The Tap and Growler is certainly making use of their well thought out meeting space, the Barrel Room, that sits behind the wine taps of their bustling new tap room. Just a couple weeks ago they had a Valentine’e Day event that focused on the history of Oregon wine, and now they’re bringing together two rock stars of the local wine and beer scene in for a Wine vs. Beer Food Pairing Event: Jonathan Scott Oberlander of J. Scott Cellars and Matt Van Wyk of Oakshire Brewing.

Noisette Pastry Kitchen will be supplying 3 “savory” and 3 “sweet” food items to pair with 3 carefully selected Oakshire brews and 3 J. Scott Cellars wines. There will be a vote after every pairing to determine the winner of the Wine vs Beer food pairing challenge. The pairings are as follows:
Savory Items:
Savory: Ham & Cheese Bread Pudding
Wine: Chardonnay
Brew: PTO Pale Ale
Savory: Chicken Liver with Esplette Pepper Jelly
Wine: Pinot Noir
Brew: Overcast Espresso Stout
Savory: Savory Spiced Corn Puff Honeycomb
Wine: Syrah
Brew: 7th Anniversary Porter with Tart Cherries
Sweet Items:
Sweet: Curry Nut Meringues
Wine: Chardonnay
Brew: PTO Pale Ale
Sweet: French Macarons
Wine: Pinot Noir
Brew: Overcast Espresso Stout
Sweet: Chocolate Sesame Pokey Sticks
Wine: Syrah
Brew: 7th Anniversary Porter with Tart Cherries
March 5, 5:30 pm. Limited seats available. $35 per person, sign up at the Tap and Growler. For more details, visit tapandgrowler.com.