Valentine’s Day is three weeks from tomorrow. I proposed to
my wife of over 15 years on Valentine’s Day weekend back in 1996 so we joyously
celebrate the occasion each year. This year our public celebration will be done in
three drinks, each inspired from our home fermentations, beverage adventures
and the romantic themes of the holiday. This week I am sharing drink number
one, a mead/beer cocktail. On each of the next two Wednesdays the romantic
beverage tour will continue. Enjoy!
What would Valentine’s Day be without chocolate? I always
think of fruity, sweet chocolate treats for this day and that is the theme I am
going to apply in this week’s drink. Beer cocktails or beer blends aren't a new
idea. The very classic one is the black and tan. Imperial Stout and cherry
flavored hard cider is the version I've made most often. Generally 50/50 beer
to cider. I call them Cherry Bombs!
I’ve riffed on this concept a number of times with both
cider and mead. In honor of mead, Romance
by the Glass and our friends at Moonlight Meadery I will be using a mead this
time.
Friends & Lovers
8 ounces of Margot's Chocolate Stout from 2012
8 ounces Moonlight Meadery Paramour
pint glass
The flavors of red & black fruits wrapped in bitter
chocolate and bubbles is pretty damn sweet! This is a two-fer in a drink. A
well made chocolate stout will attract beer drinkers. The explosion of fruit
flavors and gentle sweetness from the mead softens the beer for some and
amplifies the creation to a cocktail for others! Everybody has something to
love!
Go find somebody to love and give them a squeeze!
Jason
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