Battle of the Champions

Here are a few photos from the February 20th beer-wine pairing dinner at NECI on Main in Montpelier, Vt.

The so-called "Battle of the Champions" was the experience of a good-natured, course-by-course, beer versus wine-pairing competition between specially selected craft-beer libations from the Three Penny Taproom by co-owner Scott Kerner, and wines from the NECI reserve cellar chosen by Jeff Roberts, paired with a unique menu.

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Scott has devoted his life to sharing great beer; and Roberts has a long-standing romance with wine, and both are passionate about which elixir pairs better with food — and, late 2012 both decided they were willing to  prove it

Kerner and Roberts have collaborated on beer-and-cheese pairings previously, but for this event they collaborated with NECI to host the event and  invited friends and colleagues to dinner and serve as judges.

Chef Instructors from New England Culinary Institute helped prepare
the seven-course feast which started with "Oysters and Pearls paired
with Oatmeal Stout from Quebec and a champagne from Taittinger.

Guests and judges conversed and compared notes with the
beer/wine expert competitors and the chefs.

Gracious hospitality was proved by service class students
from NECI.


For a nice article about the event check out the story in 7days:
http://www.7dvt.com/2012beer-wine-food-pairing