Poor, neglected Beerlicious. In need of so much attention. My spare energy has been heavily focused on passing the Free The Hops bill (do I hear an Amen?) and Magic City Brewfest (completely sold out in advance). So little Beerlicious has sat here neglected and unloved for a few months.
At least that’s my story. I [...]
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Goose Island Bourbon County Stout is a grand, grand thing. Thick and sweet with flavors of bourbon, oak, vanilla, roast, chocolate and alcohol. A massive 13% abv. It’s a force to be reckoned with. I chose it to pair with my stir fry because syrupy stouts can sometimes take on a hint of soy sauce [...]
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Cheese and barleywine
This is part two of a linked two part article looking at pairing barleywine and cheese. The first part looked at it from the barleywine perspective, this part looks at the cheese perspective.
Borough Market Quicke’s Cheddar
A full, rich traditional Cheddar aged for a minimum of 18 months bound in linen and covered in [...]
Barleywine and Cheese
This is part one of a linked two part article looking at pairing barleywine and cheese. The second part will look at the flip side, pairing cheese with barleywine.
Mikkeller Big/Worse
A Danish barleywine.
Flavour is sweet and fruity, making this a very easy to drink beer. It does not play very well with the cheese [...]
This may have been a once-in-a-lifetime pairing. I hope not.
This past saturday, the family and I went to The Exceptional Foundation’s Fifth Annual Chili Cookoff in Homewood Park. The event was widely advertised on Live 100.5 since a.) they were a sponsor, and b.) 100.5 artist Tim Brantley was one of the live performances, and it was ridiculously crowded. [...]
I’m a big fan of breakfast food. Huge fan. Most Saturdays you’ll find me cooking up some hearty breakfast containing eggs and/or bacon.
However, I never drink beer at breakfast, and have no desire to do so. So I’ve been intending for some time to do a “breakfast for dinner” thing to try a beer pairing [...]
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Re-visiting the St Ambroise Stout with a bit more of a challenge – paired with a nice spicy chili. Would the stout’s feathers be ruffled by the spice?
Of course not. The rich coffee flavour perfectly complements the chili and moderates the heat, without becoming harsh or unpleasant.
As for the brownies? Well… they are chocolate. See [...]
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This was downright inspired. The couscous was the “Israeli” couscous from Whole Foods, which is larger than most of the couscous you get in boxes at the store. I prepared it per the directions, with the addition of a few splashes of lemon juice and some fresh dill we had in the fridge from a [...]
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At a somewhat quieter than usual Beer 101 tonight, I had the chance to talk with the chef and tweak the pairings as I went along. I was quite pleased with the results….
Seafood Gumbo with Olde Towne Amber
If you haven’t had gumbo, you haven’t lived. Get some now! This pairing just confirmed my already solidly [...]
Malty beer, red meat. Good bet.
The beef stroganoff I make is from a 5 ingredient/15 minute cook book. Well, of course I can barely cook a hot dog in 15 minutes. Something like this takes me quite a bit longer. The guts of this are ground beef, mushrooms, a jar of [...]