Busy Beth's Blog: Dinner with Dave at Haven Gastropub, Pasadena

Haven Gastropub opened in Orange in 2009 to such success that they've recently opened a second restaurant in Pasadena. One major difference between them: the Pasadena location has its very own brewery.

David Larsen has held nearly every food-related job, and through them all has been an avid home-brewer. While working as a sous chef at Haven in Orange, he invited the owners to sample batches of his homemade beer. Sometime later when they decided to open as a restaurant and brewery in Pasadena, they remembered the tasty home brew and tapped Dave as their Brewmaster. Good choice.

September 9 launched the first of their monthly Dinner with Dave?series. Held in a private room off the main restaurant and limited to only twelve guests, Dinner with Dave is a nice twist on a dinner party and a heck of a good time.?For nearly three hours, everyone gets to enjoy beer, ?conversations about beer, and a scrumptious meal served family-style.

We started off with Gross National Happiness Cream Ale. It was very easy to drink...light and creamy yet still flavorful. A perfect picnic beer. We then moved on to Hafen Hefe, which was fantastic. Maybe I've just never had a really good hefeweizen before, because I didn't think I liked them, but I wanted more of this one. ?Bananas, cloves, and bubblegum were all discernible on the nose and palate. Mmm.

By then it was time for dinner. Four whole, roasted chickens (made with Dave's secret marinade) appeared for Dave to cut up while plates of delicious, buttery carrots and mashed potatoes loaded with bacon made their way to the table. It was a wonderful meal, served with upRYEsing IPA.
After eating, ?Brewmaster Larsen grabbed different types of hops for us to smell and taste, and gave out little prizes for people who could answer some beer trivia.

Our final beer was Brewmaster's Breakfast, ?a great dark beer with flavors of coffee and an undertone of smokiness. We were then invited to stick around and order additional drinks or dessert, but nothing more was included in the initial $25 (plus tax and tip) price.

Haven Gastropub & Brewery
42 De Lacey Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 768-9555

Source: http://busybethfisher.blogspot.com/2012/09/dinner-with-dave-at-haven-gastropub.html

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