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[nonelvis]

Am currently full of beer and food from the Cambridge Brewing Company's Brewer's Dinner tonight. SO MUCH BEER. I didn't even finish half my beer (or half my dinner), but man, it was good. I would like to kiss whoever came up with the idea of brewing beer with peppercorns.

columbina had the oyster bisque, the duck rillettes, and the venison (all of which came with malty and/or fruity beers I don't like), while I had the celery root soup, the frogs' legs (first time eating those!), and the rabbit stew. We both had the cheese plate and barleywine flight for dessert; I wasn't sure I'd like the barleywine, but all three were delicious, and the Stilton was one of the most perfectly ripe pieces of cheese I'd ever had.

It's a good thing we decided to walk to and from the T (a mile each way) instead of driving. Lord knows we needed the exercise after this.

Amuse
Double Happiness Cocktail
Tangerine Twist, Apple Cider Caviar, Duck Crackling

First
Island Creek Oyster Bisque
Butter Poached Yukon Gold Potato, Leeks, Fried Salsify
Blackout Stout

Local Celeriac Soup
Beer Brown Bread Croutons, Crispy Carrot-Celery Salad, Raisin Jus
Cambridge Amber

Second
Long Island Duck Rillette
Cerise Cassee Cherry, Clear Flour Sourdough, Beer Mustard, Micro Green Salad
Cerise Cassée

General Gau’s Frogs Legs
Steamed White Rice, Broccolini
Biere de Gourde

Maine Lobster Pierogies
Local Spinach, Porcini Cream, Amaretto Crumb
Om

Warm New England Vegetable Timbale
Spaghetti Squash, Glazed Root Vegetables, Aged Gouda,
Braised Greens, Hazelnut Vinaigrette
Red God

Third
North East Family Farms Venison Loin
Sweet Potato and Chestnut Puree, Swiss Chard, Sweet Ginger Salt, Natural Jus
2008 Bannatyne’s Scotch Ale

Wild Mushroom Cannelloni
Autumn Squash Bolognese, Toasted Pumpkin Seed, Parsnip Béchamel, Crispy Kale
Great Pumpkin Ale

Braised Rabbit Stew
Gnocchi, Tomato Confit, Hen of the Woods, Local Spinach, Butternut Squash,
Piave Cheese
Sgt. Pepper

Nantucket Bay Scallops
Brown Butter Fried Cauliflower, Fingerling Potato, Candied Kumquats,
Toasted Pinenuts
St. Alphonso

Dessert

Vintage Blunderbuss Barleywine Flight
Stilton, EVOO Fried Almonds, Heirloom Apple Compote
2009 Port Finish, 2008 Bourbon finish, 2007 Dryhop finish Blunderbuss Barleywines

Benevolence Bread Pudding
Barleywined Fruits, Apricot Caramel, Pumpkin Ale Ice Cream
Benevolence

Gingersnap Napoleon
Sweet Pumpkin Custard, Cinnamon Cream, Bittersweet Ganache,
Candied Ginger
Olde Pumpkin Porter

Comments

[miz-hatbox.livejournal.com]

Wow. Sounds amazing.

[nonelvis]

We've been to these dinners before, and they're always good.