NCHF Medieval Brewer’s Dinner
Friday, October 6th, 2006
Lake Francis, CA
First Course
Braised Leek Tart
Caramelized Organic Leeks Cooked in Duvel
With Goat Cheese and Fresh Thyme on a Puff Pastry Crust
Second Course
Camelot Salad
Butter Lettuce, Watercress, Dragon Hopped Eggs
Mint and Tarragon Leaves, Tossed in a Hoppy Ale Vinaigrette
Third Course
Roasted Root Vegetables Simmered with Organic Herbs,
Garlic and Imperial Red Ale With a few Stones added for Flavor
Served in a Pumpkin
Crusty Artisanal Bread
Fourth Course
Roasted Bone-In Leg of Lamb
Stuffed with Garlic, Rosemary and Thyme
Served with a Old Ale Mustard Sauce
Apple Wood Smoked Turkey Legs
Brined in Freak Out Ale
Black Forest Pearl Barley “Rissoto”
Shitake, Portobello, Oyster and Chantrelle Mushrooms
Cooked in a Mushroom Broth with Imperial Red Ale and Fresh Herbs
Pecan Wood Smoked Mushroom Caps
Roasted Carrots with Fennel
Boiled Cabbage in Ale
Old Ale Gravy
Fifth Course
Assorted Cheeses
A Collection of Unique Cheeses
Served with Fall Fruits, Heirloom Radishes and Brick Oven Breads
Sixth Course
Kuchen
Gravenstein Apples, Speckle Pears, Framboise Soaked Dried Apricot and Mead Soaked Raisin