tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703965921091069609.post5578285122331566656..comments2023-11-22T13:45:42.093-05:00Comments on Ancient Fire Beverage Blog: Holiday Beer TalkJason Phelpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14877600888412262376noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703965921091069609.post-214250115605556372010-11-26T09:27:00.186-05:002010-11-26T09:27:00.186-05:00@Pam - I often want to mix a little of a few diffe...@Pam - I often want to mix a little of a few different things with dinner. We had 5 styles of wine, 2 ciders and 1 beer with Thanksgiving last night. We had some of the wines leftover but most of the cider and beer we opened was gone. There were quite a few pairings that worked really well!<br /><br />@Loren - cider is so wonderful! I opened up one of my medium dry batches from 2009 and ended up with a nice tight, medium dry medium-dry cider with a nice clean finish. I hadn't opened this one recently and the flavors are definitely different. I have to go check my notes to figure out the differences.<br /><br />JasonJason Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14877600888412262376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703965921091069609.post-80344470009584666522010-11-24T23:45:38.494-05:002010-11-24T23:45:38.494-05:00That painting is wonderful!
I am not really a beer...That painting is wonderful!<br />I am not really a beer drinker, but what a good idea for guests that are. I am sure these selections are perfect :)Magic of Spicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05034283259164629148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703965921091069609.post-61276417305757990492010-11-24T00:59:58.933-05:002010-11-24T00:59:58.933-05:00Thanks for sharing. Too bad you're on the othe...Thanks for sharing. Too bad you're on the other coast as it would be fun to share a beer.<br /><br />I hadn't planned on doing any this year, but I've now got 3 gallons of cider in the primary. They have a special session of the local farmer's market the weekend before Thanksgiving and I happened across a stand that was selling unpasteurised cider. I had to try it and it seems promising. It is a blend of three varieties, but the guy manning the stand didn't know what more about the blend than that. I've got the farm's info so I'll probably shoot them an email. Anyway, it has a nice malic acid bite to it over a really rich apple flavor. It is a great blend, that they've apparently been working on for years. Beats the heck out of the cloying oversweet stuff I usually run into. The PH came out somewhere between 3 & 4 but since I'm using test strips, I couldn't get it any closer than that. The adjusted Specific Gravity is 1.051. I hit it with some campden tablets, let it rest, then pitched it with Wyeast Dry Mead Yeast 4632. It seems to be taking hold and the primary ferment is gathering steam. I'll keep you posted as it progresses.<br /><br />If you are interested in collaborating on a cider post as you had mentioned, you can catch me at loren.hadley at gmail. <br /><br />Hope you and your have a very happy Thanksgiving.<br /><br />LorenLorenhttp://eatingportland.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703965921091069609.post-26375385862823714132010-11-23T23:41:23.342-05:002010-11-23T23:41:23.342-05:00What???! Some of my guests may not be interested i...What???! Some of my guests may not be interested in my finely crafted wine program??? What is wrong with them???<br /><br />OK, well, I guess I must accept what is, so thanks for giving a sister a hand here with your suggestions.I am the last person in all of Oregon to catch on to the vast micro-brews of the area. I'll try (gulp) to explore based on your encouragement, and will report my findings.Pam @ Sticks Forks Fingershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215706757696815799noreply@blogger.com