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Eagle Rock Brewery Libertine Honey-Cinnamon Crunch Ice Cream

About two month ago I decided to break in my new ice cream maker by attempting to make my first batch of beer ice cream. I choose to make a chocolate ice cream with espresso brownies and coconut using New Belgium’s 1554. I had no idea what I was going …
Rye Ale Soft Pretzels

A while back, over the holidays I was in Florida visiting my family and found myself in a rare situation: I had free time and there was no long to-do list ready to eat it up. I had been meaning to try my hand at making soft pretzels with beer …
Put all that Pumpkin Beer to Good Use, Part 3: Pumpkin Beer Pudding Parfaits

Despite going into this cooking project ready for a failure, I think it’s safe to say this is the best beer/food creation I have concocted yet. I was pretty terrified about the idea of making pudding from scratch and with adding beer into the mix, I was well prepared for …
Put all that Pumpkin Beer to Good Use, Part 2: Pumpkin Black Bean Chili

Recently I invited a group of people over to my house for an afternoon of beer drinking and chili eating to celebrate Fall’s arrival. I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to try out my second recipe that incorporates pumpkin beer. I love vegetarian black bean chili, so I …
Put all that Pumpkin Beer to Good Use, Part 1: The Pumpkin Beer Cocktail Experiment

Ladies and gentleman, pumpkin beer season is in full swing. The weather is getting cooler, football season is well under way, and you can’t walk into any grocery store without being bombarded by displays full of random pumpkin beers. Breweries I have never heard of come out of the woodwork …
Just in Time for Football Season: Baked Brown Ale Soaked Sweet Potato Fries

About a month ago I saw a recipe by The Edible Perspective for beer soaked fries featured on craftbeer.com and have been dying for the right opportunity to make them ever since. That opportunity finally presented itself over the weekend when I opted to stay in and watch some college …
Spinach and Butternut squash Gratin with Autumn Maple Sauce

When we think about cooking with beer, the first place our mind often goes is to meat. Beer can chicken, stout ribs, beer braised pulled pork…You don’t see too many vegetarian main dishes that call for beer. I eat a primarily vegetable focused diet, so when I was mailed multiple …
Beer for breakfast: Autumn Maple Oat Scones with Raisins

A beer that is brewed with yams, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice is just begging to be used to make delectable baked good. It’s not often I get to have beer for breakfast, so to fix that problem and to put The Bruey’s Autumn Maple in its place, …