pints&pairings - HopHeadSaid

unflitered: Lil Opal

4/28/2014

This interview features a new pints&pairings segment called unfiltered. Unfiltered features an interview segment (finings added but no flavor stripping filters used) that was just begging to be included in the pints&pairings family.

In this inaugural episode, Jason and I enjoy an impromptu tasting with Jeffers Richardson and Jim Crooks at the Firestone Walker, Barrelworks program in Buellton, CA.

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The pictures above illustrate how a new batch of Lil Opal makes it from the primary fermentor to barrel for aging.

The Dude's Brewing Company: Meltdown

4/24/2014

The Dudes' Brewing Company in no way endorses this episode, anything said in this episode, anything done in this episode and is in no way affiliated with this episode. Do not watch this episode!

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The Dudes' Brewing Company: Double Trunk

4/24/2014

The #beersuggestioneers hit it big with Double Trunk from The Dudes' Brewing Company. We have some awesome food pairings and one non-food beer pairing for this GIANT beer.

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Pairing Suggestions:
1. Quinoa salad with beets, goat cheese and pine nuts.
2. An EPIC movie, but you have to listen to the show to find out which one.
3. Popcorn

General Beer Pairing Suggestions:
Cheese: Pepper Jack. Meat: smoked salmon. Cuisine: American, Mexican, Indian Curry

Examples: Pliny the Elder, Furious, Hopsickle, Hop Slayer

Serving Temp: 40°- 45°

Glassware: Snifter

From the Dudes' Website:
They say an elephant never forgets. When it comes to this double IPA, you won't either. This gentle giant certainly has mad hops, but ferments out dry so it's not too malty on the finish. Clocking in at 10.8 percent ABV, it's definitely not for the timid mice amongst you. Put on your trunks and dive in.

The Dudes' Brewing Company: Pecan Brown

4/23/2014

The #beersuggestioneers kick off a flight night highlighting The Dudes' Brewing Company with Grandma's Pecan English Style Brown. Whether it is cheese or pot pies or oatmeal, we've got some unique pairing suggestions for this beer!

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Pairing Suggestions
1. Nutty cheeses
2. Grilled cheese sandwich with nutty cheeses and caramelized onions
3. Oatmeal with maple syrup and crushed pecan bits.

General Food Pairing Suggestions: Cuisine: English. Meat: grilled pork, poultry, lamb chops. Spices: curry.

11c. English Brown Ale examples: Newcastle Brown Ale, Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale, Alesmith Nautical Nut Brown Ale, Avery Ellie’s Brown Ale, Goose Island Nut Brown Ale, Samuel Adams Brown Ale

Serving Temp: 40°- 45°

Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass, Mug

From the Dudes' Website:
Grandma knows best. This English Style Brown ales is poised to be our flagship beer and we couldn't be more excited. We are the only Los Angeles brewery going to the Oregon Brewers Festival this year, and we're taking Grandma with us. We know she'll do us proud. One sip of Grandma's Pecan, and we think you'll agree. ABV is 6.9 percent.

The Dudes' Brewing Company: Dessert Pairings

4/17/2014

The #beersuggestioneers sit down with Anastashia Chavez, pastry chef extraordinaire, to talk to her about her delicious beer infused desserts that were created specifically for The Dudes' flight night. #eatyourbeer

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Dudes' Brewing Company: Grinning Face Porter

4/14/2014

The #beersuggestioneers enjoy a full pint of cask Grinning Face Porter from The Dudes' Brewing Co. This beer is full of ... coconut flavor and subtle chocolate flavors and aromas.

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Food Pairing Suggestions:
1. Roast with a garlic/parsley pesto
2. Good and Plenty Candy
3. Milky or Nutty Cheeses
4. Basil Cheese Cake
5. Derby Pie
6. Smores!

BJCP 12: Porter

Serving Temp: 50°- 55°
Glassware: Pint Glass, Mug

Aroma: Full of sweet toasted coconut and subtle chocolate (think Tootsie Roll) undertones.

Appearance: Pours a dark brown very little head because of cask conditioned.

Flavor: Noticeable toasted coconut balanced with chocolate and subtle coffee flavors that keep if from becoming too cloying.

Mouthfeel: Medium-full body because of the cask poured.

The Dudes' Description:
This aptly names brew is sure to bring a smile to the face of any porter fan. Grinning Face Porter is smooth and complex, highlighted by a beautiful melody of toasted coconut. You’ll be grinning ear to ear. ABV is 6.2 percent.

RAD (Random Acts of Drinking)

4/14/2014

The #pintsandpairings #beersuggestioneers decide it's a beautiful day for a random #beerpairing on the roof.

We feature Iron Fist's Nelson the Impaler and Golden Road's 2020 IPA. The food includes speckled butter lettuce, purple top turnips, golden beets and fennel (all from Rio Gozo Farm), along with blue corn tortilla chips and Fuji apple.

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The Dudes' Brewing Co. Intro

4/8/2014

A conversation with Todd Humes (Owner Dude) and Ryan Turner (Sales Dude) from The Dudes' Brewing Company.

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The Dudes' Brewing Co. Pre-Show

4/7/2014

Mic check, mic check, 1.2.3.

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Barrelhouse Brewing: Anniversary Beer

4/7/2014

The pints&pairings #beersuggestioneers are all over this beer. Clocking in at 11% and 136 IBU's, this beer has huge malt and hop profiles that make it worthy of an anniversary beer!

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Food Pairing Suggestions:
1. Short bread cookies
2. Lime seasoned, skirt steak tacos
3. Tomato pie
3. Strawberry rhubarb pie or crisp

Serving Temp: 40°- 45°

Glassware: Snifter

Aroma: Heavy sweat, caramel-like malt aromas perfectly balanced with a heavy dose of hops.

Appearance: Pours a hazy orange with off-white head that leaves a nice lace.

Flavor: Sweet tropical fruit, the hops and the malt combine to create a fresh pineapple with a bitter, resiny aftertaste.

Mouthfeel: Heavy body

Barrelhouse Brewing: IPA

4/3/2014

From smoked meats to Italian cuisine to grilled fruit, the pints&pairings #beersuggestioneers are full of pairing suggestions to try with Barrelhouse Brewing's IPA.

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Food pairings suggestions:
1. Smoked meats
2. Manicotti
3. Grilled fruit

General Beer Pairing Suggestions:
Cheese: Pepper Jack. Meat: Fish, smoked salmon. Cuisine: American, Mexican.

Examples: Titan, Stone IPA, Two Hearted Ale

Serving Temp: 40°- 45°

Glassware: Pint Glass, Mug

Aroma: Plenty of caramel-like malt aromas hold you up as the tropical fruit hop aromas punch you in the face. Dig deep and you may find cedar-esque/humidor layer.

Appearance: Deep orange/amber color with an ample head.

Flavor: Caramel malt flavors balance the abundant herbal/citrus hop flavors and bitterness. The aftertaste is full of tropical bubblegum (in a good way) and orange zest.

Mouthfeel: Medium-full with ample carbonation

Description from Barrelhouse Brewing Co.

BarrelHouse India Pale Ale – Hoppy | Dank | Mango
Like our Pale Ryder, we want you to first inhale close your eyes and dig deep, take in all the dank, herbal, and mango hop goodness. We’ve built this delicious IPA around our favorite hops Simcoe, Cascade, Centennial, and Mosaic. Now open your eyes and take a gulp and let the bitterness, malt character, and aroma play tug-a-war across your palate. We haven’t skimped and believe this is how an IPA should taste. Satisfy your hop addiction with this excellently crafted IPA.
ABV 7.0% | IBU: 76 | S.G. 1.065

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4/2/2014

Barrelhouse Brewing: Pale Ryder

4/2/2014

Whether it's seafood, comfort food, or dessert the pints&pairings #beersuggestioneers have you covered when it comes to Barrelhouse Brewing's Pale Ryder.

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Food pairings suggestions:
1. Biscuits and Gravy
2. Lobster Roll
3. Crab Cakes

General Food Pairings: Cuisine: American, Asian, Mexican. Cheese: earthy (Camembert, Fontina), nutty (Asiago, Colby, Parmesan) tangy (Brick, Edam, Feta), Meat: grilled meats (poultry, pork)

Barrelhouse Brewing Co: Pale Ryder

American Pale Ale examples: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Stone Pale Ale, Deschutes Mirror Pond, Full Sail Pale Ale

Serving: Pint Glass or Mug @ 40°- 55°

Aroma: Subtle caramel and rye malt aromas round out the prominent lemony-hop aromas.

Appearance: Crystal clear copper with an slight off-white head that leaves plenty of lacing on the glass.

Flavor: Prominent, lemony-herbal hop flavors dominate first but seamlessly fade into the spicy, rye malt flavors. A dry, resiny hop bitterness lingers in the aftertaste.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, full flavor

Description from Barrelhouse Brewing Co.

Pale Ryder Rye Style Pale Ale – Citrus | Hoppy | Lemongrass
What makes our Rye Style Pale Ale memorable is it’s incredibly unique aroma. It delivers citrus, apricot, mango, ginger, and lemongrass, created from our one-of-kind blend of Sorachi Ace, Centennial, Cascade, and Chinook, followed with a beautiful balance of bitterness and malt character. We brewed long and hard to deliver something special among a sea of mediocre pales.
ABV 6.1% | IBU: 39 | S.G. 1.056