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…
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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…
Trinity Brewing: Delectable Food & Beer
Colorado Springs isn’t a place I go to often. Until recently, I think the last time I was there was around 6 or 7 years ago. But I heard so many great things about Trinity Brewing, I decided to make a trip down there. I had the day off so I figured I’d be a…
Mile High Spirits: No beer, but you should go here!
I believe this is my very first non-beer related post since I began my blog. Obviously, I love beer. It’s my drink of choice. But that doesn’t mean I don’t also enjoy other types of inebriants from time to time. And I’ve recently taken a liking to one place in particular: Mile High Spirits. Mile High…
A smoky night with Alaksan Brewing
Highland Tap & Burger’s Crafty Ladies Beer Club has done it again. The July event was yet another interesting, informative, and delicious affair. This time, the beer came all the way down from Juneau, Alaska, along with one of the brewery’s employees. And it was a vertical tasting of their smoked porter, from 2011, 2008,…
Colorado Beer Girl 