The event, the 11th such AleFeast since it was created as a winter companion to AleFest, will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Dayton Convention Center in downtown Dayton.
New food purveyors this year include Amber Rose, Crafted & Cured, Pour Haus and Thyme After Thyme Gourmet, according to AleFeast co-organizer Joe Waizmann.
About a half-dozen breweries are new to the event, including Branch & Bone, which opened on Wayne Avenue in Dayton in 2018. More than 60 breweries will be represented. The full list of food purveyors, Waizmann said, includes:
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Amber Rose Restaurant & Catering, Brixx Ice Company, Canal Street Arcade & Deli, Crafted & Cured, Dorothy Lane Market, Esther Price Fine Chocolates, Fifth Street Brewpub, Glasz Bleu Oven, Lock 27 Brewpub, Lucky Star Brewery, Mudlick Tap House, Ollie’s Place, Pour Haus, Smales Bakery, Thai9, The Pub at The Greene, Thyme After Thyme Gourmet, and Wandering Griffin Brewery & Pub. In addition, a RADS Bloody Mary Bar with Buckeye Vodka and Centerville Pizza Chicken will be offered.
Each food offering will be paired with and/or infused with a special craft beer. Wines complementing the food will be included at each craft beer table, organizers said. Live music will be provided by Nick Mitchell.
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ALEFEAST MENUS
The final list of food and beer being served up at AleFeast has been released, and it has one delicious item after another.
With 18 food purveyors at 18 stations featuring 3-5 International craft beers and 1-2 wines at each there will be plenty for guests to sample and enjoy.
Here's what's on the menu:
Esther Price Fine Chocolates
Dark and milk chocolate sea salt caramels and peanut brittle made with stout
Craft Beers: Southern Tier Crème Brûlée, Warped Wing Pirogue and 10 Ton Oatmeal Stout, Mashead Single Origin Coffee Stout and Terrapin Sea Salt Caramel MooHoo Imperial Stout
Ollie’s Place
Corned beef Reubens and pastrami Reubens featuring briskets that are house-aged and smoked
Craft Beers: Moeller Brew Barn Rooster Bock, Avery Hog Heaven Barleywine, Ballast Point Spruce Tip Sculpin IPA, Mother Stewart’s Vienna Lager and Virtue Cider Cherry Mitten with vanilla, cinnamon and bourbon
Wines: Terra d’Oro Pinot Grigio and Clos du Bois Pinot Noir
Wandering Griffin Brewery & Pub
Muffuletta sliders made with ham, salami, provolone, olive salad on a sesame slider bun
Craft Beers: Lagunitas Undercover Shut-down Ale, Yellow Springs Boat Show IPA, FigLeaf IPA, and Breckenridge White Ale
Wines: Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling & Estancia Merlot
Fifth Street Brewpub
Sauerkraut balls made with Fifth Street Brewpub From Fire Rauchbier, braised onions, potato, jalapeño, sauerkraut and Reuben sauce
Craft Beers: Fifth Street From Fire Rauchbier and Ice Breaker IPA (both draught), Sweetwater Exodus Jamaican Coffee Porter, Rhinegeist Van Hunks Golden Ale and Elysian BiFrost Winter Ale
Wines: Terra d’Oro Pinot Grigio and Estancia Merlot
Smales Bakery
Pretzel bites with Fifth Street Brewpub From Fire Rauchbier beer cheese
Craft Beers: Branch & Bone Pretzel Queen (draught), Dayton Beer Company Brown Street Ale (draught), Sierra Nevada Sierraveza and Devil’s Backbone Gold Leaf Lager
Mudlick Tap House
Cajun deviled eggs with spicy ranch filling, topped with a crispy Cajun cracklin' and Socca chips and Fresno pepper hummus
Craft Beers: Cigar City Jai Alai IPA, Royal Docks Daemonium Belgian Golden Strong Ale, Dogfish Head Perfect Disguise Kölsch and North High Maple Nut Brown Ale
Wines: Folie à Deux Chardonnay and Clos du Bois Pinot Noir
RADS Bloody Mary Bar with Buckeye Vodka
Centerville Pizza
The Pub at The Greene
"Banger Dog” — English Banger sausage on a pretzel bun with assorted toppings bar
Craft Beers: Sun King Wee Mac, Deschutes Baltic Porter, Victory Juice Boost IPA, Virtue Cider Maple Mitten with maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon and bourbon and Elysian Split Shot Espresso Milk Stout
Wines: La Crema Rosé and 7 Deadly Zins
Crafted & Cured
Thinly sliced 12-month mountain aged jamon serrano nestled with aged Manchego
Craft Beers: Platform Brut IPA (draught), Elevator Bleeding Buckeye Red (draught), Brew Kettle Black Rajah, Old Nation M-43 NEIPA, MadTree Psychopathy IPA and Ballast Point White Wine Barrel AgedSour Wench
Wines: Folie à Deux Chardonnay and Chateau Dourthe Esprit De Pavie Bordeaux
Amber Rose Restaurant & Catering
Bratwurst mit Sauerkraut
Craft Beers: Hofbräu Dunkel, Lock 27 Locktender Golden Ale, Harpoon UFO White, Oddside Hoppin‘, Mad Double NEIPA with Rye, Warped Wing Superba Pils and Goose Island Next Coast IPA
Wine: Terra d’Oro Pinot Grigio
Thyme After Thyme Gourmet
Dark chocolate truffles featuring stout, mini carrot cake cupcakes made with red ale and wine gummies made with rosé
Craft Beers: Great Lakes Conway’s Irish Red Ale, New Holland Dragon’s Milk Stout, Alesmith My Bloody Valentine Red IPA and Ballast Point Peppermint Victory at Sea Imperial Porter
Wine: La Crema Monterey Rosé
Lucky Star Brewery
Toasted French bread with brisket and roasted anaheim peppers
Craft Beers: Lucky Star Mucho Michelada Bloody Mary Cerveza & Chill Pill Czech Style Pilsner (both draught), Founders Breakfast Stout and Jackie O’s Mandala Double IPA
Wines: Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling & Estancia Merlot
Brixx Ice Company
Chicken Fajitas with Queso Fresco white cheese
Craft Beers: Braxton Haven Hefeweizen, Stella Artois, Sierra Nevada Brut IPA, Golden Road Wolf Pup Session IPA, Budweiser Jim Beam Bourbon Barrel Aged Copper Lager and Sam Adams Cherry Wheat
Wine: Folie à Deux Chardonnay
Glasz Bleu Oven
Whole Butterflied Shrimp Oreganata in French Butter, Fresh Garlic and Basil Pesto with 16 Bricks Focaccia Bread Crumbs, Umami Tomatoes, Wood Charred Lemon, Saison Infused and Steamed in an Oak Fired Oven
Craft Beers: Yellow Springs Captain Stardust Saison (draught), Star City Building 26 Biere de Garde (draught), Lock 27 Mouth Breather IPA, Goose Island Lolita and Samuel Smith Organic Apricot Ale
Wines: Napa Cellars Sauvignon Blanc & Clos du Bois Pinot Noir
Pour Haus
Beer braised short ribs for a crowd with house made pickles, Pimento cheese and grilled onions on a hoagie bun
Housemade beer cheese hanky panky with sausage and grilled onions on toast points
Craft Beers: Crooked Handle The Machine Imperial Stout (draught), Hairless Hare Hazelnut Brown Ale (draught), Oskar Blues Can O’Bliss IPA and Elysian Space Dust IPA
Wine: Chloe Red Blend
Dorothy Lane Market
Gourmet Cheeses: Belletoile, French Raclette, Harlech, Rembrandt, Manchego and Westminster Rustic Red
Craft Beers: Eudora Mother Fuggle Brown Ale (draught), Devil Wind Cranberry Gose (draught), Christian Moerlein Big Hazy IPA, St. Bernardus Tripel, Goose Island Halia and Deschutes Black Butte Porter
Wines: Blanc de Blue Sparkling Brut & Chloe Red Blend
Lock 27 Brewpub
Shrimp and grits, blackened shrimp served over creamy pecorino romano polenta, with a Creole cream sauce, bacon, scallion and tomato-onion relish
Craft Beers: Lock 27 Stumbling Nag DIPA & Lock Tender Golden Ale (both draught), Lock 27 Mouth Breather IPA, Alaskan Spruce IPA, Anderson Valley Cherry Gose and Elysian Punkuccino Coffee Pumpkin Ale
Wines: La Crema Monterey Rosé & 7 Deadly Zins
Canal Street Arcade & Deli
Vegan chili and cold sandwiches on rye with Cajun turkey, pesto, horseradish cheese, lettuce and tomato
Craft Beers: Toxic Gem City Ruby Amber (draught), Tröegs Tröegenator Doppelbock (draught), New Belgium Brut IPA, Bell’s Hopslam and 10 Barrel Pray for Snow
Wines: Terra d’Oro Chenin Blanc/Viognier White Blend and Chateau Dourthe Esprit De Pavie Bordeaux
Thai 9
Vegetable spring roll, chicken spicy roll and chicken pad thai
Craft Beers: 50 West Coast to Coast IPA, Melvin 2X4 DIPA, Rhinegiest Wowie Fruited Ale with Apple, Pineapple, & Passionfruit, Taft’s Wondertub White Sour Ale and Goose Island Gillian
Wines: Blanc de Blue Sparkling Brut and Napa Cellars Sauvignon Blanc
TICKETS
General admission tickets are $55 in advance and $60 at the door, and are available online and at select Dayton-area beer retailers. Each admission includes 20 samples of craft beer or wine, unlimited food samples and a tasting glass.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association, the Dayton Area Rugby Club and Bike Miami Valley.
WANT TO GO?
What: AleFeast Dayton
Where: Dayton Convention Center, 22 E 5th St, Dayton in downtown Dayton
When: Saturday, Feb. 2 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Cost: $55 in advance, available online and at select Dayton-area beer retailers, and $60 at the door