Showing posts with label pairings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pairings. Show all posts

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.