4 Hands Beer Dinner, Special Tappings and New Releases
About a month ago they sent several of
their limited barrel aged beers to the area for different events and we continue
to see allocations of their more limited bottle releases. This month is no different as 4 Hands will
be teaming up with Local Pig for what looks to be a killer beer dinner, sending
some special kegs our way including a firkin and releasing some seasonal
favorites as well as debuting a brand new beer. Let’s take a look at the events and beers 4 Hands has in
store for us.
4 Hands Brewing Co. Beer Dinner – Local Pig Westport
On
Wednesday April 22nd at 6:00pm, Local Pig, located at 510 Westport
Road, will be hosting a 4 Hands beer dinner. The menu and beer pairings are listed below. I wouldn’t sleep on getting tickets for
this dinner if you are thinking about going.
Judging by the menu and beers available, I don’t know how this event
won’t sell out.
Tickets can
be purchased here
and there is also a vegetarian option available.
Menu &
Beer Pairings:
Reception - Pigs in a Blanket (chorizo verde, puff pastry, lime)
Paired with: Send
Help - poured from a firkin. Blonde
Ale dry hopped with Amarillo hops.
Only available in cans outside of this beer dinner. This is the only firkin of Send Help in
Kansas City
1st Course - Fire Sticks (asparagus, BellaVitano cheese, caramelized onion, balsamic)
1st Course - Fire Sticks (asparagus, BellaVitano cheese, caramelized onion, balsamic)
Paired with: Contact
High - Wheat Ale with northwest hops and dry hopped with fresh orange zest
2nd Course - Stuffed Orbs (arborio, mascarpone, duck, tarragon)
2nd Course - Stuffed Orbs (arborio, mascarpone, duck, tarragon)
Paired with: War
Hammer Imperial IPA – Spring Seasonal released in April with limited
allocation that is a punch you in the mouth Imperial IPA
3rd Course – Pork Slam (pork loin, red pepper grits, spring onion, béchamel)
3rd Course – Pork Slam (pork loin, red pepper grits, spring onion, béchamel)
Paired with: Super
Flare – Brett IPA with mango and guava brewed in collaboration with Wicked Weed Brewing from Ashville,
NC. Previously only available in
the 4 Hands Tasting Room prior to this event
4th Course - Spring Delight (caramel, chocolate, peanut butter, berries)
Paired with: Madagascar - Imperial Bourbon Barrel
Aged Milk Stout dry hopped with whole vanilla beans
The crew at 4 Hands has also been nice enough to send a
couple special kegs to the Kansas City area.
To celebrate the grand opening of the new Yard House restaurant location
in the Power and Light district, Yard
House will be tapping a keg of War Hammer Imperial IPA this weekend. Yard House officially opens to the
public Saturday April 25th.
On Friday May 1st, Screenland
Armour will be tapping a firkin of 4 Hands Contact High with pineapple and
mango as part of their Firkin Fest.
4 Hands
Brewing Co. New Releases
In addition
to the events above, 4 Hands has also released some new beers in the Kansas
City area the last couple weeks.
Keep an eye out for these next time you are out beer shopping.
If you were
able to make the trip across the state to St. Louis a few weeks ago for the 4
Hands Lupulin Carnival you probably tried War Hammer Imperial IPA which was
officially released that day. If
you weren’t able to clear your calendar for a weekend getaway though, you’ll be
happy to know that 4 Hands sent some bottles of this incredible Imperial IPA our
way. War Hammer starting hitting
shelves a couple weeks ago so you may want to call your local bottle shop or
grocery store to see if they still have it but it’s definitely worth the effort
if you can track some down.
With canned
craft beer gaining more popularity these days, 4 Hands has two new releases that
are available now to add into your summer beer rotation.
Contact High, which is a hoppy wheat
ale brewed with blood orange zest has made its return this year and is
currently available in 6-packs of cans.
4 Hands has also debuted a brand new
beer this year called Send Help.
In collaborating with Randy Ploesser, Todd Bratrud and Send Help Skateboards, 4 Hands has created what
they describe as “an extremely crushable, dry-hopped blonde ale. Pouring straw in color with a crisp
bitterness and an abundance of hop aroma, Send Help is the go-to beer for
Summer.” Send Help is also
available now in 6-packs of cans.