“…if I were forced to choose one style to drink with every meal for the rest of my life, saison would have to be it.”
-Garrett Oliver
Just opened the first two bottles of the latest homebrew: Five Year Farmhouse. This saison style ale was brewed with honey, orange peel, coriander, ginger, and a mixture of wheat [...]
Five-Year Farmhouse Ready to Drink!
OLS Week 11: Chili & Beer
First, a quick note: I realized that when I signed up to participate in One Local Summer this year, I didn’t bother to pay attention to how many weeks the summer was supposed to last. Part of me thinks that since last week was an even week 10, the OLS exercise could easily be over, [...]
homebrew pairings
So, I’ve been homebrewing for a solid five months now, and have a solid seven batches of homebrew to show for it. It’s pretty satisfying, I have to say. (The complete list should be here, but I’ve been a bit delinquent in updating the archive).
Anyway, I took a look at our fridge and our “cellar” [...]
One Local Summer Week 1
This week was the first week of one local summer, and I kicked it off with a classic: steak and potatoes.
Ok, it was a little more involved than just steak and potatoes. Here were the dishes:
Cherry & Vanilla Porter Marinated Tri-Tip with Porter-Glazed Shitake Mushrooms
Grilled Artichokes with Sauteed Grape Tomatoes and Dill
Tri-Color Medley of [...]
American Craft Beer Week, etc.
When I get in a non-blogging rut, I always feel the need to enter back into the arena with gusto. This week promises to be filled with it, so here goes.
I’m back, and here’s why this week is shaping up to be a good one:
1. Today marks the first day of American Craft Beer Week. [...]
the great gourmand vacation week: day 1
Through a series of coincidences, happenstance, and a handful of last minute plans, this week has been dubbed, for lack of a more grandiose term, the Great Gourmand Vacation Week. Ok, so a caveat–in “vacation” week I don’t actually mean I’m taking any time off work, but I do mean actively trying to spend [...]