tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825494329432460702010-08-31T22:12:12.887-05:00The BeerLady is not all beer, all the time. She also enjoys a good cocktail. And everyone should have a place where they can ponder on life's mysteries, or maybe on what to have for dinner. Even the BeerLady!Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12143852459712924694noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282549432943246070.post-6799284154018653332010-02-15T09:49:00.001-06:002010-02-15T09:52:52.854-06:00

Most people think of 'pairings' in terms of wine pairings, but with the huge variety of beers available, you don't have to be much of a beer geek to quickly figure out that beer pairs well with food as well.  And I'm not talking about FYMMB at a backyard bar-b-que, either. At first, the idea of pairing beer and chocolate may sound not quite right, but they actually play well off each other.  I

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It's hard to imagine, but it's Super Bowl Sunday.  I think.  To be honest, I haven't been keeping track, because I live in Kansas City, and our Super Bowl hopes went out the window about 5 minutes into the season.  Of course, that's something that we're fairly used to by now. But I digress.  Regardless of what teams are playing, the Super Bowl is officially An Event.  And since it is An Event,

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  What a horrible thought.  Don't get me wrong, it's not that I'm not romantic, but a whole day devoted to love and romance is a bit much when you're currently unattached.  And even that whole day wouldn't be bad, except that in true American style, we've got weeks of lead-in to keep reminding us about it.  Yay.  But there is a plus-side to Valentine's Day.  That would be chocolate.  Yummy,

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Most of the time, I'm quite content to live in the Midwest.  Sure, sometimes it would be nice to be among the trendsetters to the east or the west.  I wouldn't mind being one of the first places to get the new releases, instead of seeing ads or reading articles about things I can't have.  But this is a nice place to live. Except for right now.  Because it is really, truly, obscenely cold.  As

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A little champagne goes a long way in my book.  I generally prefer beer or cocktails.  (Mmm, vodka....)  But on New Year's Eve, it feels like champagne is almost mandatory.  So why not check out this recipe for Champagne Planters Punch?  Pretend it isn't colder than a witch's....well, pretend it isn't cold, and you're having New Year's Eve on a tropic beach.  Yummy! Photo: Brady McTigue,

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I admit, I don't usually link to things that other people are doing.  It's all about me, and surely if you're here, you have no desire to read anyone else, right?  Except maybe if I give a shout-out to blogger BFF, Aunt Becky, because, seriously, how can you not enjoy Mommy Wants Vodka? But I'm already off the subject. (Such news, I know.)  Although it's a little scary to admit it, I love Star

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Yes, I'm a beer geek.  (Seriously, you can't be surprised.  Hello, The BeerLady?)  Not an uber-geek, although I may achieve that status some day, but a geek nonetheless.  For those of you that are not enlightened yet, being a geek is a good thing.  And for the envious, take heart!  Geekdom is also within your grasp. It might seem elementary.  Why would anyone need to learn to love beer?  You

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The 1980s - not an era remembered for great classic rock 'n roll music. The airwaves seemed to have been taken over by New Wave and synthesized pop tunes. Rock was dominated by glittery hair bands that seemed to be mostly pretty boys with Spandex and Aqua-Net, with a side order of eyeliner and lip gloss. Read more....Yes, I know that Great White has little to do with either beer or cocktails.

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Normally, I'm all about the beer or the cocktails. At the blog, at least - I don't want you to think that there's nothing else going on around here. If nothing else, there is not enough aspirin in the world to cure the hangover if I did nothing but drink 24/7, even with the noble purpose of reviewing the stuff and giving you great recipes. But every now and then, even The BeerLady runs into

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You know, there are some things that should not even be contemplated, and I'd have to say that Hello Kitty Beer should be very, very close to the top of the list. Now, I know that there are people that adore Hello Kitty. I'm not a hater, myself. I even have a pair of Hello Kitty socks. (I got rid of them after a date told me he thinks Hello Kitty is extremely sexy. I got rid of him, too.

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I recently stumbled across a new website - so new that it's really not even a website yet, more like a preview of the coming attractions. Beer Connoisseur Online apparently is going to be the online arm of a new magazine, The Beer Connoisseur (TM) Magazine. The teaser on their site states:After years of swirling, sniffing, and spitting at wine tastings, the American public is discovering another

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If you missed the Beer Wars Live event that marked the debut of the movie, shame on you! If you titled yourself as a beer geek, you must now renounce the title. Well, OK, maybe that's a little harsh. You can keep your title, you just have to admit that the BeerLady is way cooler than you are.But between Anat Baron's movie and the live panel discussion afterwards, it was well worth the price

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There's a temptation to think that giant companies always get their way, but not true. Case in point? Earlier this week, Anheuser-Busch lost a battle against Czechoslovakian brewer Budejovicky Budvar over the name "Budweiser."A/B had applied with the EU trademark office for a trademark for the word Budweiser, which would have given them the exclusive right to use the brand name. Budejovicky

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I love polls. Polls, and Top 10 lists. And beer. But I digress. The Full Pint has a great poll running now, looking for the best midwestern craft brewery. So you should go vote!

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Is there really any difference between ale and lager? What is it? It doesn't matter whether you're new to the beer world or have been enjoying beer for years, it can be a bit daunting to be confronted by the selection available at a beer bar or liquor store, especially if you've mostly stuck with American mass-market beers. Of course, you don't have to know the lingo to experiment and enjoy

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Dogfish Head is one of my favorite breweries (if only I could get their beer locally! Maybe someday...), and they've done a great video. They talk about brewing and extreme beers. It was originally aired on Farmers Almanac TV on PBS, but now you can check it out at Beer America TV.

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I just love it when I find a great blog post! When the phrase “drink responsibly” is expanded to include the needs of Mother Earth and not just Mothers Against Drunk Driving, we learn that we do indeed have some interesting choices to make. Read more....

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I've never been a huge fan of Valentine's Day. Mostly because it seemed like I never had a Valentine. Even when I was involved with someone, they tended to ignore the event entirely. (One of them regularly picked a fight about something right around Thanksgiving, and called to make up around the beginning of March, managing to skip Christmas, New Year's, and Valentine's Day. The sad part is

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Oh, my....I've been quite the slacker over the holidays! I should be ashamed. But fear not, Faithful Reader. The BeerLady is still alive and well, and ready to get back to work. I read a bit of trivia recently that seems to be stuck in my mind. A single bottle of beer sold on ebay for $503,000. Yes, that's over half a million dollars. It's the world's oldest known sealed bottle of beer, a

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Yes, The BeerLady has something in common with James Bond. I prefer my martinis shaken, not stirred. But there's always someone that insists that stirred is really the best way. They're wrong, of course, but they still insist. And yes, I do know that technically, a shaken cocktail isn't a martini, it's a Bradford, I just don't care. Hey, considering what else gets called a martini these

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You know, it's a funny thing. I'm a huge James Bond fan, but I've never been big on either reading the books or watching the movies. Huh? I know, makes no sense whatsoever. But Bond is the coolest of the cool. (Sean Connery is still the Number One Bond, but I have to say, Daniel Craig surely has that whole dangerous bad-boy thing going on. Connery just may have some competition.) And there

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As a way of introduction, I should tell you that The BeerLady could also cheerfully be The BookLady. I've always loved to read. I drove my mother nuts because I would bring a book to the table and want to read while I ate. She took away the book, I'd pass the time reading the cereal box (that only worked at breakfast, of course). And to this day, I'll read almost anything, anywhere, any

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I know, you're probably thinking, "Why is the BeerLady going all political on me?"Well, actually, I'm quite political. But more importantly, the only way to play Presidential Debate drinking games is to watch the debates.Now, I'm not advocating drinking to excess. It's a waste of good beer to do so. But I have to admit, this debate may make it a little bit difficult. I'm using a fairly simple

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I used to drink beer only as a last resort, when the money ran out before the month did. It didn’t matter what kind, because it’s all nasty. (I suppose a budget that led to drinking Mickey’s or Buckhorn could account for that.) I didn’t know the difference between a lager, an ale, a stout or a porter. For that matter, I didn’t even know they existed! Beer was just this fizzy yellow stuff that

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Those of you that read my old blog may notice a bit of a change. Nothing drastic so far, of course, more like a minor facelift. (Although, really, is there such a thing as a minor facelift?) Once there are actually posts, the changes should be more noticeable - I think the new version will have a very different tone from the old one! It's time to have fun. I'm looking forward to talking about

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