A special night of popsicles, coffee and beer
Popsicles are so hot right now. And there’s no one hotter than King of Pops. Or colder, I guess…
We’re partnering with Scoutmob, Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters, King of Pops, and Cacao Atlanta Chocolate Co. to bring you a night like no other. Seriously. We have no idea what this event is going to be like. All we know is that it will be awesome.
For $20 you get:
- Launch party admission
- 2 King of Pops coffee: POPS
- An exclusive, limited edition collaboration shirt with one-of-kind artwork
- Chocolate bark from Cacao
- Complimentary beer from Monday Night Brewing
- Food available for purchase from the Yumbii food truck
- Live show from Trances Arc
- A party with some of the best local-lovin artisans in town
Beer-infused cupcakes, and they are all for me
So there we were at a craft beer tweet-up at Edgewood Corner Tavern, minding our own business. Drinking some beers, being dorky. The usual.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a strange girl walks up with a box. We immediately thought “Oh crap, anthrax.” But it was worse.
Free cupcakes, infused with our beer, Drafty Kilt Scotch Ale. We had been talking to Kristen of Eye Candy Cake Company on Twitter. She mentioned she might have a surprise for us, and she was right. These things look delicious. But the question remains… how did they taste?
Beer-infused cupcakes also taste delicious. A chocolate cupcake is the perfect complement for our Drafty Kilt, which is brewed with a little bit of chocolate malt. Kristen, we’re impressed. We want you to know that we approve of putting beer in cupcakes. Don’t let anyone tell you differently.
When we formulate our beer recipes, one of things we keep in mind is how our beers will pair with foods. As a company that stands for the weeknights, we realize that a lot of our beer will be consumed with food. It’s cool to see people experimenting with our beers – we’re always available for taste tests!
Local Three Beer Dinner 11/28
Ever been to Local Three? If so, you’ll know that the food is amazing. The only thing that could make it more amazing is if it were paired with some sweet, sweet brews. We’re doing our first beer dinner with Local Three on Monday, Nov 28 at 7pm. Since we only have 2 beers, we’re partnering with new Marietta brewery Red Hare.
For $40, you get a 4-course dinner and 5 beers. That’s not bad. Seating is limited, so sign up soon if you’re interested!
Local Three
3290 Northside Parkway, Ste 190
Atlanta, GA 30327
Ph: 404-968-2700
EVENT: Red Hare & Monday Night beer dinner at Local 3
HOST: Justin Ferna & the guys from the breweries
DATE: Monday, November 28 at 7pm
PRICE: $40++
THE DINNER:
Four beers (two from each brewery, 6oz pours), four individually portioned courses, with a 5th beer not yet released (Red Hare Chocolate Porter) as a finale (12 oz pour)
1st course
Red Hare, Day Long Lager
Parsnip & Apple Soup, Toasted Hazelnuts, Mustard Oil
2nd course
Monday Night, Eye Patch Ale
Seared Tybee Island Shrimp, Lemon-Spinach Risotto
3rd course
Red Hare, Watership Brown
Braised Carolina Rabbit, Brown Butter Sweet Potatoes, Peanuts
4th course
Monday Night, Drafty Kilt
Smoked Gum Creek Farm Pork Sausage, Cabbage, Caraway, Raisins
Finale
Red Hare, Chocolate Porter (finale, no pairing)
THE PRICE:
$40 (plus tax, plus gratuity & small Brown Paper Tickets fee)
Monday Night at Diesel Filling Station
We’re about to make it through our first weekend selling beer (totally overrated, by the way) and want to celebrate tomorrow night.
So come on by Diesel in Virginia Highlands around 7pm. We’ll be hanging out for a few hours. The fine folks at Diesel are whipping up some appetizer pairings for our beers. And the first folks will get a free pint glass (until they run out ? glasses are limited). Where is this “Diesel” we speak of?
Chances are it’s about 4 minutes from your house.
Cooking with Monday Night beers
Looking for some food to make that pairs with (and includes) Monday Night beers? Probably not, since you can’t buy our beer yet. If you’re into cooking and into Monday Night, you might want to keep this post bookmarked for future reference.
My Nashville-based brother Nate hosted a tasting party with his chef-girlfriend Colby. They came up with some recipes for onion rings and pizza, made with and paired with our Eye Patch Ale and Drafty Kilt Scotch Ale. Mmmmm.
P.S. My brother runs a website called “Nate News.” Big egos seem to be a running theme in our family.
Duck Rabbit beer dinner at Woodfire Grill
Last night Jeff, Hannah, Teddy, Jeff’s dad, Andy, Gretchen and I went to the Duck Rabbit beer dinner at Woodfire Grill. Teddy, in typical deadbeat-1-month-old fashion, was NOT a paying customer. He brought his own milk, something frowned upon at nicer restaurants. Fortunately Bernard, one of the owners of Woodfire Grill, was a gracious host, and Brad from Duck Rabbit didn’t disappoint. The food was great and the beer was great. The highlight for me was the main course:
Wood grilled molasses marinated pork leg with a braised pork croquette, roasted mushrooms, served over a dried chile and chocolate jus (I think “jus” means “sauce”)
The pork was excellent, but what really set this dish off was the way that it complemented and brought out the chocolate in the Duck Rabbit Porter. The beer was better with the food and the food was better with the beer, which is the mark of a successful pairing, in my book.
For dessert? Our all-time favorite Duck Rabbit beer, the milk stout, paired with a ginger-spiced stout cake:
Notice the amazing photo quality. Oh wait… never mind. Bottom line, I need to do more beer dinners. It was great to celebrate one of the South’s beer gems, Duck Rabbit, with some excellent Atlanta food.
Spent grain beer bread, Monday Night style
Mmmm. There isn’t much better than warm bread, especially when someone else makes it. Matt and Kate took some of our spent grain home awhile ago and last night they offered up the fruits (or carbohydrates) of their labor: some delicious spent grain beer bread, made with grains from either our scotch ale or our stout (I forget).
There is also actual beer in the bread, though Monday Night beer didn’t make it into this batch, as we haven’t been bottling much recently. I’ve been instructed by Joel that I am not to share the recipe yet. He is “still tweaking it.” Yes, Joel is our resident baker. Even though Baker is MY last name. It’s ironic.
