| 24 September 2009 |
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| Beer and food – a match made in heaven |
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Beer and food matching is becoming much more popular, which was further proven by our recent evening at the Michelin starred Simpson’s restaurant in Birmingham.
Simpson’s head chef Andreas Antona put together a fantastic five-course menu with a different beer to accompany each dish, including our real ales Pure UBU, Pure Gold and Mad Goose, and our imported beers Veltins Pilsner and Maisels Weisse.
We also had Paul Corbett, the Managing Director of our hops merchant, Charles Faram, there on the night to talk to the guests about how their hops in our beers impact upon the finished flavour. All of our hops are specially selected to produce the best tasting beers, which of course then determine the food that can be enjoyed with them.
Our MD, Paul Halsey, was there to help host the evening and he said: “The evening was a real success, with around 20 guests tucking into the delicious food and beer.
“Andreas did a brilliant job of designing a menu that perfectly complemented our ales and imported beers. It’s great that people are starting to realise that real ale can be enjoyed with fine food just as well as, if not better than, wine.”
And the good news is that we can share the menu with you all – thanks Andreas!
Course One - Terrine of ham hock, chicken & foie gras, sweet corn puree, truffle vinaigrette
(Beer Veltins Pilsner)
Course two - Escalope of salmon on a bed of sauerkraut, light mustard sauce
(Beer - Pure Gold)
Course three - Slow-cooked belly of suckling pig, ravioli of braised trotter, fennel compote, spiced baby pears, honey & cracked pepper sauce
(Beer - Mad Goose)
Course four - Caramelised banana, caramel parfait, peanut butter ice-cream
(Beer - Maisels Weisse)
Course Five - Welsh rarebit
(Beer - Pure UBU)
You can find out more information about Simpson’s at http://www.simpsonsrestaurant.co.uk/ and if you would like to buy any of our beers, just visit our online shop.
If anyone has been inspired to try out some more food and ale matching at home, we’ve put together some further suggestions on which foods we think go well with our ales.
Pure Gold is a refreshing golden ale with a dry and bitter finish that is easy to drink. It would suit light savoury and spicy dishes, such as Indian, Thai and fish dishes, especially salmon.
Pure UBU is a distinctive premium amber coloured beer that is balanced and full of flavour making it a pleasure to drink. It would go well with any red meat in the form of casseroles, stews, steak and kidney pudding and also with most strong-tasting cheeses.
Mad Goose is a classic pale ale that is zesty and full-bodied. This light copper coloured ale would go with pork and lamb dishes.
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