COVID killed my event calendar. I had gotten into a groove around monthly tastings at Sugar Bowl, regular beer dinners at Underground and the occasional pop-up event somewhere else. Most of that has been blown away. However, I have re-started my Underground pairing events. We had our first one in the spring and we are holding another one in early November – November 7 to be specific.

If you are in Edmonton you should consider coming. It is an intimate event, 25 people maximum. There is a welcome beer and then four pairings with dishes custom made by Underground’s Executive Chef Lang Hsaio, who may be one of the most under-rated chefs in town. He goes all in on creating dishes that fit the beer and are delicious without them. When we first started doing this, I wanted to have an active hand in deciding what the dishes were. After a couple of these, I have let go. Invariably he tells me what his plan is and I go “oh, yeah. that works.” He has got this!

The theme for the upcoming pairing is YEG Hidden Gems. I am going to offer a few beer you likely have never tried. And you may have never even heard of the brewery. But I can attest the beer is really good. And the food will be even better.

So buy a ticket. Here are the details: 4 Course Beer Pairing Dinner Tickets, Tue, 7 Nov 2023 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite

I will give you my best Beer Guy stuff and you will eat great food and drink great beer. How good is that? All you gotta do is decide to go downtown.