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Island Brewing Co. - Starry Night Stout

7/14/2014

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The #beersuggestioneers go big and dark with Island Brewing Company's Starry Night Stout and we don't even get 2 minutes into the video before we start flinging #beerpairings! 

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Food Suggestions:
1. Oysters
2. Croc monsieur sandwich
3. Coffee substitute 
4. Great for passing the time while you are doing your chores, such as laundry.


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From IBC's Website:

Starry Night StoutOne of our most decorated beers to date. The Starry Night Stout is an intensely rich and robust foreign-style stout balancing intense malt character and hoppy bitterness: Dark, roasted specialty malts meet Magnum hops, with flaked barley added for the creamy head this style is known for.

7.4% Alcohol by Volume.
50 IBUs.

Available:
Fall/Winter

Awards:
Gold 2012 GABF
Gold 2012 World Beer Cup
Silver 2012 LA International Beer Competition


First Place Gold Medal 2012 California State Fair

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Stouts

9/9/2013

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After a session of session beers, The pints&pairings #beersuggestioneers dive right into the stouts by enjoying Yeti Imperial Stout from Great Divide.  The warming chocolaty-coffee buzz fuels some great beer conversation.

Jason brings up a fantastic and unusual pairing and we have a couple great dessert pairings for you, but, you'll have to listen to the podcast.

Chicory discussion update: Chicory is in the radicchio family and the tops are used as leafy bitter greens and also dried and used in chicory coffee.

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Pairing suggestions for stouts:
1. Smoked or grilled game.
2. Desserts.
3. Grilled Veggies.
4. Shellfish.

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Serving Temp: 45°- 50°
Glassware: Snifter

Aroma: Will be full of roasted malt, which gives it a coffee-like aroma.  There may also be hints of chocolate or cocoa as well as American grown hops. 

Appearance: The beer will pour jet black and opaque with garnet highlights around the edges with a thick and a long lasting tan head.

Flavor: You can expect a lot of roasted malt flavors of burnt coffee or bittersweet chocolate.  The burnt flavors shouldn’t be unpleasant and are often quickly replaced by a much smoother and sweeter chocolate flavor.

Mouthfeel: You can expect a well-carbonated, medium to full bodied beer with a dry and slightly astringent finish due to the roasted barley that was used in the brewing. 


HopHeadSaid:  I suggest pairing your favorite stout with a chocolate dessert.  The sweetness in the deserts will help balance the roasty flavors in the stout and the stout will keep the dessert from becoming to cloying.  The coffee-like roastieness is often a pleasant layer with sweets, as well. If desserts aren’t your thang, then try breakfast foods! Consider replacing your morning coffee with a stout, it has a similar flavor profile as the coffee and its carbonation will help to scrub those savory or sweet flavors off the palate.  I won’t even get into the slight warming sensation you get with the stout.

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