Beer brands from several local breweries were highlighted during a pairing dinner at J. Timothy’s Taverne in Plainville on Nov. 12. Brews from Oakville’s Lasting Brass, Salem’s Fox Farm Brewery, West Hartford’s New Park Brewing, Bloomfield’s Back East Brewing Company and Hamden’s Counter Weight Brewing Co. were paired with menu items during the five-course meal prepared by the J. Timothy’s culinary team. The Thursday night dinner hosted 50 guests and online tickets for the event sold out in three minutes, according to Nikki Vinci, Marketing, J. Timothy’s Taverne. “We were surprised but ecstatic that people wanted to support small Connecticut businesses in that way,” she said.