One of the sure signs of the impending present holiday season is the arrival of strange beers and packaging. I’m not talking about the release of all the Christmas/holiday style beers- that’s certainly great in- and of-itself. But no, I refer here more to interesting packaging options, which come to us from both […]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=260-nFiVAD0

I decided to check out the beer knowing really, honestly, nothing about it. Which, really, is a great way to approach a beer. Not long afterwards, BOV’s crafty video editor, Marc, found this link and info:
BUFFALO from Brouwerij Van Den Bossche is dark, almost black, top fermented Belgian style stout. In 1907 “Buffalo […]

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updated 12/08
I just got this email from Jim, who owns Ulrich’s, among my favorite Buffalo establishments. I just thought it was too random but cool not to share. So, along with was only this text:
Govenor Spitzer celebrates the 74th anniversary of the repeal of prohibition at Ulrich’s
Dec. 6th 2007
Digger makes Gov Spitzer a […]

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Ok, my delinquency? Noted. Got a new template, too. Let’s move on.

Tonight was cookin’ with beer night at Chez Image-de-bière. We had a nice pork tenderloin in want of a good marinade before hitting the convection oven for to reach 160f. One of my favorite “in-a-pinch” cookbooks (Brilliant Cooking Tips and Tricks, by xxx) suggested a beer-and-sage marinade, mentioning only ‘dark beer,’ so it was an interesting exercise to pick one–from the available selection at Holly–and see how it faired. My choice? Samuel Adams’ Honey Porter.

Click through for the recipe and the review!

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