Beer Fest at the Del Mar Fairgrounds

Everything from Belgium ale to apricot-pear & acai ciders this beer festival had it all.

 Once we surpassed the fair traffic, which was littering the freeway exits and parking lot entrances, we high-tailed it to Will Call to pick up our wristbands, generously given to us by the Del Mar Fairgrounds (Thanks Linda and Elaine!!). Well, when we opened that little envelope with our passes and took a teensy peek inside, we had found a golden ticket wristband!

This meant the following: entrance to the VIP Lounge, containing delicious grass-fed beef sliders & Korean barbequed short-rib stuffed ravioli, blue cheese stuffed medjool dates wrapped in bacon, beer (of course) and  enough tangled pretzel necklaces to feed all of beer fest (see picture below…)

Lauren, great job. Double-fisting both food and a brew. I applaud you.

 

 

See…I told you. Everyone was nibbling away at my pretzel necklace to tie them over until we hit the fried food stands. OOPS.

So many breweries, so little time.

 

 

This was such a fun event and we didn’t have to trek all the way to Germany to enjoy a festival of beer! Although, from experience, I can tell you that it just wasn’t the same without the surroundings of lederhosened men, like it is at Oktoberfest in Munich. Here is a picture from a few years ago, check out that garb on the people in the background.

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It was pretty darn close though.

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With over 150 breweries and 350 beers from around the world participating in this event, everyone is bound to find at least one beer, if not fifty, that suites their palate.

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The only problem…

…was the size of the glass.

 

Besides drinking great craft brews, don’t’ forget that beer is great for cooking to add depth of flavor to your recipes! Here are a few ways to use beer…

• Beer breads
• Marinades
• Beer batter
• Soups
• …to drink, while you are cooking with beer

What are your favorite beers to drink or recipes containing beer that yield awesome flavor!? We’d love to know

From the Little Yellow Kitchen,

Chrissy

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Posted on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 at 8:59 am in Culinary Outings, Just for fun   |  RSS feed |  Respond  |  Trackback URL

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10 Responses to “Beer Fest at the Del Mar Fairgrounds”

1. 
   Lindsay @ The Lean Green Bean
   28 June, 2011 at 12:10 pm

   so jealous of you guys and your golden wristband! my hubby would have been in heaven there!
2. 
   Maris(In Good Taste)
   28 June, 2011 at 2:47 pm

   Blue cheese stuffed dates wrapped in bacon! OMG! You lost me there!
3. 
   Ann
   28 June, 2011 at 5:41 pm

   Sounds like y’all had fun! Congrats on the golden tickets…errr…wristbands! Fun pictures…
4. 
   Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga
   28 June, 2011 at 5:42 pm

   Oh I love the pics of you two!!!

   So much fun! I dont even like beer (at all!) but want to go to a beer tent with you and just have a blasty
5. 
   Joanna@DrizzleofSunshine
   28 June, 2011 at 6:37 pm

   YUM!! This looks like so much fun and my hubby would love that place. I love the necklace! lol
6. 
   Chrissy
   30 June, 2011 at 10:32 am

   haha oh yea! I was so bummed at first because they were selling literally 5 pretzels on a string for $3. So when I went up to the VIP and found a mass amount all tangled. I was strongly advised to take them all; so naturally, I took that advice and was everybody’s best friend.
7. 
   Chrissy
   30 June, 2011 at 10:35 am

   haha. Thanks, Ann! Way too much fun!
8. 
   Chrissy
   30 June, 2011 at 10:36 am

   It was basically a party in my mouth. I definitely should have grabbed more for guzzling later on.
9. 
   Chrissy
   30 June, 2011 at 11:02 am

   tehehe it was fantastical!

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