If you’ve ever been to the Great American Beer Festival, you know it can be a bit overwhelming. Four hours isn’t nearly enough time to sample 2,500 beers. Last year I spent almost an entire day planning…which breweries do I want to try? And then, which specific beers? So, before this year’s festival, I’d like…
Author: coloradobeergirl
“If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen.” ~Charles Bukowski
3 Weeks Til GABF 2012! Today: Using Food in Beer
That’s right, folks. Only three short weeks until this year’s GABF!!! Last week I posted some recipes for cooking with beer and hops, and today I’m thinking about all the great beers out there that are made with some sort of food. I had an interesting one yesterday: Stone’s Smoked Porter with Chipotle Peppers. It was…
4 Weeks Til GABF: Hoppy Poached Eggs
Here’s another interesting recipe I found at http://www.homebrewtalk.com that calls for hop shoots. I’m not sure if it sounds good or not?! Hoppy Poached Eggs Makes 4 Servings 4 eggs 8 oz. hop shoots Water 1 tsp. lemon juice 2 tbsp. butter Salt and pepper to taste Wash the hop shoots and place in a 2-quart saucepan, filled with…
4 Weeks Til GABF: Hop Spread
Today’s hoppy recipe calls for hop shoots. I am really enjoying finding out about all the different ways to use hops in food. Hop Spread (appetizer) Yields 1 1/2 Cups 4 oz. diced hop shoots 4 oz. water 1 oz. capers 4 oz. diced celery 4 oz. diced onion 3 oz. diced red bell pepper…
4 Weeks til GABF: Hoppy Pizza
Today’s Hops in the Kitchen recipe keeps it simple. While the past 2 days’ recipes involved actual hops, this one uses plain ol’ beer. Of course I’m going to opt for IPA, but you can use any kind you’d like: when making pizza at home, just add 1 cup of beer per 28 ounces of…
4 Weeks til GABF: Hop Truffles?!
It’s no surprise this week’s topic is using hops in food, as those are two of my favorite things so I might as well combine them. Today I came across a very interesting recipe for Dark Chocolate Truffles made with hops. I found it on http://www.celebrationgeneration.com‘s blog. Enjoy! Hop Flavored Dark Chocolate Truffles 12 oz Hershey…
GABF Countdown: 4 Weeks To Go. This Week’s Focus: HOPS in the Kitchen!
Only 4 weeks until the 2012 Great American Beer Festival! I am going to have a theme each week leading up to GABF, and this week I am focusing on cooking with beer or, more specifically, with hops. While I’ve cooked with beer, I’ve never made anything with actual hops. But since I enjoy them…
Fresh Hops!!!
Went to Great Divide yesterday, ordered a Titan, and look what I got! Fresh hops! Yum!
Hogshead Brewery
I recently visited Hogshead Brewery in Denver. Check out my write-up on Crafting A Nation’s page: http://www.craftinganation.com/blog.cfm?blogID=33 And while you’re there, take a look around their site; watch the movie trailer and read about all the fun and interesting things they have going on.
One Month to GABF!!! Your 2011 Favorites?
I’ve been looking forward to this year’s GABF since…uh, I guess that would be since the day after last year’s Saturday session. I feel extremely lucky to live in downtown Denver, as my only cost associated with the festival is the ticket price; no airfare, hotel, or even a cab. Plus I get to attend…
Colorado Beer Girl 