Being a Team Player, I took on the onerous duty of working out which beers are best paired with pulled pork BBQ. I made the pulled pork myself, allowing a large chunk of pork to lie wreathed in mesquite smoke for 18 hours. It was indeed a hard task, but somehow we pulled through relatively [...]
Not sure if this officially qualifies as pizza. It has no sauce. You cover the crust with provolone, then add slices of pear, then sprinkle some crumbled gorgonzola, and finally add some nuts. Supposed to be walnuts, but all we had was pecans, and that worked well, too.
If you’ve ever had gorgonzola, you know [...]
Ok, so the food was a bit low brow tonight. A chicken hot dog. But uncured, with no crazy additives, from Whole Foods. Plus, the sauerkraut! And the spicy mustard! And pretzels. And a pickle.
The wife is at school on Tuesdays. It’s every man for himself, people.
EKU 28 is doppelbockish. A slightly less intense Samichlaus. [...]
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Pulled pork BBQ was one of the delights I discovered after moving to the southern USA. I have been trying to find a good pairing with BBQ, working around the limitations we have in Alabama.
Paulaner Salvator is a very good option. Like all doppelbocks it is rich and malty, with a gentle hop presence to [...]
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Spaten Optimator is a German doppelbock. As is typical with the style, it is brown with reddish highlights and has a rich caramel smell promising a sweet taste.
The smell is not misleading: rich, sweet, caramel with brown sugar and hints of dark fruit, with a light carbonation that leaves a delicate zing on the tongue.
Why [...]
I’m highly skeptical when people claim that beer from a particular country goes especially well with food from that country. That’s because the most common pairings you’ll hear mentioned are Corona with Mexican food, Peroni with Italian food, and Tsingtao with Chinese food. The naked truth is that there is only about this >< much [...]
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Sigh. Malty beers continue to give me fits. This was another failed pairing. Again, the beer was excellent, and the food was good. But put them together and… ugh.
Eggenberg is the same brewery that produced the famed Samichlaus, the strongest lager in the world. It’s also the only Austrian brewery I’m familiar with.
Tonight I went [...]
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