Yesterday, I caught you guys up on Day 1 of the Brewmasters International Beer Festival that SKing and I attended last September.
Today, I'm bringing you Day Two - also known as VIP Day.
If you guys don't remember, I entered a Twitter Contest for VIP Tickets to the Brewlicious Beer & Food Tasting event.
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My contest entry
Wellllllll... I won!
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SKing and I loaded up the Audi once again and headed back down to Galveston.
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We first met up with @JoshInHouston for our VIP Passes and some free Nikita Swag!
We headed into the Moody Gardens Ballroom, a little nervous and shy -until we saw the Applewood Bacon Wrapped Quail with a Pomegranate Glaze made by the chefs at Bernardo's. We. Love. All. Things. Quail. We washed it down with a sampling of New Belgium Mother Ship Wit, an organic wheat beer.
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Next was Hofbrau Dunkel paired with Baby Short Ribs, Polenta, and Micro Greens by the folks at South Shore Harbor Resort
Comfort food done bougie in all the right ways!
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Nikita Table Cards & a Beer App?!
What photos are missing here? The gorgeous guy pushing Harpoon Cider Beer.
As we have a special place in our hearts for cider beer (our friendship truly began over pints of Wood Chuck Amber) we saw the Harpoon Hottie and thought it was a match made in heaven. Once we made our way over to the booth, we learned a few important lessons. Mainly, all cider beers were not created equal and the booth with the hottest rep usually has the worst beer. I believe our review was along the lines of "dirty dish water." Yech!
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Green Eyed Susan Macaroons - a Houston company that hand-makes gluten / preservative free macaroons.
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ESB Cheese Soup with Citruc Creme Fraiche paired with Redhook ESB by Stone Kitchen
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We'll cam-whore in a crowded room, no worries.
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There were seminars throughout the day, hilarious booth workers, and of course our beloved Woodchuck paired with eclairs and other sweets from Moody Gardens.
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We circled around a bit before we found this booth, but finally we found the Citrus Pork Belly Lollipop on a Sugar Cane Stick from Voice Restaurant & Lounge. I read about it online beforehand and couldn't wait to try it. This was hands-down our favorite dish. It was paired with St. Arnold's Elissa IPA which is made right in Houston.
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We also got to try some sliders and empanadas!
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We also spotted Abita's SOS: Save Our Shore as we made a few new friends.
All in all, it was the perfect laid back follow up to Brewmasters International Beer Festival Day 1. SKing and I not only enjoyed all the yummy beer and food pairings, but thanks to my contest winning entry, we also got to enjoy VIP treatment that included larger tasting glasses, a special VIP seating area, and early entry.
With September drawing closer, you can bet we're already making plans to attend this year's festival.
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1 comment:
oh the common folk, we were not one of them that day. heheh :)
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