This week’s cookie was a Chai Spice Cookie. The cookie is a refrigerator cookie that has a blend of cardamom, ginger, clove, cinnamon, cayenne, and black pepper. I was fairly surprised at what went into the Chai Spice blend. Anyway, the cookie according to the book, “Together at Last, Cookies & Beer,” was supposed to... Continue Reading →
Cookie and Beer Pairing – January 17, 2019
As some of you know, this series of blog posts is about cookie and beer pairings. So far, we are going on our third cookie from the book “Together at Last, Cookies and Beer” by Jonathan Bender. What we have done is established a Thursday night tradition of me baking cookies, testing the pairing, and... Continue Reading →
Cookie and Beer Pairing – January 10, 2019
How about that, posting two weeks in a row. Maybe, I’m actually turning a corner with the Blog. Last week, I wrote about the first cookie from Jonathan Bender’s book “Together At Last, Cookies & Beer” and the beers that we tried pairing with the cookie. In all, the experience was very surprising and enjoyable.... Continue Reading →
Cookie and Beer Pairing – January 3, 2019
Happy New Year. Yes, I know it’s been a while since I have written. I’ve had a lot of stuff going on and haven’t been feeling inspired to write about beer. Sigh. But, now I feel that I have something cool and fun to write about. A friend of mine bought me a book for... Continue Reading →
Samplings from June 26, 2018
Thursday turned out to be a pretty good Happy Hour, with a larger than usual crowd. Some of the infrequent attendees showed up, which is always fun. If anything, it makes the conversations that much more interesting. It’s always good to be able to catch up with people you haven’t seen for a month or... Continue Reading →
Beers from March 15, 2018
The other night, I was quite peeved that I forgot my notebook. I probably should chain it to my wrist, so that I won’t forget about it. I was really disappointed because I was ready to try a new way of taking notes on beers and performing a more thorough examination of the brews. Let’s... Continue Reading →