Paying homage to our state’s extravagant Pioneer Day celebrations, we asked some local pioneer foodies to pair an appropriate menu item from their establishment with a favorite local beer available in the bottle, or on-tap inside the restaurant. Make it a merry Pie & Beer Day on July 24 by stuffing your bonnets to the brim with these tasty meals.
Pie & Beer Pairing
Beer Reviews
Garage on Beck
1199 Beck St.
Salt Lake City, Utah
801.521.3904
garageonbeck.com
Pie: Grandma’s Chicken Pot Pie features a house-made pastry crust and is filled with tender chicken, steamy mixed veggies and a whole lotta love.
Beer: Epic’s Pfeifferhorn is a full-strength and quaffable American lager with a hint of European flavor. The Pfeifferhorn lager has a subtle malt flavor, and a clean, crisp finish. It has a fine, spicy and slightly herbal, noble hop profile, which barely lingers on the palate.
Pairing: Grandma’s Chicken Pot Pie is a warm, hearty dish that takes you back to the good ole days when summer evenings were free to enjoy a home-cooked meal made from scratch with loving hands. The Garage has recreated this by using our own recipe for the Chicken Pot Pie’s melt-in-your-mouth crust. Once your fork dives through the flakey, golden crust, it’s met with a medley of vegetables that add just the right amount of pop to complement the juicy bits of chicken in each bite. Epic’s Pfeifferhorn is the perfect refreshment with the pie—the lightness of the hops balancing out this hearty meal, its subtle notes giving the pie’s robust flavors center stage. Epic’s high-point feature gives this beer an extra boost of cheer, and you’ll leave Grandma’s (er … The Garage) with a happy belly and a rosy grin. –Marsha Merrill, Co-Owner