Shaun Goeckner
10-01-2005, 07:11 PM
So, I brew all grain, and have had a boatload of non beer drinkers snub beer. I had a BBQ last week, at which I served a whole ribeye, slow roasted over a charcoal and hickory fire for about 5 hours, after marinating in my favorite beef sauce:
1/2 cup soy, 3/4 cup teriyaki, 5 large cloves garlic, 5 tablespoons light brown sugar, and 3/4 teaspoon fresh ginger. Place all in blender until liquified, and soak beef for min. 4 hours.
Following dinner, served homemade cheesecake, and I broke out champagen flutes, which were subsequently filled with Framboise Lambic, and heard the inevitable"I don't do beer" from 6 or 8 folks....until they tasted it.
What a success! EVERY one of the nay sayers were won over, and astonished to say the least. Now, I must admit that being a showman I had several varieties of good micro brews on hand, to which Eis Bock and Dazed and Infused were big favorites.
It astounds me continually how many people have been left behind the civilized world where beverages are concerned. This is what the Big Breweries have done, I'm sure of it. Alchohol comes from sugar, and the drink is determined from the source of that sugar I explain. Just determine what you like in a drink, and find something that fits it. In my case, it happens to be low hop rates and sweet malty flavor.
So thats why I brew my own! Spread the Cheer!
1/2 cup soy, 3/4 cup teriyaki, 5 large cloves garlic, 5 tablespoons light brown sugar, and 3/4 teaspoon fresh ginger. Place all in blender until liquified, and soak beef for min. 4 hours.
Following dinner, served homemade cheesecake, and I broke out champagen flutes, which were subsequently filled with Framboise Lambic, and heard the inevitable"I don't do beer" from 6 or 8 folks....until they tasted it.
What a success! EVERY one of the nay sayers were won over, and astonished to say the least. Now, I must admit that being a showman I had several varieties of good micro brews on hand, to which Eis Bock and Dazed and Infused were big favorites.
It astounds me continually how many people have been left behind the civilized world where beverages are concerned. This is what the Big Breweries have done, I'm sure of it. Alchohol comes from sugar, and the drink is determined from the source of that sugar I explain. Just determine what you like in a drink, and find something that fits it. In my case, it happens to be low hop rates and sweet malty flavor.
So thats why I brew my own! Spread the Cheer!