On a steamy-breezy Friday, a refreshing beverage (preferably alcoholic) calls my name. So four of us recently headed to Heist Brewery in Charlotte to see what their “Twisted American Cuisine” was all about. First: the beer. With a full-on view of the stainless vats cooking up batches of brew, I knew we were in for a wicked treat. Our friends embraced autumn with a flight of pumpkin, ranging from light orange to deep brown, each with varying hints of the beloved squash. Our gastro-expert server checked our beer preferences, then swiftly chose a perfect flight, spanning Heist’s own brews paired with ambers and stouts.
Then came the tapas-style plates of twisted deliciousness: Duck flatbread. Salmon belly tacos. Lamb meatballs with forest mushroom cream and fried basil. Free-range chicken with smoked jalapeno bacon. Brushcetta with a balsamic-fig reduction. Ground brisket and porterhouse tail mini burgers. Unbelievable combinations that tantalized our taste buds.
Small plates = bold flavor at Heist, where the signature Duck Flatbread (center plate) and other culinary concoctions bring craft brew groupies coming back for more.
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The food art made us thirsty for more, so we indulged in Heist’s famous Beer Cocktails. Vodka/elderflower/grapefruit/ Pale Ale.
Stout/Jim Beam/blackberry puree.
Bacardi/honey/ lemon/Pale Ale. Beyond/belief/brilliant/beer.
But don’t try this at home! The ratio of brew to fruit must be perfectly calculated.
Chew and brew that’s memorable. Which is why this NoDa hot-spot gets 16 thumbs up for four discerning adults. Oh, wait. Seeing double. Those beer cocktails will get you every time.
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