February 2010

River City Brewers Festival 2010

Published on: 28th February, 2010

March 13th, 2010
http://www.rivercitybrewersfestival.com/
The River City Brewery Festival will take place at Handy Park Beale Street featuring regional and national craft beers.  The festival benefits St. Jude Children Hospital.
There will be 2 sessions:  12:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.

Mustard and Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb

Published on: 22nd February, 2010

Lamb is one of my favorite meats.  It’s rich and savory taste is what I enjoy most about the meat.  Because of its richness, I would recommend your favorite brown to accompany this meal.
1 ½         Cups fine fresh bread crumbs
3              Tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1              Tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint
1 ½ [...]

“Maker’s Mark” by Maker’s Mark distillery

Published on: 18th February, 2010

This is getting closer to the perfect bourbon!  This bourbon is great for sipping and one that I found pleasant from start to finish.  You will recognize Maker’s Mark by it traditional red wax coating at the top of every bottle.  They even cover their pints and smaller bottles with the wax.  Hey, if it [...]

“St. Bridget’s Porter” by Great Divide Brewing Company

Published on: 15th February, 2010

This is a terrific offering from one of Denver’s newer microbreweries.  Great Divide opened in 1994.  This is about five years after most other larger microbreweries opened in the country.  As I mentioned at the start, this is a terrific beer.  It is said that the porter beer was the cheaper offering to the stout [...]

“2 Below” by New Beglium Brewing Company

Published on: 15th February, 2010

I always thought that this was a light winter ale.  Boy, was I wrong!  This is a wonderfully balanced winter ale that finishes with that familiar Fat Tire biscuit aftertaste.  New Belgium adds in wonderful amounts of Sterling, Liberty, and Tauning hops.  These hops give a great floral greeting when you open the bottle, but [...]

“Christmas Ale” by Schlafly Brewing Company

Published on: 15th February, 2010

So there are big beautiful Christmas trees with bright lights, large ornaments, and EVEN a bird’s nest and then there are the kinds of Christmas trees on Schlafly’s Christmas Ale.  The kind of tree that is perfectly symmetrical and expertly lighted.  This is a terrific seasonal ale and one that the boys from the Midwest [...]

“Jefferson’s” by McLain & Kyne

Published on: 4th February, 2010

The third President is credited with drafting the Declaration of Independence, being an extremely talented architect and agrarian, and being worth 5 cents.  Another thing  that he enjoyed doing was brewing his own beer.  This is why we have chosen to try the bourbon after his namesake.  This is a unique bourbon from Mclain and [...]