‘Hops (Day 296)’
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Are you so over fancy meals paired with wine? How about a great meal paired with…beer? Sounds much more my style. On Monday, September 27th at 7pm, Birch & Barley is holding a beer dinner featuring exclusive beers from Sly Fox Brewery. And diners can learn a little something about the Pennsylvania brewery while they eat, since Sly Fox Brewmaster Brian O’Reilly will be in attendance.

Executive Chef Kyle Bailey and Pastry Chef Tiffany Maclsaac have whipped up a five-course tasting menu designed to complement each brew. Highlights of the dinner include an acorn squash tortellini, a pan-seared wreckfish, a beef striploin, and a gianduji panna cotta.

Tickets are $76, and reservations can by made by calling Birch & Barley (202-567-2576). If you can’t make it to the dinner, ChurchKey will feature five different Sly Fox cask ales that night.

Ashley Messick

Ashley is a born and bred Washingtonian who left for college but came running back to the District as fast as her little legs could carry her. By day she is a Capitol Hill brat, but by night she is a lean, mean, eating machine. It’s her goal in life to steal Anthony Bourdain’s job…by whatever means necessary. Contact her at Ashley (at) welovedc (dot) com or follow her on Twitter.