One thing that remains constant is their perfect pairings with beer, as showcased last week at the CUESA Beer and Sausage Fest, and a weekend Chronicle story with tips on pairing. While beer in sausages isn't exactly new, Taylor Boetticher from Fatted Calf has the perfect solution for those who like their links with good beer ― Plinywurst, links made with craft beer. It features Russian River's Pliny the Elder, a double IPA just voted the best beer in America two years running by the American Homebrewers Association magazine, Zymurgy. Boetticher says Plinywurst are made with pasture-raised pork and lightly smoked.
They're available now, though Boetticher sometimes switches out Pliny the Elder for other local beers such as Lagunitas' Wilco Tango Foxtrot (an Imperial Brown that'll have you asking WTF?) or a seasonal beer from 21st Amendment or Magnolia Pub. Best of all, according to Boetticher, "When we open our S.F. branch this fall [at 320 Fell in Hayes Valley], we plan on selling them on a bun all dressed up."
Until then, Fatted Calf's craft beer links are available at the following places:
The Oxbow Public Market 644c First St. (at McKinstry), Napa, (707) 226-6529.
Berkeley Saturday Farmer's Market Center Street between Martin Luther King Jr. and Milvia
Ferry Plaza Saturday Farmer's Market 1 Ferry Building (at Embarcadero)
