Beer, Food, Life
From the category archives:
So I’m brewing my first ever sour beer.
It’s not a copy of any particular sour beer that I’ve had, which means I only screw it up if I don’t like it. I’m using the cherry nut-brown I made last summer as a base and Wyeast’s seasonal Roeselare blend of beasties as my grand priests of [...]
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Dungeness crab season goes from April to July. You can catch crab any time of the year, but if, like me, you only go after crab when they are spawning in shallow waters, then crab season is April to July.
Waiting for the crabs to move to shallow waters means crabbing involves wading in shallow waters [...]
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Roast chicken slathered in stout gravy and barley-fennel stuffing.
How much beer and beer-related ingredients can one put into a chicken? I might now have the record, but I’ve got a few ideas on how to beat it.
For starters, try marinating the chicken in beer. I used stout for the gravy, but for some reason crappy [...]
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Yesterday the Canadian government here came out with a budget including stimulus spending many different sectors of the economy. Similarly, the US government passed a stimulus package today.
But even with all of this money going around to support struggling sectors, I don’t see anything to support Bock beer.
The Case for Bock Beer
Bocks are deserving of [...]
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After my recent beer and Labneh pairing, I thought I might try something a little unusual and make a Labneh cheesecake glazed with chocolate porter while using spent grains from brewing for my crust.
Labneh Cheesecake with Beer Glaze
Tasting the Labneh Cheesecake
The first thing you notice is strong expresso notes from the chocolate porter glaze. The [...]
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Labneh is a really simple middle-eastern yoghurt-based cheese. It’s really easy to make. You drop yoghurt into a hankerchief or coffee filter and let the whey drain off for a day or two. What’s left is labneh.
Tasting Labneh
Labneh tastes like cream cheese with a little yoghurt sourness. I expected it to be very sour, but [...]
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I just had my first French biere de garde. I don’t often come across styles of beer that I haven’t sampled, so it is really quite a treat to when I do.
The beer was a present from my sister who lives in Abu Dhabi and writes an urban planning blog, but spent the holidays in [...]
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Jeff at Beervana shares my dislike of Black IPAs. He writes
add 100+ IBUs of hops and blast away all the maltiness.
I fully agree with this sentiment. India Dark Ales, as I know them, are all about putting roast and hop bitterness at war with each other.
Weaker stouts can share the stage with hop bitterness, but [...]
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When deciding choosing a beer to pair with my duck breast prosciutto, I decided to begin by looking at foods that go well with prosciutto.
The classic combination is prosciutto and melon. I don’t know of any beers with melon flavours, but a nice fruity wheat beer should probably do the trick. I chose my own [...]
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Reading about The Mad Fermentationist’s account of making duck breast prosciutto inspired me to try to make some on my own for Christmas.
Duck Breast Prosciutto
Making Duck Breast Prosciutto
After checking a number of different recipes online and also consulting at the local salumeria, I made a few adjustments to the Mad Fermentationist’s recipe:
salted for 28 hours
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