Firstly apologies to Andrew Clarke - late night posting is not a good thing.
QHC Beer and Food Matching Dinner
The Queensland Homebrewing Conference can confirm today further details of the Beer and Food Matching Dinner to be held on 05 November 2011, at Deck's Steak and Seafood Restaurant at Southbank. The menu for the evening has been prepared by Matt Kirkegaard, founder of Good Beer Lunches and Editor of Australian Brews News.
The menu, and matching beers for the evening will be:
Welcome Beer: Brissy Blonde Kolsch Simeon Bonetti (Brewers Choice)
Entre: Seared scallops on a bed of rocket and fennel salad dressed with an orange vinaigrette
(Matched with the Matilda Bay/Bacchus Brewing Pro-Am Collaborative Pilsner)
Main: Crispy skin pork belly on a bed of braised cabbage, apple and red wine vinegar
(Matched with Tony Brown's Ipswich Ale House American Pale Ale)
Cheese: Witches Chase Labour Intensive Wash Rind, and Farmhouse Clothbound Cheddar
(Matched with Liam Ahearn's Karma Belgian Tripel)
Desert: White chocolate mousse topped with sour cherries and coconut toffee shards, served with a side of hand-made Stout ice cream
(Matched with 4 Pines Vostok Stout)
Each course will be introduced by Matt with the brewers (where willing), giving us a brief run down on their beer.
Entertainment will be provided by Rory Gibson, Beer Editor at the Courier Mail, who will be sharing his journey from beer consumer to critic. Jaron Mitchell will also be talking to us about 4 Pines' new Vostok Space Stout, the first beer designed for interstellar travel.
The dinner will be held in Decks Steak and Seafood Restaurant on Nov 5 2011, starting at 6.30pm.
We are very close to closing off tickets for the dinner so the restaurant can't start preparing, so make your booking now. Menu looks great, beers taste great, speakers are great and numbers are great. Should be a great night!
For full information and to purchase tickets, visit our
website www.theqhc.com.au