The first ever Beer Dinner at this newly-opened gourmet venue was a last minute decision for us, but well worth the time. Being only 5 minutes from our house, it was exceptionally convenient....something we can't often claim. 90% of the beer functions we attend are in Philadelphia, over 50 miles away.
Sponsored by Kramer Beverage Co, the local Coors and Ommegang/Duvel distributor, the dinner was based around the beers of Ommegang of Cooperstown, NY. This exceptional brewery has made Belgian-style beers since  1997 and was recently purchased by Moortgat Brewing of  Breendonk, Belgium. They thought their beers were so good, they wanted them to be part of the company. As a matter of fact, they are selling so much beer, some of the Ommegang beers are now being produced in Belgium and shipped back to the U.S. to maintain adequate supplies. But I digress!
The dinner was also a celebration of the first ever Atlantic City Beer Festival to be held on March 18-19. Principals Jon Henderson, Mark Monte and Gary Monterosso were in attendance at the dinner and free tickets were awarded to a lucky few.
I had never been in this restaurant before and was quite impressed with its size and decor. We were promptly seated and received our aperitif beer: Ommegang Witte, a fine brew made in the Belgian White style with curacao orange peel and coriander.
Patrick  from Ommegang came to each table and introduced himself and told us a bit about each beer and what we should expect as well as answering any questions we had.