Beer and cookies?!??!?! What?!?!?! I think I actually said that out loud.
Fast forward to a year later while hanging out at Larder & Cupboard, Cindy announces that THE Jonathan Bender would be coming to the store to sign books and...you guessed it...pair local beers with freshly made cookies!
I immediately cleared my schedule.
Let's just say that pairing beer and cookies together is a wonderful invention and I gave Jonathan Bender a few hugs that night. Mostly because it was so nice to see him again and not just because he inspired one of the best classes thus far at the store.
In addition to "Cookies & Beer", Jonathan has also written a "stock and broth" themed book. Not only are there instructions for the stocks, but also soup recipes that you can cook from the stocks.
We kicked off the pairings that night by keeping it light with a Snickerdoodle and an Old Bakery Citrus Wheat. It's rare that I like a cookie that doesn't have chocolate in it, but this cookie was so light and sweet.
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Snickerdoodle with Old Bakery Citrus Wheat |
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Nana's Molasses with Piney River Bronzeback Pale Ale |
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Maple Toasted Oatmeal with Charleville Karate Kicks Coffee Stout |
Pastry Chef Anne Croy brought her Rye IPA Apricot Crumble Bars (yes...beer was IN the bar), and of course paired with the same 4 Hands Divided Sky Rye IPA. You really needed that big, heavy fruit flavor to take on the hoppy taste of the beer.
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Rye IPA Apricot Crumble Baras with 4 Hands Divided Sky Rye IPA |
Check out those huge chocolate chunks!! They were acutally Kakao's chocolate buttons!!! You'll never want to use regular chocolate chips again!
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Chef Amy's Chocolate Chip with Boulevard Brewing Company's Bourbon Barrel Quad |
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Books by Jonathan Bender |
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Jonathan Bender signing my books! |
Resources:
Larder & Cupboard = http://www.larderandcupboard.com/
Kakao Chocolate = http://www.kakaochocolate.com/
Cookies & Beer by Jonathan Bender = http://www.amazon.com/Cookies-Beer-Bake-Pair-Enjoy/dp/1449470882/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
Stock, Broth & Bowl = http://www.amazon.com/Stock-Broth-Bowl-Drinking-Nourishing/dp/1449472664/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
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