(Press Release)

Renowned beer importers Vanberg & DeWulf will hold their annual celebration of Belgian beer, The Coast to Coast Toast, this Thursday, November 14th. This is the third year for the event, with nearly 700 better beer establishments around the country participating.

As always, you can learn more about the Vanberg & DeWulf portfolio here (pdf).

And if you haven’t already, check out the Trip to Belgium sweepstakes in partnership with Untappd, Delta Air Lines and Visit Belgium.

Here are ten things to look for this week:

1) Tap Takeovers

  • ChurchKey – total tap takeover with the most stunning array of Vanberg & DeWulf beers on hand this night about 50 beers to choose from. Here’s the description and beer list from DC Beer Week.
  • Beer Culture in Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of NYC – a combination beer bar and bottle shop with 500 varieties is holding their first ever tap takeover for the Coast to Coast Toast featuring Saison Dupont, Monks Stout, Foret, Foret Blanche, Avril,  Redor Pils, Scaldis Belgian Special Ale, Vicaris Tripel-Gueuze, Contessa Italian Pale Ale, Hop Ruiter, Olvisholt Lava, Vicaris Generaal on tap and plenty more in bottles. The celebration continues through the weekend. There are many many more …

2) Small Plate Pairing with emphasis on Cheese and Charcuterie Plates:

  • Pastoral Chicago (3 locations) – the founder is the head of the American Cheese Society Hop Ruiter on tap at the wine bar and Witkap on special in all 3 retail locations
  • The Fred in Atlanta – cheese, frites, charcuterue and pate with a flight of 4 beers (no live link for the event at this writing)
  • Waterzooi on LI – fondue made with Avril and paired with any or all and Dupont Beers
  • Poutine (it has cheese curds after all) Fest at Saus in Boston – This sold out in 3 hours
  • Skal a great new Icelandic resto in NYC is serving lamb sandwich and arctic char paired with Lava on tap and featuring a Lava  smoked imperial stout cocktails in a seaside cottage setting
  • Lucky Baldwins (both locations in Pasadena are doing flights of 4 beers and 4 cheeses as well as pairing their menu offerings with Vanberg & DeWulf beers http://www.luckybaldwins.com/ for the week
  • Alla Spina – Philly –  take a tour of Vanberg & Dewulf’s amazing portfolio with three fantastic beers : Brasserie Dupont Avec Les Bons Voeux with Grana Padano, Amiata Contessa with Montgomery’s Mature Cheddar, Lambrucha with Gorgonzola Dolce – Beer & Cheese flight for $20, or enjoy the beer individually for $12.

3) Wild Game and our Coast to Coast Toast™ Beers  These are all really great!

  • Tap and Table in Rochester, NY $59 was the first to pick up on this theme http://www.thetapandtable.com/events. How ’bout some wild boar tacos, chargrilled elk, and duck egg pumpkin semi freddo with Vicaris tripel Gueuze?
  • Resto  Wild Game Coast to Coast Toast ™ Dinner New York City $75 with James Beard Rising Star Chef Preston Clark and Beer Sommelier Julian Kurland featuring Vicaris Tripel Gueuze, Monk’s Stout and Posca Rustica.

4) Multi Course Tasting Menus

  • The most comprehensive and long lasting of the prix fixe sidebar menus is at Cafe Bruges in  the college town of Carlisle PA. Their special menu was put up last month –  Three courses $45 with Vicaris Tripel, Monk’s Stout, Posca Rustica leading up to a total tap takeover of all 10 taps on November 14.
  • Mahogany Bar in Hattiesburg Mississippi 5 course chef tasting menu plus sour hour with some of our rarest beers
  • Bazi Bistro in Portland has Posca Rustica, Moinette and Lambickx Kriek on the menus for a very affordable prix fixe menu at $35 (see menu below)
  • Resto – see above under wild game
  • 8th Street Ale Haus in Sheboygen
 5) Steak Chops and Custom Burgers
  • Stout Burger Los Angeles – all 3 locations – 4 burgers and 4 Christmas beers offered for a month – starting November 14
  • Rueben’s Cafe in Boulder – custom burgers named after TOur de France races paired with our beers
  • Back Abbey in Claremont, California. The legendary Back Abbey Burger (made with aged Gouda)  was actually inspired by a visit to Brasserie Dupont and Moinette. Pair them for the C2CT3.
  • Anton’s in Kansas City, Missouri is pairing beers with their award winning steaks
 6) Taste Big Bottles by the Glass
  • The Beer Bar at Cafe Centro .Each beer accompanied by free bites at this iconic midtown watering hole. On Offer Saison Dupont (with gruyere croquette) , Scaldis Blonde Triple (with spicy mango chicken wing), Vicaris Winter (with short rib)
  • Bangers & Lace, Trencherman and Nightwood – combinations of bottles and draft and these three great Chicago establishments

7) Artisan Pizza and Beer

  • All 3 Pizzeria Paradiso’s will pair 3 of their pizzas with 3 of our beers on tap – Locations in Washington DC and Alexandria
  • Pizzeria Vetri enjoy a Roman style pizza with a glass of lambrucha – all for $10. Latest resto from the marc Vetri group
8) Sour Beer Spectacular
  • The Gingerman NYChttp://www.gingerman-ny.com/ all our sours including DeCam and Bzart as well as vintage Lambickx from DeTroch and rivate Domaine, Lambickx Kriek, Vicaris Tripel Gueuze. This is sure to be a sophistcated and beautifully curated event.
  • Avenue Pub also a sour spectacular in New Orleans paired with owner Polly watt’s favorite Belgian pub dish,Toast Aux Champignons with wild mushrooms in a sherry cream sauce, to jump-start an evening of rare Belgian Krieks and sour beers, some making their American debut as described in Premier Traveler

9) Seafood Themes including Oyster Pairings

  • L & E Oyster Bar in Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles is doing a seafood dinner with many beers from our collection – same owner will do great event in Montgomery Alabama at ElRey Burrito  – Mexican fried chicken and waffles with our beer.
  • The Publican, Chicago – 6 varieties of oysters paired with as many of the Vanberg & DeWulf beers
  • Max’s Oyster – West Hartford, CT
10) The Beers of a Nation or A Specific Brewery
  • Small Bar Division, Chicago English beers from  on tap – Gone Fishing, Rippa, Lurcher Stout
  • Italian Beers – Ala Spina, Philly
  • Italian – Naples 45 New York
  • Icelandic – Skal, NY
  • Dupont only – Hopleaf Chicago and lots of it on tap
  • Taps Petaluma is featuring all Dupont beers
11) Throw a Coast to Coast Toast Party at Home – Then continue the celebration for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve
  • Whole Foods from Newport Beach to New York City are stocking a variety of Vanberg & DeWulf beers – including Saison Dupont, La Biere de Beloiel, Scaldis Prestige, Foret, Lambickx and more. The NY Times has callled Saison Dupont about the perfect beer with your holiday bird. The Chicago Kingsbury location is holding a judged homebrew competition focusing on Belgian styles and a tap takeover with our beers that runs through the weekend
  • All  Total Wine  stores nationwide are stocking every Vanberg & DeWulf Christmas beer: Avec des Bons Voeux, Scaldis Noel, Scaldis Noel Premium, Scaldis Prestige, Scaldis Prestige de Nuits and Vicaris Tripel Gueuze. There’s a great tap takeover at the Tukwila Washington store.
  • All Binny’s locations (Illinois) carry a selection of styles from our portfolio- including staff favorite Hop Ruiter. Great selection at Beer Temple, and Perman Wine and Lush
  • Buy a small sampling of beers online from CraftShack. They ship! Wine Library in NJ has a great selection of our beers, So does DeCicco’s in NY state, The Wine  & Cheese Place in Clayton, MO

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