The eggplant paremesan here is one of those frozen dealies that doesn’t taste anything like a frozen dealie. My wife loves eggplant parmesan and she is of the opinion that if you served this one in a good Italian restaurant, no one would be the wiser. From Costco.
Anyway, I am increasingly of the opinion that [...]
Last night I had the honor of MC’ing Alabama’s first beer dinner featuring exclusively high gravity beers, in celebration of Free The Hops’ success raising the ABV limit on beer in Alabama. The J. Clyde hosted. Here’s a brief rundown of how the pairings faired:
Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabaza with a fresh garden salad mixed [...]
Poor, neglected Beerlicious. In need of so much attention. My spare energy has been heavily focused on passing the Free The Hops bill (do I hear an Amen?) and Magic City Brewfest (completely sold out in advance). So little Beerlicious has sat here neglected and unloved for a few months.
At least that’s my story. I [...]
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Uncle Flip takes his turn at Twain’s, for some pub fare and
Yes, a repeat of the beer style and food style from last night. It was such a winner, and I was in the mood for pasta.
This is the same homebrew that Doug recently paired. Highly phenolic, fruity and spicy. Close to four years old, but this is a style that ages very well.
The pasta was [...]
Continue reading about Belgian Strong Dark + Clean-out The Fridge Pasta
The last time I attempted a pairing with one of these pizzas, it was an unmitigated disaster. This time, however, I was working off the recent experiences of one “Doug,” Beerlicious contributor. Doug had a good experience pairing up a Belgian strong dark with Italian food, so I figured that was a good direction to [...]
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I wasn’t overly psyched about this pairing prior to sitting down for dinner, but when the mood hits for a Belgian Strong Dark Ale, you have to seize it. Actually, it turned out that the aged homebrew was a nice addition to the otherwise simple meal of parmesan crusted chicken breast and spinach and mushroom [...]
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I’m wrapping up a relatively long and relaxing Christmas vacation with some Gouden Carolus Noel paired with raw, unsalted, non-spiced pecans. Just plain pecans. It’s a perfect match.
The Gouden Carolus Noel is one of the best holiday seasonal beers around. It’s a world class Belgian strong dark ale at 10% ABV, already a nice Christmas [...]