Everyone knows the Superbowl is never about the game. It's just a great excuse to get together with loved ones and break all those New Year's Resolutions. Sure you promised you'd go vegetarian for a few months, or cut back on alcohol. But all that flies out the window come the last Sunday of the month.
Now, I do enjoy watching sports on TV or live, but for some reason, I never really get around to watching the Superbowl game. Even though yesterday's game was surprisingly more exciting than usual, it could barely hold my attention. I guess I do have good reason though, what with the pounds and pounds of chicken, ribeye, burgers, sausages, prawns, salmon, veggies, and the like rotating to and fro the bbq. And that's not all we had...I'm referring, of course, to the 750 ml bottles of Chimay circulating. I know I know, kind of random and "fancy" for a superbowl party, but that's how my friends and I do it. Firstly, it's 9% alcohol, so you can get away with drinking less to save more stomach space for the above-mentioned pounds and pounds of food. Secondly, the flavor actually pairs pretty nicely with red meat and chicken. We usually marinate the meat in beer anyway, then having a dry, somewhat bitter beer like Chimay to pair with that is simply devine. I will say, however, that it wasnt the best match for the spicy prawns we had. The beer wasn't sweet enough to take the Cayenne pepper sprinkled on the shrimp. But, then again, I'm also sensitive to spiciness, so maybe it is a good match. What do you guys think? What beer did you drink yesterday? Anyone have wine with their bbq?
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What kind of Chimay? I've only had red and blue...both delicious! You know they also make cheese?
ReplyDeleteWe had the blue Chimay. someone told me that mixing the blue and red is a great combo. can anyone confirm this?
ReplyDeleteand no, i didnt know they make cheese! what kind of cheese? is it available at regular stores?