I’ve been monkeying around more and more with beer in my cooking this fall with some fairly good results. I’ve done a couple batches of a delicious waterzooi, I’m onto my 3rd roast for the season (this time using some left over Thunder & Son) and I just made some Porter & Mushroom Gravy last [...]
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Porter & Mushroom Gravy
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Half Acre Blowout at Hopleaf
I’m hitting the Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billie show at Ronny’s the night before, but if I’m not too torn up from high mountain revelry than I’m going to drag my dying corpse over to the Hopleaf to help those over achieving yeast fiends from Half Acre clean out their closets for the winter. Check this out: [...]
Half Acre’s Freedom of ’78
Friday saw the release of Half Acre‘s collective hat tip to America’s most sexually articulate rock duo, Ween. They had been hyping this collaboration with Short’s Brewing since Ween came to town back at the end of June. Right from the nose you know this is a Half Acre effort. Aside from the noticeable addition [...]
Support Cruelty, Eat Veal Cheeks!
Last weekend was remarkable, one for the record books. Friday I got up at 6 in the morning and dawn patrolled with Trevor. We came home around 9:30am and toured through several New Glarus brews in honor of his *cough* 43rd birthday. We hit the Enigma, the Old English Porter, the Two Women Lager and [...]
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15% off Half Acre Beer with Ween Ticket
Chicago’s favorite beer brewing, god fearing, patriots Half Acre are at it once again, brewing a beer tribute to the everybody’s favorite tiger riding, mollusk licking, heathens WEEN! They’re pairing up with Shorts Brewing and Piece to make Freedom of ’78 a guava IPA in honor of Gene and Dean. And what’s more, to celebrate [...]
Show Your Support for Craft Beer Week
American Craft Beer Week is May 17-23 this year and it looks like the lovable trouble makers over at Half Acre will be hosting a party for it on the 22nd. If you’re looking for other ways to show your support for American Craft Beer Week besides drinking great American craft beer and attending one [...]
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7 Chefs, 7 Breweries @ Hot Chocolate
I just scrubbed this from Half Acre’s blog. Sounds awesome, almost awesome enough for me to jump on it despite it being so spendy. Check it out: Half Acre is taking part in a big collaborative beer dinner on Feb 22, 2010. Every year, Mindy Segal, owner of Hot Chocolate on Damen, throws a celebratory [...]
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3 Floyd’s Dark Lord Pot Roast
A friend gave me a bottle of the infamous 3 Floyd’s Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout a few weeks ago. I decided to use it punch up a pot roast I was making. Here’s the recipe: * 3 1/2 lb of beef shoulder or boneless chuck roast * 1 Tbsp olive or grapeseed oil * [...]
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