I’ve made peace with the Toronado Barleywine Festival.  It is in some ways everything I can’t stand about some beer festivals: crowded to the point of claustrophobia, and attracts people who may not be 100% familiar with the nature of quaffing 10-13% ABV beers.  Yet, on the other hand, it presents a fantastic showcase for a beer style [...]

After my meat shopping adventure, I was ready to cook up some lamb’s neck.  I’d had it at Incanto a long time ago, and more recently read a blog post emphasizing that you can braise it similar to osso bucco.  With that in mind I set about creating a basic beer-based braise. I started by dusting my lamb in flour, [...]