For this edition of Supper Club, we served 3 beers. Two were paired with food, and the third was served as people arrived.
The arrival beer was our Brown Ale (second edition if you're following the blog). It's an English style nut brown ale, with low alcohol (4.6%) and a smooth creamy texture. It has a sweet caramel aroma with a nutty backbone and hints of chocolate. This beer was well received, with the earliest attendees requesting additional pours.
The first beer for the pairing, was paired with both the appetizer and the dessert. It's our cream ale. Being a pre-prohibition style cream ale (as opposed to the classic cream ale commonly found), it has a slightly higher alcohol level at just over 5% and a malty finish. Despite these things, it remains light, crisp, clean, and easy to drink, while maintaining its full flavor.People enjoyed this one, and it definitely went down smooth on such a warm evening. We're dubbing this a Summer Ale, although since we're in SD, it'll be available year round.
The second beer, we paired with the main course. This was our SD Session. Clocking in at a whopping 4.1% ABV, this light session IPA is perfect for summer and paired beautifully with the pork tenderloin.
As you can tell, there was a theme here...low alcohol beers. We thought this would work best for our summer session and it did. But really, a 12% stout doesn't exactly quench your thirst during a heat wave.
SPOILER ALERT: 2012 Winter Supper Club will not be following this theme...can't wait.
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