This has certainly been an up and down football season and people all around the country are finding new reasons to tune in. Whether you're watching to show support for those taking a knee or just because you care how your team is doing, Jersey City has some great options for where to watch.
This is a guest post from my friends & fellow food lovers, MP & VB. I didn't attend the tasting, so they generously offered to take pictures and write up a post on the experience, so a big thank you to them. Text is primarily from MP who runs Wandering Lunch, a very helpful NYC food truck tracker.
Last week, Amelia's Bistro had their third beer and dinner tasting menu. This is the second one featuring Dogfish Head after the first date sold out and they mentioned they would be doing new tastings monthly and the next one will be with Weyerbacher. Beer pairing menus are not very common around Jersey City yet so it's nice to know they will continue at Amelia's.
The event was held in their private party room in the basement of the restaurant. Don't expect any cell reception. Right away,we were handed beers (the Indian Brown Ale) and told to sit anywhere. There were also free gifts waiting on the table at everyone's place: an IPA glass, a key chain bottle opener, and a "Hopocalypse Now" coaster. There were two long tables so we knew we would be getting to know our co-diners. As more people filtered in, it was easy to get the conversation started. The majority of the people at our table were beer enthusiasts, as we are, and the topics centered around that to begin. As the beer flowed, the conversation expanded and the volume definitely increased. There was a representative from Hunterdon Brewing Company (a beer and liquor distributor), the supplier for the event. He was knowledgeable and it was great talking to him about beer and Jersey City. The atmosphere was the best part of the event.
