tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post1540487843197050686..comments2023-08-22T17:10:29.661+01:00Comments on THE GOOD STUFF: Don't Fear The SmokeLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-80620350366216110472011-04-05T07:57:45.497+01:002011-04-05T07:57:45.497+01:00Mark; I think you've got a good point there, i...Mark; I think you've got a good point there, it was the food aspect that turned my head again. Will hunt down that Jackson episode. Thanks for the tip!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-76644545911000661662011-04-04T12:41:14.771+01:002011-04-04T12:41:14.771+01:00I've always thought of smoked beer as the ulti...I've always thought of smoked beer as the ultimate food beer. On its own its good, but when you pair it with cold meat, barbecue, hard cheese etc it just comes into its own. Delicious.<br /><br />There's a Michael Jackson episode where he visits Bamberg and drinks it by the litre. He says something about the Germans saying you need to chug through 7 litres before you can really appreciate smoked beer as something beyond bacon.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.beerbirrabier.com" rel="nofollow">BeerBirraBier.</a>Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280318504737098116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-75049338203446482462011-04-04T12:21:49.836+01:002011-04-04T12:21:49.836+01:00Mark; wow! What a feast! TBN-good to hear from you...Mark; wow! What a feast! TBN-good to hear from you. Hope all Is well. Ilk let you know what I think; Ivan see where you are coming from, and I too intend to try the whole range.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-45146621432263547782011-04-04T11:15:30.027+01:002011-04-04T11:15:30.027+01:00The wheat beer is about my least favourite: I don&...The wheat beer is about my least favourite: I don't think the smoke really gets along with the fruit esters. Having been back and forth along the range a few times, the märzen is the best of the bunch, on balance.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-51579346915501734012011-04-04T08:02:45.334+01:002011-04-04T08:02:45.334+01:00I hated goats cheese until I had smoked venison wi...I hated goats cheese until I had smoked venison with goats’ cheese, fig and apple juice terrine and<br />Duchesse de Bourgogne.<br /><br />Wow is the only word that comes close to doing it justice.<br /><br />(Thing is, I still don't like most goat's cheese!)Mark, Real-Ale-Reviews.comhttp://real-ale-reviews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-43073430666844293732011-04-04T06:38:07.486+01:002011-04-04T06:38:07.486+01:00Anon; thanks for the tip. Ed; yep, would agree wit...Anon; thanks for the tip. Ed; yep, would agree with you. Can't drink a lot of it, would ruin the palate I'd imagine! Barry; will do-am going to try the whole range now. Tge wheat beer interests me greatly. Rob-ditto. Didn't get black pudding either until about 20-now I think it accounts for about 10% of my body mass!!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-28170464322845904662011-04-03T21:22:49.089+01:002011-04-03T21:22:49.089+01:00Try everything indeed. I used to hate blue cheese,...Try everything indeed. I used to hate blue cheese, whisky and even chocolate on first try. Now I can't get enough of them.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686907092077149244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-65279653656885326862011-04-03T19:49:14.301+01:002011-04-03T19:49:14.301+01:00Good stuff, Leigh. Oh, wasn't a pun! Schlenerl...Good stuff, Leigh. Oh, wasn't a pun! Schlenerla is a bit of a benchmark, though, and every other rauchbier I try gets measured against it. But there's certainly a good variety out there (I did a blind tasting in work a couple of years ago, and it wasn't to everyones taste).<br /><br />If you can find it, try the <a href="http://thebittenbullet.blogspot.com/search/label/Schlenkerla%20Eiche%20Doppelbock" rel="nofollow">Schlenkerla Eiche Doppelbock</a>. Made with oak-smoked malt instead of the usual beech-smoked stuff, it's subtly different, a little saltier almost, and extremely deceptive at 8%. Damn, I've one bottle left, and now I'm tempted :)Barry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-72974791227521734682011-04-03T19:17:20.691+01:002011-04-03T19:17:20.691+01:00I find smoked beers get to be too much after half ...I find smoked beers get to be too much after half a pint. Interesting at first though...Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-26129073595073632292011-04-03T19:12:54.658+01:002011-04-03T19:12:54.658+01:00Schlenkerla are one of my top breweries - the dopp...Schlenkerla are one of my top breweries - the doppelbock is fantastic. On a smokey tip, Kelpie has always reminded me of a smoked beer - I think the seaweed adds a smokey character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com