Archive for March, 2010

Boulevard Dark Truth Stout: Belgian-Style Opulence

I’ve always been a fan of stouts. Funny enough, the world’s most famous stout, Guinness Draught, is absolutely nothing like the majority of stouts on the market – complexity and toastiness is the main order for most american microbrewed stouts, where Guinness is simply, well, Guinness. It’s time to go further, my friends, and dig [...]

O’Fallon Whiskey Smoked Porter

So after our beer dinner the other day, Mr Jeffrey Ward and myself had the opportunity to finish up with a smoked porter from O’Fallon just outside of St. Louis. They’ve been churning out some awesome stuff as of late, and this beer was no exception to that. You can find O’Fallon all over Illinois, [...]

BeerGenius in the Kitchen, Episode No. 2

Welcome to episode two of BeerGenius in the Kitchen. Rather than thrashing around like I usually do (see my Cheddar Ale Soup), I’ve asked the BeerGenius resident chef, Mr. Jeffrey Ward, to do some cooking for us. What’s the point? To encourage people to think of beer as being paired with food, and to pair [...]