Long Island Wine-Southampton Ales & Lagers Featured at a Beer Dinner at Legal Seafood

Amuse

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms with Maryland crabmeat

Cured Ham with horseradish sauce

Southampton Double White Ale- light in color with a refreshing orangey tartness and a hint of coriander flavor. There is also a detectable alcohol “warming” that is balanced by a pleasant residual sweetness

First Course

Marinated Butter Fish with pickled shiitake mushrooms, buttery Bibb lettuce and candied fennel

Southampton India Pale Ale – Full of floral hops aroma, the pungent and lingering hop tastes of grapefruit and apricot come through, while still showing plenty of malt character to balance the flavor

Second Course

Seared Sea Scallops with lobster, goat cheese ravioli and hazelnut brown butter

Southampton Saison Deluxe- has an intense fruit character with notes of passion fruit and pineapple, which is accented, by a mildly earthy character of imported hops. Bone dry, it is deceptively light tasting and refreshing despite its alcohol content of 7.4% by volume.

Third Course

Braised Short Rib with turnip puree and roasted shallot au jus

Southampton Secret Ale – A sweet, slightly roasted malt flavor up front, followed by a lingering fruity, mineral, hop finish

Dessert

White Chocolate Molten Cake with pistachio ice cream

Southampton Imperial Porter – There are flavor notes of chocolate, toffee and caramel, as well as the warming effect of the higher alcohol content

Southampton Ales & Lagers

Southampton Ales & Lagers have earned solid regional, national and international recognition for their high quality and uniqueness. The brewery produces an eclectic range of traditional British, German, American, and Belgian styles. Since 1998, SPH has been recognized for their brewing excellence at The Great American Beer Festival, Real Ale Festival, and the World Beer Cup. Southampton brews have earned seven gold medals, seven silver medals and four bronze medals. The Southampton Imperial Baltic Porter was recognized in Men’s Journal as one of “The 25 Best Specialty Beers.” The Double White has recently received numerous accolades including: one of the best beers in the world by Men’s Journal, voted #3 in best witbier by Draft Magazine, voted #2 in Best Belgian White Beers worldwide by ratebeer.com, voted #1 Witbier (white beer) worldwide by beeradvocate.com, and voted #1 beer for 2005 by Mid-Atlantic Brewing News. The Southampton Saison was voted #1 Fruit/Spice Lager and Belgian by The Great American Beer Festival. The reputation of the brewery continues to grow with at least 26 different styles of beer produced each year. Poised to be the next beer connoisseur’s favorite line of brews, Southampton Ales and Lagers is upping the competition by aiming to be the top East Coast specialty brewer within the next five years.