Leftovers. The food, not the beer.
Beerwise, I pulled out something I was sure would work, but didn’t: Victory Brewing’s Saison
I have encountered two very different takes on the saison style: those brewed by Brasserie Fantôme, and everything else. Fantôme saisons are all crazy earthy and funky, sometimes tart, and incredibly complex. Sometimes using fruit in [...]
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So Doug is brimming with doubts and fears about pairing IPAs. Obviously, it must now be my mission in life to find good IPA pairings.
Tonight featured a little something I shot from the hip. I essentially just scoured my fridge and freezer for ingredients that needed to be used up and which would go together. [...]
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I am a fan of Terrapin beers. Their entire range is well worth a try if you have access to them – they are very individualistic, and not afraid to experiment. Their India Brown Ale is a very well executed version of this style: malty, hoppy, with faint coffee mocha overtones.
Sadly… this does not go [...]
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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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Eek.
The beer was good. And the pasta was good. But the combination, not so much. Which is the whole point of this blog. To explore these pairings and see what works and what doesn’t.
Wheat wine is an interesting topic. It still is not an officially recognized style by the Beer Judge Certification Program, the [...]
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