Author Archives: The Beerista
Simple Summer Beer & Cheese Pairing Party
With summer coming to a close, I think we should all take every chance we can get to take long bike rides, grill everything, drink crisp beers, and enjoy long afternoons with friends in our backyards. I love entertaining, so to take advantage of the still long, warm days I …
Milk Stout Chocolate and Coconut Cookies
This recipe was definitely an experiment. Thankfully it was one that ended with nice results, but not without some trail and error. The process to get to the end product is a bit unusual. It felt wrong at times and I was unsure about the final product at first, but …
IPA Day Beer Pairing Dinner
Happy IPA day! This beer, the darling of the west coast, has come along way since its early days in the 1700s with a long and complicated history. Today India Pale Ales are the most popular beer style in the United States and for good reason. From the citrus, piney …
Belgian Tripel & Honey Black Pepper Chicken Wings
Greetings everyone. I hope you had a nice weekend and your week is off to a great start. I spent my weekend beachside, reading about beer, and drinking pilsners. It was 78 degrees in Los Angeles and I loved every minute of it. I have been devoting some time this …
Chocolate Stout Truffles
If you are looking to impress a crowd or need a thoughtful gift to bring a friend with minimal effort, these truffles are your answer. They are a super rich chocolate treat that look luxurious, but only require a few ingredients and minimal active time in the kitchen. I can …
Stout Vanilla Sugar
Over Christmas I spent a lot of time looking through foodie magazines and came across a recipe for bourbon sugar in Bon Appetit. It seemed like the perfect easy recipe to ease myself back into the beer kitchen world after a jam-packed holiday season. Of course, the bourbon would have …
Pumpkin Ale Cookies Topped with Chocolate
When walking through the beer aisle at the store, there is no mistaking what time of year it is. The over abundance of pumpkin beers on the shelves are impossible to miss. Personally, I have never been a pumpkin beer fan, sorry guys! To me, they are fun to try, …
Saison + Herb White Bean Hummus
I love hummus almost, maybe as much, as I love craft beer. I eat it almost everyday. Despite it being super easy to make I often buy it from the store, which I almost always feel guilty about. Not only is making it at home cheaper, but you know exactly …