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 [...]
As promised, I once had a pleasant spicy food with hoppy beer pairing. It wasn’t an IPA, but here is how it went down. It was a Brooklyn Lager, which is an American pre-prohibition-style lager–meaning it has a solid hop profile and a nice malt backbone. For a basic lager, it has all the right stuff. [...]
Continue reading about Brooklyn Lager + Chipotle-Orange Chicken BBQ
Fantastic. I’m going to have jump on the “IPAs with spicy food” bandwagon.
The wings were frozen (and thawed) and deep fried in canola oil till lightly browned. Then I poured on some Ken’s Steakhouse wing sauce. Intense stuff.
And really, it’s hard to imagine anything other than an IPA working here. The ultra-spicy wing sauce is [...]
I’ve been itching to try our red rye homebrew with some spicy food ever since I had a good experience pairing the He’Brew Lenny’s RIPA with a gordita. This one is very thick, syrupy, and cloudy from the 30% rye. And you can taste the rye right up front, while the hops finish it out. [...]
Continue reading about Red Rye + Red Beans And Rice w/ Andouille Sausage
Nice combo.
The main course was another quickie internet meal thingy. The recipe commanded the boiling of the chicken, plus some chopping of said chicken, plus cream of chicken soup, plus sour cream, plus poppy seeds. And Ritz Crackers on top. To hell with them. (Not the Ritz people, the recipe creators/distributors.)
Boiled chicken is crap. You [...]
Continue reading about Ommegang Three Philosophers + Poppy Seed Chicken
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 [...]
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 [...]
Continue reading about Alaskan Winter Ale + Cheez-It Chicken
This review helps to confirm my prejudices – Terrapin make mighty fine beers, and malty beers are just the best at pairing with red meat-based dishes.
Beef crockpot chili with Terrapin IBA is a good, but not outstanding pairing. If you have the beef in your mouth while taking a sip of the IBA, the hops’ [...]
Continue reading about Terrapin India Brown Ale and Thirsty Dog Old Leghumper with chili
Hooray for Whole Foods.
Around 2pm today I received an email from the wife informing me she’d been to Whole Foods to pick up some essentials and also bought a prepared meal: cajun turkey, sweet potatoes, green beans, and (mixed greens with balsamic vinaigrette) salad. Nice.
I gave it a little thought and decided to run with [...]
Continue reading about Lindemans Cuvée René + Cajun Turkey And Sweet Potatoes
It’s not DiGiorno, it’s delivery. Domino’s hand tossed with pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, and green peppers. Decent pairing with Left Hand Sawtooth Ale.
I was preparing to reheat some leftovers tonight when the wife requested delivery pizza. You don’t have to twist my arm to get pizza in me, so of course I went for it.
I was [...]