Atlas Oyster House is proud to present our next installment of Atlas Beverage Classes (A.B.C.). This semester we will be focusing on handcrafted beers as well as featured spirit brands and our newest addition: cocktails with Josh Goldman, our very own Beverage Director. In addition to the beverage tasting we will also be featuring small plates paired with each featured beverage, as prepared by Fish House Chef Billy Ballou.
The A.B.C. (Atlas Beverage Classes), will be held outside, on the Deck Bar (weather permitting), each month (January through June) and will feature a presenter discussing the highlighted beverages. Classes will consist of four tasting of beverages with four mini appetizers to compliment each tasting. Classes will cover the basics as well as specific information regarding the history of the brewery/distillery and their beers or spirits.
There is one class every month, each an hour long. The class begins promptly at 6:00 p.m. Class cost is $20 per person (plus tax and gratuity), per class, which gets each participant one tasting of each of the featured beverages. In addition, throughout the class, participants should be prepared for “pop quizzes,” where we will be giving away T-shirts, beer glassware, gift certificates and more.
January 2: New Belgium Beers
Featured menu:
- Fat Tire paired with Fontina stuffed banana peppers with chicken
- Trippel paired with roasted beef tenderloin with truffle-madeira sauce
- Sunshine Wheat paired with coconut shrimp
- Ranger IPA paired with chocolate dipped waffle cones with strawberries
February 6: Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Featured menu:
- Seasonal Christmas Ale paired with a beer battered bratwurt and carmamelized onions
- Elissa IPA paired with ginger-sesame crab cakes
- Weedwacker paired with Jamaican jerk spiced chicken wings
- Lawnmower Kolsh paired with a creamy fruit salad
March 6: Cocktail creations with Josh Goldman
Featured menu:
- Basil margarita paired with a watermelon basil citrus salad
- Ginger mojito paired with Idian inspired grilled chicken skewers
- Bourbon-honey sour paired with with steak and goat cheese empanadillas
- White Sangria paired with banana pudding
April 3: Goose Island Vintage Ales
Featured menu:
- Pere Jacque paired with a spicy pretzel and cheese dipping sauce
- Matilda paired with a balsamic-honey pulled pork slider
- Pepe Nero paired with mini beer battered fish tacos
- Sofie paired with Sofie beer float
May 1: A Taste of Tequila
- Cazadores extra Anejo paired with cool and tasty shrimp ceviche
- Maestro Dobel paired with a chicken and black bean tostada
- Herraduro Reposado paired with a poblano chile relleno
- Milagro Anejo paired with a caramel spice cake
June 12: For the Lovers of Rum
- Bacardi Neo paired with Jamaican rum chicken
- Ron Matusalem Classico 10 paired with citrus rum glazed ham
- Papas Pilar 24 Solera Blended paired with island shrimp
- and pineappple skeweres with rum butter sauce
- Bacardi Limitada paired with a dark rum brownie
(Please note – featured breweries/distilleries may be subject to change)
Seating is limited and reservations are required, so be sure to make yours by calling Lauren Smith, (850) 516-2324 or email lauren@goodgrits.com.