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Cheesecake and beer
When I mention pairing dessert and beer to people, I get some very weird looks. Once I explain that dark beers – porters and stouts – have a flavour profile that is very much like coffee, the same people become curious and willing to try something new. Guinness, despite being the name everyone recognises, is…
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Chili and stout
Everyone has their favourite chili recipe. And why wouldn’t you? A meltingly tender stew of mixed meats, and/or veggies, and/or beans, it can be a gourmet feast, a magnet for leftovers, or an acknowledgement that there is too much month left at the end of your pay! How can you incorporate a nice beer into…
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Thanksgiving pairings
Thanksgiving meals, like Christmas, have a number of challenges when it comes to pairings. The turkey is sweet but can be rather flavourless. Sweet potato casserole can be extremely sweet indeed. There tends to be a lot of butter floating around, as well as cranberry sauce, gravy, and (at least in my household!) mustard sauce,…
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How to drink beer
People have been drinking beer for millennia, why do I think I need to explain how to drink beer?! This post is necessary because, sadly, advertising of the mass brands has led people down a fatally wrong path. The difference with real beer Real beer is meant to be sipped and savoured from a glass,…
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A new take on Guinness cake
Too many people are willing to accept watery mass brands for their drinking pleasure, simply because of advertising. granada vs real madrid They carry that through into their cooking as well. I refuse to accept this – that’s why I became involved in beer culture – so I kicked this recipe up a notch by…
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Alabama brewed beer dinner
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. إدين هازارد سامي هازارد 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…