Between the Beer and Me.
This Saturday evening is for shit-eatin’ grins and Rogue Ales Mocha Porter. I should probably trim the beard. You cannot tell from this horrible picture, but it’s starting to look a little Sir Walter Raleigh-ish. He was kind of a clown and a shady character and I care not to share his likeness. However, if I just let it all go, I’d rather go for the much desired Edward Teach look. Shaving is overrated.
This mocha porter is legit. Solid once again, Rogue. Well done.
Most of my faves made the list, and many I’ve yet to try (unbolded). Need to get on this.
1 Boston Beer Co. Boston MA
2 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico CA
3 New Belgium Brewing Co. Fort Collins CO
4 The Gambrinus Co. San Antonio TX
5 Deschutes Brewery Bend OR
6 Lagunitas Brewing Co. Petaluma CA
7 Bell’s Brewery, Inc. Galesburg MI
8 Matt Brewing Co. Utica NY
9 Harpoon Brewery Boston MA
10 Stone Brewing Co. Escondido CA
11 Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn NY
12 Boulevard Brewing Co. Kansas City MO
13 Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton DE
14 Abita Brewing Co. Abita Springs LA
15 Shipyard Brewing Co. Portland ME
16 Alaskan Brewing Co. Juneau AK
17 New Glarus Brewing Co. New Glarus WI
18 Long Trail Brewing Co. Bridgewater Corners VT
19 Great Lakes Brewing Co. Cleveland OH
20 Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Paso Robles CA
21 Anchor Brewing Co. San Francisco CA
22 Rogue Ales Newport OR
23 Summit Brewing Co. St. Paul MN
t.24 Full Sail Brewing Co. Hood River OR
t.24 SweetWater Brewing Co. Atlanta GA
26 Victory Brewing Co. Downingtown PA
27 Oskar Blues Brewery Longmont CO
28 Cold Spring Brewing Co./ Third Street Brewhouse Cold Spring MN
29 Flying Dog Brewery Frederick MD
30 Founders Brewing Co. Grand Rapids MI
31 Ninkasi Brewing Co. Eugene OR
32 CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries, Inc. Chattanooga/Louisville
33 Odell Brewing Co. Fort Collins CO
34 Bear Republic Brewing Co. Cloverdale CA
35 Stevens Point Brewery Stevens Point WI
36 Blue Point Brewing Co. Patchogue NY
37 Southern Tier Brewing Co. Lakewood NY
38 Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe Eureka CA
39 Karl Strauss Brewing Co. San Diego CA
40 BJ’s Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc. Huntington Beach CA
41 Breckenridge Brewery Denver CO
42 North Coast Brewing Co. Fort Bragg CA
43 Left Hand Brewing Co. Longmont CO
44 St. Louis Brewery, Inc./ Schlafly Beers St. Louis MO
45 Saint Arnold Brewing Co. Houston TX
46 Ballast Point Brewing Co. San Diego CA
47 Big Sky Brewing Co. Missoula MT
48 Allagash Brewing Co. Portland ME
49 Uinta Brewing Co. Salt Lake City UT
50 Tröegs Brewing Co. Hershey PA
And with one of the best dishes I’ve made, at least since the last one until the next one. Something in between scalloped potatoes and potatoes au gratin- scalloped potatoes au gratin perhaps? First, beer. At this moment, these are a couple of my favorite beers. Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar and Lindeman’s Framboise Lambic. 
I basically used what I had. Some small, red potatoes, two small onions, garlic, shallot, half a jalapeño, salt/pepper, coriander, bay leaves, unsweetened almond milk, wee bit of butter, creme fraiche, parmesan, and cheddar. Basically throw it all, save for cheese, into a pan, bring to boil. Down to simmer for about 15 minutes. Add parmesan, melt and mix in. Dump into casserole dish, or in my case, a pie dish. Shred a small bit of cheddar on top. 400° for 15 or 20, broil for a few extra. Enjoy. Rinse with beer.
I can’t help but to think I’m horribly late to this news but the video was posted only three days ago. Some may see this as a kitschy sellout move, I see it as a beautiful merger of epic proportions; craft beer and Iron Maiden! Bruce Dickinson and the boys have teamed up with Robinsons Brewery, who, according to wiki, produces only 35K barrels of brew per year. That’s far less than many US based craft breweries. I’ll admit, to me this makes a world of difference. Had this been a relationship with InBev or MillerCoors producing the regular bottled pisswater I’d largely ignore it. I’m glad this is not the case. Of course, I believe alcohol shipments to Tejas are prohibited so I’ll have to find alternative means to acquire this brew in May.
Read more here on Iron Maiden’s site, Robinsons Brewery, and even Beverage Daily.
I don’t think this would be a proper post without giving respect to the namesake. I can feel it’s going to be a Maiden type of day! I know of at least one reader here on Tumblr who’s particularly jacked for this news. You know who you are, my friend!
Rogue Ales Chocolate Stout. Like chocolate syrup beer. What!?
‘Tis Beer Tuesday!
Picked up a new brew today: Rogue Ales Hazelnut Brown Nectar from Ashland, Oregon. I had yet to try much from Rogue, my loss. Brown Ales and Porters are probably my favorite varieties lately. Generally my go-tos are Moose Drool from Big Sky Brewing, Red Hook’s Nut Brown when in season, Breckenridge Brewery’s Vanilla Porter, and Deschutes Brewery Black Butte Porter to name a few. For a few bucks more, however, this is one of the best browns I’ve had. It’s not too hoppy, which I like, yet with very subtle hazelnut. (That’s about as technical as I’ll get with this review) It’s good, that’s all you need to know.
Nothing like a good Beer Tuesday to calm things down. I made a Trader Joe’s run to pick up some supplies. First up, a KBC Porter from Kennebunkport Brewing Co, Maine.
Next, KBC Blueberry Wheat Ale. I’ll generally try all flavored beer but blueberry, I can only do one or two at a time. This goes back to our Manhattan trip in April 2010. The last day and night there was spent drinking copious amounts of wine, liquor, and beer; a nasty concoction in any scenario. We ended up a bar in midtown serving Brooklyn Blueberry Ale on tap. I lost count. Back to the hotel at 1 or so but I had to hit up 53rd & 6th Halal Cart, which is pretty much the best food on this side of the planet. The hotel was 8 1/2 blocks away, which in my extremely drunken state, I probably turned into 15 blocks. Make no mistake, like a boss I found that joint, got my chicken plate and walked back…in fact, I may have even run back; a forgotten detail. If you’ve ever had food there, you know, a couple things. One, you only go after 730pm. There’s a halal cart there before but it’s different guys, different food, and they say it’s generally shit comparatively. And two, go easy on the red sauce…jeezus, go easy on the red sauce! It’s good stuff, just very potent and exponentially potent with every alcoholic beverage. Number one, got it…number two, I failed miserably; a fact I would not realize until the ride to La Guardia early the next AM. The next morning was the worst I’ve experienced since the days of high school stupidity- the final result from Halal cart red sauce overload, inhaled in 5 minutes at 2am and countless Brooklyn Blueberry Ales. There are inevitably some dudes somewhere in the world who tell the story from a quite different perspective—the sad souls who followed me into the bathroom at the La Guardia terminal. Enough of that. 
Next up, sans NYC poop & puke story, Brekles Brown Ale from Anchor Brewing Co. in San Francisco. Good stuff, however, the porter was really good. And for a buck each, can’t beat Trader Joe’s most times!
Now food. I made Gordon Ramsay’s Rice noodle salad with Thai dressing, with a few mods. For copyright reasons I won’t transcribe the exact recipe. Note, instead of a cold salad I decided to stir-fry it and added some carrot. Not too bad, however, I don’t have a proper wok and the rice noodles kinda stuck in the end. I thought it was a failed effort but turned out alright.
I forgot to post this last night, Beer Tuesday’s meal.
Salmon/crab cakes with sliced avocado:
Trader Joe’s canned salmon and canned crabmeat, 1 each
Shaved and diced onion
Diced jalapeño, seeds removed
Salt, pepper, wee bit of paprika and cayenne
1 egg
Olive oil
Wee bit of fresh bread crumbs
Mix in large bowl, formed into four patties; hot pan, olive oil, brown on each side. Slice avocado.
Sautéed spinach with pine nuts:
Spinach (used what I had, needed more…)
Pine nuts
Diced onion and garlic
Salt & pepper
Crumbled feta
Hot pan, olive oil; brown onion, garlic, and add pine nuts; add spinach which will cook down very quickly; down heat, add feta and season.
Beer(s) of choice was Lindemans Framboise Lambic and Breckenridge Brewery Vanilla Porter.
Bikes. Beers.
Stopped at Freetail Brewery for a quick sample. Amber; Chipotle; Chocolate; Coffee. Yum.
Beer Tuesday. Brought to you by Big Sky Brewing Co. Moose Drool (best!), New Belgium’s 1554, Labatt Blue (to celebrate the copious amount of NHL I’ve watched this week), and Divining Rod Cabernet Sauvignon, my favorite wine (had some help with that). It’s gone bananas tonight.
The mouse will do rad shit to his bike…
Drink Moose Drool…
Make delicious bruschetta and tofu tikka masala…
Listen to the Melvins…
& Watch college hoops all night.
Home alone = Beaverslide.
Truth be told, the tikka masala sauce was a packet and just okay. The bruschetta and beer is legit, however. Food coma commence.
Revitalization: World’s Largest Brew Pub in Buffalo
Before the 1920’s prohibition era Buffalo was an American brewing destination. Now, Pearl Street Grill & Brewery is claiming to be the largest Brew Pub in the world. All 5 stories of the downtown staple are now open, including the basement housing Brawler’s Back Alley Deli. Earl Ketry, the owner of Pearl Street, has obtained 5 properties for business, which was enough to be recognized as an entire district by the city - the Buffalo Brewery District. The international destination includes the Hotel Lafayette and the newly established brewery at the Pan-American Grill & Brewery; the new boutique hotel, The Lofts on Pearl; the musical magnate Sportsmen’s Tavern; the freshly acquired future brewery, Erie Freight House; and the Pearl Street Grill & Brewery which decorated itself in $10,000 worth of flowers last year.
I mean, who doesn’t like Pearl Street? I had no idea it was that big, however. Very nice to see Buffalo doing work- it starts with the beer, folks; always with the beer!
(via carrotbazooka)
Source: whatsnewbuffalo
Samuel Smith’s Winter Welcome Ale.
Just one more, perhaps.
Obligatory beer and borracho beans pic. New Belgium’s Frambozen Raspberry Brown Ale. A bean feast we shall have. With the leftover soaked pintos and bacon grease, M made refried beans, actually some of the best refried’s I’ve had. This batch of borracho’s aren’t too shabby either. Drunken beans and quesadillas in about an hour… and beer.
I suppose it doesn’t bode well for me to post this immediately after the cork board. This is the simultaneous (mostly) craft brew bottle cap table project. 33” diameter table. Filled with deliciousness. Still have some work yet, eh.
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