HopMonk Tavern Novato Beer Dinner with Lagunitas Brewing Co.

Dean Biersch, owner and proprietor of the popular HopMonk Tavern (www.hopmonk.com), is pleased to announce an upcoming beer dinner with Lagunitas Brewing Company. On Sunday, November 16 HopMonk Tavern in Novato with host Lagunitas Brewing Company along with special guest Mark Hughes, Specialty Brew Master. Lagunitas will highlight five of their beers paired alongside a menu prepared by Executive Chef Billy Reid. The dinner starts at 6pm, reservations are required 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 is as follows:

Opener - Pils

Bitter Apple + Corn Croquette

Pasta - Daytime + IPA Vertical

Daytime – Farfalle Carbonara w/ Lemon + Peas

IPA – Sundried Tomato Bolognese w/ Penne + Black Pepper

Entrée - Imperial Stout

Miso Glazed Black Chicken w/ Ginger + Mushrooms over Stout Fried Rice

Dessert - Lagunitas Sucks

Hungarian Hazelnut Cake w/ Amaretto Cream + Basil

Lagunitas Brewing Company (www.lagunitas.com) was founded in 1993 by Tony Magee in Lagunitas, California, USA. They are known for iconoclastic interpretations of traditional beer styles, and irreverent descriptive text and stories on their packaging. The company is the fifth top selling craft brewery in the US, as of 2014.

For those unable to attend the Lagunitas Brewing Company Beer Dinner in November the next Beer Dinner is scheduled with Anchor Brewing on Sunday, January 25th at the Novato location.

HopMonk Tavern serves 16 premier American craft and international draft beers. The eclectic tavern menu features grass fed beef, curried samosas, fresh mussels, slow roasted pulled pork and popular fish and chips. Stop by Monday through Friday between 3:00 and 6:00 PM for Hoppy Hour, featuring house beers for $3.75.

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.