M A G N O L I A ' S ● B E E R ● D I N N E R

I WENT TO MAGNOLIA'S FOUNDERS BREWING COMPANY'S BEER DINNER LAST NIGHT AND IT WAS SUPERB (AS IS THE NORM WITH THIS COMPANY).
I'LL START OFF WITH THE MENU FOR THE EVENING:

EACH AND EVERY COURSE WAS DELICIOUS. I WORKED MY MAGIC WITH THE CHEF AND WILL BE ATTEMPTING TO RECREATE THAT TOMATO SOUP AND THE PORK INVOLTINO (MY TWO PERSONAL FAVS OF THE EVENING).

HERE ARE SOME SNAPSHOTS I TOOK OF THE COURSES (I MUST ATTEST, I COMPLETELY FORGOT TO SNAP A PHOTO OF THE FIRST COURSE, I JUST DUG RIGHT IN...)
[THE LIGHTING WAS EXTREMELY DIM, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THE CRAPPY PICS!]



● H O T ● B E R K S H I R E ● H A M ● & ● G R U Y E R E ● O N ● R Y E
● W I T H ● T O M A T O ● & ● S M O K E D ● G O U D A ● S O U P

I'VE NEVER BEEN A FAN OF RYE BREAD, BUT THE RYE BREAD WAS PAIRED WITH THE BREWING COMPANY'S RED RYE P.A. THEY DEFINITELY PAIRED WELL TOGETHER. THE TOMATO SOUP WAS MY FAVORITE PART OF THIS COURSE, SO THICK AND CHUNKY..YUMMM

● P O R K ● I N V O L T I N O ● W I T H ● G R A N D ● Q U E S O ● &

● S W I S S ● C H A R D ● & ● S P I C Y ● S W E E T ● P O T A T O

● F R I E S

THIS WAS AMAZING!!! A PORK TENDERLOIN ROLLED WITH PROSCIUTTO, SAUTEED SWISS CHARD AND A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT CHEESES WITH A WHOLE GRAIN MUSTARD SAUCE! WELL DONE.

● C U R M U D G E O N ● B R A I S E D ● B E E F ● B O U R G U I G O N N E

● W I T H ● A S I A G O ● P O L E N T A

I DEFINITELY FELT THAT THIS DISH WAS LACKING A BIT OF FLAVOR FOR BEING A BOURGUIGONNE-THAT BEING SAID, IT WASN'T BRAISED IN RED WINE, RATHER THE BREWING COMPANY'S CURMUDGEON BEER. THERE WASN'T ENOUGH DEPTH OF FLAVOR FOR ME WITH THIS DISH. 

●W A R M ● C H O C O L A T E ● B R E A D ● P U D D I N G ● W I T H

● M O C H A ● S A U C E

THIS WAS DEFINITELY MY FAVORITE BEER OUT OF THIS FLIGHT. THEIR STOUT HAS CHOCOLATE, COFFE AND OATMEAL IN IT. LOOOVE. AS FOR THE DESSERT...THERE ARE REALLY NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT. PURE HEAVEN. AS ONE WOMAN AT OUR TABLE STATED "THAT WAS BY FAR THE BEST DESSERT I'VE EVER HAD". IT WAS DENSE WITHOUT BEING TOO RICH, THE CHOCOLATE FLAVOR WAS EVIDENT BUT NOT OVERPOWERING. PERFECT.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEAL, THEY SURPRISED US WITH A SOUR CHERRY BEER. I HAD NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE IT. THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT WAS 'CHERRY SODA'. VERY SUMMER-LIKE BEER.

ALL IN ALL, THE TUSKIE'S GROUP (MAGNOLIA'S, TUSKIE'S, SOUTH STREET UNDER...) ALWAYS TURNS OUT GREAT EVENTS WITH GREAT FOOD AND DRINKS. YOU CAN NEVER GO WRONG. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. MAGNOLIA'S ACTUALLY HAS ANOTHER BEER DINNER COMING UP NEXT MONTH THAT SHOULD BE A GREAT EVENT AS WELL. CHECK IT OUT!