Open Mic Night

 

What: Open Mic Night
Where: Aroma Thyme Bistro in Ellenville
When: First Friday of every month, April 1st
Details: Starts at 10pm, come early to sign up!

It's Open Mic Night again at Aroma Thyme Friday April 1st, 2011 10pm

It's that time of the month again, for the ever so popular Open Mic Night at Aroma Thyme Bistro. All are welcome to open mic nights. This has become a monthly tradition at Aroma Thyme for the past three years. We have seen some incredibly talented acts. We are constantly amazed from locals to people that travel up to an hour to perform. ...Of course we have our regulars, which we love. And there's always a new act of some sort to welcome each month.

Take a look a these past performers at Open Mic night:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpbcXhgsYhk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5waWWCX7dbo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pnV1p6k4sA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnlXTY6gNGQ

The kitchen is open until midnight for everything from small bites to a full dinner. Plus the bar is well stocked with Small Batch Bourbon's, elegant Single Malt Scotch, almost 200 beers, over 250 wines and a trendy martini menu.

Call 845 647 3000 for any questions or to make a reservation.
 

2nd Annual TAP NY Beer Festival Bus Trip !

 

Join us for the biggest and best NY beer event.

We are planning our 2nd Annual TAP NY bus trip from Aroma Thyme.  Beer lovers from all over join over 30 NY breweries every year for this incredible beer festival.  This is the beer event that you don’t want to miss, ever. 

And this year we are making it easy for you to attend.  We have a bus leaving from Aroma Thyme in Ellenville on Sunday, May 1st 2011.  Join the beer fanatics of Aroma Thyme on a bus. We are making it easy.  This same bus will also do a pickup at Keegan Ales in Kingston.  That’s right we have made two pick up and drop off spots this year.

Here is the awesome deal that we are offering.

$85 per person, includes TAP tickets and transportation.

This is by far the best way to enjoy TAP NY and not have to worry about driving after.  After all it’s a beer festival, the plan is to drink.

We need to know by April 9th so we can pull this off.  We only have 50 seats on the bus.

Call Aroma Thyme today to book at 845 647 3000.

About TAP NY

What started out 14 years ago with a couple hundred beer fanatics and a handful of craft brewers at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park has grown into the longest running craft beer and food event in New York State.

TAPSM New York has grown over tenfold through the years to now encompass the entire Base Lodge facilities at Hunter Mountain. Over 30 invited breweries representing over 100 individual beers offer everything from IPAs and lagers to wiesbiers, doppel and trippel bocks, stouts, ales... pretty much any variety you know of, and probably a few that you don't.

Craft brewing is alive and well. The resurgance of craft brewing, spawned in part by the creative brewers at Saranac and Boston Brewing, has lead to fuller bodied, flavorful brews featuring rich colors, bold flavors, and imaginative ingredients.

TAP New York is also about food. Each year we offer plenty to eat. The food theme for 2011 is Comfort Food. Daily cooking demonstrations will also show you some great ideas for your own kitchen.

TAP is also a beer competition. Brewers from across the state enter their finest suds to compete for plaques and trophies. Each year on Saturday at TAP, highly qualified judges choose the best craft brewery in New York State and also the best brewery in the Hudson Valley. On Sunday, the panel of judges decide the best individual beers in both the Hudson Valley and the entire state.

What is TAP New York?

Go to their website and read more…then book tickets with us
http://www.tap-ny.com/

Value Wines from Around the World

 

What: Value Wine Dinner
    4 wines with 3 courses

Where: Aroma Thyme Bistro
    165 Canal St
    Ellenville, NY 12428

When: Friday March 25th 2011- 7pm-10pm

Cost: $39 per person

Details: Call 845 647 3000 for rsvp

Join us for our very first value wine tasting and dinner featuring wines from around the world.  The US just surpassed France and the worlds wine consumption leader of wine.  The bottom-line is that Americans just love wine.  And the current economy is not stopping people from drinking wine.  But we have noticed that people want more value, which is totally understandable. You don’t need to spend a lot to get a great bottle, unless you feel better about spending a lot.  So we have been working overtime on tasting and bringing in value wine at Aroma Thyme.  This has prompted our Spring wine sale with our lowest prices ever.  You can buy some awesome wine for $15 on certain weekdays.  Check out our website for details.

Our next wine dinner on Friday March 25th is themed on VALUE wines!  The price is an awesome $39 for dinner and wine.  We are featuring four wines with a three-course menu.  Speaking about all time low prices, we have never offered a wine dinner at this value before.  What a deal!!!

First Course
Crab Cakes, Long Island Baby Spinach Salad
 ALBARINO, Dona Rosa
Rias Baixas, Spain

Second Course
Braised Lamb Shank, Mushrooms, Asparagus & Organic Fusilli PastaTEMPRANILLO, Quinta do Carmo, Santa Fe de Arraiolos
Carinena, Spain CABERNET SAUVIGNON, Quinta de Pancas Estremadura
Portugal

Dessert
Warm Cherry & Walnut Strudel
Late Harvest SAUVIGNON BLANC & VIOGNIER, Luis Felipe Edwards
Chile

Brooklyn Monster Ale Vertical Tasting

What: Brooklyn Monster Ale Vertical Tasting
When:  Sunday, March 27. From four o’clock on
Where:  Aroma Thyme Bistro, 165 Canal Street Ellenville


We have been long fans of Brooklyn Brewery. When we opened Aroma Thyme back in 2003 we started buying extra Chocolate Stout and Monster Ale. Extra might be an under statement. See both of these beers have a vintage date on them. That means it has the year that it was made. This was actually the first time I was introduced into drinking older or aged beer. Somebody had tasted me on a Chocolate Stout that was over a year old, and it was fantastic. It was at that point on I decided to buy extra cases of both beers every year. These extra cases keep stacking up in the wine cellar. Keep in mind that you can always buy these beers on our list. After drinking a few of the past vintages this winter we decided it’s time to officially do an event. Join us Sunday, March 27 for a vertical tasting of the Brooklyn Monster Ale.  You will get to taste four past vintages for $15. That’s right for $15 you will be drinking some of the best barley wine that has been very carefully aged. This will be an incredible event to contrast and compare how beer can actually age and improve. And keep in mind that most beer is not designed to be aged. But these full-bodied high alcohol beers go through an incredible transformation.

1st pre-HV Wine & Food Fest event set

March 9, 2011 at 6:11 pm by Bill Dowd

timesunion.com

ELLENVILLE — If you’re too anxious for the 10th annual Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest that is scheduled for September, you may want to consider warming up for it with a series of related food and wine events preceding it over the next six months.

The first is scheduled for Sunday, March 20, at Aroma Thyme Bistro at 165 Canal Street in this Ulster County town on Sunday, March 20. Foods will be paired with wines from Cereghino Smith. Cereghino Smith is a small winery in nearby Bloomington that gets its grapes from small vineyards in New York and California.

Chef Marcus Guiliano (upper right) and his wife, Jamie, opened the restaurant on New Year’s Eve 2003. They specialize in fresh, organic local fare.

The event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. with wine and small bites at the bar. Admission is $25 per person, plus tax and tip. Reservations, which are recommended, may be made by calling (845) 647-3000.

Attendees will be given a coupon for discount admission to the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest. The festival is set for September 10-11 at the Ulster County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck. Other pre-festival events will be announced periodically, although you can check them out on your own time online.

Unibroue Beer Dinner | Friday, March 18th, 2011

Its time for another Unibroue Dinner at Aroma Thyme in Ellenville.  We love their beers, especially the the La Fin Du Monde.  This dinner is already selling fast.  We once again had a waiting list for the last beer dinner.  DON't miss out on the beer dinner.  Call 845 647 300 to make reservations today.


The deal:
Five course with five beers, $49 per person
We will have a rep from Unibroue on hand to present the beers.

About Unibroue

From the very beginning, Unibroue has carved out a special niche in the beer world with top quality products and a brand rooted deep in Quebec culture. It made history by becoming the first North American beer maker to use a brewing method inspired by the two-centuries-old tradition developed by Trappist monks in Europe - particularly in Belgium. Over the years, Unibroue has remained faithful to its origins even as it has grown to become an icon of the brewing world. Unibroue products take you on a journey filled with legends and fabulous tales.

All Unibroue products are made using a combination of the same basic ingredients: water, malted barley, malted wheat, wheat, yeast, hops, sugar, fruit, and spices. With the exception of La Bolduc and our U beers, their products are brewed using a traditional bottle fermentation method in which fresh yeast and pure sugar are added just before bottling. They are only partially filtered, which is what gives them their distinct appearance and natural cloudiness. This brewing method results in strong, intensely flavored and highly effervescent beers. It is almost exactly the same process used to make champagne. The only difference is that while the lees are extracted from champagne using a local cooling process, it is left to settle at the bottom of their bottles once the natural fermentation and saturation (carbonation) process is complete. This process requires strict quality controls because the addition of chemical additives or preservatives would kill the yeast. It is this method that produces the distinctive Unibroue flavor.

THE MENU:

Mushroom and Raw Cheddar Rarebit

Don de Dieu

Don de Dieu means "Gift of God". The Don de Dieu was the ship of Samuel de Champlain as he was commissioned by the King of France to explore the vast and inhospitable land called America.

Origin: Chambly, Quebec

Brewed since: 1998

ABV: 9.0 %

Style: Triple wheat ale

Nose: Complex aromas of vanilla and fruitcake, flowers, and honey

Flavor: Smooth, complex flavor that is slightly fruity, malty, nutty, and yeasty, with a hint of unfiltered sake.

Mussels and Pasta, Roasted Garlic Sauce

La Fin du Monde

Origin: Chambly, Québec

Brewed since: February 1994

ABV: 9.0%

Style: Triple-style Golden Ale

Nose: Floral bouquet, aromas of honey, spice, coriander, malt, and alcohol

Flavor: Mildly yeasty with a complex palate of malt, fruit and spice notes followed by a smooth, dry finish

Aftertaste: Pleasantly lingers on with a warm finish

Andouille Sausage, Lamb & Bean Stew

Seigneuriale

Beautiful orangey-amber colour, with a generous head. Very effervescent. Notes of citrus, spices, caramel in the nose. Very complex. Sometimes vanilla. Full bodied and complex, sweet, followed by and explosion of flavours. Clearly the best. WEIGHTED AVG: 3.58   ABV: 7.5%

Roasted Pork Loin, Balsamic Glazed Onions

Trois Pistoles

Origin: Chambly, Quebec

Brewed: since 1997

ABV: 9.0%

Style: Abbey Style Strong Dark Ale

Color: Dark brown

Nose: Strong malt flavor, roasted aromas with chocolate, brown rum, and spice

Flavor: Slightly sweet. Enhanced by accents of roasted malt, cocoa, ripe fruit and dark spices with a smooth finish like an old port.

Aftertaste: Pleasantly lingers on

Cherry Chocolate Cheesecake

Terrible

La Terrible is a dark brown beer on lees and is part of a collection of exotic and refined Unibroue beers brewed using 100% natural raw materials. It may be drunk as an aperitif or as an after dinner digestive. It is equally a perfect accompaniment to the above-mentioned dishes or a pleasant alternative to coffee.

$49 per person

reservations 845 647 3000

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Aroma Thyme Bistro

Ellenville NY 12428

www.AromaThymeBistro.com

Why Are We Spending $$$ When Business is Down

subject: Why are we spending $$$ when business is down

So we are hearing from everyone how terrible business is.  And it's not just other restaurants.  It seems to be any business.  We have even felt a downturn in sales this year.

So what do we do, we go out and buy a boat load of wine.  The shipments keep coming in.  Every time we turn around 5 cases here 5 cases there.  We ordered so much we have even forgot what we ordered at times.

You are probably asking why we are ordering so much wine when business is down.  Remember we said business is down everywhere.  Well our wine vendors are really feeling the crunch too.  They can't sell as much wine as they want in the current economy.  It's a buyers market, or should we say a drinkers market.  The deals are incredible. So we decided to stock up here at Aroma Thyme Bistro.

Here is the good news, we are passing the saving on to you guys.  We can reduce the price of some of our selections by an average of $10 a bottle.  That is around a 33% reduction and more on certain wines. For example, we just got a delivery of a Shiraz that would have been $55 on our list that is a cool $32.  But keep reading it gets even better.  We are talking wines as low as $15 on our list!!!

With these kind of values out there we are tasting over 30 wines a week in order to be very selective.  Quality always comes first with us.

To even make this a better deal we are offering a Sunday to Tuesday reduced pricing.  We have made a value wine list with wines under $39 that are even further reduced. Here is how it goes.  For the month of March we are taking $9 off these bottles on Sunday, $12 on Monday and $15 on Tuesday.

We decided to make this offer valid even on wines that we paid full wholesale for.  We just figured it would be easier.  So 95% of our current wines under $39 are part of this Spring Clearance sale.

We are hoping the wine vendors keep these specials around so we can keep the prices at an all time low here.  So of course, this is first come first serve as of now.

Here is link to our current wine list: http://et.ratepoint.com/0649ae7ca828498a96fbe52e6a8c95aa/7291468e93f4b904b388a039de6f9ba8?/

Here is a link to Spring Clearance wine sale: http://et.ratepoint.com/146fec393d42fa577cf2697640d39e7c/7291468e93f4b904b388a039de6f9ba8

Don't forget our great offer tonight:http://et.ratepoint.com/38a8e6ffa16babf09814f4eaa8d98c64/7291468e93f4b904b388a039de6f9ba8

Hope everyone is ready for Spring...we are!!!
Jamie & Marcus






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Monday Lobster Special | Hudson Valley Restaurants

This special is valid Monday March 7th.

It is subject to our terms and conditions found here http://aromathymebistro.com/terms.html

Marcus & Jamie's Birthday Wine Sale

Marcus & Jamie's 

What: Spring Marcus & Jamie's Birthday Wine Sale

When: Sunday's, Monday's & Tuesday's for the month of April

Where: Aroma Thyme in Ellenville

Jamie & Marcus both celebrate birthdays in April. So it's time for another promotion.  Our Spring Wine Sale from March was a big success.  We decided to do it again and rename it.  But this time we are giving two bonus days with wine for $12 a bottle.  Those bonus days are Monday April 11th (Marcus's birthday) and Sunday April 17th (Jamie's Birthday). There will be several whites and red for an amazing price of $12 a bottle.  That's our birthday bonus. 

WHITE SELECTIONS
1100 Vin Mousseux CHAMPAGNE, Charles de Fere Rose NV $34
1100 PROSECCO, Bellusi NV $32
600 PROSECCO, Mionetto Organic NV $37
1100 Rose “PROSECCO”, Le Colture NV $37
800 CHARDONNAY, Ilka 2009 $34
500 CHARDONNAY, Guenoc CRS 2009 $32
800 CHARDONNAY, Paumanok Festival 2009 $36
700 Pinot Grigio, Casal Thaulero 2009 $29
700 *Pinot Grigio, Brogal Vini 2009 $34
800 * Riesling Semi-Dry, Dr. Frank 2007 $36
500 SAUVIGNON BLANC, Santa Alicia Reserve 2009 $29
1100 Sauvignon Blanc/Verdjo blend, Con Class 2009 $32
500 SAUVIGNON BLANC, Blano Nieva 2008 $35
1100 SAUVIGNON BLANC, Chateau Sainte-Marie Vieilles Vignes 2009 $35
800 *VIOGNIER, Cline 2008 $32
WBG Gewurztraminer, Robertson Winery 2008 $32
800 *TREBBIANO D’ABRUZZO DOC, Valle Reale Vigne Nuove 2008 $32
600 Insolia, Casa Ibidini 2009 $34
700 Pinot Grigio, Casal Thaulero 2009 $29
600 *Pinot Grigio, Vignabaldo Brogal Vini 2009 $34
500 Gavi, Laghibellina Altius 2006 $29
1100 SAUVIGNON BLANC, Chateau Sainte-Marie Vieilles Vignes 2009 $35
1000 Vino Verde, Arca Nova 2008 $36
800 Albarino, Dona Rosa 2007 $29
1000 Grenache Blanc, Menguante 2008 $36
1100 Verdjo/Sauvignon Blanc, Con Class 2009 $32
800 *Semi-Dry Riesling, Dr. Frank 2007 $36
700 *AWOSTING WHITE, Whitecliff Vineyard NV $32
1000 *Estate White Tail (Sparkling), Basha Kill Vineyards 2009 $35
800 *Valvin Muscat, Hunt Country 2008 $34



RED SELECTIONS
304 Tempranillo, Quinta do Carmo, Santa Fe de Arraiolos 2008 $34
327 Syrah, Luis Felipe Edwards Family Selection 2006 $34
WBG Carmenere, Claro 2009 $34
33 CABERNET FRANC, Les Clos Maurice La Piece 2008 $34
335 Cotes du Rhone, Domaine Des Anges 2007 $35
330 Cotes du Rhone, Domaine De La Brillane 2007 $35
WBG Cotes du Rhone Domaine de Montfaucon Les Gardettes 2007 $34
325 *Montepulciano D’Abruzzo DOC, Valle Reale 2008 $35
14 Tempranillo, Antano 2008 $29
21 Tempranillo, Manon 2007 $32
25 Tempranillo, Vina Arnaiz 2008 $32
22 Tempranillo, Menguante 2008 $37
13 Grenache/Tempranillo, Don Ramon 2007 $29
WBG PINOT NOIR, Three Winds 2009 $34
27 MALBEC, Domaine Jean Bousquet 2008 $35
15 merlot, Leese-Fitch 2008 $36
303 *merlot, Badger Mountain 2008 $32
327 Syrah, La Fond 2005 $36
308 ZInfandeL, Frey 2008 $37
81 Cabernet Sauvignon, Quinta de Pancas 2005 $32