Beer/Wine List for a 50p Party

What is time of function? How long will function last? What is average age of guest?
We are dealing in unknowns here.
Also 30 to 50 is a big differential (70 %) get an exact figure so you dont do a lot of work for nothing and you do not waste money. Also business is business get a deposit that at least covers your total foodcost. Also keep in mind it is what customer likes not what you like, think your being to CUTESIE with all those brews

Ok this info helps. Prep for 50 thats 10% over, thats average. Beers 2 domestic and 2 imports,also maybe a few bottles of lite for the diet people. Wine. 3 good wines, most woman will drink a white men a red. 5 pm to 7 is dinner time, so they will eat quite a bit. Set out cheese platter on a small decorated table, grapes, leaves etc. on arrival, then the rest passed butler style if possible. Keep in mind that in banquet or catering the more choice you give the guest the more headaches you have. Sit down make a detailed list of everything you will need down to the toothpick, because the day of you have no time to run around. The more planning prior, the better the function. Good Luck

Menu sounds very nice. Mango scallop sounds good but I would not put in endive as it may be to heavy and cause endive to bend and be hard to handle.You might want to try an artichoke bottom, or mini pastry or fillo tartlet or bouche. I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK AND LET US KNOW HOW IT WENT.

In terms of wines, most of the apps call for whites. One dry white such as a pinot grigio, one decent but inexpensive champagne -- Korbel, and if you must have a red, perhaps a fruity beaujolais. Your food choices will kill a good red faster than sunlight kills a vampire. So, keep it fun and light.

Beers: Two familiar and two micro-brew. I wouldn't worry too much about foreign or domestic. Stella's a good choice. A Hefe-Weizen of some sort. A good Mexican like Dos Equis or Modelo Negro and maybe an IPA like Bass or an ESB like Fuller's. That covers the range from light to dark and sweet to bitter.

So much for "off the top of my head." That's seven alcohol choices for 50 people -- which is WAY too many. You'll have to edit it to:

Champagne, with or without without cassis -- aka Kir Royale; and

Three beers. Make sure one of them is something that everyone's heard of; and go nuts on the other two. Allow me to suggest Stella, Blue Moon and a Hefe-Weizen (with or without lemon). That's perfect for the apps and the party size.

BDL

that sounds good i would say a white a red and a Champaign and then 3 beers,

just me, i would not have blue moon and then a hefe wizen, they are both wheat beers,

my suggestions for beer
stella
Newcastle
blue moon

all 3 different beers out of that some one will find something they like, the bud and coors drinkers will drink the stella the micro brew drinkers will drink the newcastle and the guys who want something crisp will go for the blue moon.

just dont get 3 light beers. get at least one beer that is at least as dark as newcastle, or Fat tire

5-7 = dinner.
pre make your: summer rolls. asparagus, chorzio mushrooms should be ready to go in the oven, hopefully your mango scallops are premade cold

Bruschetta....slice bread prior, have oil and garlic ready.....tomato goo made last minute

Turkey slider is hot

Not sure if your lettuce wrap is hot or cold.

Really important if you don't have alot of staff, from your post it reads like 2 of you.....to not have a lot of last minute cooking, or alot of assembly.

plan on 1.5-2 hours for setup. The earlier the better for you.

Now keep a book how many guest.what you used, what your selling price wa, your cost, most popular items etc. This way for next parties you have a starting idea. Also how much food was left.

thats because Bud isnt real beer but good choice on the dead guy ale thats good stuff. and i understand you have to have bud or something like that right now im planning my wedding and after working in the kitchen of a bar for a few years i dont drink bud even when its free i think it tastes like piss water. but hey if thats what some one else want so be it. its just hard spending money on such a crappy beer.