Had a nice day at Bierfest. It wasn't too warm, especially if you found spots in the shade. The line to get in was long. It was out along preferred parking. It took about 30 minutes to wait to get to the temperature check station. Then another 10 minutes after that to get through security.
Good news: 100% of the people had masks
Bad news: 30% were wearing their mask only around their chin or only covering their mouth. Might as well have not wore one.
Not as many food or beer selections as past years. But I think that improved things. I have found in past years that there are some "clunkers". Everything I tried this year was very good to excellent.
Favorite was the Smokey Dog. Sometimes when you see a hot dog with other meats, the other meat takes over. Here the brisket really complemented the hot dog which had a nice snap. And the pickles and slaw added some nice briney flavor.
Second favorite was the chicken slider. It was a well seasoned and moist. Really paired well with what I would call jardienire - similar to what they out on a Chicago Beef.
The Impossible Burger was okay. They were definitely going for a Mediterranean twist. The lemon hummus was nice but I think a taziki sauce would have put it over the top.
The brussel sprouts were average. They weren't really roasted. More like a sautee. The sauce was really great. Sort of like having a lemony pesto which was great with the smoky bacon flavor.
And for dessert I always get the griddled cheesecake. The flavor was fine. In past times it was freshly off the griddle so it was warmer and crispier. Loses a few points for that.
I wanted to try the Barley and Cream stand but was too full. The soft serve with Cigar City Maduro Brown Ale sounded really good.
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