Archive for 'Food'

Philly Beer Week Part 3 – Blues, Brews, & BBQ

The third and final event I attended during Philly Beer Week was Blues, Brews, & BBQ at Iron Hill Wilmington, featuring live blues music on the Wilmington Riverfront!

Philly Beer Week Part 2 – A beer and chocolate pairing

Another event I attended during Philly Beer Week was a beer and chocolate pairing at Iron Hill West Chester. Head brewer Larry Horwitz was on hand to pour his wonderful Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout along side some fantastic chocolates from Éclat Chocolate.

Beer ice cream

Beer and ice cream — a match made in heaven… at least, in my opinion. I’ve had a few raised eyebrows thrown my way when I’ve mentioned beer ice cream. But it works, I swear!

Pairing with roast turkey

My last two pairing articles were very beef-centric, so I thought it might be time to move on to poultry. Turkey, to be exact.

Pairing with burgers

We had some unusually warm weather last week here in the northeast, which immediately jump-started my desire to fire up the grill. My first thought: Burgers. My second thought: What beer should I pair with said burgers?

Pairing with steak

I apologize in advance for making you hungry.

Pairing with pizza

Last month, I wrote up an introduction to the basics of beer and food pairing, detailing four simple rules to get pairing newbies started. Methinks it’s time to dig a little deeper.

Beer School: Beer and food pairing – the basics

Before the age of craft beer, back when only macros were readily available, the only widely accepted beer and food pairing was the old standy-by: pizza and beer. And this wasn’t so much a “pairing” as it was a declaration of, “I am man! I eat pizza! I drink beer!” followed by some animalistic grunting.
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