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Le Beer Geek
At DBGB, Daniel Boulud will usher in a new era of Good Beer
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After Daniel Boulud famously elevated the hamburger to luxury-goods status, should we be surprised that he wants do the same for beer? Probably not, but we had no idea how big he is on the brew.
When the chef opens his new Bowery restaurant--Daniel Boulud Good Beer Kitchen and Bar (aka DBGB)--next month, the brasserie-style beer hall will pour an extensive selection of beers, including more than 20 from the tap. Boulud enlisted Colin Alevras, the beer sommelier at his DB Bistro Moderne and former chef-owner of the Tasting Room, to oversee the program and help him pair the brews with a beer-friendly menu of sausages, sauerkrauts and charcuterie.
Boulud started drinking fine beer at the tender age of 15, when he and his friends would warm up with a pint after ice hockey games in his hometown of Lyon, France. Now, as he finalizes DBGB's beer list, Boulud shares his favorite brews and pairings:
Favorite mass-market beer: "Stella Artois, for its versatility. It's light, but still delivers loads of flavor."
Favorite craft beer: "St. Rieul Grand Cru. This formidable Belgian-style triple is made by Brasserie Saint-Rieul, a tiny brewery in the French village of Trumilly. Its golden-orange color and creamy white head give way to flavors of toasty grains, orange peel and honey and a surprisingly pleasant, slightly sour finish."
Favorite beer and food pairings: "Käse Kreiner [a cheese-filled smoked bratwurst] with a light, delicately hoppy Fohrenburger Tradition 1881, an Austrian beer I first tried in Vienna. Or Dogfish Head's Raisin D'Etre: Its rich, malty sweetness catches the sausage from the other direction, bringing its salty, fatty deliciousness into focus."
DBGB Kitchen and Bar, 299 Bowery (between Houston and First sts.); danielnyc.com
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![After Daniel Boulud famously elevated the hamburger
http://nymag.com/nymetro/food/reviews/restaurant/5076/ to luxury-goods
status, should we be surprised that he wants do the same for beer? Probably
not, but we had no idea how big he is on the brew.
When the chef opens his new Bowery restaurant--Daniel Boulud Good Beer
Kitchen and Bar (aka DBGB)--next month, the brasserie-style beer hall will
pour an extensive selection of beers, including more than 20 from the tap.
Boulud enlisted Colin Alevras, the beer sommelier at his DB Bistro Moderne
http://www.danielnyc.com/dbbistro.html and former chef-owner of the
Tasting Room, to oversee the program and help him pair the brews with a
beer-friendly menu of sausages, sauerkrauts and charcuterie.
Boulud started drinking fine beer at the tender age of 15, when he and his
friends would warm up with a pint after ice hockey games in his hometown of
Lyon, France. Now, as he finalizes DBGB's beer list, Boulud shares his
favorite brews and pairings:
Favorite mass-market beer: 'Stella Artois http://www.stellaartois.com/ ,
for its versatility. It's light, but still delivers loads of flavor.'
Favorite craft beer: 'St. Rieul Grand Cru. This formidable Belgian-style
triple is made by Brasserie Saint-Rieul, a tiny brewery in the French
village of Trumilly. Its golden-orange color and creamy white head give way
to flavors of toasty grains, orange peel and honey and a surprisingly
pleasant, slightly sour finish.'
Favorite beer and food pairings: 'K?se Kreiner [a cheese-filled smoked
bratwurst] with a light, delicately hoppy Fohrenburger Tradition 1881, an
Austrian beer I first tried in Vienna. Or Dogfish Head
http://www.dogfish.com/ 's Raisin D'Etre: Its rich, malty sweetness
catches the sausage from the other direction, bringing its salty, fatty
deliciousness into focus.'
DBGB Kitchen and Bar, 299 Bowery (between Houston and First sts.);
danielnyc.com http://danielnyc.com/](http://tastingtable.com/images/dot.gif){kind=small}
