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Russian Imperial Stout – Resurrecting a Recipe

By Brian on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 | No Comments

Russian Imperial stout has been brewed by craft brewers for some time. It’s a heavily flavored brew, with a high alcohol content. The brew originated in London and got its name because it was imported to Russia. The high alcohol content was a necessity, rather than a creative option. It was needed to protect the beer from spoiling on the long journey and to protect it from freezing, as well. The original recipe, once used to brew beer that was shipped to the court of Catherine the Great II, has been born anew thanks to the inventiveness and labor of several brewers in the UK and a competition called, The Great Baltic Adventure.

The brewers recreating the recipe included the oldest existing brewery in England – Kent’s Shepherd Neame, which was founded in 1698. Other companies include Meantime Brewing Company and London Brewery. The goal of the competition was to create as close to the original recipe as possible and then sail with the brew to Saint Petersburg for the vaunted Magerfest beer festival there.

The voyage takes five weeks and requires that teams land in several ports, including Helsinki and Cuxhaven before moving on to Saint Petersburg. Once there, the brews will be opened and tasted. The winner may be able to ink a deal with Russian breweries to revive the original Russian beer brand and corner the niche market for dark beer in Russia (where beer is becoming more and more popular as alcohol comes under heavier fire from government sources).

There will be a panel of judges to judge the 11 different entrants and choose the best option. The panel is made up of international judges, and does include several Russian brew masters, as well. If successful, the contest could result in the recreation of a brand not seen in a very long time.

For those of us not lucky enough to attend the festival in Saint Petersburg and who will likely never get to taste the fruits of those brewers’ labors, there are options available. As mentioned, Russian Imperial stout is brewed around the world and there are tons of excellent options right here in the United States. North Coast Brewing Co. offers Old Rasputin, while Victory Brewing offers Storm King. You will also find Brooklyn Black Ops, Stone Imperial Russian Stout, Bell’s Expedition Stout and quite a few other options on the market, too. While these recipes might not have graced the lips of Catherine the Great, they’re good enough for us!

Poto Cervesia,
Dustin Canestorp

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Indian Pale Ale Now In New York

By Brian on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 | No Comments

“India Pale Ale” was first brewed in England in the 18th century, when the British were in India. English troops stationed in India were not able to get traditional English pale ales. Due to the long sea journey these ales would get spoiled by the time they reached India. So as you might have heard it said that necessity is the mother of invention, they prepared ale utilizing larger amounts of hops that had an increased degree of alcohol. The hops and the increased alcohol content made the ale last longer. The rocking movement of the ship along with the different temperatures increased the attenuation process smoothing out the conspicuous hoppy flavor. Giving us what is called today India Pale Ale.

This beer is found extensively today. Most of us spend a lot of time thinking of what drink to have with the food we eat. The best part about this brewed drink is that it goes with any kind of food.

Sea Food:

This heavy bodied drink goes best with sea food. Especially with heavily spiced seafood or even sauted seafood. This is because the bitterness of the beer complements the heaviness of the spicy or fried seafood, but does not overshadow it. Instead it enhances the spiciness of the dish and works well with the fried seafood. You can try it with crab cakes, clam cakes, fried scallops, shrimp or clams and fried fish.

Beef:

This drink also tastes good with beef dishes such as pot roast, steak or beef wellington. It can stand up to the strong flavors in these dishes.

Other Dishes:

Other dishes that can be tried with this drink are blackened chicken, blackened catfish and other Cajun dishes. Buffalo wings are also a good combination. It also goes very well with lamb, wild game, liver paste or quail as well.

Thai Cuisine:

Thai dishes like shitake dumplings or fish tacos or dishes that have hot sauces clubbed with this drink can give you a pleasant surprise.

Any dish you cook with the drink should be served with it as well.

Indian pale ale (New York) can be found all over the USA.

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All Hail the Dark Lord – A Hot Commodity in Short Supply

By Brian on Friday, December 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

Everyone has their favorite beer. For some, that might be Budweiser, Heineken or another mass produced beer. However, more and more people are finding their true love in the world of craft beer – there’s an immense number of great brews to learn about and love here. However, few craft beers can boast the success and popularity of Dark Lord Imperial Russian Stout. Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company in Indiana, this has become one of the most sought after craft beers in the nation (and perhaps the world).

Dark Lord didn’t start out as a smashing success though. The first production run debuted too little acclaim but it did sell out relatively quickly and was sold only through the brewery’s taproom. The second year, the beer sold out even more quickly with the brewery running out of product in less than a week. The third year’s batch sold out in hours, with people showing up on the day of release to buy every bottle they could get their hands on and to attend the release party held by Three Floyds. The 2011 release of Dark Lord was immense with crowds gathering for the release and a real festival atmosphere.

Dark Lord is 15% alcohol by volume, but for all of that it’s still very drinkable. Most beers with very high alcohol content have their flavor and character overwhelmed by the alcohol. This isn’t so with Dark Lord – it’s got plenty of complex flavor to it. In fact, it’s so good that the standard version ranks 39th in the world with two other variations on the recipe ranking much higher. The oak-aged version ranks 17th in the world and the vanilla bean flavored version comes in at number five. Those are some pretty impressive numbers for a beer that regularly sells out and never really sees store shelves.

For those hoping to score a bottle of this brew from a site like eBay or through some other outlet, it pays to know your years. Different production years are marked by different colored wax on the cap. The first year (2004) used red wax, while 2005 used orange wax. 2006′s version had gold wax, while 2007′s was coated in silver wax. 2008 bottles were marked with black wax, 2009′s with white and 2010′s color was olive green. 2011′s version bore yellow wax.

If you’re on the hunt for some Dark Lord for yourself, be prepared to pony up a pretty penny. Prices on eBay range into the hundreds of dollars for a bottle. It might be best just to plan on attending the next release party.

Poto Cervesia,
Dustin Canestorp

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Reasons to Cut Back Drinking While Quitting Smoking

By Brian on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 | No Comments

By Raymond Edwards

As two things that tend to always go together, drinking is one of the things that you should avoid while quitting smoking. That doesn’t mean that you can’t have a few drinks, just that it’s one of the more difficult aspects of stopping.

First off, as anybody who has had more than one beer in their life knows, drinking lowers your inhibitions. Kicking your smoking habit? Have a few drinks and you’ll start with “heck, I can have just one” and move all the way to “heck, I can quit next week.” Not good at all.

I’d like to sidebar for a moment here to point out that you won’t be giving up your drinking buddies or alcohol to quit smoking, just that you’ll need to put some conscious thought into how much and when you drink.

The bigger problem with alcohol and cigarettes is that they’re subconsciously connected in your mind. Think about the times you’ve been out drinking and you’ll realize that after a few drinks, you’ve always lit up a cigarette. They just go together so well, and while you will soon grow to despise smoking (more on that later) your mental ties between liquor and tobacco are so strong that it becomes difficult to stay away from them while you’re getting your drink on.

To draw a counterpoint to the previous for a second, you will have to deal with that connection, or else you’ll have to give up alcohol for fear of relapsing into smoking. You don’t want to do that, because that adds an extra thing to the list of “things you’re quitting” and makes it really darn hard to go through with it.

Quitting smoking is almost entirely a mental journey, not some sort of physical withdrawal like the nicotine replacement therapy hawkers would have you believe. Over time, you’ll become aware of what triggers you to smoke and how to deal with it.

There are a couple of universal triggers that make most smokers want to light up. Namely, something really good happening and the opposite, something really bad happening. Annoyingly enough, these are also the triggers that tend to make people have a few drinks (or in the case of the latter, quite a few drinks)

For the time being, however, you’ll need to curb the alcohol to push on with the new, non-smoking you. A few drinks isn’t going to kill you, but remember that when you drink you’re more inclined to want to smoke. Especially during the first few weeks of quitting, when you’ll be far more likely to say to yourself, “heck, I’ve only been away from cigarettes for three days, that’s not too much, I’ll start again tomorrow.”

That’s not how quitting works. When you actually stop smoking, you won’t want cigarettes any more. At all. It will take a while for your subconscious to figure out that’s the case, but when it does, you’ll know that you’re completely free from cigarettes. When that happens, drink up, and you won’t have to worry about smoking at all.

About the Author: To get yourself to the point where you won’t want to smoke any more, take a look at this article and this one to learn more about how your mind is addicted to smoking.

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