January Pilsner and Bloody Mary

After seeing pictures and getting ideas for January's pairing, we decided to go for it!  And it was well worth it.  Probably the most fun we have had with the presentation of a pairing!

The weather was nice enough to grill out so our sliders were really good.

The end result was spectacular!

The only probably was the amount of alcohol involved.  We all felt pretty bad the next morning.  :)

Here was our social media post:
Bloody Mary and Pilsner #foodbeerpairing w/ @greatdividebrew Nomad. @WCPO @Mike_Canan

And I saved my Snapchat story!

Next month looks like ESB and Chips & Dip.  We just have the pictures from online since I don't have the actual calendar.

January 2016 Special : Venison Chili and Madtree Thundersnow

Calendar or not, we can't decide...

Because we aren't sure about the calendar this year (mostly because it starts with two beverages so it isn't really beer and food but beer and drink), we decided to do some of our own pairings.  We are deciding on the meal and adding a beer that pairs well with it.

The first pairing of the year is Venison Chili and Madtree Thundersnow.  Because it is spicy (with nutmeg and cinnamon), it paired well with my chili (which also has those spices).  

The chili was made possible because of Dr. John (my nephew) who provided us with the meat.  Because Andy and Cartoon were in town, they enjoyed the chili with us.

Here was our social media post:

1st 2016 #foodbeerpairings Venison chili with @MadTreeBrewing Thundersnow was a hit! @Mike_Canan #creatingourown