We Said Beer and Wine
Since June, I’ve been told by Dan to keep September 13 free for a “surprise.” This boy is good, too; he let no details of the surprise slip, and only told me a few days prior that I should bring a dress. It wasn’t until we were standing in line on Main Street in Newark that he explained what was happening. We had reservations for a beer/wine dinner with the authors of He Said Beer, She Said Wine, Sam Calagione and Marnie Old. This is greatly significant because in my family, Sam Calagione is sort of a celebrity; he is the founder and president of Dogfish Head, also known as my Dad’s favorite brewery and one of the first places I started to drink beer.
I’m a pub grub kind of girl; the idea of a fancy dinner with good wines and beers intimidated me slightly, but I was excited because I have been trying more new things lately. The staff at Caffé Gelato seemed a bit overwhelmed at first, but as the night progressed, the process began to move smoothly. In some ways, I feel we got shoved into a table in the back because we were younger, but because we had this table for two to ourselves, it added a romantic aspect to the dinner. Whatever the case may be, it took us a bit longer to get served our first drinks. We actually got the food before the beverages, and I didn’t want my pan-seared scallop to get gross, so I ate most of it before my 60 minute IPA was poured. With this reception course, I immediately noticed how well the 60 Minute IPA worked with my last bite of scallop.
