Pausa Cafe Beer Dinner

I recently wrote about an interesting project involving beer production in Italy with social initiatives toward prisoners and coffee/cacao producers: Pausa Cafe Beer. I had the pleasure of enjoying a beer dinner with three of these beers tonight and have nothing but good things to say about it. Hosted at my favorite new spot nearby, Tap and Table, here is the 3-course menu that was offered:

Course 1: Pecorino Marzalino Bruschetta
Beer 1: Taquamari (A German-style wheat beer made with Tapioca, Quinoa, Amaranth and Basmati Rice)

Course 2: Tosta Braised Rabbit Ravioli w/ Creamy Rabbit Glace
Beer 2: Tosta (Brewed with a sustainably produced cacao from Costa Rica)

Course 3: Vanilla Latte Panna Cotta
Beer 3: Chicca (Brewed with coffee from a region of Guatemala at the foot of one of the highest non-volcanic mountain ranges in Central America)

To show how much I enjoyed all three courses of this dinner, I'd have to say that my favorite beer of the 3 was the Taquamari, my favorite course of the 3 was the Rabbit Ravioli and my favorite pairing of the 3 was the Panna Cotta with the Chicca. Honestly, however, the three pairings were perfect. The beers complimented the food and the food complimented the beers. I really hope Tap and Table will host dinners like this in the future. The only complaint that I can come up with is just that I wish I could have larger portions of everything, but in retrospect, it was truly satisfying
overall.

I have to give it up to the prisoners/former prisoners of Italy; keep brewing up some good beer!