Friend Feast and a Beer Pairing

A holiday tradition around here is the annual Friend Feast on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It began as a second Thanksgiving meal with friends, a whole bird roasted by the hosts and sides provided by the attendees. Over the past couple of years, the hosts, Beer Scout Crossbow Project and his wife Jenn, have turned Friend Feast into an experimental dinner. They test recipes on a happy and willing crowd.

This year Jenn, who is the driving force behind the über-popular and très-down-to-earth Fit Bottomed Girls and Fit Bottomed Eats websites, asked me to provide beer parings for each of the secret courses in the four-course meal. She has a very good write-up of the whole event on Fit Bottomed Eats. But I thought I’d provide a little background to the beers I chose and the thought process behind my pairings.

Appetizers: Charcuterie and The Devil

All attendees were asked to bring the finest meats and ch

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