restauraunt beer menu

I only read a little but if its tap, not bottles i'd say def go with some two-hearted. Forget it if you are only doing bottles, imo. A lot more hassle regulating quality and consistency.

1--Allagash White or Avery White Rascal

2--Coors, Bud, Miller (you need one of these, yes?)

3-Go with a good pilsner or some other lager that is local and clean

4- Porter, Brown Ale or Stout

If you can sub out the Bud/Coors/Miller category then please for the love of god replace it with an American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale or Double IPA.

Please stay away from Stella. Such a crutch on menus when there are so many more options...

 

i would stay away from light domestics. It's a fine dining restaurant. you wouldn't serve cheap box wine, so why serve cheap light fizzy yellow lager.

 

You say you are fine dining. If so, I would suggest keeping the macros down to a minimum. I would choose only one of the Peroni, Newcastle, Mich Ultra or Coors Light. Fine dining patrons usually "get" an upgraded beer list.

When I design menus, I often pair the drinks with the entree. I liked many of the suggestions listed here in regards to pairing the food with a style of beer. I would choose the very best available beers in each of the styles that your distributor provides in each category (I'd even use BA ratings). This gives your servers a "story" of why each beer is selected.

Good luck!

 

Personally, I don't think IPA pairs very well with a lot of foods. Look into Saisons,Wits, Dubbels, Tripels, Quads, Pilsner/Kolsch, English milds, and sours. As you rotate your menu seasonally, rotate your beer list to match.

 

@sweetwhit, if you're looking to get some traction with the craft beer community, here are my suggestions for the craft-end of things...

Duvel is a classy Belgian pale ale that will pair with most any course and it has a great reputation
A quality stout along the lines of Old Rasputin also carries weight within the craft community and offers a nice dessert beer
Craft beer drinkers love their IPAs and I would concur about Two Hearted as being accessible and recognizable. Alternates might include Flower Power or Sculpin.

And hey, thanks for looking out for us

Cheers

 

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Sculpin IPA
Longboard Lager
Victory at Sea Porter
By the way west coast beers are better. haha