At a somewhat quieter than usual Beer 101 tonight, I had the chance to talk with the chef and tweak the pairings as I went along. I was quite pleased with the results….
Seafood Gumbo with Olde Towne Amber
If you haven’t had gumbo, you haven’t lived. Get some now! This pairing just confirmed my already solidly [...]
Uncle Flip takes his turn at Twain’s, for some pub fare and
That’s not a typo in the title. The pairing was with chicken covered in sour cream then dredged in crumbled Cheez-It crackers. The suggestion was from one of those online services that plans your meals for you and gives you a shopping list so that cooking, thinking about cooking, and shopping all take up as [...]
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Adobo from the Philippines is made from chicken or pork, marinaded in vinegar and garlic, with cracked black pepper, salt, and bay leaves, served over white rice. The combination produces a very assertive taste that can most easily be described as “pickled chicken”.
For a food this assertive, I turned to the Terrapin Rye Pale Ale. [...]
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I’m not going to shame myself by admitting what I had for dinner tonight, so instead I’ll mention that just for grins I tried a little white cheddar with the Terrapin Rye Pale Ale I was drinking. (Like Stuart, I’m quite the fan of Terrapin beers.)
Right on. Neither has any intense flavors, which increased the [...]
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I am a fan of Terrapin beers. Their entire range is well worth a try if you have access to them – they are very individualistic, and not afraid to experiment. Their India Brown Ale is a very well executed version of this style: malty, hoppy, with faint coffee mocha overtones.
Sadly… this does not go [...]
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Yes, more leftovers!
This was good. It reinforces my belief that aside from macro lagers (which have almost no flavor of their own) pale ales are the most versatile beers out there for food pairings. They go with most foods, and this was no exception.
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I was certain this would be a winner, and I wasn’t disappointed.
The sandwich featured some hard salami, thin-sliced smoked turkey, shredded cheddar, and spicy brown mustard, all lightly toasted on a hoagie roll. On the side were some Zapp’s Voodoo Gumbo potato chips. What better to accompany such a deli delight than some Rye Pale [...]
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This came before the Gouden Carolus Noel pairing, but I wanted to blog that one in real time. This one could afford to wait.
Short and sweet: this works. No shock here.
We drove from Cumming, GA home to Birmingham today. Over 3 hours, and I sure didn’t feel like cooking. So I pulled out some leftover [...]
More breweries should be doing this. I bought their mixed 12 pack today, opened it up, and what do I find inside? None other than a Food & Beer insert containing suggestions of food to pair with the beers.
Yes! More of this, please. Beer pairs with food better than wine, but [...]