The Foodie Foursome
The Orange Ale House is two-decade-old mainstay on the Boston Post Road in Orange. This family-owned establishment is a true chameleon. Owner Jim Hassenmayer and his family members make up the perfect team. It is a casual restaurant with a pub style menu that has a real “Cheers” style vibe, a sports-oriented bar with over 30 jumbo TVs. They have a music stage where they feature well-known local talent and national talent in coordination with 99.9 WEZN and Connoisseur Media on Thursday nights.
There has never been a time I came in and did not see someone I knew. But some have not been for dinner, thinking Orange Ale House is only a sports bar. That is far from reality.
On this night, the group consisted of myself, Kevin, Mike, Dan and his son Joe. We sat in the back dining area separated from the front bar area. We started the evening with a serving of 12 of their meaty wings and six selections of the 18 sauce choices. A huge hit was the Thai peanut sauce along with a garlic buffalo and honey barbeque sauce. We had them served dry, bone in, instead of tossed and boneless. This allowed us to dip and try the different sauces. This also added a nice crisp coating to hold the sauce for dipping…