Philly Beer Scene

It’s not uncommon on a cool day that many drink a mulled (heated) wine. In fact, many people do this as a household remedy to the cold, due to the various antioxidants found in wine. But not many people have heard of doing such with a beer. It’s hard to imagine bringing a beer up to heated temperatures when just coming out of summer; we still look forward to the ice cold beverage after a long day of work. But for those cooler days, there’s La Dragonne.

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Trick or Treat: The area’s best Halloween parties.

Tired of wondering which Halloween party you will attend each year? I can relate. One party always has the best beer and mediocre entertainment and the other always has the exact opposite. It’s a tough choice, especially when you want the perfect combination of the two. I mean, come on, you don’t want to miss out on a killer Halloween party, do you? Well, I guarantee that you won’t have to this year.

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Maybe you’re one of those happy people who starts thinking about Thanksgiving with the question, “What beer should we have?” Your instincts have probably already told you how hard it is to “match” wine with the foods for Thanksgiving and how much easier it is to find the right beers. All of the holiday dishes are strongly flavored (except for the turkey which may not be flavored at all). Many stuffings have deliberately weird seasonings that make wine taste a little off, but can enhance the flavor of the right beer. Some of the traditional dishes are even sweet: there’s no wine on earth that could go with sweet potato and marshmallow casserole, but you might be able to think of a few beers.

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A great cookbook to start your culinary beer adventures.

When I first picked up this book, I couldn’t help to first chuckle at the name Streeter F. McClure as it sounds like a fictional name from a bro-mance flick. And then reading his short introduction, I laughed out loud when he expressed that his inspiration was not only his love of beer but also wanting to impress the ladies. This is my kind of guy! After flicking through a few pages, I could tell I was going to enjoy experimenting in the kitchen with these recipes as they seemed extremely easy to follow, not to mention delicious.

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