October 2017 - Brown Ale & Chicken Pot Pie

While I usually make chicken pot pie in a pie plate, this time I tried a new recipe that called for individual cups.  It was Weight Watchers Individual Creamy Chicken Pot Pies.  And they were delicious!

We started out looking for Taft's Brewporium Brown Ale which we had heard was highly rated, Jungle Jim's did not have it because I think it may be only served on tap.  The next choice was Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale.  We found it (well we thought we found it) and realized on the way home that it was actually Dogfish Head Indian Brown Dark IPA.  It was fine with me because I love IPAs.

After a little more research we discovered that the Brown Ale had recently been morphed into the Dark IPA so it worked out perfectly.

It was a great pairing!

Social media posts:
Oct #beerfoodpairing brown ale & chicken pot pie w/ @dogfishbeer Indian Brown Ale which is now an IPA. @Mike_Canan @WCPO ‬

Next month is ESB and Buttered Popcorn which will certainly give us an opportunity to use Matt's Popcorn Popper!

#catchingup November 2016 - Pumpkin Pie and Oatmeal Stout

Better late than never...

Yesterday, I baked a pumpkin pie and had an oatmeal stout left in the fridge so I paired them to make up for missing this one.

Social media posts:

FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM

I missed the #beerfoodpairing for November 2016 but since I baked pumpkin pie and had an oatmeal stout in the fridge I used them for a tasty dessert combo. @mike_canan I’m catching up!

TWITTER

Missed the #beerfoodpairing for Nov 2016 but I baked pumpkin pie and had an oatmeal stout for a tasty dessert combo. @mike_canan #catchingup

September 2017 - Coffee Stout & Cinnamon Roll

One day late... we have all the stuff just never got a round tuit. (Thank you, Mrs. Jena, for that humor! I think of you every time I say it. #BigDoris)

Coffee stout proved to be a harder to find than we thought.  We looked at Jungle Jim's, even asked the beer guy and they didn't have any.  We ended up finding some at Kroger and grabbed it.  It was a brand we had tested there when the "free samples lady" was giving out samples.

I tried to figure out how to incorporate this into a meal and it occurred to me that we should just have Breakfast for Dinner.

I made egg and sausage casserole (an old recipe from Jean Woodruff) and combined it with Cinnabon rolls for a delicious combination coupled with Golden Road Brew Sunset Coffee (which by the way was yummy).

I was just sad Matt and Heather missed it.  It was a great pairing and it is definitely a beer I would pair with sweets in the future.

Our social media posts were:
September #beerfoodpairing coffee stout and cinnamon roll with @goldenroadbrew Sunset Coffee and @Cinnabon rolls. @Mike_Canan #yummy #breakfast4dinner

Next month is Brown Ale and Chicken Pot Pie.  Can't wait!