Broccoli-cheddar soup garnished with house cured bacon from Stoltzfus Meats served with Brouwerij Lindeman’s Faro (a blend of dark sugar with lambic).

Making the most of the unseasonably warm weather with a summer squash and pasta saute and New Belgium’s lips of faith series Yuzu Berliner weisse style beer.

Plum tart made from scratch paired with Southern Tier’s Plum Noir.

Cider-brined pork chops grilled over a hardwood fire garnished with grilled apple slices, herbed baked potatoes, a vegetable medley, and corn on the cob served with Dogfish Head’s oak aged imperial IPA. Burton Baton; great combo to celebrate barrel aged beer day!

Homemade roasted pork medallions over barley from Fred Bueltmann’s (of New Holland Brewing) book “beervangelist’s Guide to the Galaxy: a Philosophy of Food & Drink”. The beer marinaded pork is stuffed with a raison, cranberry and fresh basil mixture.

Homemade cherry-wood smoked duck breast with a drizzle of honey cherry sauce, fresh broccoli, and a sweet potato risotto with maple syrup, homegrown onions and homemade brown chicken stock; served with a glass of Moonlight Meadery’s mead.

Cedar plank grilled salmon accompanied by pommes de terre forestieres (mashed potatoes infused with potato skins and mushrooms) and prosciutto green bean bundles (with garden fresh homegrown beans) served with a Yard’s Pynk ale. The slightly tart raspberry and sour cherry flavor from the beer paired up well with the salmon, and the earthy potatoes kept the dish balanced.

Homemade pizzas: a vegetarian white pizza with artichoke, homegrown parsley, and grated cheese; and a homegrown tomato, pepperoni, and fresh basil pizza all washed down with an AleSmith’s YuleSmith Summer double IPA.

Great pairing of homemade cheesecake and Mikkeller’s oak aged SpontanCherry Frederiksdal. The tartness of the beer pairs up with the sour cherries to cut through the rich cheesecake for a great dessert pairing.

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I learned so much from tasting all the great Belgian style beers last weekend at Beer Advocate’s Belgian Beer Fest 2013. They had some great food to pair up with the brews from KO Pies, Vermont Smoke and Cure, Waffle Cabin, the Cellars at Jasper Hill, and more!

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