Atlantic Canada Beer News

Looking for a unique Mother’s Day gift?  Tickets are still available for this Sunday’s special Mother Day Brew Dinner.  Here are the details on the event:

The Pump House Brewery & The Atlantic Beer Festival

are proud sponsors of a Feast fit for the most important people in the world

This Mother’s Day treat her to an elegant meal that she will never forget prepared by

Chef Kurt Wermelinger

The Brew Mother’s Dinner May 13th 2012

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Black Malt Rubbed and Cured Tsar’s Cut Atlantic Salmon

Salmon “Martini”, Hop Infused Vodka, Crunchy Salmon Skin

Pickled Hop Shoot Remoulade

Rye Toast

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Wild Bore and Cranberry Hotdog

Pickled Red onion, Green Ketchup, CranberryMustard

Braised Pork Belly

Blood Orange Drizzle

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Slow Braised Rabbit Leg

Mashed Potatoes & Celery Root with Mascarpone

Green Asparagus tips

Morels

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Hopped Honey Ice Cream ,Black Berry Coulis

Chocolate Stout Cake, Sun Dried Cherry

Caramel Tarts with Fleur du Sel

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Selection of Cheese Accompaniments

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All courses will be accompanied with Beer featured at

The 7th Annual Atlantic Beer Festival

Tickets are very limited to this special event and on sale now at The Pump House Brewery

$69 includes tax and gratuity

Here’s an overview of Atlantic Canadian beer news and reading from this past week:

Excellent article from Craig Pinhey:  Libations: Brewtopian dining

Brewnoser BPA is available on tap at Rockbottom Brewpub starting today.  So is Blackness, which is a “West Coast-style Robust Porter”, at Hart & Thistle.

Here’s what’s currently available at the Picaroons Brewtique.  Don’t forget about their Easter Keg Hunt and to send them a picture of your cat.

Sample some Propeller Bitter, IPA and Porter as part of this week’s Three Course Thursday at the Foggy Goggle.

The PEI Beer Guy has recently sampled Alchemist Heady Topper and Saint Bernardus’ Grottenbier Bruin.

The guys from Darkside Brewing have tasting notes for the winner of Garrison’s 2011 Ultimate Brew Off, Garrison Schwarz.

Here are tasting notes from Old Brown Shoe from Meek Brewing.

The Garrison Ultimate Brew Off Awards Ceremony will take place tomorrow, Thursday, March 22nd.  Doors will open for the ceremony at 7pm with the awards ceremony starting at 7:30pm.  Tickets are $5 for entry.

As part of the ceremony, last year’s winning beer, Adam and Eric’s Schwarz Bier, will be unveiled as well in bottles.  As per Twitter, the new beer is expected to be available at Premier Wine & Spirits by this Friday as well.