A beer pairing dinner highlighted Heavy Seas Beer at the Coast Guard House in Narragansett on January 17. Hosted in collaboration with McLaughlin & Moran, Inc., special guest Hugh Sisson, Founder, Heavy Seas Beer, spoke to attendees about the background behind his company’s beer legacy. Independently brewed since 1995, the Heavy Seas brewery is located near the harbor of Baltimore and is considered one of the most respected and award-winning craft breweries on the East Coast. Guests enjoyed a five-course dinner, each paired with a different Heavy Seas beer, including AmeriCannon American Pale Ale, TropiCannon Citrus IPA, Double Cannon Double IPA, Peg Leg Imperial Stout and Siren Noire Coconut Stout.
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- Guests enjoyed Heavy Seas AmeriCannon American Pale Ale, TropiCannon Citrus IPA, Double Cannon Double IPA and Peg Leg Imperial Stout.
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- All of Coast Guard House except where indicated: Hugh Sisson, Founder, Heavy Seas Beer; Elisa Wybraniec, Wine Director; Fred Koury, Manager; and Matt Gant, Event Service/Server.
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- Brian Hien, Sales Representative, McLaughlin & Moran, Inc.; John Wilson, RI Field Sales Representative, Heavy Seas Beer; Dave Plummer, Craft Portfolio Manager, McLaughlin & Moran, Inc.; and Hugh Sisson, Founder, Heavy Seas Beer.
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- Heavy Seas AmeriCannon, a double dry-hopped American pale ale, was paired with the opening course, a charcuterie board.
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- Heavy Seas Founder Hugh Sisson shared his appreciation of beer with guests, which he explained, lead to the creation of Heavy Seas.
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- The second course, Cazuela de Mariscos, seafood stew in coconut cream, was paired with Heavy Seas TropiCannon Citrus IPA.
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- The third course, Pasta Caramelle with spiced lamb meatballs, was paired with Heavy Seas Double Cannon Double IPA.
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- Siren Noire Coconut, a bourbon barrel-aged stout.
Photos by Laura Widness.
