Dragon Kiss in Fermentation

Eye Candy meets Liver Candy

Chocolatey beer nom noms and hop droppings on your tongue. Picture it (not sure if that is the correct demand for a mouth-taste-imagination-demonstrative, but we’ll go with it).

A potentially good gift for those hard to shop for dads. Can’t picture my father ever wanting to eat any of these things, but maybe yours would?? Or, maybe you just want some, you know, for you.

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Cones up!

Make your drinking sweeter, or your sweetie drunk.

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gastrogirl:

chocolate and beer filled doughnuts.

marypiepmeier:

ingredients

• 2/3 cup stout, such as Darcy’s Dublin Stout, Samuel Smith Imperial Stout, or Guinness
• 10 Tbs. unsalted butter (1 stick plus 2 Tbs.)
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 large whole egg plus 1 yolk
• 2/3 cup sour…

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davegan:

Oh wow! You’ll just have to click the photo to get this recipe!

via: Chef Chloe

Do you see that? That big foamy head? CARBONATION!

I am so happy to say, that I have finally made a successful homebrew. The first one was missing body and a bit flat. The second….so flat, so much sediment, so much yuck. I guess 3 is the charm. I really can’t tell you how excited and happy this made me. Adding to the excitement is the fact that it tastes damn good. Nice, smooth, chocolaty porter. I think a tasting party might be in order.

• Chocolate and beer pairing at d.b.a. Brooklyn, tickets here.
• Winter Beer gathering at Hill Farmstead Brewery, tickets here.