HopMonk Tavern Novato Beer Dinner featuring Firestone Walker Brewing Co. with Special Guest Matt Brynildson

Dean Biersch, owner and proprietor of the popular HopMonk Tavern (www.hopmonk.com), is pleased to be hosting a special beer dinner in celebration of SF Beer Week on Sunday, February 10 at the Novato location. The dinner will feature special guest, Matt Brynildson, Brewmaster of Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Firestone Walker Brewing Co. will highlight seven of their beers paired along side a menu prepared by Executive Chef Billy Reid. The dinner starts at 6:00 PM, reservations are recommended and can be made in advance online at www.hopmonk.com/store/beer-dinner. The cost for the evening is $65 per person, which includes tax and gratuity.

The menu for the evening includes:

Opener -- Pale 31

Appetizer -- Wookey jack

Cheesy Grits

Point Reyes Blue Cheese and Herb Polenta with Balsamic Onions and Toasted Caraway

Soup -- Pivo

Corn and Catfish Gumbo with Fried Okra and Black Eye Peas

Entrée -- Flight of the Pales: Union Jack, Double Jack & Pale 31

Po-Boy De-Constructed

Cornmeal Dusted Oyster, IPA Scampi Shrimp, Spicy House Pickles with

Beer Glazed Focaccia + Remoulade

Dessert -- Velvet Merlin

“Velvet Bourbon King Cake” with Orange Blossom Honey

Out of the vineyards of California’s central coast, Firestone Walker Brewing Company (www.firestonebeer.com) has grown to become an authentic regional craft brewer. They integrate traditional brewing disciplines, a fascination with wooden barrels and a passion for brewing to create some of the most awarded craft brews in the world. The company was named World Beer Cup Champion Brewery for mid-sized breweries in 2004, 2006 and 2010. The Firestone Pale Ale was named "Best Beer in America" by Men's Journal in 2006. The brewery was also honored with the 2007 "Mid-Size Brewery of the Year" award by the Brewer's Association.

HopMonk Tavern owner Dean Biersch has taken over the old Southern Pacific Smokehouse in the Vintage Oaks at Novato Shopping Center off Highway 101 and Highway 37 in Novato. The new site features a rustic beer tavern, outdoor beer garden, and a dedicated live music venue known as The Session Room, similar to the historic tavern and Abbey music hall in Sebastopol. HopMonk is located at 224 Vintage Way in Novato, California. Phone (415) 892-6200 or visit www.hopmonk.com.