IPA Korma Chicken Bowl

Some people like maltier English-style IPAs. Some prefer the more resiny and hoppy American-style IPAs. Personally, my favorite is the West Coast IPA.
To each their own, right?
The other day I opened up what I will refer to as an “old” IPA. It had lost most of its, once very pronounced, Pacific Northwest hop aroma and [...]

Pale Ale Bacon Cheddar Biscuits

Cooking with beer has become a relatively new obsession of mine. As much as I hate “wasting” beer experimenting with recipes, when I stumble upon something “successful” it can be worth it.
My rule of thumb (as with most chefs), is that any recipe that calls for water is an easy opportunity to add more flavor. [...]

SF BEER WEEK: 2010 RECAP (ROUND 2)

Where were we? Ah yes, I last left off on Wednesday.
Thursday — February 11th

1. OYSTER FEST — Magnolia Brewpub — San Francisco, CA

About The Event: Magnolia’s menu featured 5-6 west coast varieties of freshly shucked oysters plus oysters prepared in other various ways including: marinated, BBQ’d, Rockefeller, in chowder and a Hangtown Fry, frisee salad [...]

SF BEER WEEK 2010: RECAP (ROUND 1)

My sincere apologies to my fellow HopPress writers and my editor, Mario Rubio, for neglecting my HopPress column. There are reasons, but this is not the time or forum to discuss them.
But the good news is that I’m back.
Last week I had the opportunity to partake in 7 of the 10 days of San Francisco [...]

SF BEER WEEK: FEBRUARY 11th Events

Unfortunately, it took me entirely way to long to post about San Francisco Beer Week. And it is almost over. My bad.

Curious about where I will be today? I’ve listed the events that I will most likely be attending (99.9% certain) on February 11th. Hopefully, I will run into some of you (my readers) out [...]

Toast The New Year With The Gueuze

True Story: The Beer Wench has an intense fascination, preoccupation … and obsession with wild yeast beers. The gueze, in particular, is my all time favorite style of beer.
Two years ago, I would have been celebrating New Years with Champagne. But that was before I discovered “The Gueuze” during a fateful visit to Chicago in May [...]

Belgian Beer Mussels

Mussels are hands down one of my favorite things to eat.
Humans have used mussels as food for thousands of years.
Mussels are particularly popular in Belgium, the Netherlands and France – where they are consumed with french fries (”mosselen met friet” or “moules frites”) or bread.

Depending on the source, mussel season is either considered to be any month ending [...]

Great Lakes Craft Brewers & Water Conservation Conference

Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the Great Lakes Craft Brewers & Water Conservation Conference, where I had the honor of presenting a powerpoint on water conservation in brewpub kitchens. The conference was organized by Lucy Saunders, craft beer industry guru and author of “Cooking With Beer.”
This was the first independent conference designed to [...]

The Beer Wench Story

Hello. new friends. Allow me to formally introduce myself.
My name is The Beer Wench and I’m obsessed with craft beer.
So how exactly did I become The Beer Wench? Well kids, sit back and allow Wenchie to tell you a little story.

As with many craft beer enthusiasts, my appreciation for beer started pretty early in life. [...]