Distillation

The time has come once again Chef Fan’s for an update on one of my favorite classes that I have right now. You guessed it, Beer & Spirits! We are moving away from talking about beer and starting to learn/ talk about spirits, and where is a better place to start out then with how […]

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Imperial Stout: The Dark Side of Beer

Name Note’s: First off an Imperial Stout and a Russian Imperial Stout are the same beer. Secondly it is sometimes called a Russian Imperial Stout because the Empress of All Russia Catherin II bought this fine beer for her own court. That’s a big deal and something you want to play up if you’re the […]

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IPA: 90 Minutes of Glory

A Dogfish Head Story  Original Release Date: 04/2001 Food Pairing Recommendations: Pork chops, beef, grilled fish, frites, focaccia, split pea soup, Stilton cheese & escargot Glassware Recommendation: Snifter Tasting Notes: Brandied fruitcake, raisiney, citrusy ABV: 9% Wine Comparable: Sauvignon blanc[1] History The defining character of IPA is the result of many people’s efforts to solve […]

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A Disccusion About Beer

Hello Chef Fan’s! Just a few quick pictures of some discussions going on in my beer & spirits class. the names and pictures of the people leaving the comments have been colored over but I gave each person a different color. The links we are talking about can be found right after the pictures along […]

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Declaration of BA Specialization…

Hello Chef Fan’s, many of you may have noticed that I have been spending a lot of time on researching different beverages and how they interact with what we eat. I honestly think that no meal is complete without something to drink along side of it, but I’m not sold on the fact that it […]

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A Small Repeat…

So this post may not seem like much or anything new, but that’s what a cultural log is. We are talking to our teacher about what we have learned in class and threw our own papers. If some of this sounds familiar it is, and your not going crazy…. Cultural Log 2: Beer and Tea, […]

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