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Brewing Beer at Home: Basic Homebrewing Equipment
Beer Sessions

We are absolutely giddy at the prospect of brewing our own beer. It's something that we've wanted to do for quite some time, and this weekend we finally took the plunge! Want to join us? Here's the ...

Beer Guide: How to Pour Beer

Grab glass, pour beer, enjoy: that's all it takes to enjoy a cold brew, right? Well, it turns out there's a little more to it, and Adam Jadhav of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is ready to give us a less...

Beer Guide: Favorite Beers for Summer

An ice-cold beer is just about the most perfect accompaniment to a grilled hamburger and a side of coleslaw that we can think of! Here are a few of the beers we'll be bringing to our picnics and barbe...

Beer Pairings: Pilsner Urquell and Spicy Linguini

So you know we've been getting into beer recently, and we've even started using it more in our actual cooking. We'd also like to start getting a better handle on how to go about pairing the beers we l...

Beer Guide: All About Pale Ale

Now that the weather is getting warmer, we're all about the pale ales! The crisp, clean flavors of these beers are perfect for hot afternoons next to the grill. What pale ales are you enjoying right n...

Beer Guide: What is Double Bock?

Double bock (or doppelbock) beers have became one of our new favorites this winter! And with cold weather lingering in many parts of the country, there's definitely still time to enjoy this warming ma...

Good Food with Evan Kleiman: Brewing Beer at Home

Do you brew your own beer? Evan Kleiman points out that homemade beer is not only a good way to get exactly the kind of beer you want, but it's economical, too! If you're curious to give homebrewing a...

Beer Guide: What is Lambic Beer?

If we had to describe lambic beers in one word, we'd probably go with "funky." Yes, funky! This beer has a little something extra over those other beers, making every bottle unique and incredibly fun ...

Last Minute Gift Idea: Beer Bread Mix
Un-Gift Guide 2008

It doesn't get much better than beer bread: mix, bake, slather with butter, smile. Repeat last two steps until satisfied. What's better, all the dry ingredients can be mixed together ahead of time and...

Good Question: Looking for a Beer Cheese Soup Recipe

Here's one for all of you from Wisconsin and the upper Midwest: Caitlin is looking for a good beer cheese soup recipe. She says: I am having a really hard time finding a good recipe for Beer Cheese ...

Cool Treats: Beer and Ice Cream Floats

We've talked about how you like your ice cream floats and whether you prefer root beer, Coca-Cola or some other soda. But have you ever tried a beer ice cream float? We tried our first one this we...

Do You Know This Beer? Whale's Tale Ale from Nantucket

It's so nice to discover a local food or drink while on vacation; it's like the souvenir that keeps on giving. A lot of people go to Napa and find a new wine. We went to Nantucket and found beer... ...

Recipe: Beer-Brined Chicken on the Grill

This beer-brined chicken served as our Fourth of July dinner! The chicken picked up sweet, malty flavors from the brine and our charcoal grill added just a touch of smoke. Also thanks to the brine, t...

Out of the Bottle and Into the Pan: The Beer Advocate on Cooking with Beer

Apparently we're not the only ones getting hooked on cooking with beer! The most recent issue of Beer Advocate Magazine features five "brew chefs" from around the country who have been experimenting ...

Recipe: Margaritas Made with Beer

Margarita purists may need to sit down and take a few deep breaths before reading this post. We know, this is an unconventional recipe for margaritas. But we promise it's good — and, it turns out, ...

Summer Beer: Ayinger Bräu-Weisse

We've been paying a lot of attention to summer cocktails over the past few weeks, and the good old beer has gotten short shrift. But beer is no less loved here at The Kitchn, especially on a hot day, ...

Chocolate Beer Cupcakes at the Brooklyn Kitchen Blog

Cupcake contests are quite popular these days, and this one actually took place a month ago, but we were just browsing the Brooklyn Kitchen blog and saw this recipe for Kate's Beer Geek Chocolate Cupc...

Summer Cocktail Recipe: Michelada

For our relaxed Memorial Day party. this weekend, we know that beer will be the drink of choice. But to make it a little more fun and fancy, we'll be offering guests the option of making a michelada w...

Threatened Truffles, Ground Beef Recall, and Foie Gras:
Top food news for May 19-23

Wow, so much food news this week, but most of it good! Read on ......

Craft Brewers Rejigger Their Formulas

Do you know what these pellets are? Fish food? Garden fertilizer? Ear plugs? No - they are much more important than that, and there's a major shortage on... ...

The Thirsty Reader: A Guinness Milkshake

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we probably won't be wearing green. We might not even eat any corned beef and cabbage. But we'll definitely be making tall, frosty Guinness milkshakes. ...

Ingredient Spotlight: Cooking with Beer

Many of you left comments in our recipe for New England Fish Chowder wondering how we can be using beer in our favorite dishes. Like many of you, beer tends to be more of a beverage for us, but we don...

NY Times Dining Section Roundup: Clementine Clafoutis, Red Lentils, and Beer

From the New York Times' Dining Section... • A Lentil Soup to Make You Stop, Taste and Savor: The lead story this week (for us anyway) was this savory red lentil soup from Melissa Clark, spik...