Beer Dakari: Beer and Food

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Beer and Food

I am not going to turn this blog into some sort of social commentary. But I do wish to make some comments on the following article I read this morning.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/epicure/2009/11/16/1258219794678.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap4

Personally, I have not really gone beyond the stage of Beef and Guinness Pie of combining food and beer, though our venture into chocolate stout/porter has allowed cakes/muffins/etc in. Of course my experience with Rogue's Choc Stout and Chocolate truffle has also brought this into mind more. After reading this article I wish I had made more effort to make it to the RACV/Holgate presentation I could have gone to. Also, it intrigues me more to go to the Holgate Brewery, and also the Grand Ridge Brewery which have restaurants attached to them. Both brewers are also providing not only a good range of beers to Australia (from Australia) but producing each style quite well.

Beyond myself, this article helps gives people more of an appreciation of beer that the industry will need if it is to keep up its profile, and keep people experimenting and finding more potential in beer.

- Beef

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Beef: Likes: MALT (and dark malt at that), creamy texture, chocolate/caramel.

Dislikes: overuse of hops, overly complicated tasting beers/mixing styles of beer (ie Hahn Commemorative Ale).

Seasonal:

Summer - Little Creatures Bright Ale, Boag's St George (with lolly banana), Faro

Winter - Guinness, Chocolate Stout/Porter (Rogue's/Holgate), Brewdog Tokyo

Early Spring/Late Autumn - Abbey Ales/Trappist, Scotch Ale (Moonshine)

Sessional Beers - Toohey's Old, Cooper's Pale

Favourite Beer Pubs/Stores - Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide (Australia). Brugs Beerjte, Brugge (Belgium). Kulminator, Antwerp (Belgium), Royston, Melbourne (Australia), Slowbeer (Richmond), City Beer Store (San Francisco), Bier Spezialtaten Laden (Berlin)

Favourite Beer Experiences/Events - St Patrick's Day (1999, 2008), Australia Day, Pix Patisserie (Portland, Oregon, 2009), Moo Brew Tour (Hobart, Tasmania, 2010), Belgian Beer Weekend (Brussels, 2010), My first day working in a brewery for Mountain Goat (Richmond, Victoria, March 2011), anytime trying out beers with friends.

Favourite Beers Brewed: Guinness, Raspberry Ale/Stout, Bright Ale, Framboise, Scotch Ale, Russian Imperial Stout.

Worst Beers: Foster's, 'Sex in a Canoe' Lagers (US, Mexico. Wherever)

Stass: Like all types of beer* (*there are a few exceptions). Sometimes it's an ale, sometimes a stout and sometimes it's a larger. Is willing to give anything a try and enjoys tasting something new.

A good beer to Stass is one that sets out with a clear goal in mind and achieves that. Whether that goal is to be a thirst quenching beer to be had around the barbecue with a few mates, or to explore the depth of flavours in a detailed scotch ale.

3 boutique beers Stass likes (but not limited to):

- Grand Ridge, Supershine (Victoria, Australia)

- Blond, Triple Karmeliet (Belgium)

- Moo Brew, Dark Ale (Tasmania, Australia)

3 everyday beers Stass likes at the moment:

- Little Creatures, Bright Ale (Western Australia)

- Boags, Premium Lager (Tasmania, Australia)

- Guinness (Ireland)