{"id":460,"date":"2010-05-03T18:26:02","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T23:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=460"},"modified":"2018-02-06T14:27:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:27:22","slug":"dark-horse-crooked-tree-wedding-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/dark-horse-crooked-tree-wedding-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Pairing: Crooked Tree &#038; Wedding Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remember our post from last week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/2010\/04\/30\/the-guys-guide-finding-the-one\/\">about finding THE ONE<\/a>?\u00a0 You might be interested in knowing that Ryan&#8217;s selection for a good craft beer at his wedding, Dark Horse Crooked Tree, went over tremendously among the beer-centric and non-beer-dork alike.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t remember a wedding where I&#8217;ve seen less macrobrew drank, which is a testament to good decisions, supportive soon-to-be spouses, quality palates, an informed mind as to what your friends and family might enjoy, and in general to dedicated beer drinkery.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_461\" style=\"width: 468px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/ryanCTwedding.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-461\" class=\"size-full wp-image-461\" title=\"ryanCTwedding\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/ryanCTwedding.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"368\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture: Ryan and Andrew and probably the 18th Crooked Tree between them. Not pictured: Karl, who wisely avoids cameras at weddings as much as possible.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So, for what it&#8217;s worth, Dark Horse Crooked Tree pairs very complimentary with steak and halibut entrees, slices of wedding cake, good friends, loud music, a great time, and a truly memorable experience for the bride and groom.<\/p>\n<p>Congrats, Ryan and Janelle!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dark Horse Crooked Tree pairs quite well with wedding cake. Who knew?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[953],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pairing Dark Horse Crooked Tree with Wedding Cake | GDB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dark Horse Crooked Tree pairs quite well with wedding cake. 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