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Courage Directors Bitter followed by Fullers ESB.
Washington, Idaho and Oregon are the top three. That's why some of the leading varieties have names like Cascade, Willamette and Mount Hood.
Wisconsin was a big hop producer a century ago but disease wiped it out. Hops propagate through rhizomes, so the transplant is basically a clone of the parent. So, like potatoes, when a deadly blight moved in, the plants were very vulnerable.
I still see hop sheds standing on older farmsteads. They're quite distinctive -- small two-story buildings with an external stairway.
I never thought that drinking a beer with a meal had much of a glycemic effect beyond that of the food, but I've never checked. I'm not diabetic or even near it, so haven't worried about it.But upon our return home, we will go back to teetotaling to keep down blood sugars for long term health.
I am embarrassed that the U.S. has the worse beer of any developed country I have ever been in. Even Mexican beer is superior in quality. I always knew that Canadian beer was great, but $12.99 for the cheapest beer plus 15% sales tax there priced me out of the market when traveling up there.
I'm sitting here in Barcelona drinking a tall boy Heiniken that was 1 Euro ($1.12 US) including the VAT from a grocery. That is a whole lot less than we pay for poor quality U.S. beer.
But upon our return home, we will go back to teetotaling to keep down blood sugars for long term health.
You poor guy if you think a Heineken is superior to all the craft brews in the USA. You need to get out more in the US [emoji16][emoji16]I am embarrassed that the U.S. has the worse beer of any developed country I have ever been in. Even Mexican beer is superior in quality. I always knew that Canadian beer was great, but $12.99 for the cheapest beer plus 15% sales tax there priced me out of the market when traveling up there.
I'm sitting here in Barcelona drinking a tall boy Heiniken that was 1 Euro ($1.12 US) including the VAT from a grocery. That is a whole lot less than we pay for poor quality U.S. beer.
But upon our return home, we will go back to teetotaling to keep down blood sugars for long term health.
I am embarrassed that the U.S. has the worse beer of any developed country I have ever been in.
Don't know where you are getting this from...
I am embarrassed that the U.S. has the worse beer of any developed country I have ever been in.
Chocolate Stout Cake
Another beer worth mentioning is Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout - one of my favorites and packed with roasty, creamy flavor.
It's also the base of my favorite chocolate cake. 8 oz into the batter, leaves half the bottle for the cook
Chocolate Stout Cake | Oven 350 F
Pan Prep: Grease 9 inch spring form, cheesecake (or other 3 inch deep) pan and line bottom with parchment.
Ingredients
1 cup stout beer (Sam Smiths oatmeal is nice)
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder
2 eggs, beaten
2/3 cup sour cream (full fat, no fillers)
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
Assembly
In a large saucepan, heat beer and butter until butter is melted.
Remove from the heat; whisk in sugar and cocoa until blended.
Combine the eggs, sour cream and vanilla; whisk into beer mixture.
Combine flour and baking soda; whisk into beer mixture until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 350° for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack IN THE PAN. Remove sides of pan only after cooled and preferably after the cake has had a few hours to rest. Invert and sprinkle with powdered sugar or (if you must) top with Cream cheese icing scented with a little Irish whiskey. Powdered sugar is best.
Notes:
this cake freezes well (un-iced)!
No crap beer or lame sour cream!
Drink the other half of the beer - no waste
Pass the whipped cream.
American beer was God awful until maybe 10 years ago. IMHO the big brands are still crap.
I rarely buy an import these days as so many smaller brewers have come out or stepped up their game. Drinking a Saranac Legacy IPA now. $7.99 for good beer from the same people that brewed Utica Club and Maximus Super as their big sellers not long ago.
... snip.... Fortunately, as hoppy beers are now so popular there are many more areas all over the country growing hops. They don't do very well south of about 40° latitude, so that still restricts the areas somewhat. Extend the Mason-Dixon Line west through Salt Lake City and you get the idea.
... end snip.... My relatives in Texas only drink Bud lite or maybe sometimes Miller Lite. I brought a case of some microbrew (Fat Tire, maybe) once as a housewarming thing, and they were politely appreciative, but I was the only one drinking it! Win! I can't believe Bud Lite is now somewhere around $19 a ******* case ?? Oh well, I hope it somehow subsidizes the good beer.... It's fine that people like Bud Lite, that's fine, but $19 a case Noooooo.......
They have great low alcohol Session IPAs with 4% alcohol which is less than a Bud light... So you can do both.I think the trend to the Bud/ Miller/ Coors Lite beers is be able to imbibe over a longer time without getting shellacked quicker. Remember the Shaefer jingle, " The one beer to have when you're having more than one!". Myself, I would rather drink 2 great beers, than 6 or 7 lite beers over a few hours.
They have great low alcohol Session IPAs with 4% alcohol which is less than a Bud light... So you can do both.