Tonight, many of my beer colleagues are on their way to the lovely burg of Madison, Wisconsin for the Great Taste of the Midwest. I wish I could be there, but 'twas not to be, not this year. While I am holding down the Chicago fort, I send much love, luck and much fantastic tasting to my friends at Three Floyds, Great Lakes, Founders, Arcadia, New Holland, and all the other breweries taking part. Since my favorite local beers are on my mind, I decided to celebrate the weekend with one of them -- DRAGON'S MILK, from New Holland. It's a barrel-aged stout, aged in Buffalo Trace Bourbon barrels. It is lovely from smell to swallow, with lots of vanilla in the nose, oaky and caramelly with a creamy ivory head. At 10% ABV and softly sweet, it is the sort of beer you want to enjoy in your favorite leather chair with your feet up, maybe some interesting creamy cheeses or a dark chocolate chewy brownie, and some reality television such as TOP CHEF. Thanks and congratulations to John, Fred, Phil, Isaac and all my friends at New Holland. I'm hoping to get there for Pork-a-palooza!
Tomorrow, I am having dinner with my friends at Brasserie Jo, the Lettuce Entertain You French brasserie, after which we are seeing JULIE & JULIA. I am newly inspired by Julia Child -- I am reading the book upon which the film is based , and I had no idea she was such a joyful free spirit, and did not start learning to cook until almost my age! So, since I am in a congratulatory mood, congrats to Meryl Streep and Amy Adams -- loved them in DOUBT, looking forward to seeing them in this film. Will blog tomorrow about French food and beer! Au Revoir!
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