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St Ambroise Stout with chili and chocolate brownies
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...
View ArticleSamuel Adams Blackberry Witbier + Egg Sandwich
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...
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Ancho Chile Brown Ale + Chili
Exceptional Foundation's 2009 Chili Cookoff 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...
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Two Brothers Opus 10 + Filet Mignon and Roquefort Salad
Each year for Valentine’s Day my wife and I forgo the typical high-priced prix fixe menus and predictably poor service that accompanies dining out on Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve, and Mother’s Day....
View ArticleLost Abbey Judgment Day + Chicken Wellington
Judgment Day is a Belgian-style Quadrupel brewed with raisins. It’s pretty well-received by the BeerAdvocate crowd. Lost Abbey seems to be getting mythical status with the BA folks, having no beer...
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Tarragon Chicken Salad + Southern Pecan Brown Ale
Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan may be one of the most versatile beers to pair with food. I’ve tried it with a number of dishes with great success. One recent pairing inspired me to get all artistic and...
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Pulled Pork BBQ
Being a Team Player, I took on the onerous duty of working out which beers are best paired with pulled pork BBQ. I made the pulled pork myself, allowing a large chunk of pork to lie wreathed in...
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Stuart’s High gravity beer dinner
I had the privilege of presenting a high gravity only beer dinner at the J Clyde on Saturday. I call it a privilege, but really it was a dirty job… but I did it, because I am That Kind Of Guy. No, no...
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Brie Burger and Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale
It being Labor Day, and traditionally a cook-out kind of day, I decided to combine an old classic, a new twist, and something fantastic. Burgers – who doesn’t like them? Brie – a cheese I have only...
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Thanksgiving lunch
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...
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