food and drink? Options

[slackin' at work]

so what usually happens with food at these things?

I know of a guy who caters BBQs. good ol pulled pork BBQ, chicken, sides,
and whatnot. He prepares it on site. Usually does large parties/bbqs of about
200 people. sound good? I hear he is "reasonable" for pricing.
and it is soooooo good (if you're not a vegetarian).

As far as beverages... we have 2 excellent local breweries. So we can get
some good local brew. Is this a big drinking crowd? or not-so-much?
of course we'll have plenty of non-alcoholic beverages.

[zymurgist]

OK, here's the skinny on the homebrew. I'm planning on bringing a fresh keg of pale ale (I'll only take a few samples from it beforehand, you know, quality control). It will go into the secondary today, to sit on some dry hops for a few weeks before kegging, becaue you just don't get that floral hoppy aroma without dry hopping.

Keep in mind this is a 5 gallon Coca-Cola keg, not the usual Sankey 15 gallon half keg you normally see at parties. 5 gallons is equivalent to a case of 12 ounce bottles.