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12 Beers of Christmas: Surly Eight & Dry-Hopped Cheese

December 20, 2019chopandbrewEPISODES, LAGNIAPPEbeer and food, beer review, dry-hopped cheese, food, surly brewing, tasting notes

Our eighth of 12 Beers of Christmas comes with a food pairing! Vince Green came through the holiday party with a vintage bottle of Surly Eight Ale and a dope tray of dry-hopped cheese. That’s right: Dry. Hopped. Cheese! It is so good. And so was the beer. 12 Beers of Christmas 2019 Playlist (adding

Drew’s Bacon-Three-Ways

March 1, 2013chopandbrewRECIPESbacon, bacon at home, brining, cooking, curing, food, how to make bacon, recipe, slicing, smoking6 Comments

Basic outline of the three types of bacon made by Drew Flaten in “Chop & Brew – Episode 02: Makin’ Bacon” The ratio of salt to sugar in the initial rub is 1 part sugar to 4 parts salt, then whatever herbs and spices will suit the bacon maker. The traditional rub used bay leaf