Today’s bonus infographic is also from Thrillist, and is entitled Red, White and Food. Like the earlier beer map, this one shows the most iconic fast food restaurant associated with each state, with this stated goal. “This is an attempt to maximize the most noteworthy restaurant chain (with an emphasis on fast food where possible) associated with each state. Could mean it was founded there. Could mean it’s headquartered there. Could mean both.”
Beer Menus Infographic
Today’s infographic is the result of an interesting survey asking people about their preferences on Beer Menus. It was created by the North Carolina beer blog Wort & Yeast in early 2012. It may not be entirely scientific, but the results are interesting nonetheless. The majority of people taking the survey prefer their beer menu on paper and organized by style, and the most common complaint is that they’re too often out-of-date.
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July 4 Infographic
Today’s bonus infographic, since this is the only day I can really use it, is about all things “4th of July.” It was created by DegreeSearch.org, and includes a mention o beer as one of the historical factoids in the infographic.
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Ten Beer-Based Recipes
Today’s infographic is Cooking with Beer, 10 Beer-Based Recipes, courtesy of Beer of the Month Club.
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CrowdBrewed: A Kickstarter For New Breweries
Here’s an interesting development. In hindsight it’s probably inevitable, especially given the sheer number of breweries in planning. There’s a new crowdfunding website that just launched. It’s called CrowdBrewed, and as its name implies, it’s specifically aimed at helping potential brewers and brewery owners raise the money they need to get started. It appears to work like Kickstarter, just with an emphasis on breweries.
Personally, I love Kickstarter. So far I’ve backed well over 100 projects through the crowdfunding website, and a few more on other similar ones. I find the idea of crowdfunding appealing, though I’ve spoken with plenty of people who feel otherwise, and they’re welcome, of course, not to participate. But if you like helping others or feeling like a small part of something you find worthwhile, take a look. Kickstarter is the king, at least for now, but there’s also Indiegogo, RocketHub, GoFundMe and many more.
As for beer, searching for it on Kickstarter reveals 311 results, so there’s certainly a ready base of potential folks for CrowdBrewed. I’ve sponsored more than a few brewery and beer-related projects, and since I’m drawn to them, it might be nice to have a single place to see what people are trying in the world of beer. Will it work, catch on, and help get some breweries started? Only time will tell.
Food & Beer Pairings
Today’s infographic is a chart of Beer and Food Pairings created by Food Republic. It gives basic suggestions for ten general beer types by a dozen foods.
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Sonoma Film Festival Beer Dinner Thursday Night
I know it’s late notice but Sean Paxton, the Homebrew Chef, is doing a beer dinner tomorrow night, Thursday April 11, in conjunction with the Sonoma Film Festival. The dinner is sponsored by New Belgium Brewing but also features beer from several breweries. It starts at 6:30 p.m. and will be held at Ramekins Culinary School & Inn located at 450 West Spain Street in Sonoma. Tickets for the four-course dinner are $75 and can be purchased at Eventbrite. Sean’s dinners tend to be amazing, and I’m confident this one will be no different. And because it’s a school night, it’s a modest dinner by his standards, a good one to start with if you haven’t been to one his extravaganzas before.
Here’s the menu:
Pre-Movie Snacks
Popcorn
Duck fat fried heirloom popcorn, dusted in fennel pollen, grains of paradise and truffle salt
cedar smoked bacon fat popped popcorn with tomato powder, thyme salt and porcini mushroom dust
Flatbread
“The Bejkr” dough baked in the wood oven with Russian River Consecration barrel staves, shaved fennel, Sonoma Dry Jack, local olive oil, sea salt and chili
Paired with Hoppy Bock and Fat Tire
First Course
Unicorn Sashimi
Carpaccio of beets, carrots, radishes, fennel fond, arugula, shaved Cypress Grove Midnight Moon, hazelnut sesame sunflower seed butter, tarragon, sunflower sprouts, Ranger IPA foam
Paired with Rampant Imperial IPA
Second Course
The Man Who Lived on His Bike
Sea scallops poached in Sunshine Wheat and bergamot peel, sautéed lacinato kale with sage, green beans, and Tripel coriander sabayon
Paired with Brewery Vivant Biere De Garde
Third Course
Bird and Business
Sonoma County chicken and duck, mixed with Lips of Faith Cascara Quad soaked dates, caramelized shallots, black garlic sausage on a breaded Paul’s Produce rutabaga film reel, escarole & green garlic topped with a abbey coffee mustard sauce
Cheesy Movies
Pt. Reyes Bay Blue, Laura Chenel Cheese, Delice de la Vallee with Abbey Ale orange peel honey, La Folie beer jelly, clove smoked cashews, hop salt, local breads and crackers
Paired with Lost Abbey Bretta Beer and Prickly Passion Saison
Concession Stand
Movie Treats
1554 beer brittle topped with dark chocolate, toasted pistachio and smoked salt with Heavenly Feijoa beer marshmallow dipped in white chocolate with rose dust
Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream
Peach Porch Lounger ice cream with Tripel caramel ripple with Biere de Mars goat milk sherbet
Paired with Imperial Coffee Chocolate Stout and Transatlantique Kriek
Sean Paxton, the Homebrew Chef
Ale & Food Pairings
Today’s infographic looks at Pairing Food with Beer, by DrinkedIn, an apparent spoof of LinkedIn. This one gives suggested pairings for ales.
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Lager & Food Pairings
Today’s infographic looks at Pairing Food with Beer, by DrinkedIn, an apparent spoof of LinkedIn. This one gives suggested pairings for lagers.
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Betty Crocker’s Brew House: Choose Your Own Adventure
Today’s infographic is from, of all places, Betty Crocker’s Brew House, with their chart entitled “Beer Me — Choose Your Own Adventure.” Walk through the choices to help you decide what beer to drink, then follow the suggestions on what food to pair it with.
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