Like many people, I’ve been excited about this year’s GABF for months. I’m a planner. I like having things to look forward to, and I enjoy doing research about events, places, etc. I love to plan things out. I’m doing well on my “breweries I must visit” list, but what’s really killing me is that…
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Happy National Drink a Beer Day!
National Drink a Beer Day needs your support! Drink a beer! (or two…if you’re the kind of person who really gets into holidays)
15 Days Til GABF 2012: I need your suggestions!
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…
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!
Colorado Beer Girl 