When your “weekends” fall on Mondays & Tuesdays it isn’t quite the same as a luxurious Saturday or Sunday. Mondays and Tuesdays are full of regular chores that just happen to have to get done on your days off. There is no sleeping in (the kids need to get to school) or thick Sunday editions […]
Beer
Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale
From time to time I love to try new beers. This corked bottle caught my eye really because of its label with its bygone style that is very Moulin Rouge or Chiti Chiti Bang bang! Anyway at eight bucks a bottle it was worth a try. It is described as a farmhouse ale […]
Duvel Belgian Golden Ale
This reminded us of our trip to Belgium. Duvel beer has a very distinctive Belgique taste. We find it to be sweet, floral and not overly hoppy like many artisan beers these days. When they make it, after the first brewing fermentation which takes about thirty days, it is then bottled as a single […]
Dark Beer Battered Fish & Chips
Cor blimey Guv’nor! We miss this very British meal so much that the Lenox British Motor Car Festival seemed like the perfect inspiration to make real fish & chips. We loved this mini estate car at the show! When we got home we decided to make a delicious beer batter fish […]
Guldenberg Belgian Abbey Ale
Belgium has some of the greatest breweries in the world. Two years ago we spent a few days in Brussels, Waterloo and Brugge. We have fond memories of sitting in a medieval Belgic market square with some Pomme Frites (French fries ……they come from Belgium) and sipping on an amazing beer. The king of the […]