Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Beer Pairings for Girl Scout Cookies

So, this article just came out and I thought it relevant to post it here. Whoda thunk, but there it is.

Beer Pairings for Girl Scout Cookies

http://www.beerandbrewing.com/beer-pairings-girl-scout-cookies/







Girl Scouts of the USA will mark the start of Girl Scout Cookie season with an event in New York City on February 7, 2014. To celebrate, we’ve gathered a collection of cookie-and-beer pairings from around the web.
Suggestions from The Beer Chicks include these pairings:
Central Track’s Melissa Mackaly suggests these pairings:
Suggestions from the Brooklyn Brewshop include these pairings:
And finally, Flying Dog Brewery includes the following pairings with its own beers:
  • Trefoils with Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout
  • Do-Si-Dos with Lucky SOB Irish Red Ale
  • Samoas with Raging Bitch Belgian-Style IPA
  • Tagalongs with Gonzo Imperial Porter
  • Thin Mints with Kujo Imperial Coffee Stout
Find a Girl Scout, order some cookies, and let us know which beer you pair with your favorites.


The Cookies























A pairing example would be Maui Brewing Co.’s CoCoNut PorTeR and Samoa cookies
This
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Appearance: Dark brown to the point of being black with a two fingers worth of tan froth.

Description by JamesMN Aroma: Rich dark malts.

Taste: Starts with creamy dark malt that gives some bittersweet chocolate and day-old black coffee to the flavor. Hard to detect the toasted coconut but a well rounded flavor none-the-less. The finish is the highlight with a toffee and cream flavor leading to an aftertaste of long lingering coffee bitterness. About where it should be in terms of robustness for 6% ABV.

Mouthfeel: Medium in body with average carbonation and good drinkability.

Final Thoughts: While I admit myself a bit let down that Maui Brewing Coconut Porter didn't deliver on the 'coconut' part of its name, I am happy to say it did a great job on the 'porter' part. A good example of the American take on the style with big robustness for a moderate ABV. Would I drink it again? Sure.


and  this

Vanilla cookies coated in caramel, sprinkled with toasted coconut, and laced with chocolaty stripes.
Produced by ABC Bakers.

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