Author Archives: The Beerista
New Belgium 1554 Ale Ice Cream w/Brownies & Coconut
I was delighted when I got an ice cream maker for Christmas this year and could not wait to bust it open and make my first batch of beer ice cream. My brain has been hard at work for months dreaming up a variety of beer ice creams, but the …
Homebrew Tip: Shipping Pallet Cleaning Station
Homebrewing means cleaning. Lots and lots of cleaning. I’m an all-grain brewer, so most of my equipment is quite large, which means I do all that cleaning outside. I was finding it quite annoying as the ground would get wet, mud would be created and it would be impossible to …
Pints & Bites at Golden Road Brewing
Yesterday was a very beer focused day for me. I started my day by turning the above beautiful grain into what I hope will be an equally beautiful holiday beer, then rushed to clean up and race across town to get to Golden Road Brewing before they closed. As any …
Places I Like to Drink: Russian River Brewing Brewpub
For the past 3 years I’ve been packing up my entire kitchen and heading up to San Francisco to celebrate Thanksgiving with one of my best friends. The day always ends up being a blur filled with lots of cooking in a cramped kitchen, copious amounts of booze, way too …
Good Beer. Good Cheer.
I was looking through photos on my phone last night and found this one. I don’t remember where or when I took it, but I do remember it made me happy.
Put all that Pumpkin Beer to Good Use, Part 3: Pumpkin Beer Pudding Parfaits
Despite going into this cooking project ready for a failure, I think it’s safe to say this is the best beer/food creation I have concocted yet. I was pretty terrified about the idea of making pudding from scratch and with adding beer into the mix, I was well prepared for …
Put all that Pumpkin Beer to Good Use, Part 2: Pumpkin Black Bean Chili
Recently I invited a group of people over to my house for an afternoon of beer drinking and chili eating to celebrate Fall’s arrival. I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to try out my second recipe that incorporates pumpkin beer. I love vegetarian black bean chili, so I …
Halloween Beer Tasting
Over the past couple of months I have managed to acquire a collection of beers that have Halloweenish labels. It started when I set out on a quest to buy a bunch of different pumpkin beers for a “The Best Pumpkin Beer” post, but I found the selection at the …