Texas State Fair: Deep Fried Beer

[Zamial]

So I broke the law when I put those 3 cans of warm beer in the freezer to cool down and forgot about them?

Your answer is:

No, I do not want to discuss that here or the legalities surrounding it. Nor do I wish to hijack this thread. Please use search if you are interested in this as there are MANY posts about it...TYVM

 

[IrregularPulse]

beer concentrate is not illegal in the US. There, discussion over. Go check out Basic Brewing podcasts.

 

[Pepe]

How is that fried beer? Just sounds like fried beer batter.

Yeah that's essentially what it is. Same with the fried coke.

 

[Zamial]

I was just trying to avoid any bs that comes with even the mention of F.C. as it can easily derail a good thread...

I am thinking about making a closer version of deep fried beer than the ravioli noodle thingy. I am thinking a freeze concentrated beer with a funnel cake batter. mixed and served similar to something like:

1 egg
2/3 cup freeze concentrated beer
1 1/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder

mix the above and place into a Ziploc baggie. cut the corner out and squeeze it into the fry daddy. remove when golden brown with tongs. topped with a shredded cheddar and Parmesan mix...or pretzel salt...I will let you know in a few days if it is decent or not...

 

[schweaty]

So, this becomes little more than a crispy ravioli filled with a palate scalding shot of hot beer.

Hmmm.

I have to wonder how hot the beer gets, seeing as it's protected by the pretzel like outside and frozen. The article said he only fried it for 15-20 seconds. I'm also willing to bet he mixed the beer with something to thicken it. I'd try it once just to say I did

 

[madbaldman]

To answer the question in the quote above...freeze concentration should do the trick.

Yes, I realize there are methods to concentrate beer, but I'm dubious of the final result. The Coke we drink every day is diluted Coke syrup - that's what it's supposed to be. But I have little faith in concentrating beer and using it to create a beer-dough-stuff thing that actually tastes like beer. I suspect it will be an abomination.

BTW - I have limited experience with ice bocks and the like, but I haven't had an ice concentrated beer that did not put me off. YMMV

 

[Teromous]

So, can't you just make a dough pocket, inject it with beer from a syringe, mush the hole a bit, freeze it, then fry it?

 

[Zamial]

I suspect it will be an abomination.

No argument from me. I agree 1000%. I think the original "pocket" fried beer is a novelty more so than a culinary delight, the T-shirt that reads "In Texas we fry everything including beer" will sell for more than the food item...my goal is to attempt to make something that won't induce vomiting...we will see...

 

[jkreuze]

I wish that guy good luck in litigating his "Fried Beer" trademark, without adding something to it. Can I have a valid trademark on "fried ice-cream"? Probably not. "Texas Fried Beer" would have more success (e.g., "Kentucky Fried Chicken").

 

[Teromous]

What I think is funny, is how secretive he is and defensive he is about this "fried beer" like somebody is going to start up a rival fried beer stand at the local fair ala 80's movie style and compete with him. Either that or he has the delusion that he'll open some fried beer megachain.

 

[jgln]

What I think is funny, is how secretive he is and defensive he is about this "fried beer" like somebody is going to start up a rival fried beer stand at the local fair ala 80's movie style and compete with him. Either that or he has the delusion that he'll open some fried beer megachain.

Hmmmm...... I'm guessing he couldn't sell them without a license? Part of the ingredients in the mix is one thing but beer actually contained? I wonder if he even could sell them.

 

[Swordsman]

Tried this this past Sunday... pretty much one of the worst things I've ever tasted. Certainly didn't taste like beer, unless that beer had gotten infected by acetobacter. Also, it was cold; I sure hadn't expected piping hot for safety reasons, but being cold did not help the taste at all.

 

[knotquiteawake]

I think I am still going to try it. Only so I can take a video of it and post it here so those of you who want to see what it looks like up close and how nasty it is to eat can do so.

 

[DeafSmith]

Here's a pic of me eating that disgusting stuff - as I said in another thread, it tastes like salty undercooked dough with Cheese Whiz on top. Take my advice and just walk right on by that booth.

 

[knotquiteawake]

Well, now that I have a picture to shatter my dream of it being "not that bad" I think I will. We're going next Sunday so I've got to try SOMETHING stupidly deepfried. last year's fried butter was like soggy biscuit dough with 1/2 melted butter inside.

 

[superjunior]

Well, now that I have a picture to shatter my dream of it being "not that bad" I think I will. We're going next Sunday so I've got to try SOMETHING stupidly deep fried. last year's fried butter was like soggy biscuit dough with 1/2 melted butter inside.

I'd go with a deep fried twinkie, ice cream or banana.

 

[DeafSmith]

Or try the fried margarita - I didn't get around to trying that one.

http://statefairblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/09/margarita-lovers-rejoice-the-n.html

 

[Hannable1975]

I wish that guy good luck in litigating his "Fried Beer" trademark, without adding something to it. Can I have a valid trademark on "fried ice-cream"? Probably not. "Texas Fried Beer" would have more success (e.g., "Kentucky Fried Chicken").

You mean like Anchor did with the term "STEAM" back in 1906? LOL

 

[Swordsman]

Well, now that I have a picture to shatter my dream of it being "not that bad" I think I will. We're going next Sunday so I've got to try SOMETHING stupidly deepfried. last year's fried butter was like soggy biscuit dough with 1/2 melted butter inside.

I'd go with a deep fried twinkie, ice cream or banana.

Definitely get the fried smores poptart. Won best taste at the fair, completely worth the arterial plaque.

Here's a pic of me eating that disgusting stuff - as I said in another thread, it tastes like salty undercooked dough with Cheese Whiz on top. Take my advice and just walk right on by that booth.

Didn't even see any cheese. Sounds like it wouldn't have helped at all.

 

[knotquiteawake]

this is good info, I think we're going on Saturday or Sunday afternoon this weekend.
Is the poptart battered and then deep fried? or just fried instead of toasted?

 

[DeafSmith]

The fried Frito Pie is pretty good, too.

 

[Swordsman]

this is good info, I think we're going on Saturday or Sunday afternoon this weekend.
Is the poptart battered and then deep fried? or just fried instead of toasted?

Battered, deep fried, drizzled in chocolat syrup, and topped with whipped cream and powdered sugar. And I mistakenly said that it won best taste, that actually went to the Fried Frito Pie DeafSmith mentioned.

These are all the 2010 Big Tex Choice Awards finalists. I honestly wished I'd checked this list first, there were a lot of things I missed that I would have otherwise checked out; we found ourselves in Dallas a couple weeks before we planned on going with some free time and my bored younger brother, so we went on the spur of the moment.