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The Disgusting Food Museum in Malmo, Sweden has some very strange items that people have actually eaten. They have branched out a bit…
So the next time that you think a milkshake beer or pastry stout or some other weird beer is too weird, remember the far of the spectrum is still far away.
If you want a little beer in your jerky, there is a purveyor for you in Boozy Jerky. And maybe, just maybe, this time the code will be cracked so that you can taste beer and jerky in harmony.
I am a little worried though. Pilsner gets paired with Rosemary and Garlic. Spice wins that. Generic “ale” gets paired with Mango Habanero. Spice wins. Lager with Montreal Maple Spice. Sugar wins. IPA with Spicy Citrus might be a push. Peppered Stout is the best bet for balance in my opinion.
As we come out of our cocoons at our own pace, we will find some new beer places out there. Heading over to Melrose (which I have not been too in quite sone time) is the new Bandit Brews, “a taproom and restaurant serving locally sourced beer, wine and food…
Bandit Brews will have a rotating tap which currently features beers from HiDef Brewing with eight beers on tap and another eight in cans. The menu showcases a variety of locally sourced meat, fish and produce (within 200 miles), of which many items are cooked using a Santa Maria.”
I have heard of beer floats and beer slushies but straight up Alcohol Ice Cream?
The second surprise is that most of the flavors from Proof start with moonshine! Then bourbon and rum. I have to assume that gin and tequila and wine will be represented down the line.
Second location alert. Burbank’s Trustworthy Brewing now has a burger and beer spot in Pasadena…
Hard to go wrong with that combo especially after walking up a hunger in Old Town Pasadena
L.A. breweries like to collab with ice cream. I put that down to the Beer Float competitions that Food GPS would do back in the day.
Now Trademark Brewing has teamed with another Long Beach business, Scoopie’s Ice Cream on a Burnt Caramel beer, Pint Party. Have a pint of both, I say.
You may remember Maximilliano, the restaurant that was an interesting an unofficial Craftsman Brewing outlet. That concept closed but the next tenant will keep the restaurant with a side of beer theme.
MacLeod Ales will be taking over the space and hope to open this time next year. Their pizza business next door to their Van Nuys brewery was a great success and now they will try to replicate it.
Upon walking into Talon Tap and Wine on a recent weekend, I saw a display like this…
You can get stout, wheat beer or IPA nuts to go along with your beer or to help usher in baseball season. Snacks on Tap is a SoCal company so you would be buying local as well.
After reading this fun piece on the cocktail El Lúpolo
I started to think about the beer fads like beer cocktails that came and went but should still be part of a beer fans repertoire. First to come to mind was beer floats which would work especially well today with St. Patrick’s not being the brewery party this year. Get some Guinness or a nitro stout and pair it with some artisanal ice creams.
Another MIA fad is pairing beer and chocolate . On the few occasions that beer pairings are talked about, it is usually with cheese but chocolate needs to get a few more chances to intermingle flavors.
Keep experimenting even without the fad seal of approval.
If you need to make up for last Sunday or if you just want to keep that party going, maybe some truffles are in order..
New Belgium has teamed with Enstrom Toffee and Confections on a line of truffles. Tripel, dark ale and Fat Tire and since it is Flagship February, you should probably get red wrapped treats.