Graduate Athens
November 4, 2018
Congratulations to the beers chosen by the crowd as the best pairing with each food item. Brewers: I will have your award plaques to you soon!
Station 1:
Cranberry Smoked Gouda with Pita
WHICH PAIRED BEST?...
Arches Mexican Empire - toasty Vienna-style lager
Station 2:
Smoked Potato Soup
WHICH PAIRED BEST?...
Dry County Old 41 Stout - creamy oatmeal stout
Station 3:
Southern Corn Crab Cakes with Old Bay Aioli
WHICH PAIRED BEST?...
Oconee Brewing Mean Machine - Irish-style red ale
Station 4:
Blackened Grilled Shrimp
WHICH PAIRED BEST?...
Akademia Hoprodite NE IPA - hazy/juicy IPA with pungent citrus notes
Station 5:
Fried Pork Belly Tacos
WHICH PAIRED BEST?...
Red Hare Tangerine SPF 50/50 IPA - IPA blended with house-made tangerine soda
Station 6:
Lamb Lasagna
WHICH PAIRED BEST?...
Terrapin So Fresh & So Green, Green 2018 - wet-hopped IPA with spicy Glacier hops
Station 7:
Fried Mushrooms with Horseradish Aioli
WHICH PAIRED BEST?...
Savannah River Brewing Dynamite Brown Ale - American brown ale with balancing hops
Station 8:
Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Figs
WHICH PAIRED BEST?...
Cherry Street Coconut Porter - notes of cocoa, vanilla and coconut
Station 9:
Beer Brined Grilled Wings
WHICH PAIRED BEST?...
SweetWater 420 Strain G13 IPA - terpenes and natural hemp flavors enhance the hops
Station 10:
Kalamata Olive Tapenade with Toast Points
WHICH PAIRED BEST?...
Orpheus Brewing Over and Over - American sour wild ale with pineapple complexity
Station 11:
Citrus Bread Pudding Bites
WHICH PAIRED BEST?...
Steady Hand Circles of the Sun - toasted coconut blonde stout
Station 12:
Chocolate Torte (gluten free)
WHICH PAIRED BEST?...
Southern Brewing Co. Red & Black - raspberry/blackberry sour Berliner weisse
