Category: Beer & Hard Cider

TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Special Ice Cream For New Year’s Eve

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Ice cream that smells and tastes like gingerbread. Photo courtesy KitchenKonfidential.com.   Ice cream is one of our favorite desserts—heck, it’s our favorite food, period. For New Year’s Eve, we like to make a special flavor. Last year it was lavender. Prior years included anise, chipotle chocolate, chocolate pretzel, peppermint schnapps and white chocolate with…
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TIP OF THE DAY & GIFT OF THE DAY: Red Ale For Christmas

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What better says “Christmas” to a beer lover than a brew with crimson color? Red ale, or Irish red ale, is, as its name suggests, an ale with a slightly reddish color. The color is intentional, and results from the use of a small amount of roasted barley in the mash. If it comes from…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The 24 Beers Of Christmas

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Off to a good start: the beer advent calendar (photo © Kalea GmbH).   Brewers of America: You have been bested by Austria’s Kalea Brewery. Maybe your beer is better, but where’s your craft beer Advent calendar? The clever folks at Kalea, in Strasbourg, have one. Or at least, they’ve packaged 24 items in a…
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PRODUCT: Brew Beer At Home With A Mr. Beer Kit

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Make Thanksgiving special: Serve your own microbrew. CSP Photo.   Start this week, and you can serve your own home-brewed beer at Thanksgiving dinner. We never review products we haven’t tested. So last month, THE NIBBLE office became a microbrewery, as we brewed our first batch of beer in the office kitchen with a Mr.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Have A Beer & Sausage Pairing

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Take “beer and brats” to the next level. Photo courtesy National Pork Board.   Many of us have had an enjoyable afternoon or evening with beer and bratwurst, likely at a summer cook-out. But what about taking it to the next level: pairing specific beers with specific sausages: boar sausage, chicken sausage, duck sausage, lamb…
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