11/6/13

Mack’s First Beer Event Hosted By Greg

Tuesday night, Huck and I attended a Beer and Food pairing at 3rd & 3rd hosted by our good friend, Greg. Greg provided 3 of his signature homebrews, and the chefs at 3rd & 3rd used the beer to make 3 different small plates.

Since Mary and Mackenzie are in town, we checked with Greg to see if it was OK to bring them along. Once we arrived, we decided it was probably a bad idea. She quickly made a new friend, though. And the hostess was great and found us paper and pens for them to use.

Shortly after we arrived, Greg introduced his first beer, an IPA. The beer was used to steam mussels and everything was served over fries. I’ve actually tried steaming mussels in beer before, but the beer flavor was too overpowering. These were perfect!

The fries at the bottom were my favorite. They were soaking in the broth and delicious.

{Please excuse the shitty pictures!!}

Next up was Greg’s famous Black IPA. It was paired with Porchetta.

This one was GOOD. The pork was tender and the Black IPA gravy was interesting. The only problem, it was too small!!!

The last plate was dessert. It was a Chocolate Bread Pudding made with Greg’s Stout. I forgot to take a picture. It didn’t look very pretty but tasted great. Very rich but perfect for sharing.

Greg introduced each beer, talked about the style, and gave a little history behind the name. I’m so proud of Greg.

I’ll be back later with more adventures with Mack and Mary.

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