Posts Tagged: Beer and Food
Idaho: Snarling Badger Berliner Weisse, Grand Teton Brewing
Posted by on Saturday, May 12, 2012 in - 1 comment
I have no idea what to think of this. A sample of a Berliner Weisse from Grand Teton in Idaho showed up in the mail the other week and I thought to myself... I have no idea what to think of this. While I have quite enjoyed their samples before, I have only had one Berliner Weisse before and I have …
Brewers' Plate 2012 And My Happy Schooling
Posted by on Thursday, April 19, 2012 in - 6 comments
What a pleasant Wednesday. I ate. I sipped. I asked myself a lot about how people in downtown Toronto spend their Wednesday evenings. I did not think I got swept away in pairing mania but, and it is a subtle but so bear with me, there were many wonderful combinations to be found. • For example …
Brewers' Plate 2012 Is Coming Up In Two Weeks
Posted by on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in - 8 comments
I am not one much for getting in the car and driving to Toronto. It's a bit of a haul and, frankly, when Montreal, Ottawa and Syracuse are all pretty much the same two hours plus or minus away it get hard to convince the family to go west given the delights to the east, north and south. But once … read more »
Quebec: La Rousse (Revisited), Belle Gueule, Brasseurs R.J.
Posted by on Monday, March 12, 2012 in - leave a comment
Repeating an experiment, I realized last summer's beer was actually just off. This Belle Gueule Rousse was pretty fine with a wood oven pizza, the malty richness cut by the char of the crust. I didn't try it with all 75 varieties offered by Pizza Il Focolaio but I expect it would find it goes …
Do We Need To Keep The Cooks Away From Beer?
Posted by on Sunday, March 11, 2012 in - 14 comments
One of the main reasons I don't like the idea of matching and pairing is that everything pretty goes with pretty much everything else in the right combination. Failing that general principle can lead to some tortured twists of logic and language: • Sriram Aylur, whose London restaurant Quilon … read more »
Washington: The Men's Room, Elysian Brewing, Seattle
Posted by on Thursday, February 23, 2012 in - leave a comment
I know it says Washington in that headline but the bottle actually says both Seattle and Fort Collins, Colorado. Why can't the label just tell the truth and say that it is bottled at one "or" the other? It's not their fault. They have two facilities but only one label maker. • It poured out …
Your Late November Monday Night Beer Round Up
Posted by on Monday, November 21, 2011 in - 1 comment
While this contest gets some traction, there are other things worth thinking about. Well, other things that are about beer. Plus, I want to do more fancy bullet pointy lists on this blog. Fancy lists are a clear sign of quality. You agree, right? • Θ Is it just me or is it great that the …
Black Sheep Brewery And The Two Fat Ladies
Posted by on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 in - 3 comments
I have a soft spot for Yorkshire's Black Sheep Brewery as it is one of the brands imported from time to time by the LCBO for over a decade. It's dependable, tasty ale. Good to hear, then, that they are moving ahead with getting ahead: • The company is also trialling Black Sheep in a can in Tesco …
An Opportunity Chicago Craft Brewers Should Welcome
Posted by on Sunday, September 4, 2011 in - 1 comment
I am not going to lie to you. Tonight, I made a béchamel sauce into which I dumped half of last night's roast side of salmon, shallots, cauliflower, thyme from the lawn and a bunch of other stuff. It was dandy and even the kids stuffed their faces. I had two types of gueuze and they were just the …
After Testing Basic Beer Theories On Family Members
Posted by on Sunday, August 21, 2011 in - 50 comments
It was like a repeat of last weekend's Saturday of the abiding meatness except with more meat. Fambily was over and one had to put on a show. So, there were sausages and steaks, smoked pork and ribs. Plenty and plenty left over for a rerun at lunch today. But something happened. Yesterday, I … read more »
