Call it a Besk Mates warm-up if you will. Join us in the Cellar with our good friends Wildflower. Six beers (including our collaboration, Besk Bitter), paired courses featuring Goldstreet Dairy, and one helluva good evening with Wildflower’s founder Topher Boehm. 

Thursday, 26 October 2023
6pm - late
$180pp
Ticket includes a 750ml bottle of Besk Bitter to take home

About Wildflower

Wildflower sprung onto the streets of Sydney in 2016 as more of an experiment than an enterprise.

Topher Boehm left his career in astrophysics and data analysis for something arguably far more complex - brewing. Wildflower was initially a blendery, with Topher sourcing wort from nearby breweries and expertly combining various bases with a collection of yeast strains and native botanicals. For a time, Topher’s workspace consisted largely of barrels and beakers, but the bottles that left the building would soon become the stuff of legend. Wildflower beers are old-world beers. They’re funky, they’re tart, and they’re fascinating (albeit occasionally unpredictable). All the beers are barrel-aged, and as such absorb various, unique flavours from the wood in which they fermented. Although they’ve now acquired their own brew kit, the focus is still very much on fermentation.

Wildflower X Besk - Besk Bitter

The crew at Besk have been enduring fans of Wildflower beers, and we are absolutely thrilled to announce our latest collaboration: Besk Bitter. Tom, Cody and Ben joined Topher in Sydney for the brewing of this very special ale, which has since been aged with some uniquely western-Australian ingredients. Be the first to taste our latest collab, you’ll even get a bottle to take home with you. 

Goldstreet Dairy X Besk - The Menu 

Besk head chef Tom Harper will be serving an exquisite feast featuring artisan cheeses from Sydney-based fromager and author, Colin Wood. Colin, or ‘Cole’, is a longtime friend of Topher and worked with him on his debut publication, “There’s Always Room for Cheese”. If you’ve ever happened upon Goldstreet Dairy, Cole is the man behind the magic! Over the course of the evening, you’ll enjoy six Wildflower beers paired with snacks, smalls, mains, and desserts.

Canapes
Crumbed jersey, tomato kasundi, pepita salt, basil
Fried mortadella, Cawdor curds, pickled pepper & nettle relish

Entrees
Cawdor curds, courgettes, lemon, pink peppercorn
OG Grilled jersey, Aleppo, EVOO, lemon
Jamon reserve, spiced chilli clouds, patatas fritas

Mains
Lamb shoulder, Cawdor Curds, broad beans, spigarello, peppermint
Caramelised cauliflower, fromage blanc, fioretto, black tahini
Watermelon, pickled green tomato, jersey cheese, rocoto vinaigrette

Dessert
Gateau fromage Blanc, rhubarb, verbena

Due to the nature of the dinner, we are unable to cater to dietary alterations.

Please note that the Besk cellar is accessible by a flight of 15 steps with double hand railings. Seating in the cellar is a mixture of high tables with stools and low tables with chairs.

We understand that plans can change, and we're happy to accept cancellations and refund requests up until Thursday, October 21st at 4:00pm. Please note that after this time, tickets will not be eligible for a refund, but can be transferred to another person.