Posts Tagged: Beer Cocktails
"The Art Of Beer Alchemy" By Chas Chumley
Posted by on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 in - 6 comments
Just in case there is anyone out there named Chas Chumley, I should explain. A couple of decades ago, The Kids in the Hall had a very brief skit of a man walking down the street in a leisure suit. He had a spring in his step and was winking, nodding and pointing at the people with a certain zest …
New Years Eve 2012: Indiana Jones, Cava And White Hots
Posted by on Monday, December 31, 2012 in - 8 comments
Surprising how well a reasonable Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Cava goes with Rochester NNY's finest - the white hot. A Snappy Griller to be precise. All of Iberia may weep at the thought but I tell you it is a match... a pair even. Just the thing for Raiders of the Lost Ark, too. Makes sense. Cava … read more »
What Is The Worst Thing That Has Been Done To Beer?
Posted by on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 in - 13 comments
I have to admit that my first reaction to the image to the right of the milkshake made with Samuel Adams Octoberfest beer was a bit of a gakky feeling but then I remembered that I don't really like this pumpkin¹ beer anyway so maybe this would not either be all that great a loss or, when you think …
Beer Cocktails: Are Raspberries In Gueuze So Wrong?
Posted by on Thursday, July 26, 2012 in - 4 comments
Not a complex beer cocktail. Just fresh raspberries in Gueuze Cuvée René from Lindemans, the gueuze that our monopolistic overlords allow us at least in the summer. The nice thing about raspberry is that it has a lot in common with gueuze. Dry acidity. OK, that is about it but it's not like I am …
Your Monday Evening Short Beery Observations
Posted by on Monday, April 2, 2012 in - leave a comment
Some short stories to begin a short week. We Canadians mostly have a 4 day weekend coming up for Good Friday, Passover, Easter and Easter Monday. I think the last of the four is to make up for the rest. Or maybe it's the day for the non-believers thrown into the Judeo-Christian mix. Lew will be … read more »
Belgium: Mort Subite Kriek / Framboise, Keersmaeker
Posted by on Saturday, February 11, 2012 in - 4 comments
Six and a half years ago, I posted a post about sweet lambics that was one of my early entries in my effort to start to understand the world of sour, brackish, funky, tart and otherwise weird beers. You may have noticed on thing from that sentence. Yes, I was drinking sweet to understand sour …
Beer Cocktails: A Glass Of Port And One Of Stout
Posted by on Sunday, January 1, 2012 in - 6 comments
I have had my doubts about beer cocktails ever since I heard the term. I don't trust that the attempt to create a new niche - and then, of course, the jostling to become guru of that niche - bodes well for actual experience being foisted upon us all. Plus, I am of an age that does not find me in …
Beer Cocktails: The Classic Red Eye Or "Two And Juice"
Posted by on Saturday, July 16, 2011 in - 10 comments
A long time ago when the Earth was green... there was a pub in Halifax called the Midtown Tavern and it had a gentle soul of a waiter named Jerry. It could have been Gerry but I am not sure. It was not Gary. The Midtown is gone after a long going but, I understand, lives on in another shared space …
Beer Cocktails: Why Am I Still Uneasy?
Posted by on Friday, January 28, 2011 in - 7 comments
Is it because Canadians are jumping on board? Does that make me uneasy about an article about Canadians and beer cocktails? Canadians have this way of making any movement, you know, both earnest and bland at the same time. I worry about these things. It is tough enough dealing with messing around …
Session 27: To Boiler Make Or Depth Charge Or Not?
Posted by on Friday, May 1, 2009 in - 1 comment
I stole my idea for this edition of The Session. Nicked it entirely. Beer Daily Haiku wrote about boilermakers and a synapse twinked and winked not that far from my brain stem. Over the decades, I recalled this obnoxious habit of high school weekend parties back around 1980. Quite a foul one. This …
