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Pairing Beer And Food

Pairing Beer And Food

Last week I wrote about cooking with beer, so today it seems only fair to point to Josh Rubin of the Toronto Star on pairing food with beer with Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster Garrett Oliver, who "enjoys going toe-to-toe with sommeliers when it comes to food pairings. Cheese is a favourite tool for his battles, but he has also used stews, cassoulet, seafood and dessert."I've had some Iron Chef-style events where I'll be matching foods with beer, and the sommelier will be matching the same foods with wine," says Oliver. "But beer against wine is like fighting someone with one hand tied behind their back. I haven't lost yet, and the people in the audience doing the judging are usually... More

Cooking With Beer

Mary Vuong of the Houston Chronicle talks to chefs and brewers about how cooking with beer can enhance the flavor of food. But if beer is so great to cook with or in food pairings, why does everyone always choose wine? "Marketing, Wagner replies. "Beer historically has done a lousy job" of selling itself as a serious beverage. People associate it with hot dogs, pizza, buffalo wings, bikini-clad women, juvenile humor, sporting events — nothing that suggests you stop and appreciate the drink."... More

Craft Beers Pour It On

Lauren Chapin of the Kansas City Star says craft beers are getting more popular, and the people who drink them are getting more selective: To drink better, they’re willing to pay a premium. A Rogue Imperial India Pale Ale from Newport, Ore., goes for $13 for 750 milliliters, a price more comparable to wine than a six-pack. Even the O’Fallon Smoked Porter, which is best enjoyed with barbecue ribs, rings up at $4 per 22-ounce bottle. Boulevard craft beers will cost $7 to $13 for 750 milliliter bottles (about 24 ounces).A growing segment of the population wants more flavorful products, more premium products,” Gatza says. And, like wine, "they will have several different beer styles in the refrigerator, from several... More

Make Your Own Hooch?

Garbage Bag + Rice Cooker = Alcohol Still: "A still has two parts, a boiler and a condenser. A rice cooker/warmer makes a great boiler. It's got a rubber gasket so all the steam goes out the vent. It's insulated so all the heat goes into the mash. A plastic garbage bag makes a great condenser. It's got lots of surface area, cooling and condensing the vapor very quickly." I've never thought of bootlegging as glamorous exactly, but garbage bags and rice cookers are not materials I think of as mysterious or sexy—your mileage may vary. [via MAKE: Blog]... More

Other Bevs Of The Future

How about hangover-free alcohol? Or programmable soda whose flavor you'd control by twisting the cap a certain way, like a locker combination? Someone's actually working on this. Whose priorities are these? Personally, I wish they'd tackle the hangover-free alcohol instead.... More