As part of the second Open It I’ve lined up a few beers I’ve been keeping for one reason or another, the first two I decided to open were Mikkeller 1000 IBU and the Mikkeller Barrel Aged 1000 IBU. I’d been keeping these two to try side by side and to be honest I was […]
View Post barrel aged beer, bottled beer, danish beer, DIPA, Double IPA, IIPA, IPAThis recipe was part of the winning menu on Masterchef, and is taken straight from the BBC website here, Hope Tim doesn’t mind as I’ve been a bit cheeky and jumped on the bandwagon but these burgers looked amazing and they have beer and chilli in the recipe what more could you want? Big Congratulations […]
View Post beer and burgers, beer and food, beer recipe, beer recipes, burgers, cooking with beer, masterchefJust a quick reminder that Open It! is this weekend, it’s time to open a bottle of something special that you’ve been saving then let everyone know about it on twitter (using the #openit tag) or on Facebook and of course if you have a blog the write about it on there, If not feel […]
View Post bottled beer, open it, special beerThis simple recipe for beef and mushroom casserole was sent in for the cooking with beer competition I thought it sounded delicious, thanks to Melanie for sending it in. Melanie also said it makes a great filling for a pie. Ingredients 3 tbsp olive oil 500g braising beef, seasoned with a little salt and pepper […]
View Post beer recipe, cooking with beer, foodSaturday night saw a trip up to the much anticipated White Swan and Captain Cook Beer festival (not to be confused with the Captain Cook pub beer festival which was on at the same time in Staithes). We arrived at the White Swan in Stokesley in the early evening after a rather eventful taxi ride, […]
View Post beer and cheese, Beer Festival, captain cook, cask ale, hand pulled aleIn a return for Meet the Home Brewer we have Gregg who’s a pro photographer by day and an armature brewer by night…or judging by the number of University ball photos on his website, it he probably spends the day brewing and the night taking pics. Does your homebrewery have a name? if so what’s […]
View Post brewing, home brew, homebrewAs the sun beats down outside (not that I can see it as our office window is currently boarded up) I can’t but help wish away the week as I’m ready for a walk and a pint outside a pub. It seems like so long ago since my last pint sat outside in the sun, […]
View Post cask ale, muker, Yorkshire Ale, Yorkshire beer, yorkshire dalesThis excellent Pheasant recipe was entered into the cooking with beer competition, Pheasant is one of my favourite meats and this stew sounds absolutely delicious. You can check out the full version on Ale is good, which also has some other yummy sounding recipes on there. Ingredients 4 pheasants – jointed into breasts, legs, and […]
View Post badger beer, beer recipe, beer recipes, cooking with beer, stewThis week’s Meet the Brewer comes from a brewery I visited a couple of years ago, they make some delicious beers which are pretty easy to get hold of and quite often make an apperance in pubs round here. What is your Brewery name and where did it come from? Ossett Brewery, named after the […]
View Post cask ale, local ale, locale, Yorkshire beer