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Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Brewery is all around town next Tuesday and Wednesday. From 7-9 PM Tuesday, he’ll lead a tasting of “funky beer and stinky cheese” at Sheffield’s along with cheese expert Dave Phillips. The $25 fee includes a sampling of 12 Dogfish Head brews, 8 of them on tap, and ten cheeses from The Cheese Stands Alone. Wednesday he’ll be at Delilah’s from 9 PM to midnight leading a vertical tasting of more than 20 of his company’s craft beers; there’s no cover.
Joey Tensley of Tensley Wines in Santa Barbara, California, leads a tasting of six of his syrahs Wednesday from 6-7:30 PM at Custom House. The wines will be paired with hors d’oeuvres including braised lamb shoulder with winter root vegetables and dark chocolate, fennel salumi with buffalo mozzarella and pickled eggplant, and house-cured steelhead with shaved fennel and blood orange vinaigrette. $40.
