Thanksgiving is a great time to remember all we are thankful for. Let’s not forget the great beer we’ve had this year!
Truth is, my wife and I are now empty nesters. All the kids are spread across the country having fun away from Ol’ Mom and Dad. That’s Ok, I don’t have to cook another turkey, and I’m having fun wolfing down the Ultimate Lobster feast without ‘em! Enjoy your Yams, I’m eating crab stuffed Mushrooms, Maine Lobster and Scallops!
Oh yeah, the beer. Just about forgot about that. 20 ouncer, Sam Adams Boston Lager. Always great with my Cheddar Bay biscuits and Butterfly Shrimp.
Hey the Pilgrims had some seafood on Turkey day number 1, so am I. I wouldn’t have shared the Ale though, that’s mine! Cheers
Chocolate Lava Cake Stout by State of Brewing from Aldi. Lots of chocolate aroma and some dark chocolate bitterness. Not as much body or sweetness as I expected from the name but a decent beer.
Cheap Aldi Shiraz with charcuterie for dinner after mid-afternoon pig out of turkey, bacon wrapped green beans, sweet potatoes, cornbread dressing with giblet gravy and cranberry sauce, deviled eggs and yeast rolls. Whew!
Burnt mead braggot. Pitched on a kveik ESB cake. I think about two years old by now. The oak has mellowed a bit with time, and the orange flavor from the hot kveik ferment is nice with the residual sweetness. It would probably be even better in another couple years, but will be long gone by then. It is a sipper.