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LaGrange, Illinois!
Yo!
Since I have beer sippin' homies throughout the country, I
had to show love to the Wild Monk Gastropub and BrickStone Brewery in Illinois,
who plan on bringing in the fall one sip and bite at a time. This six-course,
six-brew dinner is going down on September 30 at 6:30 at Wild Monk, so if you happen to be
near LaGrange, Illinois (not Georgia), you might not want to miss this one. I
mean come on, peep the menu. (Especially the Dark Secret imperial stout pairing!)
Cheers!
Ale
The official release says:
Wild Monk &
BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery
“Early Harvest
Beer Dinner” - September 30
Wild
Monk - - the lively gastropub sibling of award-winning prasino
LaGrange - - is celebrating the arrival of fall by hosting an Early
Harvest Beer Dinner with BrickStone Restaurant
& Brewery on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Wild Monk in
LaGrange, IL.
Wild Monk Executive Chef, Franke Vasquez, teams up with
BrickStone BrewMaster, Tommy Vasilakis, to create a six-course menu of
gastropub fare matched with six of BrickStone’s signature brews, including
its new seasonal Midnight Pumpkin Ale made with light caramel malts,
pumpkin spice, cinnamon, Madagascar vanilla beans, and pounds of real
pumpkin. Menu highlights include:
Reception
Brickstone APA – American Pale Ale (named “Best Beer” at
the 2014 American Beer Classic)
First Course
House Made Beer Sausage Amuse Bouche
Beer: Brickstone Belgo APA
Second Course
Gigante Beans with Boquerones (White Anchovies)
Beer: Brickstone APA
Third Course
Seared Scallop with Leechy Gazpacho
Beer: Brickstone Hazzy After 5
Entremeso:
Indian Melon Sorbet with Pumpkin
Beer: Brickstone Pumpkin Ale
Fifth Course
Seared Duck Breast / Cherry Reduction / Seasonal
Mushrooms / Quinoa
Beer: Brickstone Dark Secret Imperial Stout
Sixth Course
Cherry Jubilee / Lemon & Thyme Scone
Beer: Brickstone Dark Secret Infused with Bourbon
Soaked Madagascar Vanilla Beans & Cherries
Reception begins at 6:30pm. Price is $50 per person
(excluding tax & gratuity). For more information, kindly phone (708) 255-2337 or
visit http://www.wildmonkbar.com/.
About Wild Monk
Owned by the Maglaris family (which also owns prasino
in LaGrange), Wild Monk debuted in December 2011 as the first gastropub in
LaGrange, IL.
Since opening its doors in December 2011, Wild Monk
has won over beer lovers, and now it re-focuses to highlight their food
service. The items on the menu steer away from standard bar food, with Chef
Francisco Vazquez inspiring a new menu based on craft food. This means food
that is made completely in house from raw ingredients. From cheese, sauces,
cooked meats, that are all made in house as well as our condiments used in the
kitchen, such as tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, Cajun salt, chili powder, and
mustard all made using beers. For more information, visit www.wildmonk.com.
About BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery
BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery opened as a
small-town brewery in 2006 in Bourbonnais, IL., using a tiny, 5 barrel brewing
system. By 2008, its hand-crafted microbrews - featuring the finest hops and
malts - had gained such popularity that BrickStone expanded to a
state-of-the-art Newlands Brewhouse with a capacity of 25 BBL brews.
Today, BrickStone is best known for its diverse
selection of award-winning craft beers, including its 2012 Great American Beer
Festival Gold Medal and 2012 World Beer Cup Bronze Medal winning BrickStone APA
and 2013 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal winning Belgo-APA.
In fall 2014, BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery will
further expand by adding a separate, fully-automated 50 BBL Brewhouse and
release a Blood Orange Hefeweizen and Robust Porter, among other unique brews.
For more information, visit http://www.brickstonebrewery.com/.
