Archive for the Food Category

Building a better BLT + New Holland Charkoota Rye

Posted in Beer, Bocks, Food on August 25, 2011 by Jimmy Hoppa

The BLT is hands down one of the most perfect sandwiches known to man, elegant in its simplicity, yet full of flavor and open to variation. At its core you have five very simple ingredients, yet within those five ingredients you have limitless possibilities to explore and alter, which is what I decided to do one recent Thursday night while at home in the beer cave.

The basic BLT ingredients


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Steaks 101 + New Holland Dragon’s Milk

Posted in Beer, Food, Stouts on July 20, 2011 by Jimmy Hoppa

I’ve been eating mostly vegetarian for the past two months, partially for health and wanting to drop a few pounds before school starts up, partially because I’m lazy and figured out that veggies are quicker and easier than cooking meat. I haven’t had a proper steak in over two months (gasp).

Dragon's Milk. Oak aged American Stout


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Save Japan, drink beer! Stone Japanese Green Tea IPA

Posted in Beer, Food, IPA with tags , on July 19, 2011 by Jimmy Hoppa

Last summer, My girlfriend and I spent 2 of the happiest weeks of my life backpacking Japan armed with a rail pass, a few basic phrases of Japanese and enough pairs of boardshorts to make the miserable heat and humidity somewhat bearable.

Stone Japanese Green Tea IPA & a fan purchased in Kyoto


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