Beer Toffee Sauce

I saw an article on Food52.com about making a beer toffee sauce from leftover beer.  Even in the article they said perhaps you never have leftover beer, but that this recipe is worth making anyway.  Open a bottle, use some for the recipe and the rest for the cook :)

How to Turn Leftover Beer into Toffee Sauce

Sounds interesting and stated in the article that beer will work, even a hoppy IPA.  To me, sounds like I might want to try making it with a stout.

Trader Jonathan

I am on my yearly (well, most years) trip to the great white north.  On my way out the door, I picked up 5 bottles of Real Ale Devil's Backbone I had sitting around. I figured I would share with my brothers-in-law.

I went to a liquor store that was recommended and as I was chatting with the woman behind the counter, I asked if she would be interested in a trade for a bottle of Texas beer.  To my surprise, she said yes.  I walked out with the beers I purchased and a bottle of 3 Sheep's Ewephoria.  Sweeeeet!

My next stop was a local brewery Ale Asylum.  I enjoyed a flight and asked about trading and they also traded me for a bottle.  All the rest of the breweries I went to traded with me.  One traded a bomber, another 2 bottles and the last one traded a six pack!

I have to tell you that I may very well bring several six packs with me and trade again!!  Sadly, the biggest losers were my brothers-in-law.

Saison ... Well,DOH!

One of my favorite styles of beer is called a saison. Recently I asked what it was, and my response was a rustic farmhouse ale brewed for the farm workers. Then today, I found a nice article that saison was defined by when it was brewed. That got me to thinking and a small amount of research indicated saison is French for season. Well, now a resounding DOH! .  Makes sense, at the farm, the winter is a down time, you can lager (store) your beer at a lower temperature naturally.  When you let the wort cool in the barn, you get all sorts of fun yeasts. It made me think and then made me want to share my new found knowledge!!

What Makes a Saison a Saison?

Educational article and worthy of a read.  Now, I just wish I had a saison in my fridge to enjoy. DOH!!

Skinny & Beer

I saw this and it made me laugh!!

Top Brewery Road Trip, Routed Algorithmically

I saw an article name post on Facebook that caught my eye: Top Brewery Road Trip, Routed Algorithmically.  Dang, two things I really enjoy, road trips and beer! There is an order to the trip, but start from any point you wish and do the trip.  There are some really good breweries on the list and as indicated, many more along the way. So many breweries and so little time!
 
Even if you can't do the whole trip at once, you can pick segments to do.  Be sure and research other breweries you may want to visit along the way and get times when the taprooms are open. Nothing worse than finding you you are a few hours early or late!

Sadly, Texas is totally unrepresented with any stops.  But, honestly, you could spend 20 days going to breweries in just Texas.  After all, it is farther around the edge of the state of Texas than it is from coast to coast across the entire United States.  I have gone around the state of Texas twice on a motorcycle and it is about 3097 miles and only about 2460 miles on I-10 coast to coast.

So, who wants to do a brewery road triup?

The 14 Phases Of Every Beer Nerd's Life

I saw a post about an article that intrigued me.


The 14 Phases Of Every Beer Nerd's Life


I don't think all phases apply to all people, and not necessarily in that order.  But, it is a fun article and something to think about.

Perhaps I am in phase 11?

What phase are you in??

Adventure (and beer) Awaits!

Husband Joe and I are off on a new adventure today - a road trip/beer crawl through the western US.  Should be fun!  Follow us here:  http://sceneryandsuds.blogspot.com/ 

Cheers!