Varanese Restaurant, located at 2106 Frankfort Avenue, will host the “Southern Tier Beer Dinner” on Thursday, February 4, with a reception at 6:30pm and dinner at 7:00pm. The guest speaker will be Ryan Rahe of Southern Tier Brewery, the largest craft brewer in Western New York. Since it started brewing in 2002, it has hand crafted more than 80 varieties of ale and it produces more than 100,000 barrels of beer each year. The cost of the four-course dinner is $49 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are required with a credit card and can be made by calling (502) 899-9904 or emailing letsdine@varanese.com.

The menu will consist of:
Reception
Live Pale Ale

First Course
Old Man Winter Ale
Twice Fried Fingerling Potatoes Topped with Duck Confit
Finished with Foie Gras Cherry Compound Butter and Fried Brussels Sprout Leaves

Second Course
2X Smash Double, Single Malt / Single Hop
Fried Pickles served with a Shredded Cabbage Salad
Tossed with Pickled Jalapenos, Shaved English Cheddar and Mustard Seed Vinaigrette

Third Course
2X IPA
Pork Piccata served over Penne Pasta
Tossed with Caper Berries, Cherry Tomatoes and Spinach
In a White Wine-Lemon Butter Sauce

Fourth Course
Crème Brulee Imperial Stout
Banana-Peanut Butter Eggroll
With Toasted Marshmallow Sauce
Served with Grape Jelly Ice Cream