Another Successful Long Trail Beer Dinner

If this doesn’t spark an appetite, I don’t know what will. We are back just about one year later from our first dinner and are more than pleased to report on another successful Long Trail Beer Dinner at Castle Hill. A special thank you to our great group of guests who attended, and our host Brandon Mayes of Long Trail who did a fantastic job leading the dinner. The culinary team at Castle Hill out-did themselves again. How can you go wrong with the perfectly brewed beers of local Long Trail, coupled with crafted local cuisine featured on the menu, created by Executive Chef Jonathan Cambra.  Click below to read on about the dinner and the beers.

The evening began with a reception of passed hors d’oeuvres including Simmons Farm Pork Corn Dog with cranberry mustard, Venison Chile with winter spiced sour cream, Mac & Cheese Strudel with Shelburne Cheddar béchamel, Chicken & Biscuits with Kenyon’s cornmeal fried quail and chourico gravy, and half-shelled Matunuck Oysters with an ale mignonette, all paired with Long Trail Ale, a full-bodied amber ale featuring a complex yet clean and full flavor, and the light and refreshing Blackberry Wheat.

The dinner’s first course of Georges Bank Monkfish was served with winter vegetable slaw, tempura white anchovy, and sun dried tomato vinaigrette, and paired with the cloudy and golden Winter White Ale, featuring aromas of orange, coriander, nutmeg, ginger, and spices.

The second course featured Pork & Clams: Simmons Farm pork and native clams with new potato, parsley, and tomato, paired with the Long Trail IPA, brewed in the tradition of the British IPA, unfiltered with extra hops and a higher strength.

A dish of Broken Arrow Ranch Antelope followed, served with butternut squash hash, parsnip puree, poached apple, a huckleberry emulsion, and the robust Long Trail Hibernator, featuring malty flavors of wheat, chocolate, and caramel.

The dinner’s fourth course featured locally raised grass-fed Aquidneck Farms Beef Rib Eye with Edge goat cheese-stuffed potato, mushroom ragout, and ancho chile reduction, paired with the Long Trail Double Bag, a full-bodied and dark amber selection.

The evening concluded with Portuguese Sweetbread Pudding with donut custard, molasses ice cream, and porter anglaise, served with the limited-release Imperial Porter. Featuring a complex and darkly roasted malt flavor complemented by a thin, creamy head, the Imperial Porter offers an abundance of two-row, Cara Munich, caramel 80L, wheat, roasted barley, and chocolate malts which are balanced with a variety of hops to create a clean finish.

Cheers to another outstanding event!