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 [...]
What a meal.
Speaking as someone who’s spent years searching for the best technique to cook steak at home, I must say I think I’ve found it. It goes without saying that you have to start with decent meat. USDA Prime if you have money to burn, Choice if you don’t. And of course the “well-marbled” [...]
Total accident. I picked a beer before I’d even thought about dinner. And Port Brewing Hop 15 is a very slow sipper. Fifteen different hop varieties every 15 minutes? Holy lupulus, Batman!
So I was still sipping on it as sloppy joes came together. Bleh. Don’t go there.
The sloppy joes were pretty good but need even [...]
Yes, part of cooking is eating… leftovers. Although leftovers aren’t exciting, the He’Brew Lenny’s RIPA is magnificent. Loads of rye, a bit of alcohol bite, lots of hoppy bitterness. Balanced with some thick malty sweetness.
Nice combo. Much better than the gordita with the Ten Fidy. This one works, and it might be worth exploring rye [...]
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