to keep crowd and traffic flow at a comfortable level. This is an exclusive event, so get your tickets early!! A portion of the proceeds will benefit the National Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The remaining proceeds will be used to benefit the Tampa Bay Beer Week administration, events and goals.
For Media inquiries, please contact info@tampabaybeerweek.com.
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