BBQ and beer doesn't have to mean meat

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Steve Beaumont is a great writer, and fer those into punk, he used to write fer

MRR many years ago..

i sent him a thank you letter fer this letter...nice to see beer mentioned with

something besides dead furry critters

fraggle

 

Barbecues and Vegetables and Beer -- Light Up the Grill!

Sizzling steaks, tangy ribs, succulent honey-garlic chicken wings -- if these

taste treats are what spring to mind when you think of barbecued food, you are

not alone. For most people, carnivorous cravings and the outdoor grill go

together as naturally as, well, ribs and sauce.

 

With the emerging popularity of vegetarianism, however, many of us are beginning

to discover that the glories of the grill need not be confined solely to meat

and poultry. Tender young zucchini, autumn's bounty of peaches-and-cream corn, a

rainbow of sweet peppers, earthy wild mushrooms and even the heretofore

much-maligned eggplant are now receiving barbecue consideration in many a

Canadian household. And just as we have unearthed the joys of grilled veggies,

we have also found that there is a beer perfectly suited to complement each one

of these new tastes, from charred, roasted red peppers to " great imposter "

vegetarian burgers.

 

You don't have to be vegetarian to enjoy the grilled bounty of the earth, and

you needn't be a beer lover to appreciate the wonderful ways that beer can

partner your food. Take, for example, a fruit beer like the Apple Ale from

Niagara Falls Brewing or the Wisconsin Belgian Red cherry beer from New Glarus

Brewing. These are genuinely fruity brews that are suited not only to the sweet,

delectable flavours of roasted peppers bathed in olive oil, but also to the

picky palates of those who ordinarily pale at the thought of a full-bodied ale.

 

Similarly, the orange peel and coriander spicing of a refreshing Belgian white

beer, such as the Belgian Blanche de Bruges or Hoegaarden White, or the

Quebec-brewed Blanche de Chambly, will make a believer out the most sceptical

beer disdainer, and provide the perfect complement to the sweet, buttery flavour

of grilled corn-on-the-cob in the bargain.

 

Of course, any true beer lover will be sorely tempted by the above taste

sensations, but some more traditional aficionados may prefer a more conventional

brew with their barbecued vegetables. In this case, take a fresh, earthy best

bitter such as the Batemans XXXB or Fuller's London Pride, both of England, and

match it with grilled portobello mushrooms for a flavour marriage made in

heaven. Or perhaps offer a light ale such as the Boréale Blonde of Québec or a

New World kölsch-style beer with the seemingly endless supply of fruit from your

garden zucchini plant, tenderly grilled to bring out all of its sweetness.

 

And for those of you who wish to eat vegetarian while making yourself think you

are still dining on meat, there are a surprising number of very credible

vegetable burgers on the market these days, including several that, when

barbecued, will almost have you believing the manufacturer slipped in some beef

when no one was looking. The thing to remember, though, is that these patties

will generally not be as sweet as beef burgers, so a full, malty ale may

overpower their taste; better a lighter, balanced beer such as the famed Anchor

Steam, or perhaps the spiciness of a good rye ale, to serve as the gastronomic

foil here.

 

In the final analysis, this beer lover has to conclude that there are few, if

any, beverages better suited to complementing barbecued fare, whether it be meat

or vegetable. And after one taste of any of the above matches, I'm betting that

you will agree.

 

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Fraggle

 

scuse my ignorance - what's MRR?

 

and talking of punk - did you know that the Sex Pistols are rereleasing God

Save The Queen for the Jubilee?

 

Jo

 

BBQ and beer doesn't have to mean meat

 

 

 

 

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Maximum rock and roll

punk fanzine that has been around for ages....

and yes, i heard about the pistols floggin the dead horse.....

fraggle

 

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>Fraggle

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>Save The Queen for the Jubilee?

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