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The last time I had A & W root beer at their drive-in was as a kid ... at that time there were still car hops, a tray was attached to your window that held huge frosty mugs. I’ve had a can here and there over the years

that you bring the beer up to your nose to capture the aroma.

thing for mega-swill. It just isn’t made with good ingrediants... 1. they contain foaming agents which is nothing more than a flavorless soap to give the beer some semblance of a head. Their beer won’t have a natural...

Ok, so far we’ve had a beer pairing post and a worst beer posting. How about your absolute favorite brew? Lately I’ve been enjoying a local micro-brew from the Heavyweight Brewery caled ‘Lunacy’. I also...

to beer. Edit: My day yesterday is a perfect example. I started with a bottle of Delerium Tremens, and then had some Leffes. When that was out, I switched to Miller Lite without being sad/upset/turning my nose up/etc.

there.... Tasting notes follow: AVERY CZAR IMPERIAL STOUT: Pours with almost no foam. Very sweet distinctive nose. Pleasant fruity taste, very minimal tar/coffee etc. Medium to thin texture. On the 2nd flight the fruity,...

I use a blend of all-purpose flour and rice flour (about 2/3 plain to 1/3 rice). Works beautifully. I use beer instead of milk. 3/4 cup beer (no foam) 3/4 cup flours 3/4 teaspoon salt sliced onions That’s all !

urchin foam/broth with red grapefruit and scallions and his wine was a Lebanese grape (ancestor of Semillion grapes) from a German vintner that was very metallic on the nose, when you first sipped it, it seemed to have little...

order a couple of bottle of Chimay, a Belgian dark beer that is served in a wine glass to help capture its nose. There was and will be live music nightly. Overall the price was reasonable. For the four appetizers and two Chimays...

... Contrast this with the Blue Room in Kendall, which had the most pleasant hint of oranges and woody tones the other night – got my nose happy, my mouth happy and my stomach grumbling! Perfect – a purely olfactory...

happy chibi when I got my little paper plate mounded high with still-sizzling strips of tripitas, the fat still foaming within the curls. And the al pastor? I’ve tried to compare the offerings from the two trucks a couple...

of samosas, soda and alcohol of course. Whooops, also great, great berries. The food in the dining car was truly awful. One evening I had 1/2 grey chicken in grease that I couldn’t cut w/a knife! The attendent took pity in...