Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Oatmeal Stout with Molasses Bacon
Ok so my forte' is wine, but I will definitely give a shout-out to delicious beer (and liquors). My sister is doing a potluck beer/food pairing tomorrow, and she's bringing oatmeal stout with molasses bacon. Seems like a good pairing, although I haven't had stout in a long time and I haven't had bacon in even longer. She asked me to help her come up with a description of these flavors...any ideas???
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Here's what we landed on:
ReplyDeleteAnderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout is tall, dark and handsome, and more intriguing than your average pale ale, pilsner, or hefeweizen. It is not frumpy and plain like your Coors-loving uncle; it's sleek and stylish like a pimped-out midnight black Escalade, on 28” spinners, with 2Pac’s old skool hits vibrating from 50” subwoofers in the back.
The ebony smoothness of this stout, with its inimitable flavors of chocolate, toasted hops, and espresso seeks a partner with the right balance of sweet, saltiness, and sizzle. This stout has an affinity for molasses-marinated crispy porcine flesh: charred meat for the voracious carnivore, smooth oatiness for the docile vegetarian. So indulge in the sultry ebony waves and flash your classy swine smile ‘cause everything’s better with bacon.