Brew Ha Ha: making a fuss about beer

June 16th, 2008

Beer and Hot Food #2

The Friar has more to say on wings …
When it comes to fiery concoctions, I find that only BIG beers are up to the test. Doublebocks and Belgian Quads have enough flavor to add to the taste experience as opposed to getting lost as an ordinary lager or pilsner might. Even many ales […]

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June 14th, 2008

Beer and Hot Food

More on Wings from the Friar
Contrary to popular opinion/practice beer does NOT help with extreme heat from things like Habanero peppers (or Thai Dragon or anything else that high on the Scoville scale). When you need to put out the fire, dairy products are best- hence the popularity of Bleu Cheese dip (the celery […]

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June 10th, 2008

Tasteful Tuesday: Ultimate Wings

At the request of the good editors of this blog, I am going to offer up a few columns on food, including some recipes. It may not surprise you to learn that The Friar not only likes libation, but also food in almost all of its wondrous varieties. Now having gone to college […]

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June 4th, 2008

Beer and asparagus, perfect together

Yesterday I wrote about Vogelbräu, a brewpub in Karlsruhe Germany. I had neglected to mention that, not only was it an evening with perfect biergarten weather it was asparagus season, as you can see from the above photo.
Now, for those of us who grew up with green asparagus, those funny looking white things in […]

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June 3rd, 2008

Tasteful Tuesdays at Brew Ha-Ha

Introducing Tasteful Tuesdays at Brew Ha-Ha!
No, we’re not going all PC on you. We’re just introducing some beer recipes into your life… It could be dip, bread, main courses, desserts - even tasty cocktails. Stay tuned for recipes of all kinds that incorporate beer!
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May 26th, 2008

Say Cheese: Beer and Cheese Pairings a Treat at Tria

On Saturday night, the weather was lovely. Chris and I were out on our own, the kiddos tucked into bed at home under the careful eye of Super Nanny (our version). It was rare that we had this sort of freedom to go anywhere we wanted, without timing and food restraints, so we […]

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May 22nd, 2008

Beer Wings

I made buffalo chicken wings** a few weeks ago - for the first time ever - and I have to say, they were mighty tasty. With the weather that we’re having on the north east coast (cool and gray), wings just may be the perfect food to enjoy over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
I […]

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May 21st, 2008

Beers and Brats

Hmm, a challenge, I love a challenge.
These are the bratwurst beers I’d pick off the cuff:
1. Jever Pilsner (or any of a number of other hoppy Pilsner-style beers)
2. Spaten (or Augustiner Edelstoff, if you can find it)
3. Victory Hop Devil
4. Gaffel Kölsch
5. Beck’s (that one’s for sentimental reasons, but I’m sticking with it)
I almost picked […]

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May 21st, 2008

Beer and Brats: Memorial Day Weekend

Oh no, no, no. Not those brats. Bratwurst.
The first time I ever saw bratwurst was in May - but we didn’t cook it for Memorial Day weekend. It was a barbecue to celebrate our first year of law school. It was BYOM - bring your own meat - believe it or […]

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May 3rd, 2008

Lager hot sauce

Shopping yesterday at Wegmans, I saw a Yuengling Lager Hot Sauce. I decided to check it out online before buying a bottle and - nothing. Not a mention on Yuengling’s site, or Wegman’s either.
Has anyone tried this?
Tags: beer, hot, lager, sauce, yuengling

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