Epic dinner brewing at Lake Crackenback Resort & Spa

July 30, 2012 Lifestyle No Comments  Print  Email

Australia’s most famous beer brewmaster, Chuck Hahn, will host a sensational four-course beer dinner at Lake Crackenback Resort & Spa on Friday September 28^th.

Dr Chuck Hahn will host a special dinner at Lake Crackenback Resort & Spa on Friday 28 September.

Seven unique beers will be coupled with a culinary creations by acclaimed executive chef Greg Pieper from Cuisine on Lake Crackenback Restaurant and Bar.

The menu will feature a selection of canapés on arrival including chicken liver blueberry parfait, pear and mini lamb pies coupled with the local Kosciuszko Pal Ale.

After guests are seated, an entree of sweet pork cheeks with Queensland scallops, William pear and scallop cream will be served both Hahn Premium Lager and Knappstein Reserve Lager.

The main fare will feature a 6+ wagyu sirloin with turnip puree, spinach cream, mini beef pie and red wine jus coupled with James Squire Nine Tales Amber Ale and Stowaway IPA.

Dessert will top off a great night with chocolate delice, pistachio paste and raspberry offered with James Squire Jack of Spades Porter and New Norcia Abbey Ale.

Wines matching each course will also be offered.  Tickets are $75 per person.   Bookings can be made online at www.lakecrackenback.com.au or by calling 1800 020 524 or (02) 6451 3000 or emailing reservations@lakecrackenback.com.au.  Accommodation packages starting from $266 per person are available.  The package includes two nights accommodation in a two bedroom lakeview apartment (quad share), hot breakfast on each morning of your stay, a $100 credit to use for normal dining at either Cuisine on Lake Crackenback Restaurant & Bar or the new Alpine Larder (can’t be used towards the special beer dinner), complimentary use of resort facilities, a 10 percent discount off equipment from Harro’s on-site ski hire and complimentary shuttle bus timetabled transfers to the Skitube.

Chuck Hahn has been a major player in the Australian, New Zealand and American beer brewing scene for over 30 years.  Chuck’s brewing pedigree is impeccable. He has a PhD in Chemical Engineering, and worked with the American giant Coors for 10 years prior to being headhunted by Sydney’s Tooth Breweries, where oversaw the production of the then most sophisticated brewery in the southern hemisphere  before heading to New Zealand with Lion Breweries to brew Steinlager.  He is most famous for the establishment of the Hahn Brewery, which was Australia’s largest microbrewery, before becoming part of the Lion-Nathan Group, where Chuck is the Chief Brewer.

When he is not brewing beer, one of Chuck’s other passions is snow skiing, so the locally brewed Kosciuszko Pale Ale from Jindabyne is one of his pet projects as it gets him combine two of the things he loves most.  The beer is made under the banner of the Kosciuszko Brewing Company which is the Snowy Mountain’s first brewery.   Kosciuszko Pal Ale features a pleasant maltiness with a refreshing fruity hop finish and has been brewed for enjoyment after a hard day of skiing, hiking, fishing or just relaxing in the mountains. The beer will be showcased with the first-course canapés at the dinner.