Saturday, January 4, 2014

THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD...

...is drinkable bread! It might sound crazy, but f you haven’t tried Banana Bread Beer, you truly must. I tried it for the first time in Las Vegas, at a steak house with some fabulous bloggers, and I was thrilled this week to find out it is now available here in Central PA!

But the real reason I’m featuring it here is because I have a culinary question: Does anyone cook with fruit-flavored beers? And if so, what kinds of recipes do you use them in? In the past month I’ve had both this ale, and a delicious holiday beer brewed with figs (while having lunch with our own Beth Fish), and it occurs to me I’ve been missing out on a culinary sensation. So any suggestions you have would be appreciated!

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17 comments:

  1. My guys sell that beer but I don't know of any recipes using it. If you love fruit flavored beers, you must try Sam Smith's Organic fruit ales - they're delicious!

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  2. I didn't actually know I liked them, but it appears I do! I will definitely check those out, Kathy.

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  3. Ooh, I love banana bread! This might definitely be one beer I definitely need to try! :)

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    1. If you have a sweet tooth, you will love this one! Hope you and the baby are enjoying the New Year!

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  4. Fruit flavoured beer - who knew? Happy New Year, Col

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    1. Definitely not me. Maybe I wasn't much of a beer drinker because I didn't know fruit beers existed!

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  5. Banana bread beer, huh? Well that's a new one for me.

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    1. If someone hadn't made me try it, I never would have. But it's really awesome!

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  6. Cooking with Beer by Lucy Saunders suggests that "when cooking with a fruit ale or lager, add more fresh fruit to enhance the flavors is making a sweet dessert; fruit-flavored ales may also be used to poach fish or make a delicate mopping sauce for barbecued chicken or turkey." I think the banana bread beer might work well in a curry. There are quite a few cooking with beer books around (I may do a post on them in the near future -- thanks for the idea!) that have tons of ideas.

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    1. Thanks for the recommendation -- I never even looked for a cookbook. I am going to try and track the Saunders book down. Curry is a great idea -- a nice addition to the coconut!

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  7. Interesting. I've never heard of this but it sounds good.

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  8. Oh that sounds awesome! I'm not the biggest beer fan, but this one sounds delightful!

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    1. I am a wine drinker myself, so this was a pleasant surprise for me!

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  9. Wow, first off, being from PA, I was amazed you have the beer available and not sold in warm cases. That's how beer was sold when I was growing up there. Haha
    I tried this one and it wasn't a fav with me but there are lots of fruity beers and ales available now. It's a lovely journey to check them out.

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    1. Our supermarket has an attached bottle shop, so no cases necessary :) But I'm thinking of ordering one!

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  10. I don't know of any recipes that call for fruit beers, but once I tried that fig beer, I realized that they weren't all syrupy sweet. I still need to track down that banana bread beer.

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    1. They are actually carrying it in Wegmans! I couldn't believe it. I've been thinking about that fig beer -- wondering how long they'll have it! Hopefully, the state of the kitchen will improve, since the beer is obviously good.

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I absolutely love comments. Thanks for taking the time to share! Col