Eat your beer

There’s still time to get in on a couple of tasty-sounding beer dinners happening this week.

On Tuesday, Rock City Grill welcomes River City for a four-course meal starting at 6 p.m.

The menu includes pan-fried crab cakes paired with Inconceivable Imperial Pilsner; a tossed green salad in an edible Parmesan phyllo cup with Riverkeeper IPA; New York peppercorn steak with River City Red; and tiramisu with Vanilla Bourbon Stout.

Cost is $55 (includes tax and tip); call (509) 455-4400.

And on Wednesday, Saranac Public House is featuring five local breweries in a pairing dinner at 6 p.m. Courses include:

- Organic spring asparagus battered in semolina tempura with herbed goat cheese, accompanied by
Selkirk Abbey ’s Chapel witbier.

- Calamari-stuffed, house-made Italian sausage with romesco sauce, toasted walnuts and scallions, and No-Li Amber.

- Roasted golden beet salad with shaved fennel, orange, arugula and citrus vinaigrette, and Perry Street Kolsch.

- Jerked pork tenderloin with red beans and coconut rice, paired with Iron Goat ’s Head Butt IPA.

- German chocolate cake with toasted coconut, pecan frosting and chocolate sauce, with neighboring
Black Label ’s Espresso Stout on nitro.

Cost is $50, which includes tax and tip. There are a few spots available by calling (509) 473-9455 or sending an email to saranacpub@gmail.com.