HopMonk Tavern Announces Brewer’s Dinner

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Sebastopol, California, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) December 21, 2011 --

Sebastopol, CA (December 13, 2011) – Dean Biersch, owner and proprietor of the acclaimed HopMonk Tavern (www.hopmonk.com) in Sebastopol and Sonoma, is thrilled to be hosting an extraordinary Brewer’s Dinner on Sunday, January 22 at the Sebastopol restaurant. The evening will feature special guest, Jamie Mastin, Brew Master of New Belgium Brewery (www.newbelgium.com). New Belgium will highlight five of their beers paired along side a menu prepared by Executive Chef Billy Reid. The special evening will also feature a “surprise beer”, either a fresh seasonal or unreleased beer, and guests will be able to take home a New Belgium globe glass. The dinner begins at 6:00 PM, please call for reservations at (707) 829-7300. The cost for the evening is $65 per person includes tax and gratuity.
The menu for the evening includes:
Opener
Fat Tire Amber Ale
Baked Brie with Garlic and Cherries
Course I - Appetizer
Belgo IPA
Crab and Mango Croquettes with Herbal Chimichurri
Course II - Soup
Snow Day Winter Ale
Duck and Dumplings with “Snow Day” broth served with Jalapeño Corn Bread
Course III - Entrée
Ranger IPA
IPA marinated Bone in Pork Chop, over Rosemary Vegetables, Potato au gratin with Artisan Cheese Sauce
Course IV - Dessert
1554 Enlightened Black Ale

Fudge Brownie with Chewy Carmel and Black Ale Sauce

Jeff Lebesch, an aspiring homebrewer rode his mountain bike with “fat tires” through European villages famous for beer and returned home to Fort Collins two create his first two basement-brewed beers; a brown dubbel with earthy undertones named Abbey and a remarkably well-balanced amber he named Fat Tire. To say the rest was history would be to overlook his wife's involvement. Kim Jordan was New Belgium's first bottler, sales rep, distributor, marketer and financial planner. As this tasty amber named Fat Tire grew in popularity, Jeff and Kim knew they’d need help. Enter Brian Callahan, an aspiring brewer and New Belgium’s first employee-owner.

Dean Biersch is a co-founder of the Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group and Gordon Biersch Brewing Company, established in 1988. HopMonk serves 18 premier American craft and international draft beers, season to season. Year round house beers served only at HopMonk are the famed Kellerbier and Dunkleweizen, both served unfiltered. The eclectic tavern menu features grass fed beef, curried samosas, fresh mussels, slow roasted pulled pork and popular fish and chips. HopMonk Tavern in Sebastopol, at 230 Petaluma Avenue features the spectacular Abbey performance venue with its own bar, aforementioned draft beers and dance floor. The historic hall has one of the top sound systems in the county. See www.hopmonk.com for a full line-up or call (707) 829-7300.
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Media contacts: Michael Coats (707) 935-6203 or Michael@Coatspr.com or
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