Danner on February 28th, 2009

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 [...]

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Danner on February 2nd, 2009

So I’ve fallen behind on reporting on all the food and beer combos I’ve been enjoying the past few days.  Time for a little multi-pairing posting action.  I have recently enjoyed…
North Coast Old Stock + dark chocolate. More of that 72% stuff from Whole Foods.  I wasn’t at all sure of this one before trying [...]

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Danner on December 28th, 2008

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 [...]

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Danner on November 12th, 2008

So as most people reading this already know, Alabama has a law that limits the alcohol content of beer sold here to 6% ABV. Thus Free The Hops. All the history and details there.
In addition to keeping out 100% of all Trappiste Ales, Barleywines, Imperial Stouts, Double IPAs, and other naturally high gravity [...]

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