Pensacola Bay Brewery Beer Dinner

On Thursday, April 17th, the Hilton on Pensacola Beach teams up with our own Pensacola Bay Brewery to hold their annual beer dinner. You can't beat this combination of great beer, food, and a beautiful location. Tickets are only $46 plus tax but you can also win tickets for two to the dinner.

Official Event Flyer
Chef Dan Dunn has planned some great courses to pair with these local brews:

Event Summary
Event: Pensacola Bay Brewery Beer Dinner
Location: Hilton Pensacola Beach
When: Thursday, April 17th 6:30
Cost: $46 plus taxes per ticket
Reservations: Call 850-916-2999

Back Forty Brewery Dinner

The Hilton Pensacola Beach is hosting a Back Forty Brewery Dinner tonight, November 14th. Back Forty is located in Gadsden, AL and arrived in the FL Panhandle this summer. So check out the menu and beer pairings for the event and then make your reservations.

  • Baked oysters with parmesan cheese & panko crust. Conch Fritters with pickled vegetables & habanero aioli.
    -Served with Truck Stop Honey (Brown Ale)

  • Pastor taco bar with fresh pico de gallo & salsa verde.
    -Served with Harvest (IPA)

  • Smoked brisket with a freckle belly IPA BBQ sauce with house made french bread & slaw.
    -Served with Freckle Belly (IPA)

  • Grilled pizza puttanesca with fresh mozzarella. Pork belly & clams with pesto.
    -Served with Naked Pig (Pale Ale)

  • Boiler maker Kudzu Porter pecan pie with a whiskey chantilly.
    -Served with Kudzu (Porter)

Event Summary
Event: Back Forty Brewery Dinner
Location: Hilton Pensacola Beach
When: Thursday, November 14th, 6:30pm
Cost: $38 per person
Reservations: Call 850.916.2999 or email Virginia (virginia@innisfree.com)

Hopjacks Oktoberfest Beer Dinner

Hopjacks Oktoberfest Beer Dinner is taking place on Thursday, September 26th at Hopjacks - Nine Mile. The planned courses with beer pairings for this dinner are:

1st Course
Oktoberfest Fairground Snack Combo - Pretzel with Spiced Cheese, Weisswurst and Mustard.
Paired with Hofbräu Original Lager.

2nd Course
Kartoffelnsuppe (potato soup), Fried Sauerkraut & Sausage Fritters.
Paired with Paulaner Oktoberfest.

3rd Course
Schweinebraten (pork roast), Brown Butter/Caraway Cabbage, Cheese Spätzel Dumplings, Pan Gravy.
Paired with Augustiner Maximator Dopplebock.

4th Course
Lebkuchen (gingerbread cookie), Hazelnut Cream, Strawberry Sauce.
Paired with Hacker-Pschorr Weissbier.

Seating is limited and Hopjacks monthly beer dinners are very popular so make your reservations soon!

Event Summary
Event: HJ Oktoberfest Beer Dinner
Location: Hopjacks - Nine Mile
When: Thursday, September 26th, Starts at 7pm
Cost: $40 per person + tax & gratuity
Reservations: Call 850.497.6076 Extension 3

Hopjacks August Beer Dinner Takes You On A Mediterranean Tour

Hopjacks August Beer Dinner "Mediterranean Tour" is happening on Thursday, August 22nd at Hopjacks - Nine Mile. The planned courses with beer pairings for this dinner are:

1st Course
Bulgar Wheat Salad with fresh herbs and Prosciutto-Basil Shrimp.
Paired with Pensacola Bay Deluna Kolsch.

2nd Course
Lamb Kofte "sandwiches" with Roasted Red Pepper Muhammara.
Paired with Erdinger Dunkelweizen.

3rd Course
Chicken Shawarma Kabobs with Jasmine Rice Cake and Cucumber Yogurt.
Paired with Green Flash Hop Head Red.

4th Course
Rosewater Ice Cream with Cinnamon Montecaos Cookie.
Paired with New Belgium Sunshine Wheat Ale.

If you've been to any of Hopjacks' beer dinners presented by Tim Dohms you know how great these events have been in the past. If you haven't been to one yet, then you really need to do yourself a favor and get tickets ASAP!

Event Summary
Event: HJ August Beer Dinner: Mediterranean Tour
Location: Hopjacks - Nine Mile
When: Thursday, August 22nd, Starts at 7pm
Cost: $40 per person + tax & gratuity
Reservations: Call 850.497.6076 Extension 3

Hopjacks Summer 2013 Beer Dinner

Hopjacks has released more information about their "Summer 2013 Beer Dinner". You can read all the details on their flyer:

Hopjacks Summer 2013 Beer Dinner Flyer

They will be pairing some wonderful courses with beers from Oskar Blues, Sea Dog, Harpoon, and Back Forty, which recently made it's Florida Panhandle debut. If you are interested in attending, get your tickets as soon as possible, as last months dinner sold out.

Event Summary
Event: Summer 2013 Beer Dinner
Location: Hopjacks - Nine Mile
When: Thursday, July 25th 7pm
Cost: $40 per person
Reservations: Required, call (850) 497-6076

Beer Pairing Dinner: Tastes of Latin America

This year Hopjacks has hosted some notable beer dinners including the Dogfish Head's AHopEclipse Now and the Pig & Beer Dinner during ACBW. The Pensacola craft beer community has shown great support for these events, enough so that Hopjacks has since stated that they've decided to start having monthly beer dinners. Their resident beer geek Tim Dohms will continue to plan the menus for these monthly dinners.

This month's beer dinner will take place at Hopjacks - Nine Mile Road on Thursday, June 20th. The theme for the dinner is "Tastes of Latin America".

Hopjacks Event Flyer

See the flyer for a description of the four courses being served. Hopjacks just released the planned beer pairings today, they are as follows:

These beer dinners are a welcome addition to the area. We look forward to what Hopjacks offers in the upcoming months and encourage the community to check out one of these beer dinners soon.

Event Summary
Event: Tastes of Latin America Beer Dinner
Location: Hopjacks - Nine Mile Road
When: Thursday, June 20th at 7pm
Cost: $40 per person plus tax & gratuity
Reservations required, call (850) 497-6076

Hopjack's Pig & Beer Dinner

As part of Hopjacks American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) event lineup, they will be holding a Beer Dinner this Wednesday, May 15th at their Nine Mile Road location. Anyone who attended last month's Dogfish Head A Hop Eclipse Now! Beer Dinner already knows that they put together very enjoyable events and Chef Joe Abston not only provides amazingly delicious courses but the Hopjacks Team has a keen ability to match each course with a complimentary beer.

This will be a four course dinner, consisting of the following (the beer pairing selections have not been released yet):

1st course: Farm egg baked in bacon fat, grilled focaccia, Spanish seranno ham, chive oil.

2nd course: Red beans and rice, smoked ham hock, wild boar sausage.

3rd course: Cider-brined seared pork tenderloin, salad of mixed greens, shaved fennel and Fuji apple finished in an apple-bacon vinaigrette.

4th course: Blondie (opposite of brownie), praline bacon, smoked pecan, caramel whipped cream.

Hopjacks event flyer contains all the details regarding this event:

Hopjacks Event Flyer

Event Summary
Event: Pig & Beer Dinner
Location: Hopjacks - Nine Mile
When: Wednesday May 15th at 6 pm
Cost: $40 + tax per person / Reservations (850) 497-6076

Pensacola Bay Brewery Beer Dinner on Pensacola Beach

The Pensacola Bay Hilton will be hosting a Beer Paring Dinner featuring Pensacola Bay Brewery on Friday April 19th at 6:30 pm. The event will take place at the Pergola on Hilton's beachfront pool deck and tickets are $35 per person.

Chef Dan Dunn, along with the crew from H2O Restaurant will be preparing the 5-course dinner and pairing it with brews from Pensacola Bay Brewery, recent winners of six medals at the 2013 Best Florida Beer Championships (BFBC).

Beer Dinner Menu

This is a beautiful location for a beer dinner, you can see pictures of last year's event here.

Hopjacks' Dogfish Head Beer dinner last month was a very enjoyable event. A beer dinner with our own local brewery is a don't miss event, so lets show local venues that Pensacola is ready and able to support these type events.

You will find more details about the menu on the Hilton Pensacola Beach's event page. Reservations are required, call (850) 916-2999 to make them.


Event Summary
Event: Pensacola Bay Beer Dinner
Location: Hilton Pensacola Beach
When: Friday April 19th at 6:30 pm
Cost: $35 per person