Beer or wine? There’s a dinner for each tonight

Whether you’re a wine connoisseur or a devoted beer drinker, there’s a dinner for you tonight. Humboldt and Bru Handbuilt Ales and Eats are hosting wine and beer dinners, respectively, so you can enjoy great food paired with whichever beverage you prefer.

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Bru Handbuilt Ales and Eats and executive chef/brewmaster Ian Clark continue their monthly beer dinner series with a “From the Ground Up”-inspired vegetarian menu. Dishes will include a black trumpet mushroom noodle bowl, charred asparagus and lemon rangoons; they’ll be paired with Bru’s handcrafted ales. Dinner starts at 7 p.m. and costs $40; call 720-638-5193.

Humboldt will be hosting Huia Vineyards for its Chef’s Table Series tonight. Here’s the lineup for the four-course meal:

First course
Pinot Gris
Smoked salmon chowder, spring root vegetables, chive and radish

Second course
Sauvignon Blanc
Roasted tomato and lentil salad, arugula, chèvre, citrus vinaigrette

Third course
Gewurztrammer, Peppered albacore carpaccio, capers, lemon, basil

Fourth course
Pinot Noir, Niman Ranch pork tenderloin, celeriac puree, shallot butter,
fiddlehead ferns

Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. and reservations are $49. Seats are extremely limited, so call 303-813-1700 to see if there are any left.

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