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Yesterday was National Bock Beer Day, coinciding with the first day of spring. It’s a holiday declaration that makes sense: bock beer is a spring beer. There’s a lot of media attention to eating seasonally; less so to drinking seasonally. So today we’re starting the first in our seasonal beer recommendations. By the end of…
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A double bock beer from Samuel Adams, shown with a scattering of the hops used to brew it (photo by Julia Tomases | © THE NIBBLE). Bock beer with smoked Gouda cheese (photo © Wisconsin Cheese). National Bock Beer Day is March 20th—time to try a bottle. Bock is the German word for strong,…
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Some people are beer people, others are cider people. We’re both. Our beer style of preference is the IPA: Bring on the hops; the more, the better. So we were one of the happiest cider drinkers when Angry Orchard released its new Hop’n Mad Apple hard cider. The cider makers drew inspiration from the hops…
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Beer lovers know the fun of cooking with beer. A quick look at TasteOfHome.com revealed 30 recipes with beer, including beer battered fish, bread, dip, braised ribs, cheese soup, chili, glazed steaks, green beans, fondue, mac and cheese, mustard, potato wedges, pot roast, roast chicken and beef stew. Whew! Our suggestion is for a breakfast…
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Enjoy different beers with your pizza (photo © Delancey Hollywood [permanently closed]). Why don’t all pizza restaurants offer a beer tasting flight? Delancey Hollywood has it right: a tasting of four different beers to enjoy with your pizza. If you can’t make it to Hollywood, create the concept at home. How about debuting it…
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