In their last Tuesday Tasting of the month, The Empress will take diners on a tour of five dark beers and exciting food pairings.  Aaron Hoskin’s first pairing gives me something I’ve been waiting to see in Richmond for a long time, DUCK FAT FRIES!

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• Southern Tier Iniquity Black Ale (Black IPA) with Duck fat french fries with duck gravy and fresh cheese curds
• Left Hand Brewing Fade to Black, Vol 3 (Chili Porter) with House made spicy pork sausage on bun, pickled rainbow chard relish, tomato mostarda, and fresh dill.
• Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout with Fried chicken oyster with pecan waffle and powdered bourbon-maple butter.
• Aventinus Eisbock with Braised Wild Boar-BQ, apple-anise BBQ sauce, “Baked bean” cassoulet, sweet fennel slaw, and shallot- banana hush puppies.
• Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout with Sweetened foie gras mousse filled donut hole, Nutella drizzle, and smoked sea salt.

Unlike most of their tastings this one is not gluten-free and there will not be gluten-free options available. However, there will be vegetarian options available for the tasting.  The tasting is $25 and starts at 7pm sharp and reservations are strongly recommended.  See more over at the Facebook event here.

The Empress
2043 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 592-4000