This beer goes well with the kangaroo loin… No fool! The kangaroo goes well with the beer! Boneyard Bistro in Sherman Oaks, CA and Orange County’s, The Bruery, have designed a 12 course dinner that brings out the best of 13 rare Bruery beers. In their own words, “our goal is not simply to find beers that pair with certain foods, but to design food around a specific beer; to identify specific flavors in the beer, and then use food to highlight those flavors.” Boneyard Bistro and The Bruery aim to bring out the subtle characteristics of the beers that often go unnoticed. The event is October 13 during LA Beer Week. See the colossal menu after the jump.

One Massive Menu

While its not written in stone, subject to change, the menu will mostly be as follows:

Amuse: Hottenroth Berliner Weisse (German-style tart wheat beer): light stone fruit tartness.
Roasted Apricot with Cabra (aged Spanish goat cheese), drizzled with a Hottenroth, honey and stone-fruit reduction.

First: Snicklefritz (Belgian strong pale ale, cardamom, ginger, juniper berries, and coriander are added to the party, along with fresh lemon, orange, grapefruit and tangerine zests.): many of the spices used in the beer are the same as those used in traditional gravlax.
Buckwheat blini with salmon crudo, crème fraiche, red onion, dill, fried capers and lemon confit.

Second: Trade Winds Triple (Belgian-style Golden Ale with a Southeast Asian twist): coconut, soft citrus and sweet basil.
Crispy Thai rice cake with seared sea scallop, Kaffir lime essence and fried Thai basil.

Third: Batch 300 (Oaked Tripel): rich oak and tropical fruit.
Red Oak grilled loin of kangaroo with sweet chili glazed pineapple.

Fourth: Bierbauch (Imperial Oak Aged Maibock): peppery acidity and very mild herbaceous hop character.
Wild Rocket with warm Camembert and hop essence.

Fifth: Mischief Gone Wild (Hoppy Belgian-style golden Ale fermented with Brettanomyces): herbal and black tea-like characteristics and tannins.
Black tea smoked and braised pork belly with Chamomile reduction.

Sixth: Oude Tart (Flemish-Style Red Ale aged in red wine barrels for 18 months): Manhattan cocktail flavors.
Crispy duck breast with tart cherry/Rye whiskey/duck reduction.

Seventh: Loakal Red (Oak-aged American red ale): damp, earthy, forest floor-like richness
Roasted wild mushroom tart with Taleggio, baby greens and a truffled cinnamon-citrus vinaigrette.

Palate Cleanser: Pinotlambicus (wine barrel aged sour blonde fermented with pinot noir grapes)

Eighth: Bourbon Barrel Aged Autumn Maple (Brewed with 17 lbs. of yams per barrel, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, vanilla, molasses, and maple syrup; 100% barrel-aged): spiced chocolate butterscotch.
Cocoa-brown sugar rubbed smoked pulled pork sandwich with bourbon apple slaw.

Ninth: Quercus Acer (Oak-aged Ale brewed with maple syrup and date sugar): maple glazed bacon/ rich smoky-sweetness
Autumn Maple braised and grilled short rib with smoked maple demi-glace and sweet potato-bacon hash.

Tenth: 100% Brett Autumn Maple (Brewed with 17 lbs. of yams per barrel, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, vanilla, molasses, and maple syrup, and fermented with 100% Brett): candied thanksgiving dinner.
Sweet & savory bacon bread pudding with maple-caramel cream.

Dessert: Cuir (3rd Anniversary Strong Ale created using the Solera method. Layered with complex flavors of dark fruit, vanilla, oak, and burnt sugar): subtle cinnamon.
Cinnamon-vanilla Crème brûlée.

A Little Extra

Boneyard’s got a little bit more to offer for LA Beer Week. Bring in a ticket from any other LA Beer Week event and get half-off all local beers (Los Angeles, Ventura, and Orange Counties). Bar Manager, Rory Snipes, says its “a little love for LA Beer Week, a little for our local breweries, and a little for the people that are supporting both of them!”

Tickets priced at $115 per person, seats are limited and can be purchased here. Purchase ahead as the price goes up to $135 each if bought the day of the event.

Cost?
Advance: $115
Door: $135

When?
Thursday, October 13 from 7 PM – 10:30 PM

Where?
Boneyard Bistro
13539 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

Additional Information
Buy tickets!
http://www.boneyardbistro.com

– Lucas Li

Photo: Dionicess VIII food and beer pairing with The Bruery and Eric Greenspan of The Foundry on Melrose

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