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DEL.ICIO.USIs Beer Becoming the New Wine?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
TWAIN’S IS SERVING UP MORE THAN BEER THIS WEDNESDAY
Photo: Renee Hannons Henry
The nose is just a little bit forward, with a heavy finish towards the back of throat — effervescent, with lots of caramel. It should taste wonderful with roasted pork shoulder and braised winter vegetables. It would be equally as good with a bit of chocolate cake.
No, it’s not wine — beer has become the hip drink to pair with foods these days. Consequently, beer-pairing dinners are popping up all over town.
Twain’s in Decatur will host a pairing with chef Rob Atherholt, the brains and brawn behind popular Crescent Moon, helming the brew-pub’s kitchen for Wednesday evening, September 24. Reservations for the $45 dinner (not including tax and gratuity) are being accepted for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 404-373-0063. The menu? Four courses start with roasted rainbow trout stuffed with smoked oysters and bacon over sweet potato hash and crispy fried leeks, paired with Twain’s Autumnfest, a German-style malt. To finish — An oak-aged sour Kristall Weizen with dark chocolate Chmabord mousse and caramle-sugar wafer.
Is beer becoming the new wine?
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By Greg Koch
September 24, 2008 10:47 AM | Link to this
The world of beer has historically always been more complex and varied than the world of wine…and is even more so today. Most people have been led astray by the industrialised lowest-common-denominator (yet heavily advertised) breweries into thinking that fizzy yellow beer was the beginning and end of the world of beer.
It’s terrific that common perception is now coming around to the knowledge and appreciation of the flavor and diversity of craft beers. There is no better time in history to be a beer lover than now, and no better place in the world than the US!
Cheers, Greg Koch CEO Stone Brewing Co.
By Brewmaster Doug
September 24, 2008 5:40 PM | Link to this
Beer became the new wine, like, ten years ago! Perhaps one day the mainstream media will discover what the rest of the world already knows!
By Pete
September 30, 2008 6:25 PM | Link to this
I personally have had quite enough of the wine snobs looking down on us just because we’d like a hearty Belgian ale with dinner instead of wine. I’m also about fed up with Budweiser pretending they’re a craft brewery to ride the coat tails of true beer innovators.
Finally, I’d like to hoist a pint to Mr. Koch and his Double B******* beer — knock-down, drag-out, kick-you-in-the-teeth ale if ever I’ve had one.
Slainte!