Food - My First Beer Appreciation

When I told people I went beer appreciation, a common question was asked: "Did you get drunk?" Am I supposed to get drunk for a beer appreciation? Well...

I sampled 8 beers and enjoyed a 5-course meal! =)

The 8 beers I tried.

I tried my very best to take down some notes while eating and drinking. hardworking student. =P

The sauces for our food.

Before I begin, I must say I am never a big fan of beer but for whatever reasons, I was there, learning to appreciate beer. hahaha.

I was first introduced to Palm, when I first drank it, it immediately reminded me of the beers I tried in Munich! Light and not so hard to swallow. I always find beer too carbonated to even swallow which explains why I never like beer. >.<

Palm with onion chicken soup.

After the soup, it was the 2nd dish - Pork Knuckle!! I had bad experience with "Pork Knuckle" and always thinks that it is too PORKY for my liking BUT! surprisingly this dish prepared by the chef has changed my perception! It did not have that porky smell and it was really crispy! Yums!

The trainer paired this dish with Rodenbach (4th beer from the right) which is a little sour to go with the Pork Knuckle that is alil oily. Same rationale on why I always eat roti prata with Teh-O Limau Ais la. hahaha.

After trying 2 beers, I tried Bavik which is a type of lager? Bluek. I don't like it because it is so carbonated. Big no no for me. hahaha.

After Bavik, I was served with Potato Salad and it was paired with Witterekerke (4th beer from the left)

I love the Potato Salad because it was served chilled and I am always a big fan of POTATO! =P

By the 4th beer, I could feel the effect of the beer, I was getting red but not drunk la.. and I was quite full by then with all the beers~ -_-||| So I went out for a walk...

After I came back, it was my favorite! German bratwursts with mashed potato (potato again!), this dish was paired with Steen Brugge which has an alcohol content of 8.7%, not to my liking either so I ended up eating more sausages than drinking. LOL. 

The mashed potato was yummy!

We tried another 2 more beers - Rose Beer and Peach Beer. I thought my favorite beer for the night would be Rose beer but after I tried the Peach beer, I like it the most! And the peach beer has the lowest alcohol content! I guess I will never be a big fan of alcohol. hahahaha.

Finally, the long awaited dessert, though I was FULL to the max but.. quoting from a friend, dessert is always in a separate compartment!

How can I miss this! LAVA Chocolate Cake!

It's called lava for a reason. =D

The dessert was paired with Trappistes Rochefort which has the highest alcohol content, so I didn't bother to drink much and ensure I finish my dessert instead! Muahahahaha..

And so.. when I ended this beer appreciation, I was not drunk and I was not red anymore. Back to normal. The only thing was.. I was full to the max. =D

Purposeful Traveller - I drank the most amount of beer in my life that night.