Side Project’s Beer & Bubbles event pairs the unexpected in Maplewood

Plus, try the brewery’s new barrel-aged stout

If pairing wine with cheese, or really any normal foodstuffs, has become a bit prosaic, we’ve got the event for you. This month, Side Project Brewing will mix things up by pairing beer with sparkling wine.

At 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, the Maplewood brewery will host Beers & Bubbles at 7458 Manchester Road. During the event, attendees will have the chance to sample six Side Project beers paired with five sparkling wines while noshing on charcuterie and cheese from Beer & Bites.

The pairings will contrast La Belle Fleur Mango Pineapple with Almare Hugo Spritz, Loam Vidal Blanc Orange Wine Process 2023 with Bulli "Julius" Bolle Macerato Frizzante NV,  Loam Chambourcin Rosé 2023 with Riccitelli "Kung Fu" Pet-Nat Rosé, Punchdown Chambourcin 2023 with Chiarli Vecchia Modena Lambrusco and — a threeway — Oude Fermier Vintage 2022 with 2013 Dom Pérignon with Tête de Cuvée Vintage 2022. 

If that wasn’t enough, Side Project will also debut a new barrel-aged stout. 

Tickets are $100 for this 21-plus event. Purchase them at sideprojectbrewing.com.