snacks?

[Saint Patrick]

What are you guys usually snackin' on while you're enjoyin' a brew or two at your computers? I know its an odd question but its a Monday - that and I'm a little hungry

[hopjack13]

oreo's :D
with most stouts

[ray m]

Whatever is available----usually butter snap pretzels from Sam's, or SunChips.

Drink (& eat) hearty!!! Up the irons!!!

Ray

[wortchillergoal]

Snacks?

BEER CAN BE FOOD, BUT FOOD CAN NEVER BE BEER.

[fretlessman71]

Originally posted by hopjack13
oreo's :D
with most stouts

I TRIED this... I even went and got Guinness Extra Stout in the bottle, and I think I can see how they complement each other, but I'm not quite sure. I guess I'm still thinking about how I'm used to dunking oreos in milk, and I can't quite find that flavor. Maybe you're just weird....? If so, welcome to the club - I put turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce on stale white bread for post-Turkey day sandwiches!....

....which is what I had with my Harpoon Winter Warmer tonight. Deee-lish!

[steveh]

Originally posted by hopjack13
oreo's:
with most stouts

Oh yeah!

Fret, it's just that age-old story of your tastebuds not being developed yet! ;)

S.

[chazwicke]

Although I do not usually eat them with beer, I can state that without exception, Grandma Utz are the best potato chips in the world. Maybe because they are cooked in lard. Lately I have been eating (addicted to) home made chex mix with my beer.

[Brownbeard]

Sterzing's potato chips. Cooked in lard and extra salty, they are the best. You will only find them in a limited area of the midwest thought. If you are ever driving through Iowa, I highly recommend Sterzing's.

[BeerBelly]

On Brew Day when friends come over we serve Salami and Colby Cheese, sliced thick with saltine crackers. Plus a keg of Homebrew.:D

[b3s]

usually i just have another beer to go with my beer...but last night i had homemade kettle corn. seemed to go quite well with the SN celebration ale i was drinking.

[S.F.B.]

Originally posted by wortchillergoal
Snacks?


That's exactly what I was thinking. I don't usually snack on anything while I am posting or just enjoying a brew.

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by Brownbeard
Sterzing's potato chips. Cooked in lard and extra salty, they are the best. You will only find them in a limited area of the midwest thought. If you are ever driving through Iowa, I highly recommend Sterzing's.

My chips can beat up your chips! Sterzings sound good. are they thicker than regular chips? The Grandma Utz are east coast . Maybe we should arrange a potato chip swap.

[fretlessman71]

Boulder Habanero potato chips. Can't beat 'em!

[kevin]

Originally posted by b3s
seemed to go quite well with the SN celebration ale i was drinking.

I tried the sn celebration ale it was ok for me maybe to much dry hopping? I really like the goose island christmas ale.

Beer and Peanuts

[Brownbeard]

Not really a thicker chip. But you would swear you are eating french fries when you taste the first bite. Here is a link where you can order and read a brief history of the chips. My dad buys them several bags at a time and shares them with his old mutt of a dog. He is pretty protective of his Sterzing's stash.

www.sterzingchips.com/NewFiles/home.html

[b3s]

i'll also occasionally make a batch of my super-secret wings recipe...ok, it's not that secret, pretty simple, really...but damn good. and, as someone else mentioned above...sausage and cheese! mmmm, sausage, beer, and cheese...a WI smorgasbord :D

[hops99]

You guys remember Charles Chips? They're available again (at least in my area), and they actually taste like potatoes - as opposed to most of the national brands.

But, my favorite beer snack is still pretzels.

[hopjack13]

Originally posted by fretlessman71
I'm used to dunking oreos in milk, and I can't quite find that flavor. Maybe you're just weird....?

uh....cream stout maybe??? weird? me? nahh ..like steveh said it's your taste buds man :p

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by Brownbeard
Not really a thicker chip. But you would swear you are eating french fries when you taste the first bite. Here is a link where you can order and read a brief history of the chips. My dad buys them several bags at a time and shares them with his old mutt of a dog. He is pretty protective of his Sterzing's stash.

www.sterzingchips.com/NewFiles/home.html


Thanks! I ordered a 4-pack. I guess Im as much of a potato chip snob as I am a beer snob. Here is the Utz site:

http://www.utzsnacks.com/bgUTZProd_GranPotato.shtml

Only the Grandma Utz are the best. The rest of their stuff is decent but not great.

[fretlessman71]

Originally posted by hopjack13
uh....cream stout maybe??? weird? me? nahh ..like steveh said it's your taste buds man :p

I can live with that... makes me feel young at almost 33. Thanks for the kind words - my back even feels a little better!

[hopjack13]

have two oreo's and two old ras's and call me in the morning , i bet you'll feel great!

[fretlessman71]

Maybe I'll try it with a SN Porter instead of a Guinness XS... something not so bitter might complement it better, eh what?

OH, OH, I GOT IT! YOUNG'S DOUBLE CHOC. STOUT! Whaddya think? And are the cans preferable to the bottles, or is it the other way around?

[skahtboi]

If I am eating while I am drinking then it would be dinner. (Sometimes lunch.) Otherwise, why let something get in the way of a really good brew?

hops99, I remember Charles' Chips back in the day when they delivered them to your house in a truck that looked just like the can that the chips used to come in. Those were the days...
However, around here we can also get Zapp's chips, which I think I might prefer to Charles' Chips.

[hopjack13]

Originally posted by fretlessman71
OH, OH, I GOT IT! YOUNG'S DOUBLE CHOC. STOUT! Whaddya think? And are the cans preferable to the bottles, or is it the other way around?
sounds like a winner to me, i think the dcs in the bottle does not have the widget, and my experiences with the bottles were just okay. the can for some reason (probably the widget) seemed a little better. hey maybe we can get someone to do a side by side comparison and give us a report on it .....fret?

[tjones_jr]

Originally posted by hopjack13
uh....cream stout maybe???

or how about a Lanaster Milk Stout

[hopjack13]

now i've heard of milk stouts...but never actually seen a milk stout. :(

[tjones_jr]

here's a review from Beer Advocate

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/rate_results/743/3960/

[Tweek]

i kinda like the tabasco cheez-its when I am having lighter ales. Typically I dont like to mix my solids with ym liquids, unless I am drinking wine, but those cheezits can be good sometimes.

[hopjack13]

oooowe! i had a tabasco beer once at the riverside brewing co.
NASTY STUFF! it was a lager type beer that had tabasco in the nose on the pallate and in the finish and after taste...and i asked myself.....why? one drink was tollerable but i don't think i oculda gottin through a whole glass.... hurl , ralph, barf and puke!

[Tweek]

haha yeah I could see that. Though I must admit I have always been curious as to how those beers with the chili peppers in them taste. I have yet to find the time and or lack of judgement to try one.

well thats not rue either, I have ahd the lack of judgement on several occasions, just didnt have one on hand :)

[pourme]

buttered popcorn

[hopjack13]

yeeah i've never had the courage to try any of those chili beers either, the tabasco was on tap and a free sample thing thats why i tried it, im not entirely sure im glad i did, other then it gives me something to talk about.
afa buttered popcorn, a lot of brew pubs usually have it there and it is pretty good.

[b3s]

i made a habenero-wheat this summer...imo that beer rocked...of course, i was the only one drinking it!

[fretlessman71]

Originally posted by hopjack13
sounds like a winner to me, i think the double chocolate stout in the bottle does not have the widget, and my experiences with the bottles were just okay. the can for some reason (probably the widget) seemed a little better. hey maybe we can get someone to do a side by side comparison and give us a report on it .....fret?

Ready, willing, and able, sir! Just as soon as I can justify the purchase of EVEN MORE BEER to my lovely wife... she doesn't seem to think that a case of beer just isn't enough, you know? (And she's probably right... they always seem to be, too...)

[hopjack13]

can't you just explain to her that beer is important?
and that it's better to have and not need, then to need and not have? maybe if you dicuss it with her over a pint or seven she'll change her mind....always works for me ;)

[fretlessman71]

I had the Oreos with more Guinness XS tonight... and the XS was warmer; a much more appropriate drinking temp. And the combination was NOT BAD! There's definitely something to this... but I'm going to try a SN Porter, a DCS, and a Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout over the next few months with a few Oreos toward the end of the tasting just to make sure that I don't contaminate my taste bud brain. You can cleanse the palate, but it's harder to change your expectation for flavor when it comes to sugar, you know?

On another note: My Worry Wort Porter might just end up being a very light beer, alcohol wise. Suits me fine; if I like it, I can have several without feeling like I have to wait a few hours before I can drive. I've always said that if I could make non-alcoholic beer taste this good, I'd never drink anything again....

[hopjack13]

Originally posted by b3s
i made a habenero-wheat this summer...imo that beer rocked...of course, i was the only one drinking it!

habenero??? holy butt flames batman! did it burn worse on the way out?
are you quite sure you've got all your dogs on one leash there buddy? :D

[hopjack13]

oatmeal raison cookies go good with oatmeal stouts, or stouts with spider in them?...what the hell is spider anywayz? i had a beer that was really good and it said it had a hint of spyder/spider in it, is that some kinda spice ? i've never heard of it. but it had a unique flavor that i've been able to taste in maybe one or two other stouts. hmmmm :confused:

[b3s]

Originally posted by hopjack13
habenero??? holy butt flames batman! did it burn worse on the way out?
are you quite sure you've got all your dogs on one leash there buddy? :D

naw, peppers tame with seasoning...it was quite tasty. you need to try jalepeno jelly sometime! peppers aren't always spicy :P

[toneyc]

B3S, would you mind sharing that habenero wheat recipe? My habenero plants didn't do very well this year, but I expect them to do better come springtime. A habenero wheat sounds like a great springtime beer!

:)
Toney.

[steveh]

Originally posted by fretlessman71
I had the Oreos with more Guinness XS tonight... and the XS was warmer; a much more appropriate drinking temp. And the combination was NOT BAD! There's definitely something to this...

Heh, heh, heh -- welcome to the Dark Side, Luke! ;)

S.

[steveh]

Originally posted by hopjack13
hey maybe we can get someone to do a side by side comparison and give us a report on it .....fret?

Not to take any experimentation away from Fret -- multiple reviews are always good, but I've tried the cannned and bottled DCS side-by. I prefer the bottle because I feel it's smoother and has more full flavor. The nitro in the widget-can seems to add too much fizz and air to the beer, and even a little bite. Again, JMO - and I wouldn't turn down either. I'll add that from the keg is best of all.

AFA the Oreos with the DBL Choc, it's almost as though the 2 sweetnesses (is that a word?) cancel each other out. The bitter roastiness of Guinness X compliments the chocolate (and cream filling) sweetness of the Oreos - and vice versa.

S.

Oh yeah, Oatmeal cookies with oatmeal stouts are great too Hopjack!

[steveh]

These have become a favorite (and pricey) snack lately - and yes, they go great with smoked beers! They're good with any darker, full-bodied beers, but a nice Rauchbock in the glass and a new tin of smoked almonds -- mmmm!

S.

[chazwicke]

Ummm. Smoked almonds and rauch.

I have had a couple chili beers and found them to be quite good. I do not recomend Cave Creek Chili beer though. I believe it comes out of Arizona and is a gimmick to promote a restraunt. They actually have a chili pepper in the clear glass bottle.

[Saint Patrick]

I usually like a chicken sandwich and some chips while I'm surfin' and enjoyin' a brew.

My wife doesn't care for the combo though:
Ruffles Sour Cream and Cheddar chips and beer -- and I'm tootin' in bed all night long :D

What our wives deal with .... mine is an angel for sure!

[kevin]

My wife, she had some homemade wine, I had some homebrew and well.... I could live like this

[chazwicke]

[QUOTE][
My wife doesn't care for the combo though:
Ruffles Sour Cream and Cheddar chips and beer -- and I'm tootin' in bed all night long :D

I think you are supposed to toot and shove her head under the covers. You know, the "old Dutch oven".

[ZSK]

Cheezits. The big ones are OK, but the originals are best.

[BluesHarp]

Krispy Kreme (custard filled) and Anderson Valley Winter Solstice

Fudge Brownie and Left Hand Black Jack Porter


both worked well!:D

[kevin]

Originally posted by kevin
My wife, she had some homemade wine, I had some homebrew and well.... I could live like this

bummer it wasn't the wine it was that actor who plays the elf in Lord of the Rings, who was in the video Pirates of the Carribeans "which we watch that night". Wife thinks he's a hottie. Here I thought I had brewed love potion

[chazwicke]

I recieved my order or 4 bags of the Sterzings Chips. (I ordered from the website.) I sampled some this morning. They are are indeed excellent. BUT, still not quite as good as the Grandma Utz. Thanks for the recommendation of the Sterzings Brownbeard. If you will PM me with your address I will see that you get some Grandma Utz to sample.
or you can go to: http://www.utzsnacks.com/bgUTZProd_GranPotato.shtml






Originally posted by Brownbeard
Not really a thicker chip. But you would swear you are eating french fries when you taste the first bite. Here is a link where you can order and read a brief history of the chips. My dad buys them several bags at a time and shares them with his old mutt of a dog. He is pretty protective of his Sterzing's stash.

www.sterzingchips.com/NewFiles/home.html