Paul’s Brewsletter

Greetings - I’ve been caught up in the Mardi Gras hoopla in New Orleans, so I’ve been just enjoying the Cranberry Holidaze lately.  The Cranberry Holidaze beer went over well at our Superbowl party, and I’ve been bringing it to several parades.

Have you ever tried cooking with Beer?  I’ve so far made bread with beer, using a bread mix I bought at a local homebrew store in New Orleans.  Cooking with beer is an interesting experience.  Cooking with beer you made yourself is even more appealing - you have control over every ingredient!

BeerInside is a cookbook that contains 35 recipes that use beer as an ingredient.  The recipes in this cookbook include Chicken Gumbo, Blueberry Muffins, Tomato Basil Soup and more.  You even get to download three recipes for free on the BeerInside website.  This cookbook sells for under $5, and you can instantly download it once you purchase it.  How’s that for convenient?  Here’s a link to the site: http://tinyurl.com/y5lknz

If you’d like to read more about what Mardi Gras is and why I’ve been so distracted from beer brewing lately, take a look at www.mardigras.com.  I’ll blog again when I start on the beer for my parents’ housewarming party.

Hello again - tomorrow I’ll be unveiling the last of the Cranberry Holidaze at a Mardi Gras / Superbowl Party.  We have 14 liters (about 3.75 gallons) of this beer, so hopefully this will last us until Mardi Gras Day.

Speaking of Mardi Gras, I decided to make another batch of my Mardi Gras Beer for an upcoming housewarming party.  My parents have recently moved back into their house since the post Katrina repairs, and they’re having a housewarming party.  Seems like some good beer would be appropriate for this occasion

Here’s the recipe I use:  http://www.prhsolutions.com/brewsletter/category/recipes/.  Feel free to give it a try; you can get the ingredients here http://tinyurl.com/yfdgrg.

Here’s another fun link you should check out: the Random Beer Name Generator.  Even if you’re not making beer currently, it’s worth looking at for a few laughs.

I’ll keep you posted how the Holidaze goes for the Superbowl party, as well as the Mardi Gras Beer batch.  Maybe I’ll rename it using the beer name generator.

Until next time - happy brewing!  GO COLTS!!!

Paul