The Beer: Ninkasi Believer Double Red in a pint glass.
The Perfect Pairing: Bardenay's Mediterranean Albacore Tuna sandwich with nine friends and coworkers. In which 60% of our workplace hop-skipped two blocks over to a local restaurant/distillery, ate too much, and divided a check eight ways. (I also enjoyed a side of apricot walnut cous cous).
The Experience: I would say "meh" but the tuna sandwich was fantastic, particularly the bread and tapenade. (And the half-sandwich I ate for leftovers the next day = nom nom). As for the beer, it's never a good sign when you've made it through 2/3's of the meal and you still have 2/3's of a pint left. In other words, the beer felt like an afterthought. For a red ale, there were too many nut, raisin, and overly malty tones.
The Taste: A particularly bitter India Pale Ale and little grape cough syrup.
(and the meal)
